Malliotakis: Withdrawal of Redistricting Lawsuit Is a Victory for Staten Island and Brooklyn

Image March 19, 2026 Press Release (NEW YORK, NY) — Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis released the following statement: "The agreement reached with the Democrats to dismiss this frivolous redistricting case is a total and complete victory and further demonstrates it was all a sham from the beginning. The Democrats’ attempt to exploit the overtly partisan courts in New York were gifted a meritless “victory” by Kathy Hochul’s handpicked judge. Thankfully, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to allow this transparent attempt to rig our election to proceed and, as clearly stated by Justice Alito, it was, in fact, the Democrats and their own judge who “blatantly discriminate[d] on the basis of race.” Again, I thank the U.S. Supreme Court for preserving the integrity of New York’s elections and preventing the Democrats from corruptly and unconstitutionally abusing our judicial system to give themselves an advantage at the expense of Brooklyn and Staten Island voters, who should be the only ones to determine who represents them in Congress.”