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U.S. Representative for New York’s 1st District

Nick LaLota

Republican 2nd term Up 2026

From public records: votes from Voteview, bills from congress.gov, money from FEC filings · votes updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we measure

Campaign money, 2025–26$4.5M raised · top PACs: American Revival PAC, MVL PAC, National Air Traffic Controllers Association Breaks with Republicans most onEconomics and Public Finance: broke on 15 of 50 party-line votes (30%; most Republicans: 7%)
92LoyaltyMed 98
98AttendMed 98
19BipartMed 12
35BreaksMed 8
In office
House 2023–now
3 years in CongressMore senior than 18% of the House
Committees
  • Homeland Security 10th majority
  • Appropriations 31st majority
Age
48

2026 election

Running for re-election
General election Nov 3, 2026

Also running

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Activity

119th CongressJan 3, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026Method
By week
Statements
Bills introduced
Roll calls
Breaks with party
By yearStatementsStmtsBills sponsoredSpons.Bills passedPassedCosponsoredCospon.Roll callsVotesBreaks with partyBreaks
119th Congress2025–26, to date7227432567435
118th Congress2023–24not tracked—3063641,235171

Counts, not a score: statements as the Statements tab counts them, bills by introduction date, roll calls the member voted in, breaks on party-line votes.

1

What does he focus on?

MethodIssues tab →
Government Operations and Politics 14% 15%
Armed Forces and National Security 21% 26%
Commerce 7% 15%

StatementsBills

Words go to Armed Forces and National Security, Government Operations and Politics and Taxation; bills go to Armed Forces and National Security and Commerce.

  • He talks most about: Transportation Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Crime and Law Enforcement, Constituent Services (Government Operations and Politics), Water Infrastructure (Transportation and Public Works), Veterans Health Care (Armed Forces and National Security).
  • 27 bills sponsored, most on Armed Forces and National Security.
2

Does he have influence?

MethodBackground tab →
Vice chairFinancial Services and General Government SubcommitteeAppropriations
MemberHomeland Security Committee10th majority
MemberAppropriations Committee31st majority

Vice chair of the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, more senior than 18% of the House, in the majority.

  • 3 years in Congress: more senior than 18% of the House.
  • Majority: Republicans and the independents who caucus with them hold 219 of the 433 filled seats.
5

Who does he work with?

MethodWho votes alike →

His cosponsorships on Democratic bills

35% · peer median 10%

Closest across the aisle

Closest across the aisle Pro The members of the other party who vote most like LaLota.

Free account See Pro

Agreement on contested votes where both cast yea or nay, this Congress · Voteview

35% of his cosponsorships go to Democratic bills (peer median 10%); closest in his party: Kean and Bresnahan.

  • Other-party share of cosponsors on his own bills: not yet tracked.
  • Caucus memberships: not yet tracked.
3

Can he get things done?

MethodBills tab →

His billsExpected for a peer

Introduced 22 · expected 23
Action in committee 11 · expected 7
Beyond committee 4 · expected 4
Passed House 4 · expected 2
Became law 0 · expected 0
EffectivenessRank 95 of 433 in the House

1.45expected 1.09 · average member 1.00

4 of 22 bills passed the House; 0 became law; effectiveness 1.45 against a peer median of 1.09.

  • On the move: H.Res. 1394 (out of committee), H.R. 787 (passed a chamber), H.R. 586 (passed a chamber).
  • Amendments offered and adopted, earmarks in dollars: not yet tracked.

119th Congress so far · bills from congress.gov

4

Where does he stand?

MethodVotes tab →
Position, all votesDW-NOMINATE +0.25
Economics and Public Finance15 of 50
Congress8 of 146
Energy1 of 34

With his party on the other 9 areas with 10 or more party-line votes.

Major bills of the Congress · final passage

Voted with his party on 10 of the 10 he voted on.

The same ten bills on every profile, chosen by a rule from the roll calls, statements and lobbying filings on file · Method · party column: Republicans yea–nay on that roll call.

Votes with Republicans on 92% of party-line votes, breaks 35 times (peer median 8), most on Economics and Public Finance.

  • Position: +0.25, outside the Republican middle 80%.
  • Most breaks by area: Economics and Public Finance 15 of 50, Congress 8 of 146, Armed Forces & National Security 3 of 38.

Distance from party, not an ideology score · areas under 10 party-line votes not shown.

6

Who backs him?

MethodMoney tab →

Where the money comes from, 2025–26

LaLota$4.5M raised28%26%42%
House median$2.1M raised7%37%36%7%

Small-dollar individualsLarge individualsPACs and other committeesTransfers and other

Small-dollargifts of $200 or less

32% of what he raised came from individuals; 3% came in gifts of $200 or less (chamber median 7%).

$4.5M raised, 26% from PACs and other committees (chamber median 36%).

  • Last election margin: not on file.

81 PACs of the 135 that gave belong to organizations that lobbied on bills he faced a vote on, cosponsored or sponsored.

Top lobbying issues of the organizations behind the PACs that gave to him: Taxation, Budget/Appropriations and Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace.

  1. American Revival0% D
  2. MVL0% D
  3. National Air Traffic Controllers Association63% D

What each PAC gave Pro Amounts, the full list and each organization’s lobbying are part of Pro.

Free account See Pro

Party split is the PAC’s giving to all federal candidates · FEC

What those organizations lobby on

172 bills

LaLota voted Yea on 72, Nay on 3, did not vote on 1, and sponsored or cosponsored 96 with no recorded vote.

7

Do his words match his actions?

MethodPositions tab →

Positions are being checked before they go public; this question fills in when they are.