- See Nick LaLota's sponsored bills →Nick LaLotaRepublicanIncumbent✓ Verified$4.4M raised
- Christopher GallantDemocratic✓ Verified$1.6M raised
- Celina WilsonREP$5K raised
Where they stand
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Where they differ: Christopher Gallant supports lowering the cost of living on Long Island through federal investments and expanding affordable housing, and he advocates protecting and strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security while lowering prescription drug costs 124. Nick LaLota votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation and financial protections, and he supports quadrupling the SALT deduction cap and lowering taxes for working-class Long Islanders 31112.
AI-written comparison of the sourced entries below. Generated Oct 19, 2026.
| Issue | Nick LaLotaRepublican | Christopher GallantDemocratic | Celina WilsonREP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Economy & Jobs | Nick LaLota votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention. | Gallant supports lowering the cost of living on Long Island through federal investments, housing supply expansion, and protections against price gouging to help working families and young people stay and build a future. Gallant would seek federal funding to build more affordable housing in NY-01. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Economy & Jobs: Christopher Gallant supports lowering the cost of living on Long Island through federal investments, housing supply expansion, and protections against price gouging to help working families and young people stay and build a future 1. He would seek federal funding to build more affordable housing in NY-01 2. Nick LaLota votes yea on bills supporting technology use in regulation, capital access, privacy in purchases, TRIA reauthorization, and financial exploitation prevention 3. | |||
| Healthcare | Nick LaLota votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities. | Gallant supports protecting and strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, lowering prescription drug costs, expanding coverage, and improving access to affordable, reliable healthcare for all Long Island fa… Gallant supports a hybrid health care system that includes an employer-paid option for workers. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Healthcare: Christopher Gallant supports protecting and strengthening Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, lowering prescription drug costs, expanding coverage, and improving access to affordable, reliable healthcare for all Long Island families 1. He also supports a hybrid health care system that includes an employer-paid option for workers 2. Nick LaLota votes yea on acts reauthorizing early care, rural care, Medicaid protections, lowering premiums, and supporting patients and communities 3. | |||
| Immigration | LaLota supports securing the border, deporting dangerous criminal illegal immigrants, protecting taxpayers, and reforming immigration with strength, fairness, and common sense. Nick LaLota votes yea on multiple immigration enforcement and security bills, including Secure America Act and Stop Illegal Entry Act, but nay on a national emergency resolution. | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Public Safety & Crime | Nick LaLota votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets. | Gallant supports ensuring first responders have the tools needed to protect neighborhoods and keep streets secure, drawing on his experience as a firefighter and first responder. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Public Safety & Crime: Christopher Gallant supports ensuring first responders have the tools needed to protect neighborhoods and keep streets secure, drawing on his experience as a firefighter and first responder 1. Nick LaLota votes yea on bills enhancing prison staff safety, veterans' 2nd amendment rights, cashless bail reporting, and keeping violent offenders off streets 2. | |||
| Abortion | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. Check their site ↗ | No public position found. |
| Taxes & Government Spending | LaLota fought to quadruple the SALT deduction cap and supports making it permanent to provide lasting tax fairness for Long Island families. LaLota fights to lower taxes for working-class Long Islanders and has experience overseeing a $3.7 billion county budget while delivering municipal services at affordable tax rates. Nick LaLota votes yea on tax relief for fraud victims, budget resolutions, continuing appropriations, and national security funding bills. | Gallant supports permanent SALT relief for Long Island homeowners and federal investments to improve infrastructure and affordability, while holding corporations accountable for price gouging and housing speculation. Gallant opposes using government shutdowns as a bargaining tool. | No public position found. |
| Energy & Environment | LaLota supports protecting Long Island’s environment and water quality, expanding clean energy jobs, opposing offshore drilling, and ensuring Suffolk County receives fair federal and state funding. Nick LaLota votes yea on disapproving EPA rules, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and fuel retailer choice acts. | Gallant supports long-term investments to strengthen and rebuild Long Island’s coastline, improve storm resilience, and modernize infrastructure to prepare for future extreme weather events. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Energy & Environment: Christopher Gallant supports long-term investments to strengthen and rebuild Long Island’s coastline, improve storm resilience, and modernize infrastructure to prepare for future extreme weather events 1. Nick LaLota supports protecting Long Island’s environment and water quality, expanding clean energy jobs, opposing offshore drilling, and ensuring Suffolk County receives fair federal and state funding 2. Nick LaLota voted yea on disapproving EPA rules, diesel emissions reduction, marine conservation, battlefield protection, and fuel retailer choice acts 3. | |||
| Foreign Policy & Defense | Nick LaLota votes nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming bills. | Gallant emphasizes his military service and supports veterans by advocating for improved VA healthcare, mental health services, housing support, and honoring commitments to veterans. | No public position found. |
| Where they differ on Foreign Policy & Defense: Christopher Gallant emphasizes his military service and supports veterans by advocating for improved VA healthcare, mental health services, housing support, and honoring commitments to veterans 1. Nick LaLota voted nay on resolutions to remove US forces from Iran and Lebanon, and yea on defense authorization and veterans clinic naming bills 2. | |||