- LaLota’s efforts to freeze police pay, reduce union-negotiated overtime, and propose police pay cuts in Amityville led to major conflict with police unions, criticism from civic leaders, and a labor arbitrator ruling that his plan violated union contracts—costing the village $123,000 in back pay (Newsday, DCCC Research Memo)
- LaLota publicly pushed to consider abolishing the Amityville Police Department as a cost-saving measure, a controversial stance that could be seen as anti-police in a community with strong law enforcement ties (DCCC Research Memo)
- His tenure saw sharp political tactics and public disputes over fiscal management—including attempts to end retiree health benefits for former officials, which drew criticism for being caustic and divisive even from local editorial boards (Amityville Record)
- LaLota’s approach to labor contract negotiations and budget cuts was criticized as heavy-handed, generating significant "bad blood" with public employee unions and resulting in strained relationships within village government (Amityville Record)
- Multiple critics, including civic association leaders and fellow board members, accused LaLota of lacking consensus-building skills, running roughshod over Amityville’s tradition of cooperative governance, and prioritizing cost-cutting over transparency and collaboration (Newsday, Amityville Record)
Nick LaLota Held Roles As Suffolk County Board of Elections Commissioner And Amityville Village Trustee According to Suffolk Times, "Mr. LaLota is a former Suffolk County Board of Elections commissioner and a former trustee in the Village of Amityville." [Suffolk Times, 2/24/22]
Nick LaLota Announced He Would Continue Work For Suffolk County Until Election According to Suffolk Times, "Mr. LaLota plans to continue working for the county and then use vacation time as the election nears to have time to campaign." [Suffolk Times, 2/24/22]
2014-2017: Nick LaLota Proposed Freezing Police Base Pay and Cutting Overtime as Amityville Budget Officer According to a press release from the DCCC, "LaLota’s 'very public push to freeze base pay for some Amityville police officers drew the ire of PBA officials,' who said it would 'save money on the backs of police.' [...] LaLota championed a plan that violated the police union’s contract and stole $123,000 in overtime wages from police officers." [Press Release - DCCC Research Memo on Nick LaLota, 6/1/22]
2014-2018: Nick LaLota Listed Abolishing Amityville Police Department as Potential Cost-Saving Measure According to a press release from the DCCC, "LaLota listed potential savings that ‘would be achievable by abolishing the Amityville Police Department’ in a PR document." [Press Release - DCCC Research Memo on Nick LaLota, 6/1/22]
2017: Labor Arbitrator Found Nick LaLota's Police Pay Cut Plan Violated Union Contract According to a press release from the DCCC, "A labor arbitrator said LaLota’s plan violated the Amityville police union’s contract, and the village was ordered to give $123,000 back to police officers." [Press Release - DCCC Research Memo on Nick LaLota, 6/1/22]
2009-2010: Nick LaLota Worked for Democratic Rep. Steve Israel According to a press release from the DCCC, "From 2009-2010, LaLota was a District Representative for then-Rep. Steve Israel, a Democrat and 'top loyalist to Pelosi,' shortly before Israel was named DCCC chair in December 2010." [Press Release - DCCC Research Memo on Nick LaLota, 6/1/22]
2013–2015: Nick LaLota Was Member And Budget Officer Of Amityville Board Of Trustees According to NRCC.org, "In 2013, Nick was appointed to the Amityville Board of Trustees and successfully ran for election in 2014 and re-election in 2015. [...] As the Village’s Budget Officer, he helped craft four consecutive budgets that comply with the 2% property tax cap, without eliminating any village services. In 2015 and 2016, following budgets which provided significant surpluses, the Village received upgrades from Moody’s and S&P credit rating agencies." [NRCC.org, 1/20/23]
Nick LaLota Oversaw Police And Fire Department Committees In Amityville According to NRCC.org, "As the Chairman of the Committee to the Police Department, Nick increased the number of Officers on patrol. As Chairman of the Committee to the Fire Department, Nick worked with the Chiefs’ Office and Fire Council to start a Village Fire Marshal program, refurbish multiple ambulances, increase EMT funding by 40% and appropriated additional funding for life saving equipment that keeps our volunteer firefighters and community safe." [NRCC.org, 1/20/23]
Nick LaLota Previously Held Local Government Leadership Roles According to Suffolk Times, "He was previously appointed and later twice elected to the Amityville Board of Trustees and is a former chief of staff for the Suffolk County Legislature and commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections." [Suffolk Times, 10/21/24]
2020: Nick LaLota Personally Certified Suffolk County Election Results As Commissioner According to Suffolk Times, "Asked about former President Donald Trump’s ongoing claims that he won the 2020 election, Mr. LaLota pointed to his record as commissioner of the County Board of Elections in 2020, when he personally certified the election results." [Suffolk Times, 10/21/24]
Nick LaLota Served On Suffolk Board Of Elections And As Amityville Trustee According to Wikipedia, "He also served on the Suffolk Board of Elections as well as a trustee for the village of Amityville, New York." [Wikipedia, 6/2/24]
Nick LaLota Served As Suffolk County Elections Commissioner and Amityville Trustee According to Patch, "Previous public office, appointive or elective: Suffolk County Elections Commissioner (2015-2021), Amityville Trustee (2013-2019)." [Patch, 10/23/24]
Nick LaLota Held Multiple Local Government Positions On Long Island According to TBR News Media, "He served in various roles, including as a member of the Village of Amityville Board of Trustees, chief of staff to the Suffolk County Legislature and Republican commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections." [TBR News Media, 10/31/24]
2013-2015: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee And Budget Officer According to NickLaLota.com, "In 2013, Nick was appointed to the Amityville Board of Trustees and successfully ran for election in 2014 and re-election in 2015. As a Trustee, Nick maintained a focus on reducing the tax burden on Amityville’s families and businesses, while improving village services and the viability of the Village’s downtown and beach. As the Village’s Budget Officer, he helped craft four consecutive budgets that complied with the 2% property tax cap without eliminating any village services." [NickLaLota.com, 2/20/25]
Nick LaLota Served As Chairman Of Amityville Committees To Police And Fire Departments According to NickLaLota.com, "As the Chairman of the Committee to the Police Department, Nick increased the number of Officers on patrol. As Chairman of the Committee to the Fire Department, Nick worked with the Chiefs’ Office and Fire Council to start a Village Fire Marshal program, refurbish multiple ambulances, increase EMT funding by 40% and appropriated additional funding for life saving equipment that keeps our volunteer firefighters and community safe." [NickLaLota.com, 2/20/25]
2015-2021: Nick LaLota Served As Suffolk County Board Of Elections Commissioner According to NickLaLota.com, "Prior to his role as the County Legislature’s Chief of Staff, Nick served from 2015 to 2021 as Commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections, where he worked diligently to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat in our democratic process. When appointed, Nick became the youngest person to hold the post in three decades." [NickLaLota.com, 2/20/25]
April 2013: Nick LaLota Joined Amityville Village Board As Trustee According to Newsday (New York), "Amityville Village trustees will hold their first regular board meeting tonight, joined by the board's newest member, Nick LaLota. LaLota, 34, is chief of staff to state Sen. Phil Boyle (R-Bay Shore) and ran the campaign for new Mayor Jim Wandell's Amityville First ticket. [...] Wandell appointed LaLota to fill the seat vacated when Peter Casserly resigned last month with two years remaining in his term. LaLota will serve the remainder of that term." [Newsday (New York), 4/8/13]
2013: Nick LaLota Served As Chief Of Staff To State Senator Phil Boyle According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota, 34, is chief of staff to state Sen. Phil Boyle (R-Bay Shore) and ran the campaign for new Mayor Jim Wandell's Amityville First ticket." [Newsday (New York), 4/8/13]
April 2013: Nick Lalota Was Sworn In As Trustee Of Amityville Village According to Amityville Record, "Also sworn in was the newest Village Trustee Nick Lalota, Wandell's campaign manager." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/10/13]
2013: Nick Lalota Served On Staff Of New York Senator Phil Boyle According to Amityville Record, "He is [...] on the staff of New York Sen. Phil Boyle." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/10/13]
April 2013: Nick Lalota Expressed Gratitude Upon Being Sworn In According to Amityville Record, "Following his swearing-in, Lalota said he takes the job seriously and thanked Wandell for the confidence he placed in him." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/10/13]
April 2013: LaLota Attributed Fiscal Challenges To Previous Amityville Administration According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota frequently mentioned problems inherited from 'the previous administration,' and in a brief interview Thursday likened taking office to boarding a ship 'that was taking on water.' The holes, he asserted, are plugged. 'Now we need to start bailing out.'" [Newsday (New York), 4/29/13]
2013: Nick LaLota Supported Term Limits For Amityville Village Officeholders According to Newsday (New York), "Trustee Nick LaLota said the bill, which could come to a vote later this month, was written to discourage people from making a career out of elected office. 'We want representatives who are interested in representing the people and then going home,' he said. 'These aren't supposed to be professional politicians running the village.'" [Newsday (New York), 10/7/13]
2013: Nick LaLota Acknowledged Justice Term Limits Differed Due To Pool Size And Expertise According to Newsday (New York), "Allowing the justice three terms instead of two was an acknowledgment that 'the pool of people the village can pull from is smaller and the expertise required is greater,' he said." [Newsday (New York), 10/7/13]
2013: Nick LaLota Listed As Amityville Trustee Subject To Proposed Term Limits According to Newsday (New York), the proposed law would institute "No more than two four-year terms: James P. Wandell, mayor [...] Nick LaLota, trustee." [Newsday (New York), 10/7/13]
2014: Nick LaLota Voted To Establish Term Limits For Amityville Mayor And Trustees According to Amityville Record (New York), "Voting for the proposal were Mayor James P. Wandell and Trustees Jessica Bernius and Nick LaLota, members of his People's Rights First Party." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/15/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Asserted Term Limits Were In Keeping With Campaign Promises According to Amityville Record (New York), '"I knocked on a lot of doors and we heard a lot from people who wanted term limits," said LaLota. "As far as I am concerned this is in keeping with campaign promises."' [Amityville Record (New York), 1/15/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Cited Legal Concerns In Excluding Village Justice Position From Term Limits Law According to Amityville Record (New York), 'An earlier proposal, that would have included the Village justice's position in the law, was scrapped because of a potential lawsuit, said LaLota who will be seeking his first term of office in March after having been appointed by the mayor last year.' [Amityville Record (New York), 1/15/14]
February 2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Questioned Expense Of Police Training Seminar According to Amityville Record, "Both Mayor Wandell and Trustee Nick LaLota questioned Chief Don Dobby about the request, saying they were concerned about the expense, but the chief indicated that he believed it was an important training opportunity and that the cost was nominal considering it was a five-day seminar." [Amityville Record (New York), 2/26/14]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Stated 20 Of 24 Amityville Officers Earned Over $150,000 In 2013 According to Newsday (New York), "Trustee Nick LaLota said 20 of the 24 officers on the payroll earned over that threshold last year." [Newsday (New York), 2/26/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Indicated Amityville Would Hire At Least Two New Officers That Year According to Newsday (New York), 'The village will hire at least two new officers later this year, LaLota said.' [Newsday (New York), 2/26/14]
April 2014: LaLota Was Assigned Multiple Committee Roles As Trustee According to Amityville Record, "Trustee LaLota was named to public safety; LaLota and Trustee Dennis Siry were named to the fire committee; Trustee Jessica Bernius and LaLota were named to public works;... LaLota to zoning board,... LaLota and Siry to emergency preparedness." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/16/14]
2014: LaLota Served As Amityville Village's Budget Officer And Trustee According to Newsday, "LaLota, the village's budget officer [...]" and references to him as a trustee. [Newsday (New York), 6/16/14]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Planned To Call Contractor And Engineer To Discuss Village Hall Maintenance Issues According to Newsday (New York), "Trustees LaLota and Dennis Siry said the board will call in the contractor and engineer in coming weeks to discuss the issue." [Newsday (New York), 8/15/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee And Budget Officer According to Newsday (New York), "said trustee Nick LaLota, the village's budget officer. 'We were able to achieve this success by finding ways to implement structural change. If we continue to do that, without reducing services to our neighbors and taxpayers, our village's financial future looks bright.'" [Newsday (New York), 8/27/14]
November 2014: Nick LaLota Announced He Would Retain Amityville Trustee Post After GOP Commissioner Nomination According to Newsday, "Amityville trustee Nick LaLota said he will keep his position in village government after being nominated last week for Suffolk County GOP election commissioner." [Newsday (New York), 11/18/14]
2013-2014: Mayor Appointed LaLota Trustee; He Led Efforts On Amityville Budgeting According to Newsday, "LaLota has been a driving - and polarizing - force in Amityville government since Mayor James Wandell appointed him as a trustee in 2013, taking a lead role on budgeting for the fiscally troubled village." [Newsday (New York), 11/18/14]
2013-2014: LaLota Led Public Push To Freeze Pay For Some Amityville Police Officers According to Newsday, "His very public push to freeze base pay for some Amityville police officers drew the ire of PBA officials and criticism from fellow trustee Dennis Siry." [Newsday (New York), 11/18/14]
2014: Bay Village Civic Association President Criticized LaLota’s Approach As Disrespectful According to Newsday, "Bay Village Civic Association president Joan Donnison called LaLota's approach disrespectful." [Newsday (New York), 11/18/14]
March 2014: LaLota Was Elected To A Full Four-Year Term As Amityville Trustee According to Newsday, "Voters elected him to a full four-year term in March." [Newsday (New York), 11/18/14]
November 2014: Newsday Corrected LaLota’s Trustee Term Length To One Year According to Newsday, "A story yesterday incorrectly described the length of the term Amityville trustee Nick LaLota is serving. It is one year." [Newsday (New York), 11/19/14]
March 2015: Nick LaLota Supported Firefighter Service Award Proposition In Amityville According to Amityville Record, "Siry sent out a blast reminder to voters to get to the polls, as did LaLota, who both supported Proposition #1 for the firefighters service awards." [Amityville Record (New York), 3/25/15]
March 2015: Nick LaLota Referenced Amityville Board Majority In Budget Deliberations According to Newsday (New York), '"The burden of being in the majority is coming up with solutions that are tough and sometimes painful," LaLota said, referring to the decisive three-vote majority he holds with Mayor James Wandell and Deputy Mayor Jessica Bernius.' [Newsday (New York), 3/27/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Budget Officer According to Newsday (New York), "under a revised spending proposal the village budget officer unveiled this week... potential savings budget officer Nick LaLota says would be achievable [...]" [Newsday (New York), 4/16/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee And Budget Officer According to Amityville Record, "said Trustee Nick LaLota, the Village's budget officer." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/22/15]
April 2015: Nick LaLota Reported On Amityville Budget Changes In Advance Of Trustees' Vote According to Newsday (New York), "Trustees changed the spending plan over the weekend after learning that a sergeant and an officer in the police department expect to retire in June, trustee Nick LaLota wrote in an email." [Newsday (New York), 4/27/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Trustee And Village Budget Officer According to Newsday (New York), "said trustee Nick LaLota, the village's budget officer." [Newsday (New York), 4/29/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Cited Staff Qualifications And Budget Optimization In Support Of Consolidation According to Newsday (New York), "'Village Hall staff is highly qualified and highly energetic, and Dina typifies that,' LaLota said. 'Residents want staff who are friendly to the customer, and we're looking to save money and optimize resources. That's why we chose Dina.'" [Newsday (New York), 4/29/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Stated Village Hall Staffing Levels Remained Consistent Under Mayor Wandell According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said the six-person administrative staff in Village Hall is at the same strength it was two years ago at the start of Wandell's administration." [Newsday (New York), 4/29/15]
2015: Trustee Nick LaLota Announced Elimination Of Amityville Village Police Lieutenant Position According to Newsday (New York), "The retirements presage a long-term shift in how the department is run, with the lieutenant's position to be eliminated, trustee Nick LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 6/23/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Stated That A Police Commissioner Would Be Hired To Assume Administrative Duties According to Newsday (New York), "A commissioner will be hired in the next six to 12 months to handle most administrative work, leaving a new chief to handle strictly law-enforcement duties, he said." [Newsday (New York), 6/23/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Projected $100,000 In Annual Savings For Amityville Village By Replacing Lieutenant With Commissioner According to Newsday (New York), "Replacing the lieutenant's position with a police commissioner will save the village about $100,000 a year, LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 6/23/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Trustee And Village Budget Officer According to Newsday, 'Trustee Nick LaLota, the village budget officer, said improved finances were partly the result of consolidation of Village Hall jobs, debt refinancing and insurance rebidding.' [Newsday (New York), 8/3/15]
2016: Nick LaLota Held A 3-2 Village Board Majority With Wandell And Bernius In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "An Imbert win could reverse the 3-2 village board majority Wandell, Bernius and trustee Nick LaLota wield on contentious budget and administrative issues." [Newsday (New York), 1/7/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Commented On Amityville's Ongoing Financial Struggles According to Newsday (New York), '"I don't know how to make cocktail conversation on a ship that's sinking while we're still bailing out all the water,' LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 1/7/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Reported Having Discussions With Former Mayor Imbert According to Newsday (New York), 'LaLota said he and Imbert talked Tuesday, adding that he expects a 'detente' in the future.' [Newsday (New York), 1/7/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Outlined Amityville Village Budget Proposal As Trustee And Budget Officer According to Amityville Record, "Trustee Nick LaLota, the Village's budget officer, outlined some of the proposed figures at a meeting last week." [Amityville Record (New York), 3/30/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Reported Quality-Of-Life Issues Addressed In Budget According to Amityville Record (New York), 'We've been able to address some quality-of-life issues in this budget,' said LaLota. [Amityville Record (New York), 4/20/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Commented On Police Supervision Ratios In Amityville According to Amityville Record (New York), "Police Department supervisory staffing is at a ratio of one supervisor to 8.5 officers. The new sergeant will strengthen that ratio to 1-6, above what is recommended by police experts, said LaLota." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/20/16]
April 2016: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Trustee And Budget Officer According to Newsday (New York), "This is a good day for Amityville taxpayers," said trustee Nick LaLota, the village's budget officer. Police department spending will include a new car, a new officer and promotion of a veteran officer to sergeant. [Newsday (New York), 4/28/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee And Suffolk County Board of Elections Commissioner According to Newsday (New York), "The effort highlights the maneuvering of two figures in town and county politics, Amityville Village trustee Nick LaLota, a Republican, and Babylon Town Supervisor Rich Schaffer, Suffolk County's Democratic chairman. LaLota, who is also a Suffolk County Board of Elections commissioner [...]" [Newsday (New York), 9/1/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Advocated Putting Councilmatic Districts In Babylon To Increase Accountability According to Amityville Record, "LaLota agrees and said the timing is perfect for putting the question on the ballot again. [...] 'As a Village official, I appreciate a resident's ability to pick up the phone and call someone who is familiar with local issues and who is accessible to voters directly,' he said. 'There is more accountability; if I am doing my job I am reelected and if I am not, the voters throw me out.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 9/7/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee and Suffolk County Board Of Elections Commissioner According to Amityville Record, "Heading up that initiative was Republican Nick LaLota, a trustee in the Village of Amityville and a commissioner in the Suffolk County Board of Elections." [Amityville Record (New York), 9/7/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Supported Councilmatic Districts For Local Accountability According to Babylon Beacon, LaLota stated, "As a Village official, I appreciate a resident’s ability to pick up the phone and call someone who is familiar with local issues and who is accessible to voters directly [...] There is more accountability; if I am doing my job I am reelected and if I am not, the voters throw me out." [Babylon Beacon (New York), 9/8/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee And Suffolk County Board Of Elections Commissioner According to Babylon Beacon, "Heading up that initiative was Republican Nick LaLota, a trustee in the Village of Amityville and a commissioner in the Suffolk County Board of Elections." [Babylon Beacon (New York), 9/8/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Reported Election Costs For Suffolk Conservative Party Contests According to Newsday (New York), "It cost the county elections board $736,000 to staff polling places and print ballots for the Conservative contests, LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 9/16/16]
2016: Trustee Nick LaLota Described The Purpose Of Amityville's QLE Team As Neighborly Rather Than Punitive According to Amityville Record (New York), "This is not a 'knock down your door, here is a summons' (proposal)," said Trustee Nick LaLota. "This is a 'knock on your door, hi neighbor, your garbage should not be out today' proposal, that will encourage people to do the right thing. It is a warning that if not taken seriously will result in us ramping up action with information first and then moving to ticketing." [Amityville Record (New York), 9/21/16]
2016: Trustee Nick LaLota Raised Concerns Over Village Consultants Law According to Amityville Record (New York), "When initially discussed at a pre-board meeting earlier this month, LaLota raised a concern that some board members could go overboard making applicants pay for extensive studies. 'We don't want to see every application blocked because of infinite mandates,' he said. 'We would not want someone who comes before the Village for a six-foot fence to have to do an expensive traffic study.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 9/21/16]
2016: Trustee Nick LaLota Disagreed That Past Village Practice Would Ensure Future Outcomes On Consultants Law According to Amityville Record (New York), "LaLota disagreed saying past practice does not ensure future practice, to which Handler responded that this new law is really designed to help the Village when it is reviewing major projects." [Amityville Record (New York), 9/21/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee And Budget Officer According to Newsday (New York), "We have made a lot of progress in a short term," trustee Nick LaLota, the village's budget officer, wrote in an open email to Mayor James Wandell this week. [Newsday (New York), 9/21/16]
2017: Nick LaLota Served As Face Of Amityville First Party And Village Financial Architect According to Amityville Record, "LaLota has largely been the face of the Amityville First Party, taking on leadership positions with regard to the Village's finances and other key aspects of Village government." Wandell pointed to the Village's fiscal turnaround with LaLota as the Village's 'financial architect.' [Amityville Record (New York), 1/4/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Was Defended By Colleagues Amidst Criticism Of His Approach According to Amityville Record, "There have been some who have said he has 'sharp elbows,' but when we came into office in 2013, this Village needed some sharp elbows to bring about the positive change we see today." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/4/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Was Involved In Controversies Regarding Police Department And Benefits Revocation According to Amityville Record, "He has raised controversy and criticism, particularly with regard to his dealings with the Amityville Police Department and with the Wandell administration's decision last year to revoke health insurance benefits from former Village officials." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/4/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Called New Village Labor Contract A Model For Future Negotiations According to Amityville Record, "'This contract is a win for the administration and the union and for Village residents, and provides a model of how a future administration should conduct negotiations with its other public employee unions,' said Trustee Nick LaLota. 'We hired a qualified labor counsel, stated our goals, heard and understood the goals of our employees and formed a contract that ensures taxpayers will have a viable and cost-efficient services for years to come.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 1/11/17]
2017: Amityville Record Editorial Board Thanked Nick LaLota for Community Service According to an editorial published in Amityville Record, "We close by thanking Trustee Nick LaLota, who will continue to serve either as mayor or as a trustee, and Mayor James P. Wandell, for their service to our community." [Editorial - Amityville Record, 3/15/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Was A Trustee In Amityville Village According to Amityville Record, "Trustees Nick LaLota of the Amityville First party [...]" [Amityville Record (New York), 3/15/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Led An Administration With Bernius And Wandell According to Amityville Record, "To maintain the current administration of LaLota, Bernius and Wandell, residents must vote for LaLota and both of his running mates." [Amityville Record (New York), 3/15/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Asserted Village Board Meetings Became Political Due To Lack Of Candidate Forums According to Newsday, "LaLota said that board meetings had to serve as political arenas because no candidate forums have been held. 'I think there are many residents who have been misinformed by mailings sent by outsiders and the doubt that's been created has culminated in them having to turn to ask their questions here at meetings,' LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 3/18/17]
March 2017: Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee Before Mayoral Run According to Amityville Record (New York), "Siry defeated Trustee Nick LaLota for the number-one seat in the Village [...]" [Amityville Record (New York), 3/29/17]
March 2017: Dennis Siry Acknowledged Working With Nick LaLota On The Board Prior To The Election According to Amityville Record (New York), "he has been on the board with his opponent Nick LaLota for more than three years and believes they both have 'the same hopes and aspirations for the Village.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 3/29/17]
March 2017: Nick LaLota Held Trustee Position In Amityville Village According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota, who has two years remaining in his trustee term." [Newsday (New York), 3/29/17]
March 2017: Nick LaLota Publicly Expressed Intention To Cooperate With Dennis Siry Post-Election According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said he also wants to work together. 'Rather than dwell on the differences we've had in the past, I'm looking for opportunities of commonality in the future,' LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 3/29/17]
March 2017: Nick LaLota Expressed Willingness To Work With His Former Rival As Trustee According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said he also wants to work together. 'Rather than dwell on the differences we've had in the past, I'm looking for opportunities of commonality in the future,' LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 3/29/17]
March 2017: LaLota Remained Trustee With Two Years Left On His Term After Losing Mayoral Race According to Newsday (New York), "Siry said he is planning to work with LaLota, who has two years remaining in his trustee term." [Newsday (New York), 3/29/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Opposed Elimination Of Police Commissioner Position In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said during Monday's hearing that he didn't think keeping the law on the books 'costs anything,' a sentiment echoed by trustee Jessica Bernius. Both voted against removing the post." [Newsday (New York), 11/17/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Commented On Personnel Costs In Amityville Police Department According to Newsday (New York), "After LaLota voiced his disapproval, Whalen asked him whether he thought 'it would be better' to hire a lieutenant. The post, which has traditionally handled much of the administrative tasks of running the department, has not been filled for two years. 'We should look at all personnel and all costs of those personnel,' LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 11/17/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Challenged Village Attorney's Opinion On Automotive License Fees According to Amityville Record, 'Trustee LaLota, who was on the board at the time the change was made,' argued regarding the legality of changes to fee structure for automotive license fees, persisting that the attorney's opinion was incorrect. [Amityville Record (New York), 12/6/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Asserted Board's Decision Required Refunds For Auto Businesses According to Amityville Record, 'LaLota noted that the board's decision would require a refund to Security Dodge, which has a lawsuit pending against the Village and the other businesses separately assessed.' [Amityville Record (New York), 12/6/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Criticized Lack Of Public Disclosure On Auto Fee Refunds According to Amityville Record, 'LaLota also said he and the public did not know the details of the board's decision before the meeting. "You are talking about taking thousands of dollars of taxpayers' money and returning it without any public input," he told Siry.' [Amityville Record (New York), 12/6/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Questioned Paving Project Decision-Making Transparency According to Amityville Record, 'Do you have some secret plan for paving?' LaLota asked Siry. 'Why aren't we (LaLota and Bernius) part of discussions to spend millions of taxpayers dollars when we have a fiduciary responsibility to taxpayers?' [Amityville Record (New York), 12/6/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Objected To Resetting Automotive License Fees To A Previous Lower Level According to Newsday, "A new fee schedule had been created in a resolution packaged with the 2015-2016 budget, Trustee Nick LaLota said in objecting to the change. That fee schedule had created separate fees for new and used car sales that charged companies based on the number of cars they had on site, ranging from $125 for 25 vehicles to $1,000 for 200 vehicles, instead of the flat $175 fee." [Newsday (New York), 12/8/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Cited Village Code To Support Fee Schedule Change According to Newsday, "LaLota disagreed, citing the part of village code that states for each license 'there shall be a fee . . . established from time to time by resolution of the Board of Trustees.'" [Newsday (New York), 12/8/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Proposed Additional Refunds Related To Storage Trailer Fees According to Newsday, "LaLota said that because storage trailer fees were also changed at the time of the license fees, additional refunds should be issued for those fees. 'If you're going to cut checks, cut them for both,' he said." [Newsday (New York), 12/8/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Voted Against Automotive License Renewals According to Newsday, "The board approved all of the license renewals 3-2, with LaLota and Jessica Bernius casting the dissenting votes." [Newsday (New York), 12/8/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Participated In Amityville Village Board’s Early Tax Payment Resolution Discussion According to Amityville Record (New York), "Mayor Dennis Siry, Trustee Nick LaLota and the board were in contact with Village Attorney Bruce Kennedy, federal and state officials, and the New York State Conference of Mayors over the Christmas holiday to determine if and how the order applied to Villages." [Amityville Record (New York), 12/27/17]
June 2016: Nick LaLota Voted To Approve Administrative Pay Raises Without Prior Public Notice Or Hearing According to Amityville Record, "Siry pointed out that the previous administration of Mayor James P. Wandell operated under the same policy and never put administrative raises to the public for discussion and review. LaLota and Bernius were part of that administration's majority and did not raise a question about how raises were brought forward during that time. In June of 2016, for example, Wandell asked the board to approve pay raises for 14 administrative employees, all without prior notice to the public or a hearing. LaLota and Bernius voted to approve them." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/31/18]
March 2018: Nick LaLota Abstained From Amityville Law Firm Vote According to Newsday, "Siry and trustees Kevin Smith and Thomas Whalen voted to approve hiring Harris Beach, but trustees Jessica Bernius and Nick LaLota abstained. Both said they were disappointed not to have been able to interview the firms." [Newsday (New York), 3/2/18]
March 2018: Nick LaLota Stated Preference For Interviewing All Candidate Firms For Representation According to Newsday, "We should have had discussions with all three firms," LaLota said. "We're entering into a probably five-year relationship with a law firm who is going to advise us on very serious matters with respect to density and zoning." [Newsday (New York), 3/2/18]
Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee From 2013 To 2019 According to Amityville Record, "LaLota served in elected office from 2013-2019 as a Trustee in Amityville Village. There, as Budget Officer, he helped craft four consecutive budgets which both complied with the tax cap and earned three credit rating upgrades." [Amityville Record, 3/11/20]
Nick LaLota Served As Amityville Village Trustee From 2013 To 2019 According to Massapequa Post, 'LaLota served in elected office from 2013-2019 as a Trustee in Amityville Village.' [Massapequa Post, 3/11/20]
Nick LaLota Was Appointed To The Amityville Board Of Trustees In 2013, Then Elected In 2014 And 2015 According to Suffolk County News, "In 2013, LaLota was appointed to the Amityville Board of Trustees and successfully ran for election in 2014 and re-election in 2015." [Suffolk County News, 8/4/22]
2013: LaLota Appointed To Amityville Board Of Trustees According to Islip Bulletin (New York), "In 2013, LaLota was appointed to the Amityville Board of Trustees and successfully ran for election in 2014 and re-election in 2015." [Islip Bulletin (New York), 8/4/22]
2022: Nick LaLota Served As Chief Of Staff To Suffolk Legislator Kevin McCaffrey According to Long Island Press (New York), "[Nicholas LaLota] currently serves as chief of staff to Suffolk Legislator Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst), the new presiding officer of the county legislature." [Long Island Press (New York), 8/4/22]
August 2022: Nick LaLota Previously Served As Commissioner Of The Suffolk Board Of Elections And Village Of Amityville Trustee According to Long Island Press (New York), "A former commissioner of the Suffolk Board of Elections and ex-Village of Amityville trustee, LaLota is a married father of three and U.S. Navy veteran in the process of moving his family into the newly redrawn district." [Long Island Press (New York), 8/23/22]
Newsday Reported Nick LaLota Had A Background As GOP 'Soldier' And County Elections Commissioner According to Newsday, "LaLota has been a longtime GOP soldier, including a stint as county elections commissioner." [Newsday (New York), 8/24/22]
2014: Nick LaLota Supported Capping Police Base Pay As Amityville Trustee According to Newsday, "Eight years ago, as an Amityville trustee, LaLota supported, as a budgeting measure, capping base pay for officers whose total earnings exceeded $150,000 the prior year." [Newsday (New York), 8/26/22]
Nick LaLota's Spokesman Denied Any Police Pay Cuts Took Place According to Daily News (New York), "A LaLota spokesman, James Zenn, said his boss was facing a budget deficit when he first took the Amityville post. He noted that LaLota is 'extremely pro-police' [...] 'No officer took a pay cut,' Zenn said of the Amityville budget maneuvers." [Daily News (New York), 10/29/22]
Nick LaLota Previously Served As A Trustee On The Amityville Village Board According to Amityville Record, "LaLota's road to Washington came by way of his first elected position as Trustee in the Village of Amityville." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/18/23]
Nick LaLota Served As An Attorney And Amityville Village Board Trustee According to Babylon Beacon, 'He is an attorney who served on the Amityville Village Board and said he has held on to the desire to serve his community, his state and his country throughout his adult life.' [Babylon Beacon (New York), 1/19/23]
Nick LaLota Touted Lifelong Suffolk Roots And Suffolk Government Career According to Newsday, "LaLota, 46, touts his longtime career in Suffolk government. Before becoming a congressman, he was the chief of staff for the Suffolk County Legislature and a Republican commissioner at the Suffolk County Board of Elections." [Newsday (New York), 10/14/24]
Nick LaLota Served As A Former County Official Before Congress According to Crain's New York Business, "LaLota, a former county official, won his seat by 11 points in 2022, continuing the region's rightward drift." [Crain's New York Business, 11/4/24]
Nick LaLota Served As Chief Of Staff To A New York State Senator According to NRCC.org, "Nick also served as Chief of Staff to a New York State Senator, where he learned about how to ensure citizen voices were heard as he directed legislation, government relations, strategy and community outreach." [NRCC.org, 1/20/23]
April 2016: Nick LaLota Disputed Concerns About Village Borrowing According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota called that 'factually incorrect.'" [Newsday (New York), 4/28/16]
LaLota Advised On Suffolk County Legislature’s $3.7 Billion Budget According to Dans Papers, “With in-depth knowledge of the inner workings of government, LaLota assisted in crafting a $3.7 billion budget that prioritized the taxpayer while offering outstanding services to Suffolk’s 1.5 million residents.” [Dans Papers, 1/8/23]
Nick LaLota Served As Chief Of Staff To Suffolk County Legislature According to NRCC.org, "Since 2008, Nick has served in different leadership roles in local government here on Long Island and currently serves as the Chief of Staff to the Suffolk County Legislature. There, Nick works with the Presiding Officer, County Legislators, staff and the public to deliver superior municipal services at affordable tax rates while protecting our environment– especially the surface waters and drinking waters. Nick helps to oversee Suffolk County’s $3.7 budget which services the county’s 1.5 million residents." [NRCC.org, 1/20/23]
Nick LaLota Served As Chief Of Staff To New York State Senator According to NickLaLota.com, "Nick also served as Chief of Staff to a New York State Senator, where he learned how to ensure citizens’ voices were heard as he directed legislation, government relations, strategy and community outreach." [NickLaLota.com, 2/20/25]
2013: Trustee Nick LaLota Explained Reductions To Fire Department Awards Dinner Expenditure According to Amityville Record (New York), "In response to questions from a resident about the item, Trustee Nick LaLota explained that it is 10 percent less than initially presented and less than this year's cost. The board also agreed that these volunteers provide an invaluable service to the community and that this expenditure was a way of expressing the community's gratitude." [Amityville Record (New York), 7/24/13]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Described Delay In Amityville Beach Improvement Plans According to Newsday (New York), "Trustee Nick LaLota said it could be weeks before the village finds out details on the timing and amount of any help." [Newsday (New York), 2/12/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Stated Village Would Continue To Lobby For State Funding According to Newsday (New York), '“The village will continue to lobby New York Rising to get as much money as soon as possible,” said LaLota.' [Newsday (New York), 2/12/14]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Considered Alternative Sites For Beach Amenities According to Newsday (New York), 'LaLota and trustee Kevin Smith said they would consider locating some of the amenities off the beach.' [Newsday (New York), 2/12/14]
February 2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Allocated Grant Funds For Village Beach Improvements According to Amityville Record, "Trustee Nick LaLota said that approximately $300,000 of the grant would be used for the improvements, while $200,000 would be put toward paying offsome of the work already done, which included a new boat ramp and bulkheading." [Amityville Record (New York), 2/26/14]
February 2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Discussed CHIPS Funding For Beach Access Roads According to Amityville Record, "LaLota said the board has begun discussions on spending some CHIPS (Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement) to make some repairs [to South Bayview Avenue]." [Amityville Record (New York), 2/26/14]
February 2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Estimated 200 Potholes Present In Amityville Roads According to Newsday (New York), "I think we have a crisis here, by no fault of our public works department," said Trustee Nick LaLota. He estimated there are now 200 potholes on village roads caused by the harsh winter. [Newsday (New York), 2/27/14]
February 2014: Nick LaLota Supported Emergency Road Repair Funding In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), the Amityville trustees on Monday night approved spending as much as $20,000 for emergency road repairs that are to start immediately. [...] Trustee Nick LaLota estimated there are now 200 potholes on village roads caused by the harsh winter. [Newsday (New York), 2/27/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Said He Would Likely Call For A Public Hearing On Downtown Amityville Tax Abatement According to Newsday, "Amityville trustee Nick LaLota said he would likely call for a public hearing on a tax abatement measure at tonight's village board meeting for property owners pursuing mixed-use redevelopment. If the measure is successful, it could energize the village's downtown, adding both more residents and businesses to cater to them, LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 6/23/14]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Indicated Officials Were Satisfied With $223,000 Reimbursement Amount According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said village officials were satisfied with the amount, which he said would roughly halve their budget deficit, and with the park: 'It has a gazebo, waterfront access. It really is a beautiful park.'" [Newsday (New York), 11/3/14]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Participated In Meetings Regarding Nautical Park Transfer According to Newsday (New York), "The result, he said, was 'a political football' that stopped bouncing only recently, after meetings that included Mayor James Wandell, LaLota, Gregory and County Executive Steve Bellone's office." [Newsday (New York), 11/3/14]
January 2015: Nick LaLota Described Retaining A Private Contractor For Emergency Road Repairs In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "'It's a reserve army, if you will, to be called up only if you need it,' said trustee Nick LaLota. It could be we don't have a bad winter this year and we don't spend a dime on this contract. This is a 'what if things go bad' contract." [Newsday (New York), 1/15/15]
January 2015: Nick LaLota Said Snow Removal Budget Would Be Repurposed For Pothole Repair In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota also said that $5,000 budgeted for snow removal would be repurposed for pothole repair." [Newsday (New York), 1/15/15]
2015: Trustee Nick LaLota Proposed Reducing Non-Resident Parking Permit Fees In Amityville According to Amityville Record (New York), "'We are not happy with the number of parking spots going unsold,' said Trustee Nick LaLota who is expected to raise the issue with the board. 'So our plan is to reduce the price (for non-residents) to get as close to selling all of the spots as possible.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 1/28/15]
2015: LaLota Stated Reduced Permit Fees Could Boost Amityville Business District According to Amityville Record (New York), "LaLota believes that reducing the cost will bring in more non-residents to the Village for parking and, thus offset the loss of revenue from the reduction. The bigger issue, however, is that this could bring in more 'feet on the street,' said LaLota. 'If we have more people parking in the Village maybe more people will walk through Amityville and eventually stay and shop or have dinner here,' he said." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/28/15]
2015: LaLota Emphasized Incremental Downtown Revitalization According to Amityville Record (New York), "'It's a process,' said LaLota. 'We have to begin somewhere.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 1/28/15]
2015: Trustee Nick LaLota Sought Input On Amityville Beach Spray Park Proposals According to Amityville Record, "Trustee Nick LaLota, who asked for Hopper’s input before having the Village move forward in putting out the RFP, said he appreciated Hopper’s input and that he anticipated that many of those questions would be answered once proposals are presented to the Village." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/8/15]
2015: Trustee Nick LaLota Expected Spray Park To Open For Beach And Boating Season According to Amityville Record, "LaLota said he anticipated that the spray park would be open for this year’s beach and boating season. 'I think we can have it open and have the sprinkler run, a miniature version of Tanner Park,' he said." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/8/15]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Noted Volleyball Courts At Amityville Beach Became Popular According to Amityville Record, "'We put in volleyball courts last year and they were very popular,' said LaLota who noted that a resident, Julie Dexter, ran a volleyball program down there last season." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/8/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Outlined 'Amityville 2.0' Government Plan According to Newsday (New York), "It contains hints of what LaLota yesterday called 'Amityville 2.0,' a village government that relies on a pared-down roster of multifunctional employees, more revenue from fees, fines and grants, and less from property taxes." [Newsday (New York), 4/21/15]
2015: Trustee Nick LaLota Supported Hiring Non-Resident Spanish-Speaking Officer In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "Using Spanish for law enforcement promotes trust with Hispanic residents and store operators," trustee Nick LaLota said in an email last week, adding that Fuertes' Spanish use will save the village thousands of dollars in fees for interpretation services. [Newsday (New York), 6/3/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Cited Waiver Of Village Residency Rule For Police Hire In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), Amityville code requires most village employees to be residents, but the board of trustees can waive the requirement in some cases. Most of the 25 village police officers are residents, but under a collective bargaining agreement they are not required to be, LaLota said. [Newsday (New York), 6/3/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Praised New Police Hire's Qualifications In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "A Marine Corps reservist who served as an infantryman in Iraq, Fuertes scored 97.5 out of 100 points on the Suffolk County police civil service test, according to LaLota. 'His personal character is impeccable,' LaLota said. 'He had 75 arrests in the NYPD. This guy is aces.'" [Newsday (New York), 6/3/15]
2016: Trustee Nick LaLota Supported Consideration Of $13.7 Million Amityville Infrastructure Overhaul According to Newsday (New York), "Trustee Nick LaLota, an advocate of the plan, said that support would depend on the village's finances and outcome of municipal credit ratings reviews expected in coming months. Improved ratings, which LaLota said are likely, could lower borrowing costs." [Newsday (New York), 4/12/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Supported Use Of Schools As Polling Sites According to Newsday, "Nick LaLota, the Republican elections commissioner, said Friday that schools remained the best place to conduct elections. 'Schools have big parking lots to accommodate flow and reduce wait time,' said LaLota, who received the letter. 'They typically have large rooms that accommodate our big, clunky privacy booths and voting machines.'" [Newsday (New York), 4/23/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Noted School Board Election Locations Were At District Discretion According to Newsday, "LaLota also released a letter Friday that he had written to Gerold in response. In it, LaLota said the school district had scheduled May 17 school board elections at two of its schools, and the locations were entirely at the discretion of school officials. 'At your earliest convenience, please advise the Board as to where we should deliver the voting machines you requested, since it is evident you do not want any elections held in schools in your district,' LaLota wrote." [Newsday (New York), 4/23/16]
August 2016: Nick LaLota Criticized Frequent Unanimous Babylon Town Board Votes According to Newsday (New York), "'If you have unanimity, unanimous votes on every issue all the time, I don't know if it serves the public well,' said LaLota, envisioning a district map drawn by the bipartisan Suffolk County Board of Elections." [Newsday (New York), 9/1/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Asserted Councilmatic Districts Would Encourage Dialogue Among Elected Officials According to Amityville Record, "It is also about more discussion and dialogue between elected officials added LaLota. 'There is nothing wrong with having people compete for services and resources, he said. 'And there is nothing wrong with having our elected officials disagree (with one another) because that results in better decisions.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 9/7/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Advocated Councilmatic Districts To Encourage Debate And Competitive Governance According to Babylon Beacon, LaLota said, "There is nothing wrong with having people compete for services and resources [...] And there is nothing wrong with having our elected officials disagree (with one another) because that results in better decisions." [Babylon Beacon (New York), 9/8/16]
2017: Nick LaLota Cited Capacity Issues With Amityville Beach Septic System As Village Trustee According to Newsday (New York), "That system is near capacity, said village trustee Nick LaLota, prompting the need to connect to the sewer system." [Newsday (New York), 1/4/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Reported Village Was In Contact With Suffolk County About Sewer System Capacity According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said the village has already been in contact with Suffolk County and has been assured that the system can handle the additional capacity." [Newsday (New York), 1/4/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Announced Village Would Seek Grant For Sewer Connection According to Newsday (New York), "The village still needs to seek official permission from the county to connect to the sewer district and will seek grant money to pay for the connection, LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 1/4/17]
2017: Trustee Nick LaLota Requested Law To Restrict Test Driving On Residential Streets According to Amityville Record, "Despite efforts to work with them to stop the practice, they have not complied, said Trustee Nick LaLota. [...] Trustee Nick LaLota, who asked for the law, said the issue of having residential streets being used to test drive cars is a serious one, and that he wants to see the board 'tweak' the wording of the law rather than scrap it because of concerns about enforcement." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/11/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Predicted High Compliance If Test Driving Law Passed According to Amityville Record, "The residents want to see this problem solved,' he said, adding that he believes the law would bring 99 percent compliance. 'I don't think we are going to have to worry about a challenge,' he said. 'Most people will comply.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 1/11/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Pledged Downtown Revitalization As Mayoral Priority According to Newsday (New York), "He also said he would make revitalization of the downtown a priority." [Newsday (New York), 3/13/17]
Nick LaLota Spoke About His Motivation For Public Service Rooted In National Service According to Suffolk County News, 'I continued to think about how I have always accepted the challenge to serve our country. Service to our great nation drove me to get to Annapolis, graduate, earn a commission and then complete three overseas deployments as a Naval Officer. More recently, service to our nation has also led me to work in government, whereas as Elections Commissioner I actively worked to make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.' [Suffolk County News, 8/4/22]
2022: Nick LaLota Served As Chief Of Staff To Suffolk County Legislature According to NickLaLota.com, "From 2008 to 2022, Nick served in different leadership roles in local government here on Long Island, including serving in 2022 as Chief of Staff to the Suffolk County Legislature. There, Nick worked with the Presiding Officer, County Legislators, staff and the public to deliver superior municipal services at affordable tax rates while protecting our environment. [...] Nick helped oversee Suffolk County’s $3.7 budget, which serviced the county’s 1.5 million residents." [NickLaLota.com, 2/20/25]
April 2013: Nick LaLota Presented Amityville's $15.2 Million Budget Proposal According to Newsday (New York), "Amityville trustee Nick LaLota has presented the basics of a $15.2 million budget proposal for the coming fiscal year that would avoid service cuts while imposing a 3.45 percent tax-levy increase." [Newsday (New York), 4/29/13]
April 2013: LaLota Indicated Budget Details Could Change Before Board Vote According to Newsday (New York), "Details could change before tonight's board meeting, LaLota said, and the budget will be re-evaluated periodically in the next year as trustees try to wring more savings." [Newsday (New York), 4/29/13]
2013: Trustee Nick LaLota Opposed Approval Of CSEA And DPW Contracts According to Amityville Record (New York), "Village Trustee Nick LaLota said he opposed approving the contracts for two reasons. 'I have not had the time to look these over to determine what the total financial impact will be on the Village,' he said, adding that he has also made a commitment that he would not approve anything that extends beyond his term of office. LaLota, who was appointed through March 2014, said previously that he does not believe in approving agreements that would bind future boards. 'It's not the right thing to do,' he said." [Amityville Record (New York), 7/24/13]
2014: Nick LaLota Signed Proposal To Cap Amityville Police Pay With Two Other Trustees According to Newsday (New York), "Three of the five trustees - Mayor James Wandell, Trustee Jessica Bernius and LaLota - signed the letter in support of the plan." [Newsday (New York), 2/26/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Warned Residents Would Face Double-Digit Tax Increases Without Police Pay Cap According to Newsday (New York), 'LaLota said residents would face double-digit tax increases unless the proposal is enacted. "If you want to deal with village finances, you have to deal with the biggest source of problems, and police spending adds up to a third of the budget," he said.' [Newsday (New York), 2/26/14]
February 2014: Nick LaLota Cited Savings From Personnel Changes To Offset Pothole Repair Costs According to Newsday (New York), "The cost of repairs will be balanced by savings achieved when Mayor James Wandell replaced his full-time assistant with a part-time worker, LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 2/27/14]
April 2014: Nick LaLota Said The Final Budget Would Reduce Amityville's Operating Deficit According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota also said the final budget will also reduce the village's operating deficit, which was $537,000 last year, to the mid-$300,000s." [Newsday (New York), 4/16/14]
April 2014: Nick LaLota Warned Of Village's Long-term Structural Obligations According to Newsday (New York), "In an interview, he warned that the village still faces 'long-term structural obligations including health care and pensions as well as salaries.'" [Newsday (New York), 4/16/14]
April 2014: Nick LaLota Cited Declining Taxable Property Value As Budgeting Constraint According to Newsday (New York), "Budgeting is further constrained by a dip in the village's total taxable property value, he said. Superstorm Sandy repairs are still underway, and the Brunswick Hospital property, a source of revenue before its 2012 demolition, has yet to be redeveloped." [Newsday (New York), 4/16/14]
April 2014: Nick LaLota Announced Increased Commitment To Firefighters' Service Program According to Newsday (New York), "Even so, the preliminary budget calls for a $250,000 commitment to the fire department's length of service program, akin to a pension, for volunteer firefighters - more, LaLota said, than has been spent on that program in the last four years combined." [Newsday (New York), 4/16/14]
April 2014: Nick LaLota Discussed Budget Options Involving Amortizing Pension Costs Or Tax Hikes According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said the board would consider 'smoothing,' or amortizing that cost, to reduce next year's payments and free up room elsewhere in the budget. That idea drew criticism from some in the audience Monday night. LaLota said the board might have to choose between smoothing and a 6 percent tax raise. 'Sometimes, government budgeting is a choice between two bad decisions,' he said." [Newsday (New York), 4/16/14]
2014: LaLota Announced Amityville Would Seek Police Pay Concessions According to Newsday, "The village will seek pay concessions, said trustee Nick LaLota, the village's budget officer. While the contract runs through 2018, a village proposal - outlined in a letter to the PBA made public this spring - asks the union to agree to a freeze on the base pay of top-earning officers." [Newsday (New York), 6/5/14]
2014: LaLota Said Police Contract Renegotiation Was Part Of Broader Cost-Cutting According to Newsday, "A renegotiated contract would be part of a package of villagewide cost-cutting, grant and development-seeking measures to solidify finances, LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 6/5/14]
2014: LaLota Warned Of Fiscal Consequences Without Police Concessions According to Newsday, "'A concession from the PBA would help us save our police department,' he said. 'Eventually, the problem for the village will be so dire that either a control board or a bankruptcy judge will take decisions away from the [village] board and they will certainly look at the PBA contract.'" [Newsday (New York), 6/5/14]
June 2014: LaLota Supported Retaining A Labor Lawyer For Police Contract Talks According to Newsday, "The resolution passed with Mayor James Wandell, Deputy Mayor Jessica Bernius and trustee Nick LaLota supporting, and trustees Dennis Siry and Kevin Smith opposing." [Newsday (New York), 6/16/14]
June 2014: LaLota Warned Police Contract Could Push Village Into Bankruptcy According to Newsday, "LaLota, the village's budget officer, has said that if the PBA does not agree to open the contract to allow for salary concessions or other cost-saving measures, the village could be pushed into bankruptcy or be forced to submit to control board oversight." [Newsday (New York), 6/16/14]
June 2014: LaLota Criticized Delays In Deciding On Legal Spending For Contract Talks According to Newsday, "LaLota had the last word: 'To hem and haw, to say that I must have weeks to decide whether this spending is appropriate or not, when we're talking about a $30 million contract, to me is disingenuous,' he said." [Newsday (New York), 6/16/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Attributed Budget Surplus To Structural Changes And Settlements According to Newsday (New York), "Officials attributed the surplus to a combination of factors, including a $232,000 settlement for building fees from the owners of Wellington Park Villas and the replacement of about six retired village employees with new employees at lower salaries." [Newsday (New York), 8/27/14]
2014: Nick LaLota Urged Structural Changes In Village Departments To Improve Finances According to Newsday (New York), "He said the village's credit rating would likely remain poor unless the operating deficit can be eliminated. For that to happen, 'we need to make structural changes in all of our departments,' he said." [Newsday (New York), 8/27/14]
November 2014: LaLota Returned 20 Percent Of His Trustee Salary To The Village According to Newsday, "LaLota, who makes $7,000 a year as a village trustee, but voluntarily returns 20 percent of that to the village..." [Newsday (New York), 11/18/14]
2015: Nick LaLota Stated Police Union Renegotiation Talks Failed In Amityville According to Newsday, 'We are still very open to any negotiation the police union wants to have, but we're not as hopeful as we once were,' Trustee Nick LaLota said yesterday. 'The best offer they gave us was essentially a $200,000 loan at 7 percent, and we don't think that benefits taxpayers.' [Newsday (New York), 2/4/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Asserted Amityville Police Contract Comprised A Third Of Budget According to Newsday, 'LaLota said the $30 million Police Benevolent Association contract represents about a third of the 2014-2015 Amityville budget - the largest single cost for the village.' [Newsday (New York), 2/4/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Cited '10 Costly Items' In Police Contract For Potential Negotiations According to Newsday, 'The labor management attorneys identified "10 costly items" in the contract where compensation for Amityville police officers exceeded compensation for their Suffolk County counterparts, LaLota said. The items, which he did not identify, could become starting points for negotiation at a later date, he said.' [Newsday (New York), 2/4/15]
March 2015: Amityville Trustee Nick LaLota Commented On Village Budget Plans According to Newsday (New York), "Amityville trustee Nick LaLota said a spending plan to be unveiled next week will include $1 million for roads, downtown revitalization and beach improvements." [Newsday (New York), 3/27/15]
2015: LaLota And Wandell Attributed Fiscal Problems To Former Mayor's Administration According to Newsday (New York), "Wandell's email blames the administration of former mayor Peter Imbert for Amityville's finances, a claim he and LaLota have made before." [Newsday (New York), 4/8/15]
2015: LaLota Noted Village Had Leverage Through Insurance Provision In Resolution According to Amityville Record, "e Village does have some leverage with regard to lawsuits, said LaLota, who pointed out that the resolution asked that the part-time employee or official first get health insurance from another source if it was available to them or to their spouse." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/15/15]
April 2015: Nick LaLota Communicated Details Of Police Retirement Payouts And Replacements In Amityville Budget According to Newsday (New York), "The village will make a one-time payment of $485,000 to the two for accumulated vacation and sick time. The two, who earned about $180,000 and $160,000, according to LaLota, will be replaced by officers who will both start at $61,500." [Newsday (New York), 4/27/15]
April 2015: Nick LaLota Characterized The Amityville Tax Rate Increase As 'Solid As A Rock' According to Newsday (New York), "One number that did not change: the 1.16 percent tax increase, which LaLota described as 'solid as a rock.'" [Newsday (New York), 4/27/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Announced 1.16% Property Tax Levy Increase For Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "budget officer Nick LaLota's announcement at Monday night's village board meeting of a 1.16 percent property tax levy increase for next year was offset by a warning of an estimated $2 million in retirement payments he said the village could face in coming years." [Newsday (New York), 5/1/15]
2015: LaLota Warned Amityville Could Face $2 Million In Police Retirement Payments According to Newsday (New York), "budget officer Nick LaLota's announcement at Monday night's village board meeting of a 1.16 percent property tax levy increase for next year was offset by a warning of an estimated $2 million in retirement payments he said the village could face in coming years. Ten village police officers are approaching retirement age and could do so in six to eight years, he said." [Newsday (New York), 5/1/15]
2015: LaLota Called For Police Union Pay Concessions In Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota and Wandell have called for pay concessions from the police union over the last year. According to calculations by LaLota included in the budget, the police department will cost taxpayers $7.4 million in 2015-16." [Newsday (New York), 5/1/15]
2015: LaLota Claimed Ending Health Benefits For Former Officials Would Save $100,000 Annually According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota and Wandell have said that cutting those benefits will save the village $100,000 a year, though some of the former officials have said they depend on the benefits and will sue to protect them." [Newsday (New York), 5/1/15]
2015: Trustee Nick LaLota Projected $4,000 Annual Pay Cut For Amityville Police Officers Due To Night Differential Reduction According to Newsday, 'The reduction, which is not scheduled to go into effect until September, would cut officers' pay by an average of $4,000 annually, trustee Nick LaLota said.' [Newsday (New York), 6/15/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Asserted Night Pay Cut As Administrative Correction And Stated Proposed Savings Of $100,000 According to Newsday, 'LaLota said the cut to night differential pay, which he described as an 'administrative correction,' would save about $100,000.' [Newsday (New York), 6/15/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Credited Consolidation, Refinancing, And Insurance Rebidding For Amityville's Improved Finances According to Newsday, 'Trustee Nick LaLota, the village budget officer, said improved finances were partly the result of consolidation of Village Hall jobs, debt refinancing and insurance rebidding.' [Newsday (New York), 8/3/15]
2015: Nick LaLota Identified Police Salaries As A Major Financial Threat To Amityville According to Newsday, 'Police salaries, which LaLota, Wandell and Deputy Mayor Jessica Bernius have described as an existential threat to the village, are a looming issue, Moody's said.' [Newsday (New York), 8/3/15]
2015: LaLota Supported Financial Review For Amityville According to Newsday (New York), "Mayor James Wandell, Deputy Mayor Jessica Bernius and trustee Nick LaLota said last week that they supported a review for the village, which the state comptroller said this year was among the most financially stressed in New York." [Newsday (New York), 8/14/15]
2015: LaLota Pushed Aggressively For Cost Savings And State Restructuring Board According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota, who has pushed aggressively for cost savings and bringing in the restructuring board, [was involved in an exchange] when [Joan Donnison] accused him of running roughshod over what she described as a tradition of consensus in the village." [Newsday (New York), 8/14/15]
2016: Nick LaLota Highlighted Village Budget Allocations Including LOSAP And Capital Improvements According to Amityville Record, "LaLota noted that the budget provides for a $225, 000 investment in the Village's LOSAP program, another $225, 000 for capital improvements, and an additional $10, 000 for EMT services and money for a new police vehicle to replace one that has 100, 000 miles on it." [Amityville Record (New York), 3/30/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Described Budget Strategy With Contingency To Achieve Positive Balance According to Amityville Record, 'This budget understates anticipated expenses and overstates anticipated revenues,' said LaLota. 'It has a $225, 000 contingency that will, if all goes well and we are not surprised with unpredicted expenditures, can be added to the general fund to give us a positive (balance) for the first time since 2008.'" [Amityville Record (New York), 3/30/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Noted Higher Costs For Police Promotions According to Amityville Record (New York), 'While the board values these ratios and is proud to fill a roster that is at the stronger end of the prescribed range, it does come at a cost to taxpayers,' he said. Sergeants earn $24,000 more than the top step for a police officer. [Amityville Record (New York), 4/20/16]
April 2016: Nick LaLota Asserted Village Borrowing Had Decreased In Recent Years According to Newsday (New York), "While the village is proposing a bond for $1.4 million to fund separation payments for police officers who retired last year, its use of short-term funding mechanisms has actually decreased in recent years. Ratings agencies and the state comptroller assessments of village finances are more sanguine than in the past. 'Kevin needs to come to the table with alternatives,' LaLota said in an interview yesterday." [Newsday (New York), 4/28/16]
December 2015: LaLota Said Paying Police Separation Pay From General Fund Would Raise Taxes By 10 Percent According to Newsday (New York), "Trustees voted in December to ask for the necessary New York State approval to bond for the payments, with LaLota saying at the time that the alternative - paying out of the general fund - would mean a 10 percent tax hike for residents." [Newsday (New York), 5/24/16]
May 2016: LaLota Enumerated Cost-Saving Measures That Helped Avoid Bonding According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota went on to list a number of ways the village saved money, including $485,000 in separation pay written into the 2015-16 budget and $350,000 from the elimination of the police lieutenant's job and the termination of health care benefits for retired part-time officials. The balance, he said, came from assorted smaller savings in village government operations and the contingency fund." [Newsday (New York), 5/24/16]
May 2016: LaLota, Wandell, And Bernius Voted To End Amityville Bonding Effort For Police Separation Pay According to Newsday (New York), "A divided Village Board voted to end the bonding effort Monday night. LaLota, Mayor James Wandell and Deputy Mayor Jessica Bernius voted to pass the measure, with trustee Dennis Siry opposing and trustee Kevin Smith abstaining." [Newsday (New York), 5/24/16]
2017: Nick LaLota Reported Village Banking Money For Retirement Payouts According to Amityville Record, "The Village is also 'banking' money for retirement payoffs and has approximately $50,000 to cover the retirement costs of two highway employees who have reached the age and have the number of years with the Village required to receive those benefits. 'This will lessen the negative impact of retirements on the Village's budgets in the future,' said LaLota." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/11/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Stated Amityville Village Contract Covered 19 Employees And Included 1.5 Percent Annual Raises According to Newsday (New York), "According to village trustee Nick LaLota, the contract covers 19 employees and allows for raises of 1.5 percent each year, and eligible employees will also receive scheduled steps." [Newsday (New York), 1/24/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Indicated Contract Allowed Outsourcing Of Storm Drain Clearing And Street Sweeping According to Newsday (New York), "The contract allows the village to outsource storm drain clearing and street sweeping if it proves to be more cost-efficient, LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 1/24/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Explained Contract Changes Addressed Retirement Payout Costs According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota said this will help lessen the cost of future retirements, citing some employees who have accrued $50,000 in sick and vacation time to be paid out at retirement." [Newsday (New York), 1/24/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Cited Village's Improved Finances, Road Work, Police Hiring, and Ambulance Refurbishment As Accomplishments According to Amityville Record, 'We have made many advances and we are not going to stop now,' said LaLota who talked about the Village's improved financial situation, its road work, its hiring of new police officers and refurbishment of fire department ambulances. [Amityville Record (New York), 3/15/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Proposed Contracting Out Street Sweeping Services To Save Money According to Amityville Record, 'One idea raised by LaLota to save money was to look into contracting out street sweeping services, something he said that could save the Village money. The option was included in the Village's recent contract with highway department employees.' [Amityville Record (New York), 3/15/17]
2017: Mayor Wandell Credited Nick LaLota For Financial Discipline And Budget Savings As Budget Officer According to Amityville Record, 'Many of the improvements made under his administration are directly related to the "leadership of our budget officer Nick LaLota." "He comes with financial discipline," said Wandell. "He looked at our budget, found places to save money and is a true asset to the Village."' [Amityville Record (New York), 3/15/17]
2017: Nick LaLota Supported Management Decisions Like Revoking Health Insurance Coverage To Lower Costs According to Amityville Record, "LaLota countered that management decisions made by the Wandell administration have allowed it to ensure low taxes and a high quality of life. 'Yes we have had difficult conversations, such as the question of health care for former employees, but those savings will be reinvested into the programs that make Amityville great for all residents,' he said." [Amityville Record (New York), 3/15/17]
2017: Amityville Record Editorial Board Recognized Nick LaLota for Improving Village Finances as Trustee According to an editorial published in Amityville Record, "There is no question that the Wandell administration has made significant improvements to the Village's fi-nances. It is climbing out of debt and the future looks brighter, in large part to the work of the Village's financial officer, Trustee Nick LaLota who is running for Mayor." [Editorial - Amityville Record, 3/15/17]
2017: Amityville Record Editorial Board Criticized Nick LaLota's Public Opposition to Health Care Benefits for Former Officials According to an editorial published in Amityville Record, "The administration, and LaLota in particular, publicly opposed and made caustic comments about these individuals-his neighbors-making it appear that they were doing something illegal by taking health care benefits from the Village based on a legitimate agreement made by an administration years ago." [Editorial - Amityville Record, 3/15/17]
2017: Amityville Record Editorial Board Criticized Nick LaLota's Tactics in Police PBA Contract Negotiations According to an editorial published in Amityville Record, "Finally, LaLota used the same strong-armed tactics in an attempt to force the Amityville Police PBA to open its contract and provide givebacks above and beyond what they gave back to the Village when the contract was signed. The tactic backfired, and both sides hunkered down. Nothing was accomplished except creating a lot of bad blood." [Editorial - Amityville Record, 3/15/17]
2017: LaLota Prepared A Budget With Zero Percent Tax Rate Increase As Trustee According to Amityville Record (New York), "A budget that called for a zero percent tax rate increase was prepared by Trustee Nick LaLota under the Wandell administration, but was never voted on." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/19/17]
Nick LaLota Helped Craft Budgets In Amityville Village That Earned Credit Rating Upgrades According to Massapequa Post, 'There, as Budget Officer, he helped craft four consecutive budgets which both complied with the tax cap and earned three credit rating upgrades.' [Massapequa Post, 3/11/20]
Nick LaLota's Departmental Budgets Led To Over $1.5 Million In Surpluses According to Massapequa Post, 'As Commissioner, LaLota's department's budgets have led to surpluses exceeding $1.5 million.' [Massapequa Post, 3/11/20]
2013-2016: Nick LaLota Reduced Amityville Town Debt By Over 20% As Trustee According to Statesman: SUNY, Stony Brook, "As a member of the Amityville Village Board of Trustees from 2013 to 2016, LaLota reduced the town's debt by over 20%." [Statesman: SUNY, Stony Brook, 10/31/24]
2014: Trustee Nick LaLota Stated Nautical Park Reimbursement Was Not Contractually Agreed Upon According to Newsday (New York), "It didn't help that 'it was never contractually agreed upon what the sharing of costs ought to be,' Trustee Nick LaLota said." [Newsday (New York), 11/3/14]
2022: Suffolk County Republican Committee Nominated Nicholas LaLota For 1st Congressional District According to Long Island Press, "The Suffolk County Republican Committee nominated Nicholas LaLota, a former commissioner of the Suffolk Board of Elections and ex-Village of Amityville trustee who currently serves as chief of staff to Suffolk Legislator Kevin McCaffrey (R-Lindenhurst), the new presiding officer of the county legislature." [Long Island Press, 8/4/22]
2022: Nick LaLota Won Suffolk County Congressional District By 11 Points According to New York Times, "Though President Biden won the district by 0.2 percentage points in 2020, Mr. LaLota sailed to an 11-point victory two years later." [New York Times, 2/21/24]
2022: Nick LaLota Won New York's 1st Congressional District With 66% Of Vote According to City & State (New York), "2022 election results (old lines): LaLota (R,C): 66%, Bridget Fleming (D): 44%." [City & State (New York), 5/28/24]
2013: Nick Lalota Managed Mayor Wandell's Campaign According to Amityville Record, "Also sworn in was the newest Village Trustee Nick Lalota, Wandell's campaign manager." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/10/13]
2014: Analysts Identified Nick LaLota As A Notable Emerging Political Figure According to Amityville Record, "There certainly is an understanding that LaLota beat them (the Democrats) twice and that as a new political up and comer, the Democrats have to keep an eye on him." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/29/14]
2016: Nick LaLota Led Petition Effort To Divide Babylon Into Council Districts According to Newsday, "Leading petition supporters is Amityville Village trustee Nick LaLota, who also serves as Republican commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections." [Newsday (New York), 9/23/16]
2016: Nick LaLota Argued Petition Language Mirrored Huntington's 2009 Referendum According to Newsday, "LaLota countered that the petition wording was identical to that used in Huntington Town that forced a 2009 referendum. Residents there opted to keep the at-large system." [Newsday (New York), 9/23/16]
2023: Nick LaLota Began Serving As US Representative For New York District 1 According to BillTrack50, "US Representative Nick LaLota (R) - United States New York District 1 In Office - Started: 01/03/2023". [BillTrack50, 3/1/23]
Nick LaLota Maintained Offices In Washington, DC And Hauppauge, NY According to BillTrack50, "Main Office 122 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515-3201... Hauppauge Office 515 Route 111 Suite 3B, Hauppauge, NY 11788". [BillTrack50, 3/1/23]
January 2023: LaLota Was Sworn In As U.S. Representative For New York’s First Congressional District According to Dans Papers, "as of January 3, as a member of the 118th Congress [...] Chosen by the voters to represent New York’s First Congressional District, LaLota succeeds former Congressman Lee Zeldin in representing the East End." [Dans Papers, 1/8/23]
2023: Nick LaLota Served As Incumbent Representative For New York's 1st District According to NRCC.org, "# Nick LaLota | State | New York | District | 01 | Status | Incumbent." [NRCC.org, 1/20/23]
2023: Nick LaLota Began Serving As U.S. Representative For New York's 1st District According to C-SPAN, "Nick LaLota is a Republican Representative for New York's 1st district [...] the first appearance was a 2023 House Proceeding." [C-SPAN, 1/3/23]
2023-2024: Nick LaLota Maintained A 99.3% Voting Record In The House According to C-SPAN, Nick LaLota's "Voting Record: 99.3% [Recorded Votes (1,052)]" and "Missed Votes (7)." [C-SPAN, 6/11/24]
2022: Nick LaLota Took Office As Congressman For New York’s 1st District According to Suffolk Times, "Republican incumbent Nick LaLota took office in 2022 and is now running for reelection." [Suffolk Times, 10/21/24]
Nick LaLota Served His First Term In The U.S. House Representing NY-1 According to Suffolk Times, "Mr. LaLota is currently serving his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives for New York’s 1st Congressional District." [Suffolk Times, 10/21/24]
January 7, 2023: Nick LaLota Was Sworn In To U.S. House Of Representatives According to Wikipedia, "LaLota was sworn in on January 7, 2023." [Wikipedia, 6/2/24]
2024: Nick LaLota Described Occupation As Member of Congress and Navy Veteran According to Patch, "Occupation: Member of Congress, Navy Veteran, former Suffolk County Elections Commissioner, former Chief of Staff for Suffolk County Legislature." [Patch, 10/23/24]
November 2024: Nick LaLota Won Reelection In NY-1 Congressional District According to City & State New York, "Republican Rep. Nick LaLota will return to Congress next year after beating first-time Democrat John Avlon, a first-time candidate, in Suffolk County’s 1st Congressional District." [City & State New York, 11/6/24]
2022: Nick LaLota Took Office As Congressional Representative For New York’s 1st District According to TBR News Media, "LaLota describes himself as a ‘commonsense conservative’ and considers himself as one of the more bipartisan members of Congress, where he took office in 2022." [TBR News Media, 10/31/24]
2023: Nick LaLota Served As U.S. Representative For New York's 1st District According to LegiStorm, "Rep. Nick LaLota R New York, 1st (2023-) In Office." [LegiStorm, 9/5/24]
2023: Nick LaLota Served As U.S. Representative For New York’s First District According to NickLaLota.com, "Nick LaLota is a father, husband, proud American, Navy Veteran and Congressman serving New York’s First District and the greatest country the world has ever known. In Congress, Nick serves on the Armed Services, Homeland Security and Small Business Committees." [NickLaLota.com, 2/20/25]
LaLota Served As Naval Officer And Deployed To 20 Countries According to Islip Bulletin (New York), "LaLota entered the Navy and attained the rank of lieutenant. Serving our nation in uniform, LaLota was sent overseas on three separate occasions, deploying to 20 countries. As a surface warfare officer, LaLota served as assistant operations officer on the USS Curts and as a tactical action officer on USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier." [Islip Bulletin (New York), 8/4/22]
LaLota Deployed Overseas Three Times And Served In 20 Countries As Navy Officer According to Suffolk County News, "Serving the nation in uniform, LaLota was sent overseas on three separate occasions, deploying to 20 countries." [Suffolk County News (Sayville, New York), 8/25/22]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Was Sworn In As Congressman For New York's First District According to The Islip Bulletin, "On Jan. 7, congressman Nick LaLota (NY-01) was sworn in as a member of the 118th Congress." [Islip Bulletin (New York), 1/12/23]
Nick LaLota Expressed Support For Kevin McCarthy As Speaker In January 2023 According to The Islip Bulletin, 'I voted for Kevin McCarthy for speaker and I will vote for the recently proposed rule changes, which include conservative wins such as term limits, balancing the budget, reigning in spending, and cutting the deficit.' [Islip Bulletin (New York), 1/12/23]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Was Sworn In As Congressman For New York's 1st Congressional District According to Amityville Record, "Standing in Washington D.C. as his wife Kaylie put the Congressional pin on his lapel was a pivotal moment for newly elected Congressman Nick LaLota. The Amityville resident, who won the seat in the 1st Congressional District in November, said the moment reminded him of a similar one many years ago." [Amityville Record (New York), 1/18/23]
Nick LaLota Expressed Pride In Serving The Congressional District According to Amityville Record, 'Today, I am blessed to be serving the nation and the people of my Congressional District,' he said [...] 'I am both pleased and honored that the public entrusted me with this high honor.' [Amityville Record (New York), 1/18/23]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Was Sworn In As Congressman For New York's 1st District According to Babylon Beacon, "Standing in Washington D.C. as his wife Kaylie put the Congressional pin on his lapel was a pivotal moment for newly elected Congressman Nick LaLota. The Amityville resident, who won the seat in the 1st Congressional District in November, said the moment reminded him of a similar one many years ago." [Babylon Beacon (New York), 1/19/23]
2023: Nick LaLota Succeeded Lee Zeldin In New York's 1st Congressional District According to New York Post, "LaLota, a retired naval officer who succeeded former Rep. Lee Zeldin in the 1st Congressional District covering Suffolk County." [New York Post, 1/25/23]
April 2023: Nick LaLota Held District Fully In Suffolk County According to Herald Citizen, "LaLota's district is entirely in Suffolk County, but he stood by his colleagues, as well as Franklin Square resident Ellen Andrasick during the conference outside of her house to support the bill." [Herald Citizen, 4/23/23]
2023: Nick LaLota Served As Freshman GOP Representative For New York’s 1st Congressional District According to Newsday, "Goroff, of Stony Brook, is seeking the seat held by freshman GOP Rep. Nick LaLota of Amityville." [Newsday (New York), 10/5/23]
February 2024: Nick LaLota Held Long Island Congressional Seat As Republican Incumbent According to New York Times, "Mr. Avlon, a Democrat who helped found the centrist political group No Labels, is seeking to unseat the Republican incumbent, Representative Nick LaLota." [New York Times, 2/21/24]
2022: Nick LaLota Was Elected To The U.S. House According to New York Times, "Mr. LaLota — who, like Mr. Santos, won election in 2022 — was one of the first Republicans in Congress to call for Mr. Santos to resign, just days after they both took office last year." [New York Times, 3/7/24]
2023: Nick LaLota Called For Santos Resignation Days After Taking Office According to New York Times, "Mr. LaLota — who, like Mr. Santos, won election in 2022 — was one of the first Republicans in Congress to call for Mr. Santos to resign, just days after they both took office last year." [New York Times, 3/7/24]
March 2024: Nick LaLota Represented New York's 1st Congressional District According to Yorktown Daily Voice (New York), "announced a primary challenge against Rep. Nick LaLota for his 1st District seat [...] New York's 1st District includes the eastern two-thirds of Suffolk County, including Huntington, Smithtown, Riverhead, and Southampton." [Yorktown Daily Voice (New York), 3/7/24]
March 2024: Nick LaLota Served As Incumbent Congressman For New York's 1st District According to Daily Bronxville Voice (New York), "The Republican ex-lawmaker from Long Island – who was ousted from his 3rd District seat representing parts of Nassau County and Queens – announced a primary challenge against Rep. Nick LaLota for his 1st District seat." [Daily Bronxville Voice (New York), 3/7/24]
Nick LaLota Represented New York's 1st Congressional District As Of March 2024 According to Newsday, "Rep. Nick LaLota (R-Amityville) for New York's 1st Congressional District seat." [Newsday (New York), 3/9/24]
2024: Nick LaLota Was Referred To As The Incumbent Representative For New York's 1st Congressional District According to Newsday, "Democrats of CD1 are electoral underdogs and form one of many battlefronts in the nation's party divide. Their party's operatives talk not about policy fine points but which candidate has a better shot at unseating freshman Rep. Nick LaLota [...]" [Newsday (New York), 4/4/24]
2024: Nick LaLota Served As Incumbent In New York's 1st Congressional District According to City & State (New York), "Incumbent: Republican Rep. Nick LaLota [...] The race is on to see which Democrat will face freshman incumbent Rep. Nick LaLota this fall in the fight to flip New York’s 1st Congressional District blue." [City & State (New York), 5/28/24]
2024: Nick LaLota Served As The Republican Incumbent For A Competitive Long Island Congressional District According to New York Times, "the Democratic contest on eastern Long Island to choose a candidate most capable of unseating Representative Nick LaLota, the Republican incumbent, has been cordial, if not overly polite." [New York Times, 6/20/24]
2024: Nick LaLota Served As Republican Incumbent In Eastern Long Island Congressional District According to Long Island Press (New York), "A former CNN anchor and a retired chemistry professor are facing off in a Democratic primary to pick a challenger to U.S. Rep. Nick LaLota in an eastern Long Island congressional district that has been in Republican hands for a decade." [Long Island Press (New York), 6/24/24]
2024: Nick LaLota Was The Republican Incumbent For New York's First Congressional District According to New York Times, "Mr. Avlon will now face Representative Nick LaLota, the Republican incumbent, in November." [New York Times, 6/25/24]
NRCC Claimed LaLota Has Delivered For Long Island Since Taking Office According to Newsday (New York), "Rep. LaLota has been delivering for Long Island since he took office and will continue to do so." [Newsday (New York), 6/26/24]
2024: Newsday Identified Nick LaLota As The Incumbent In New York's First Congressional District According to Newsday, "LaLota is in his first term, which is when any incumbent is thought to be most vulnerable." [Newsday (New York), 6/27/24]
2024: LaLota Represented A District Biden Won In 2020 According to CBS - 3 WREG, "Rep. Nick LaLota (N.Y.) — one of the 17 Republicans representing districts President Biden won in 2020 [...]" [CBS - 3 WREG, 9/5/24]
2024: LaLota Served As First-Term Republican From New York According to CBS - 11 WJHL, "Rep. Nick LaLota (N.Y.), a first-term Republican, said he praised Trump for his new position on SALT when the former president held a rally on Long Island earlier this month." [CBS - 11 WJHL, 10/1/24]
October 2024: Nick LaLota Identified As A 46-Year-Old Navy Veteran Who Succeeded Lee Zeldin According to New York Post, "But LaLota, 46, a Navy veteran who succeeded longtime Rep. Lee Zeldin in Congress and reported $1.45 million remaining in his campaign treasury, appears to have the upper hand." [New York Post, 10/4/24]
2022: Nick LaLota Won New York's 1st Congressional District As A Republican According to New York Times, "Representative Nick LaLota, a first-term Republican, handily won this Eastern Long Island seat two years ago and is favored to win re-election." [New York Times, 10/27/24]
March 2025: Nick LaLota Voted To Keep The Government Open According to Newsday, "The gathering came two weeks after Congress narrowly passed a bill to keep the government open, with Gillen and Suozzi voting no and Garbarino and LaLota backing it." [Newsday (New York), 3/29/25]
2025: Nick LaLota Represented A Suffolk-Based Congressional District According to Newsday, "LaLota, of Amityville, represents a district that lies solely in Suffolk." [Newsday (New York), 4/2/25]
March 2025: LaLota Represented New York's 1st Congressional District According to Oyster Bay Guardian, "Congressional District 1, which is represented by LaLota, stretches east from western Suffolk County to encompass both the North and South forks of Long Island." [Oyster Bay Guardian (New York), 4/4/25]
LaLota Represented Congressional District 1 of Long Island As Of 4/4/25 According to Amityville Record, "Congressional District 1, which is represented by LaLota, stretches east from western Suffolk County to encompass both the North and South forks of Long Island." [Amityville Record (New York), 4/4/25]
2025: LaLota Represented New York’s 1st Congressional District According to Babylon Beacon (New York), "Congressional District 1, which is represented by LaLota, stretches east from western Suffolk County to encompass both the North and South forks of Long Island." [Babylon Beacon (New York), 4/4/25]
Nick LaLota Sponsored And Supported Multiple Bills In Committee During Congressional Term According to BillTrack50, multiple bills listed under Nick LaLota have statuses such as "In Committee," including HR1330, HCRes12, HR1329, HR1131, HR1121, HR1065, and others. [BillTrack50, 3/1/23]
Nick LaLota Cited Passing More Bills Than 95 Percent Of Congress In First Term According to Patch, "In my first term in Congress, I passed more bills than 95 percent of Congress, including bipartisan legislation to combat the fentanyl crisis, support veterans, and reauthorize programs like the Long Island Sound Program — all with bipartisan support." [Patch, 10/23/24]
LaLota Received Joint Service Commendation Medal For Global War On Terrorism According to Islip Bulletin (New York), "For his service he was awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal in support of the Global War on Terrorism." [Islip Bulletin (New York), 8/4/22]
April 2025: LaLota Disagreed With Suozzi And Gillen On Impact Of Federal Cuts According to Newsday, "At a recent breakfast hosted by the Long Island Association, LaLota and Garbarino disagreed with Suozzi and Gillen about federal cuts to key agencies impacted by DOGE plans." [Newsday (New York), 4/22/25]
April 2025: Nick LaLota Publicly Disagreed With Suozzi And Gillen On Federal Cuts To Key Agencies According to Newsday Online (New York), 'At a recent breakfast hosted by the Long Island Association, LaLota and Garbarino disagreed with Suozzi and Gillen about federal cuts to key agencies impacted by the Department of Government Efficiency plans.' [Newsday Online (New York), 4/22/25]
LaLota Served In U.S. Navy As Surface Warfare Officer Until 2007 According to Dans Papers, “After attending the prestigious institution, LaLota became a U.S. Navy surface warfare officer. Throughout his military career, LaLota would serve in various leadership capacities, namely as assistant operations officer on the USS Curts and as a tactical action officer on the USS Carl Vinson. He would be awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal for his efforts in the Global War on Terrorism. LaLota would rise to the rank of lieutenant before his honorable discharge from the U.S. Navy in 2007.” [Dans Papers, 1/8/23]
Nick LaLota Served As Surface Warfare Officer And Was Awarded Joint Service Commendation Medal According to NRCC.org, "As a Surface Warfare Officer, Nick served as Assistant Operations Officer on the USS Curts and as a Tactical Action Officer on USS Carl Vinson, a nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier. For his service he was awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal in support of the Global War on Terrorism." [NRCC.org, 1/20/23]
2023-2024: Nick LaLota Served On House Armed Services, Homeland Security, And Other Committees According to C-SPAN, Nick LaLota appeared in committee videos and served on "House Armed Services," "Cyber, Information Technologies and Innovation," "House Homeland Security," and "Transportation and Maritime Security." [C-SPAN, 6/11/24]
118th Congress: Nick LaLota Served On Armed Services, Homeland Security, And Small Business Committees According to Wikipedia, "For the 118th Congress: Committee on Armed Services ... Committee on Homeland Security ... Committee on Small Business ... Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Chair) ..." [Wikipedia, 6/2/24]
118th Congress: Nick LaLota Chaired The Small Business Subcommittee On Contracting And Infrastructure According to Wikipedia, "Subcommittee on Contracting and Infrastructure (Chair) ..." [Wikipedia, 6/2/24]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Was Appointed To House Armed Services Committee According to Newsday, "Rep. Nick LaLota, of Amityville, a U.S. Navy veteran and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, won a seat on the House Armed Services Committee. LaLota also will serve on Homeland Security, according to news reports." [Newsday (New York), 1/18/23]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Cited His Military Experience In Relation To Committee Assignment According to Newsday, "'The best job I ever had was serving as a young Naval Officer, deploying overseas three times with some of our nation's bravest, most dedicated, and selfless men and women,' LaLota said in a statement." [Newsday (New York), 1/18/23]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Claimed Armed Services Committee Assignment Would Benefit His District According to Newsday, "LaLota said the committee assignment will help him serve his district, home to the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard, the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, an active veterans community and more than 150 defense and aerospace companies." [Newsday (New York), 1/18/23]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Won Seats On House Armed Services and Homeland Security Committees According to Malone Telegram, "Rep. Nick LaLota, of Amityville, a U.S. Navy veteran and graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, won a seat on the House Armed Services Committee in addition to Homeland Security." [Malone Telegram, 1/19/23]
Nick LaLota Cited Military Background In Statement On Committee Assignments In 2023 According to Malone Telegram, "'The best job I ever had was serving as a young Naval Officer, deploying overseas three times with some of our nation's bravest, most dedicated, and selfless men and women,' LaLota said in a statement." [Malone Telegram, 1/19/23]
Nick LaLota Highlighted District Defense and Veterans Assets In 2023 According to Malone Telegram, "LaLota said the committee assignment will help him serve his district, home to the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard, the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center, an active veterans community and more than 150 defense and aerospace companies." [Malone Telegram, 1/19/23]
October 2023: Nick LaLota Voted For Lee Zeldin For House Speaker In The First Round According to Long Island Press, "All three votes came from Long Island congressmen Reps. Anthony D'Esposito, Andrew Garbarino, and Zeldin's successor in Congress, Nick LaLota." [Long Island Press (New York), 10/17/23]
October 2023: Nick LaLota Voted For Lee Zeldin For House Speaker Instead Of Jim Jordan According to Newsday, "Republican Reps. Anthony D'Esposito of Island Park, Nick LaLota of Amityville and Andrew Garbarino of Bayport cast their votes for Zeldin, a Shirley Republican who served three terms in the House and lost his challenge to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul last year." [Newsday (New York), 10/18/23]
January 2023: Nick LaLota Supported McCarthy In House Speaker Vote Marathons According to Newsday, "In the first week of January, D'Esposito, LaLota and Garbarino gathered near McCarthy on the House floor and supported him through the 15 votes it took for him to win the speakership." [Newsday (New York), 10/18/23]
Early October 2023: Nick LaLota Voted Against Removing Speaker McCarthy According to Newsday, "Two weeks ago, they again stood by him and voted against the motion to vacate, the procedure used to remove the speaker, when Gaetz successfully led eight GOP colleagues to join all Democrats to vote McCarthy out of office as speaker - the first time it had happened in United States history." [Newsday (New York), 10/18/23]
October 2023: Nick LaLota Initially Supported Steve Scalise For Speaker According to Newsday, "Since then, D'Esposito, Garbarino and LaLota first supported the candidacy of Scalise to become speaker." [Newsday (New York), 10/18/23]
October 2023: Nick LaLota Voted For Lee Zeldin Instead Of Jim Jordan For House Speaker According to Newsday, "In both floor votes on Jordan, Reps. Anthony D'Esposito, Nick LaLota, and Andrew Garbarino put in the name of ex-Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin for speaker." [Newsday (New York), 10/19/23]
September 2024: Nick LaLota Asked Johnson About Contingency Plans For A 'Clean' CR According to CBS - 11 WJHL, "Rep. Nick LaLota (N.Y.)—one of the 17 Republicans representing districts President Biden won in 2020—asked Johnson on the call what the conference will do if the Senate sends back a 'clean' CR. He warned that a shutdown at the end of the month would jeopardize 10 incumbents, according to the source on the call." [CBS - 11 WJHL, 9/5/24]
September 2024: LaLota Asked Johnson About Contingency Plans If Senate Returns 'Clean' CR According to CBS - 3 WREG, "Rep. Nick LaLota (N.Y.) — one of the 17 Republicans representing districts President Biden won in 2020 — asked Johnson on the call what the conference will do if the Senate sends back a 'clean' CR. He warned that a shutdown at the end of the month would jeopardize 10 incumbents, according to the source on the call." [CBS - 3 WREG, 9/5/24]
2025: LaLota Secured Seat On House Appropriations Committee According to Newsday Online (New York), "Gillibrand and LaLota won first-time seats on the appropriations committee, giving them a voice in determining how the administration will spend discretionary funding, now totaling nearly $1.7 trillion [...]" [Newsday Online (New York), 2/13/25]
2025: Nick LaLota Won First-Time Seat On House Appropriations Committee According to Newsday, "Gillibrand and LaLota won first-time seats on the appropriations committee, giving them a voice in determining how the administration will spend discretionary funding, now totaling nearly $1.7 trillion." [Newsday (New York), 2/13/25]
February 2025: Rep. Nick LaLota Served On The Appropriations Committee According to Newsday (New York), "LaLota, who serves on the appropriations committee, said in a statement that a $36 trillion national debt made it 'imperative that Washington returns to pre-pandemic spending levels,' while protecting Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid." [Newsday (New York), 2/18/25]
2025: LaLota Joined Panel Discussion Of Long Island Congressional Representatives According to Babylon Beacon (New York), "Matt Cohen, president and CEO of the Long Island Association, moderated the organization's fourth annual What's New in Washington panel with Republican Reps. Andrew Garbarino and Nick LaLota and Democrats Laura Gillen and Tom Suozzi at the Crest Hollow Country Club in Woodbury last Friday." [Babylon Beacon (New York), 4/4/25]
2025: David Schieren Highlighted Nick LaLota's Role on Appropriations Committee in Energy Budget Fight According to an opinion piece by David Schieren in Newsday, "LaLota also has an important role in this budget fight via his seat on the Appropriations Committee." [David Schieren - Newsday (New York), 4/14/25]
2024: Nick LaLota Served As First-Term Representative In New York's 1st Congressional District According to City & State (New York), "Democrats Nancy Goroff and John Avlon are locked in a primary contest to determine who will take on first-term Rep. Nick LaLota in a Long Island district where Republicans have held for nearly a decade." [City & State (New York), 6/11/24]
June 2024: Nick LaLota Was The Incumbent Republican Representative For New York's 1st Congressional District According to Newsday, "Democrats John Avlon and Nancy Goroff both are vying to persuade voters in New York's 1st Congressional District that they're the best candidate to flip the seat from red to blue and push back against right-wing extremism. Avlon and Goroff are competing in the June 25 primary for the chance to challenge first-term Republican Nick LaLota of Amityville." [Newsday (New York), 6/14/24]