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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Non-English language at home: 19% of households (Spanish: 70,921 households; Chinese: 9,611; Italian: 6,173)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Average commute time: 31.9 minutes
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Unemployment rate: 4.6%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median age: 44.1
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Foreign-born population: 13.5% (105k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: U.S. citizenship rate: 95%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Hispanic population share: 15.2% (119k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: White (Non-Hispanic) population share: 74.1% (554k)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Population: 778,092 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median rent: $2,309
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median property value: $628,600
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Bachelor's degree or higher: 46.4%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Homeownership rate: 84.0%
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Poverty rate: 3.8% (ACS 5-Year); 6.2% (Data USA 2024, broader measure)
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[constituency_baseline] Demographic anchor: Median household income: $134,242 (2024)
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: Suffolk County Water Quality Restoration Act (November 2024) (2024) — passed, margin approved by voters; extended 0.125% sales tax for sewer expansion
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[constituency_baseline] Ballot measure: New York Proposal 1 — Equal Rights Amendment (November 2024) (2024) — passed, margin 62% to 38% statewide
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 54 - Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (share 0.09)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 61 - Educational Services (Stony Brook University system) (share 0.1)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 44-45 - Retail Trade (share 0.12)
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[constituency_baseline] Dominant industry: NAICS 62 - Health Care and Social Assistance (share 0.16)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Henry Schein Inc. (Melville, global HQ for dental/medical supplies) (22000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Canon USA (North American headquarters, Melville area) (2000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Northwell Health (Peconic Bay Medical Center, Mather Hospital, South Shore University Hospital) (5000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Brookhaven National Laboratory (Upton, jointly managed with DOE) (3000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] Top employer: Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine (15000 employees)
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[constituency_baseline] District summary: New York's 1st Congressional District encompasses the eastern half of Long Island in Suffolk County, from the North Shore through the Hamptons and Montauk to the North Fork wine region. With approximately 778,092 residents, it is a competitive Republican-leaning district (Cook PVI R+10 in 2026) that Trump won by 10 points in 2024. The district has a median household income of $134,242 — among the nation's highest — and a poverty rate of just 3.8%. The population is 74.1% White (Non-Hispanic) and 15.2% Hispanic with 95% U.S. citizens and 13.5% foreign-born. Median home values are $628,600 with an 84% homeownership rate and just 4.6% of residents using public transit. The median age is 44.1, older than the national average. The economy is anchored by healthcare, higher education/research (Stony Brook University, Brookhaven National Laboratory), tourism/hospitality (Hamptons summer economy), agriculture (North Fork vineyards and farms), and professional services. The district has significant wealth concentration in Hamptons summer communities alongside year-round middle-class suburbs. The SALT deduction cap has been the dominant local tax issue due to extraordinarily high property taxes. LaLota won the seat in 2022 after predecessor Lee Zeldin ran for governor, and held it in 2024 with 55% against Democrat John Avlon. A January 2026 PPP poll showed him leading Democrat Chris Gallant only 41-38 — a 3-point margin in a 'solid Republican' district.
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Voted yea on H.Con.Res. 14 (House Budget Resolution (FY 2025) — Laying Groundwork for OBBB Reconciliation) on 2025-02-25: LaLota voted Yea (217-215) on the budget resolution that directed the Energy and Commerce Committee to cut $880 billion from programs where Medicaid is 93% of spending. He then posted a video telling constituents it 'protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid' — a claim PolitiFact rated FALSE. This vote, paired with his subsequent misleading constituent communication, became a central liability: the DCCC and House Majority PAC used it in attack ads, and constituent polling showed 51% had serious concerns about his budget votes. It was the procedural gateway to the OBBB he later voted for.
Date: 2025-02-25
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Voted nay on H.R. 5692 (Ukraine Security Assistance and Oversight Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2023) on 2023-09-28: LaLota voted against standalone Ukraine aid in 2023 but voted for the larger 2024 aid package — a notable one-year evolution. Republicans for Ukraine noted he made 'anti-Ukraine statements' including: 'Public support for sending more and more money to Ukraine is cratering, in my district, and others.' This early skepticism of Ukraine funding, followed by his high-profile discharge petition signature and Yea vote in 2024, demonstrates a shift from MAGA-aligned skepticism to leadership-backed internationalism as he sought to cultivate a moderate brand in a competitive district.
Date: 2023-09-28
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Voted yea on H.R. 7147 / H.R. 7744 (Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 — Ending the 75-Day DHS Partial Shutdown) on 2026-04-29: LaLota was one of the most vocal Republican advocates for ending the record 75-day DHS partial shutdown. He told CBS News: 'Funding the whole darn thing is the right way to move forward.' He voted seven times to fund DHS and publicly slammed Senate Democrats for having 'chickened out.' His district includes TSA agents at Long Island MacArthur Airport and Coast Guard stations affected by the shutdown. He displayed a 'Summer is saved' sign after final passage. His pragmatic governing posture on shutdown votes contrasts with his harder-line budget and immigration stances.
Date: 2026-04-29
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Voted yea on H.R. 7567 (Farm, Food, and National Security Act of 2026 (Farm Bill) — On Passage) on 2026-04-30: LaLota voted Yea (224-200), joining New York Farm Bureau-praised Republicans who supported the bill. NY-01 includes the North Fork wine region and farmland preservation areas. The bill preserved SNAP cuts from the OBBB, affecting food-insecure families in his 3.8% poverty-rate district. Only 3 Republicans voted Nay. NY Farm Bureau thanked him by name.
Date: 2026-04-30
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Voted yea on H.R. 22 / SAVE America Act (Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act and SAVE America Act) on 2026-02-18: LaLota voted for both the SAVE Act (April 2025, 220-208) and the SAVE America Act (February 2026, 218-213) requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register and photo ID to vote. As a former Suffolk County elections commissioner, his support carried institutional weight. His district is 95% citizens — the ID requirements create minimal barriers for constituents. The League of Women Voters characterized the bill as a voter suppression measure. The vote aligned with Trump's top legislative priority but contradicted LaLota's moderate branding.
Date: 2026-02-18
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Voted yea on H.R. 8035 (Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024 ($60.8 billion)) on 2024-04-20: LaLota broke with the majority of House Republicans to support Ukraine aid, earning a 'C+' grade from Republicans for Ukraine. He also signed the discharge petition to force a floor vote — one of just eight Republicans. The Suffolk Times editorialized he 'split from the pack' and 'did the right thing at the right moment in history.' His district hosts no major defense contractors, but his Navy background and Appropriations Committee membership shaped his national-security hawkishness. The vote drew MAGA backlash but burnished his moderate credentials — a rarity in his voting record.
Date: 2024-04-20
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Voted yea on S. 5 / H.R. 29 (Laken Riley Act — On Passage) on 2025-01-07: LaLota voted with all House Republicans and 46 Democrats (264-159) to mandate ICE detention for undocumented immigrants charged with theft. His district is 95% citizens with 13.5% foreign-born. He stated: 'Laken Riley's tragic and preventable murder is a stark reminder of the urgent need to enforce our immigration laws.' The vote aligned with his Navy-veteran national security brand and Trump-endorsed conservative identity in his R+10 district. Donors from securities/investment ($349,694) and real estate ($171,795) sectors favored the bill's law-and-order posture.
Date: 2025-01-07
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Voted yea on H.R. 1 (One Big Beautiful Bill Act — On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment and Final Passage) on 2025-07-03: LaLota's Yea vote (218-214) is the defining vote of his congressional career. He was the public face of the NY GOP SALT revolt — the Newsday headline read 'No Salt. No Deal. For Real.' He secured a $40,000 SALT cap (up from $10,000), delivering an estimated $5,000+ in tax relief for a Long Island family earning $250,000. But the CBO projected the bill would add $3-4 trillion to the deficit and cut ~$930 billion from Medicaid. An estimated 64,000 constituents in NY-01 risked losing health coverage. The bill passed by just 4 votes. LaLota's SALT deal helped deliver the margin. His district's $628,600 median home value and $134,242 median income made SALT relief the most salient local issue — but his earlier promise that 'we will not vote for something that takes away eligibility from our constituents' was abandoned. He called it 'the toughest legislative fight of my time in Congress.' The AFL-CIO scored his vote against working people.
Date: 2025-07-03
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[disclosure] The CBO projected the OBBB would add approximately $3-4 trillion to the deficit over 10 years. In March 2025, LaLota had published an op-ed describing 'deficit reduction' as a priority. The House Majority PAC polling found 44% of constituents had 'very serious concerns' and 7% had 'somewhat serious concerns' about 'the Republican budget bill that made deep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits while giving billionaires tax breaks.'
Date: 2025-07-03
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[statement] In his official OBBB press release, LaLota stated the bill 'protects Social Security and Medicare — while finally ending the provider tax scam that let states game Medicaid. Taxpayers deserve transparency, not gimmicks.' He also asserted the bill achieves 'Deficit Reduction Without Touching Social Security or Medicare.'
Date: 2025-07-03
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[disclosure] End Citizens United spokesperson said: 'This arrangement is the very definition of pay-to-play politics. The timing of these contributions reeks of corrupt backroom deals, with money flowing to Rep. LaLota before and after key events.' LaLota received $43,000 from the doctors' colleagues in June 2024, about a week before the group's CEO and a doctor got facetime with the House Speaker.
Date: 2024-10-28
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[statement] LaLota defended the NY Cancer & Blood Specialists promotional video: 'If a group of cancer doctors from my district, who have helped save hundreds if not thousands of my constituents' lives, asked me to set up a meeting with top Washington policy makers, I would have...That said, I was never asked by anyone to facilitate or attend such a meeting.'
Date: 2024-10-28
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[vote] LaLota voted Yea on the OBBB which raised the SALT cap to $40,000 for households earning under $500,000 — less than the $60,000/$120,000 he had previously demanded and without marriage-penalty relief. He celebrated the deal as a 'hard-earned win for Long Island families.'
Date: 2025-07-03
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[statement] LaLota and fellow NY Republicans demanded 'No Salt. No Deal. For Real.' He co-sponsored a 2023 amendment to raise the SALT cap to $60,000 for single filers and $120,000 for joint filers. He publicly stated: 'We want to deliver for our middle-class constituents, but we need some breathing room.'
Date: 2025-05-22
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[disclosure] PolitiFact rated LaLota's claim FALSE, finding: 'His statement is inaccurate and mischaracterizes laws and the language included in the budget resolution, creating a false impression of what his vote supported. The 32-word sentence that directs the Energy and Commerce Committee to trim $880 billion over 10 years from programs it authorizes does not include any protections, guardrails, or specific directions for the panel to follow.' The resolution directed $880 billion in cuts from programs where Medicaid represents 93% of spending.
Date: 2025-03-25
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[statement] In a March 4, 2025 video message to constituents, LaLota stated: 'On Feb. 25, I voted yes on a budget resolution that protects Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid while cutting some spending elsewhere.' He advised constituents: 'I'll always be honest with you.'
Date: 2025-03-04
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LaLota served as a Suffolk County elections commissioner and chief of staff to the county's presiding officer before his election to Congress. He previously worked for Democratic Rep. Steve Israel as a constituent services representative helping veterans.
Date: 2023-01-03
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Quiver Quantitative estimates LaLota's net worth at $514,900 as of February 2026 — the 392nd highest in Congress.
Date: 2026-02-01
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In June 2023, End Citizens United filed an ethics complaint with the Office of Congressional Ethics alleging LaLota failed to file legally required information about his consulting firm and its assets in his 2022 financial disclosure report.
Date: 2023-06-28
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In October 2024, POLITICO reported LaLota starred in a promotional video for New York Cancer & Blood Specialists within days of affiliated physicians and a related PAC contributing $18,000 to his reelection bid. They also gave $130,000 to Speaker Johnson's Grow the Majority committee — half of which then went to LaLota. Across two House campaigns, LaLota has benefited from at least $100,000 from NY Cancer & Blood Specialists associates and the Conquering Cancer PAC. End Citizens United called it 'the very definition of pay-to-play politics.'
Date: 2024-10-28
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Top contributing organizations (2023-2024): New York Cancer & Blood Specialists ($49,450), Blackstone Group ($43,969), Elliott Management ($20,250), Valmore Gp ($19,800), Professional Group Plans ($17,166).
Date: 2024-12-31
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Top contributing industries (2023-2024): Leadership PACs ($496,300), Retired ($402,936), Securities & Investment ($349,694), Real Estate ($171,795), Candidate Committees ($165,830).
Date: 2024-12-31
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2023-2024 election cycle: Raised $4,059,576; Spent $3,462,061; Cash on hand $676,077; Debts $0. Source of funds: PAC contributions 37.76% ($1,533,118), Other 31.82% ($1,291,949), Large individual contributions 28.01% ($1,137,172), Small individual contributions (<$200) 2.40% ($97,337).
Date: 2024-12-31
Added: 03 May 2026
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