# Nicolas LaLota

Nicolas LaLota is a Republican member of the U.S. House for New York’s 1st district.

- Party: Republican
- Seat: U.S. House, New York’s 1st district
- Serving since: 2023-01-03
- Current term: 119th Congress (2025–27)
- Next election: 2026-11-03
- Bioguide ID: L000598
- FEC candidate IDs: H2NY01190

Source: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000598 (America’s Political Pulse, Polarization Research Lab), data through 2026-10-27. Data under CC BY 4.0. Cite as: Westwood, Sean J., and Yphtach Lelkes. 2024. America's Political Pulse [data set].

## Headline

LaLota voted against the majority of House Republicans 35 times; party unity 92.4%, in the bottom 5% of House Republicans (average 97.1%).

## What LaLota says (119th Congress (2025–27))

1,568 classified statements: 1,476 posts on X, 60 press releases, 19 Congressional Record speeches, 13 newsletters. Each rate is the share of statements with the label, against the House Republicans average; rank 1 is the highest rate.

| Label | LaLota | House Republicans average | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal attacks | 1.4% | 2.1% | 99 of 221 |
| Policy criticism | 23.5% | 15.1% | 25 of 221 |
| Policy discussion | 76.4% | 67.7% | 44 of 221 |
| Bipartisanship | 14.2% | 8.9% | 39 of 221 |
| Credit claiming | 41.6% | 37.4% | 83 of 221 |
| Extreme labels | 1.9% | 3.0% | 127 of 221 |

Most discussed policy areas: Armed Forces and National Security 22% (House Republicans 24%); Economics and Public Finance 22% (House Republicans 19%); Taxation 18% (House Republicans 9.5%); Health 16% (House Republicans 15%); Government Operations and Politics 14% (House Republicans 19%).

## Ideology (CSIP)

CSIP score +0.54 (standard error 0.01), from 1,598 donors and 1,877 roll calls. Negative is left of 0, positive right of it, on one scale for every official. 3.9% of House Republicans score lower.

## Votes (119th Congress (2025–27))

674 roll calls. Attendance 98.3% (House Republicans 96.3%). Party unity 92.4% (97.1%). 35 votes against the party majority.

Key votes:

- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · S. 2403 Retire through Ownership Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190674
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 213 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule issued by the Environmental Protection Agency… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190671
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 10326 PROOF Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190670
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 9576 National Fraud Enforcement Division Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190669
- 2026-09-16 · voted yea · On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendments · H.R. 5334 An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow early childhood educators to take the educator expense deduction, and for other purposes · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190668
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Passage · H.J.Res. 210 Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection… · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190666
- 2026-09-15 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · H.R. 2140 Diesel Emissions Reduction Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190664
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 3276 Local Communities & Bird Habitat Stewardship Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190657
- 2026-09-14 · voted yea · On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended · H.R. 4219 National Wildlife Refuge System Invasive Species Strike Team Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190656
- 2026-09-03 · voted yea · On Passage · H.R. 4795 Protect Economic and Academic Freedom Act · Passed · https://voteview.com/rollcall/RH1190655

## Legislation (119th Congress (2025–27))

Sponsored 27 bills: 27 reached committee, 5 passed one chamber, 0 passed both, 0 became law. Cosponsored 325. 18.5% of sponsored bills got out of committee (House Republicans 16.7%; rank 69 of 216).

Recent sponsored bills:

- H.R. 9913: Safe Sips Act of 2026 (in committee, 2026-07-23) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9913
- H.Res. 1394: Condemning prosecution policies that give preferential treatment to foreign nationals over United States citizens. (in committee, 2026-07-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/1394
- H.R. 8200: Interstate Ferry Fairness Act (in committee, 2026-04-07) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8200
- H.Res. 991: Requesting return of official papers on H.R. 1834. (passed one chamber, 2026-01-13) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-resolution/991
- H.R. 5641: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 240 Main Street in Northport, New York, as the "Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class… (in committee, 2025-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5641
- H.R. 5642: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 47 Echo Avenue in Miller Place, New York, as the "Christopher Pendergast Post Office… (in committee, 2025-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5642
- H.R. 5643: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs medical center located in Northport, New York, as the Navy (SEAL) Lieutenant Michael P. Murphy VA Medical Center,… (in committee, 2025-09-30) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5643
- H.R. 5588: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 170 Main Street in Westhampton Beach, New York, as the "Jolly 51 Memorial Post Office… (in committee, 2025-09-26) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5588
- H.R. 5589: To name the Department of Veterans Affairs clinic located in Riverhead, New York, as the "Private First Class Garfield M. Langhorn VA Clinic", and for other… (in committee, 2025-10-15) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5589
- H.R. 5471: Advancing Quality U.S. Aquaculture Act (in committee, 2025-12-02) https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5471

## Campaign money (2026 cycle)

Raised $4.4M (House Republicans median $2.2M). 9.4% of individual money came in gifts of $200 or less. 61% of itemized individual money came from in state. Aggregates only; no individual donors.

## Recent statements

Newest first. Posts on X are listed by date and link only.

- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy criticism, policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2114707045714661729
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2114735927415185433
- 2026-10-26 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2114847889436643823
- 2026-10-25 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2114360763548590590
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2113975985179591062
- 2026-10-24 · Post on X · labels: credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2114079771143577854
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2113618917880971343
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2113671168062357727
- 2026-10-23 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2113720601278050704
- 2026-10-22 · Post on X · labels: policy discussion, credit claiming · https://x.com/RepLaLota/status/2113252768244727836

## Links

- Official site: https://lalota.house.gov
- X: https://x.com/RepLaLota
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/replalota
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/replalota
- Congress.gov: https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/L000598

Full profile, with every chart and the methods: https://americaspoliticalpulse.com/p/L000598