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Nicholas LaLota (Born June 23, 1978) is an American politician. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Commissioner of the Suffolk County Board of Elections. He is currently running for Congress in New York’s second congressional district.

EARLY LIFE & EDUCATION
LaLota was born in Bay Shore, New York. He was raised in Bay Shore and graduated from Saint Anthony's High School in 1996. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in political science from the United States Naval Academy in 2000. He then earned a Master’s of Business Administration from Hofstra University in 2012. He is currently pursuing a Juris Doctorate degree from Hofstra University School of Law.

MILITARY SERVICE
After graduation in 2000, LaLota served as a Surface Warfare Officer in the United States Navy from 2000 to 2007 where he attained the rack of Lieutenant. He served as an Assistant Operations Officer on USS Curts, and a Tactical Action Officer on USS Carl Vinson.

AWARDS & HONORS
LaLota was awarded a Joint Service Commendation Medal in support of the Global War on Terrorism following a 12-month deployment to the Republic of the Philippines.

PUBLIC SERVICE
In 2013, LaLota was appointed to the Amityville Board of Trustees and successfully ran for election in 2014 and re-election in 2015. As Trustee, LaLota oversaw a tax cut and created four consecutive budgets that complied with a 2% property tax cap without eliminating any village services.

He was appointed GOP Commissioner in 2015, and was unanimously re-elected to the position in 2018.

He is currently running for Congress in New York's second congressional district.