Nicole Malliotakis (/ˌmæliəˈtɑːkɪs/ MAL-ee-ə-TAH-kiss; born November 11, 1980) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district since 2021.

She was the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2017 election, which she lost to incumbent Democrat Bill de Blasio.

[1][2] She moved to Staten Island when she was two years old and grew up in Great Kills,[3] the daughter of immigrant parents; her father is from Greece and her mother from Cuba, having left in 1959 following the rise of Fidel Castro.

[4] Malliotakis attended New Dorp High School on Staten Island, and during her senior year was elected class president.

Before her election, she also worked on state energy policy as the Consolidated Edison Company of New York's public affairs manager.

[6] In November 2015, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida named Malliotakis the New York State chair of his 2016 presidential campaign.

[7] In 2010, Malliotakis won the election to represent the 60th District in the New York State Assembly, defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Janele Hyer-Spencer by 10 percentage points.

[10] In October 2011, Malliotakis submitted an amicus curiae brief in support of an American Automobile Association lawsuit against the Port Authority in federal court, arguing that recent toll increases were illegal.

[13] She made elder rights a hallmark of her tenure and successfully fought to keep a senior center in Staten Island from being closed.

[14] Malliotakis held a series of forums on the MTA Payroll Mobility Tax and its alleged negative impact on small businesses, nonprofit organizations, and private schools.

[16] Malliotakis fought for relief from the September 2011 toll increase on Port Authority bridges,[17] calling for divestment of costly non-essential real estate holdings and highlighting mismanaged contributions to community organizations.

[19][20] She won the Republican nomination unopposed after businessman Paul Massey dropped out in June over money concerns.

[30] In 2024, Nicole Malliotakis was re-elected for a third term in the United States House of Representatives, defeating Democratic challenger Andrea Morse.

Nicole Malliotakis garnered 64.49% of the vote, compared to Morse's 35.12%, securing a decisive victory in New York's 11th Congressional District.

In January 2021, Malliotakis was appointed as the Assistant Minority Whip for the Republican Conference, the House Committees On Foreign Affairs and Transportation & Infrastructure, as well as the Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus.

[32] Malliotakis called Greene’s comments "extraordinarily offensive and hurtful to thousands of 9/11 families and first responders, our Jewish community and many others in my district.

"[citation needed] On November 5, 2021, Malliotakis joined 12 other Republicans in voting for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which passed the House 228–206.

[41] Upon her election to Congress, Malliotakis indicated an intent to join other freshman Republicans in forming a counterweight to oppose the so-called "Squad" of progressive Democrats; the coalition is known as the Freedom Force.