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Nicole Malliotakis: “We need competitive districts.”

Featuring: Nicole Malliotakis, Republican | U.S. House New York, 11th Congressional District

Common Ground: Ryan Nobles moderates a conversation with Reps. Dingell and Malliotakis

Published April 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:49

I've been the victim of it myself, as you know, just going through this every two years, having a legal fight over my current lines. I'm the only competitive district in the city of New York. And, and I believe strongly that We need competitive districts. We don't have competitive districts. You end up with either a far left or far right representative. And that's really what's polarizing Congress today, is that you don't have people meeting in the middle. (04:49–04:51)

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Asserts the need for competitive electoral districts.

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