Who's running in New York's 11th congressional district
2 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
2 candidates · ballot order · Nicole Malliotakis currently holds this seat
Medium confidenceMedium confidenceThe candidate's stated positions and basic record are documented, but coverage is thin — often little independent reporting, or criticism from only one side.What would raise it: More independent reporting, a documented voting record, or published criticism from a named opponent would raise this.
What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Tax relief for working families, including capital gains relief for seniors.
Homeland security funding.
Opposition to what she describes as socialist policies in New York politics.
Support for law enforcement; she is backed by police and corrections unions.
Lower energy costs; she attributes New York gas prices to high taxes.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Representative for the 11th District since January 2021.
Assistant whip for the House Republican Conference; member of the House Ways and Means Committee.
Member of the New York State Assembly before Congress.
Advanced from the June 23, 2026 Republican primary.
Arguments in favor
She sits on Ways and Means and is an Assistant Whip for the House Republican Conference, and points to the tax provisions she worked on: "Tax Day is here, and Staten Island residents are seeing significant savings as a result of the provisions we fought to secure."
— Nicole Malliotakis's campaign
The district's uniformed unions are with her — police, firefighter, transit and maritime endorsements — alongside Donald Trump: "Nicole Malliotakis has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — SHE WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!"
— Endorsements listed by Nicole Malliotakis's campaign
Arguments against
She voted for cuts that would take $2.7 billion out of this district and hit the roughly 200,000 people here on Medicaid, along with Medicare and SNAP — not a scalpel against waste and fraud, but tax cuts for billionaires paid for by her own constituents.
— Rally organisers in Bay Ridge and Staten Island, reported by Radio Free Bay Ridge. Malliotakis answers that the resolution "doesn't even mention Medicaid" and calls the charge "a 100% LIE"
She is a "MAGA loyalist" out of step with a split district: "President Trump and Congressional Republicans including Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis are destroying democracy at home, and diplomacy and security abroad."
— Mike DeCillis
What we couldn’t verify
The $2.7 billion and 200,000 figures come from the rally organisers and were not independently verified from the sources found.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's published case against her dates from the 2020 cycle and is not used here.
Congress functioning as a co-equal branch rather than deferring to executive action.
Affordability: reducing the tax burden on working people while, he says, billionaires pay their fair share.
Opposing the dismantling of the Department of Education and investing more in public schools.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Thirty-five years in public service; former teacher.
Fourth-generation Staten Islander and third-generation union member.
Endorsed by NYSUT, the New York Muslim Action Network, Moms Demand Action and local officials.
Runs a campaign funded by individuals rather than corporations.
Won the June 23, 2026 Democratic primary.
Arguments in favor
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
Arguments against
We found none published about this candidate in the sources reviewed.
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of DeCillis by name could be found: not from Nicole Malliotakis or her campaign, not from the National Republican Congressional Committee, not from his Democratic primary opponents, and not from Staten Island or Brooklyn news coverage. Because no case against him exists on the record, none is presented for him either, rather than showing his own campaign's case unanswered.
This is his third run for the seat: he also ran in 2018 and 2022 and, according to reporting, withdrew before the general election both times. No published criticism framed around that record was found.
His fundraising totals were not reported in material available.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
New York held its primary on June 23, 2026. Republican incumbent Nicole Malliotakis faces Democrat Mike DeCillis in this Staten Island and southern Brooklyn district, the only Republican-held seat in New York City. New York allows fusion voting. The 2026 elections use the congressional map enacted on February 28, 2024. Roster from the New York qualifying lists as reported by Politics1 and Wikipedia. Arguments are shown for Malliotakis, a sitting member whose votes have been publicly protested and who has answered the charge. No published criticism of DeCillis by name was found, so neither column is filled for him; his record and positions are in his profile.
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