Federal

U.S. Representative, 11th Congressional District

Vote for: 1
Term: 2 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A U.S. representative votes on federal laws and the federal budget in the U.S. House.

Covers Richmond County and part of Kings County.

Candidates Compare by issue

Mike DeCillis

Democratic

Former NYPD officer, teacher and attorney

The gist

Supports a single-payer health care system.
Supports universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade.
Supports overturning Citizens United.
Supports lower taxes on workers and higher taxes on billionaires.
Opposes dismantling the Department of Education.
Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.

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Supports a single-payer health care system.
Issues — DeCillis for Congress
Campaign website · DeCillis for NY · decillisforcongress.com
“Mike will advocate for a single-payer system of healthcare, eliminating all co-pays and deductibles”
Supports universal background checks and an assault weapons ban.
Issues — DeCillis for Congress
Campaign website · DeCillis for NY · decillisforcongress.com
“the majority of Americans support universal background checks, gun licensing, and an assault weapons ban. Not only does Mike support these measures”
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade.
Issues — DeCillis for Congress
Campaign website · DeCillis for NY · decillisforcongress.com
“It’s long overdue that we codify Roe v. Wade.”
Supports overturning Citizens United.
Issues — DeCillis for Congress
Campaign website · DeCillis for NY · decillisforcongress.com
“Mike believes that Citizens United must be overturned, period.”
Supports lower taxes on workers and higher taxes on billionaires.
Issues — DeCillis for Congress
Campaign website · DeCillis for NY · decillisforcongress.com
“We need to reduce the tax burden on the working class and the billionaires need to pay their fair share.”
Opposes dismantling the Department of Education.
Issues — DeCillis for Congress
Campaign website · DeCillis for NY · decillisforcongress.com
“Mike will stop the dismantling of the Department of Education”
Supports the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act.
Issues — DeCillis for Congress
Campaign website · DeCillis for NY · decillisforcongress.com
“Mike will support the passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act”

Nicole Malliotakis

Republican, ConservativeIncumbent

U.S. Representative

The gist

Voted for 2025 tax law quadrupling the SALT deduction.
Introduced bill tying federal funds to not defunding police.
Co-sponsored the Remain in Mexico Act.
Sponsored the Parents’ Bill of Rights; supports school choice.
Authored the University Accountability Act, which passed the House.
Supports voter ID and voter roll maintenance.
Introduced Goldie’s Act targeting abusive commercial dog breeders.

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Voted for 2025 tax law quadrupling the SALT deduction.
Meet Nicole | Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Campaign website · Nicole for New York · nicolemalliotakis.com
“Through the Working Families Tax Cuts enacted in 2025, she quadrupled the SALT Deduction”
Introduced bill tying federal funds to not defunding police.
The Issues | Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Campaign website · Nicole for New York · nicolemalliotakis.com
“drafted and introduced legislation requiring municipalities to certify that they have not defunded their police departments before qualifying for federal funding”
Co-sponsored the Remain in Mexico Act.
The Issues | Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Campaign website · Nicole for New York · nicolemalliotakis.com
“HR 1259 the Remain in Mexico Act”
Sponsored the Parents’ Bill of Rights; supports school choice.
The Issues | Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Campaign website · Nicole for New York · nicolemalliotakis.com
“As a sponsor of HR 6056, the Parents’ Bill of Rights … She supports expanding parental school choice”
Authored the University Accountability Act, which passed the House.
The Issues | Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Campaign website · Nicole for New York · nicolemalliotakis.com
“She wrote the HR 8914, the University Accountability Act, and passed it in the House.”
Supports voter ID and voter roll maintenance.
The Issues | Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Campaign website · Nicole for New York · nicolemalliotakis.com
“This includes voter identification, regular maintenance of state voter rolls”
Introduced Goldie’s Act targeting abusive commercial dog breeders.
The Issues | Nicole Malliotakis for Congress
Campaign website · Nicole for New York · nicolemalliotakis.com
“Nicole wrote and introduced HR 1788 Goldie’s Act”

Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 6 issues covered in this race.