Category: Federal Legislator — U.S. Representative
Role: U.S. Representative, New York’s 11th Congressional District (2021–present); House Ways & Means Committee
Priority: P2

Who Is Nicole Malliotakis?

Nicole Malliotakis (born November 11, 1980, Brooklyn, New York) is a Republican U.S. Representative serving New York’s 11th Congressional District (Staten Island and part of Brooklyn) since 2021. She previously served in the New York State Assembly (2011–2021). She is one of the few Republicans to represent a NYC district. Malliotakis voted only on the Arizona objection.

Documented Actions: 2020 Election

January 6–7, 2021: Voted to Reject Certified Electoral College Results

Nicole Malliotakis voted YEA on the House objection to Arizona’s certified electoral results.

Source: GovTrack.us; Ballotpedia.

Documented Actions: 2025 One Big Beautiful Bill — SNAP Statements

Malliotakis voted YEA on H.R. 1 / Public Law 119-21 on both May 22, 2025 (initial House passage) and July 3, 2025 (final passage). She publicly defended the bill’s SNAP provisions as protecting children, seniors, pregnant women, and the disabled — statements contradicted by CBO’s pre-vote score ($186.65 billion in SNAP cuts over 10 years) and by post-implementation data.

July 29, 2025 — Public statement (X/Twitter):

“People should know that seniors, disabled, all children, pregnant women are fully protected. They do not need to adhere to those work requirements.”

Source: Cited in Harvard Law Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, “A Shift Between Congressional Intent and Implementation,” June 15, 2026. https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HCIM_Congressional-Quotes_FINAL_6.15.26.pdf

Post-passage op-ed — malliotakis.house.gov:

“Our provisions protect Medicaid for those who need it most, including seniors, children, pregnant women, disabled individuals, and those below the Federal Poverty Level… As for SNAP (food stamps), we put in place a cost-sharing structure to encourage states to reduce fraudulent payments.”

Source: Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, “One Big Beautiful Law is a win for hard-working Staten Islanders and Brooklynites,” malliotakis.house.gov [publication date not displayed on page]. https://malliotakis.house.gov/media/in-the-news/one-big-beautiful-law-win-hard-working-staten-islanders-and-brooklynites

Why the statements were misleading: SNAP eligibility and benefits are calculated at the household level. Children in households where adults aged 55–64 lose benefits due to the bill’s expanded ABAWD requirements lose household food assistance. Parents of children aged 14–17 — categorized as “children” in the Speaker’s and Malliotakis’s framing — now face work requirements; if a parent fails to meet them, the entire household’s benefits are reduced. The state cost-share provision (5–15% of benefit costs starting FY 2028) creates structural pressure on New York to constrict rolls. According to USDA Food and Nutrition Service data published May 8, 2026, 4.3 million fewer Americans were receiving SNAP in February 2026 than one year earlier. ProPublica’s June 17, 2026 analysis found 776,000+ children lost SNAP across 12 states with age-disaggregated data — directly contradicting the “all children… fully protected” claim.

Sources:

• USDA FNS, “Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program: Number of Persons Participating,” May 8, 2026; https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/snap-persons-5.pdf
• ProPublica, “More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits,” June 17, 2026; https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-benefits-children-food-stamps
• CBPP, “SNAP Tracker,” updated May 18, 2026; https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-tracker-people-are-losing-food-assistance-as-the-republican-megabill

Accountability Status

Current status: Serving as U.S. Representative (NY-11th); House Ways & Means Committee
Legal exposure: No known criminal charges or investigations
Election status: Up for reelection 2026 in a competitive district

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Sources

1. Wikipedia, “Nicole Malliotakis”
2. GovTrack.us, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis
3. Harvard Law Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, “A Shift Between Congressional Intent and Implementation,” June 15, 2026; https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/HCIM_Congressional-Quotes_FINAL_6.15.26.pdf
4. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, “One Big Beautiful Law is a win for hard-working Staten Islanders and Brooklynites”; https://malliotakis.house.gov/media/in-the-news/one-big-beautiful-law-win-hard-working-staten-islanders-and-brooklynites
5. USDA Food and Nutrition Service, SNAP Persons Participating, May 8, 2026; https://fns-prod.azureedge.us/sites/default/files/resource-files/snap-persons-5.pdf
6. ProPublica, “More Than 770,000 Children Are No Longer Receiving SNAP Benefits,” June 17, 2026; https://www.propublica.org/article/snap-benefits-children-food-stamps
7. CBPP, “SNAP Tracker,” updated May 18, 2026; https://www.cbpp.org/research/food-assistance/snap-tracker-people-are-losing-food-assistance-as-the-republican-megabill

Last Updated: June 21, 2026

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