NY-01: Nick LaLota (R)
Nick LaLota’s father was a Nassau County Police Officer, his grandfathers were NYPD officers, and his stepfather served in the Navy. His mother, while working at Grumman assigned to the F-14 program, brought home U.S. Navy Tomcat models.
While a senior in high school LaLota applied to one of the few coveted spots at the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis. Selected for academic record and leadership, he attended and earned his degree from Annapolis. He entered the Navy and attained the rank of Lieutenant. He was sent overseas on three separate occasions, deploying to twenty countries.
After his Naval career, LaLota returned home. He then went to work continuing his public service. In 2013, he was appointed to the Amityville Board of Trustees and successfully ran for election in 2014 and re-election in 2015.
Since 2008, LaLota has served in different leadership roles in local government on Long Island and currently serves as the chief of staff to the Suffolk County Legislature.
Prior to being the County Legislature’s chief of staff, he served 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.
A husband and father to three daughters, he and his wife Kaylie are raising their children in Amityville. Kaylie is a physical education teacher at Northport High School and a graduate of Hofstra University.
LaLota is a cum laude graduate from Hofstra University’s Zarb School of Business with a master’s degree in Business Administration.
The above information was sourced from the candidate’s campaign website.
