U.S. representative for New York's 11th congressional district since 2021. Her constituency covers Staten Island and southern Brooklyn. Malliotakis is the only Republican representing a significant part of New York City in Congress, and the only female Republican elected official in New York City. In 2020, she defeated incumbent Max Rose. She was the Republican nominee for mayor of New York City in the 2017 election, which she lost to incumbent Bill de Blasio. She served in the NY State Assembly between 2011 and 2020.