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Staten Island Live, Democratic congressional candidate Andrea Morse kicks off campaign

Andrea holds a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia. She is married and has three children. Andrea attends Christ Church in New Brighton.

Andrea is a lawyer and a small business owner.

Andrea S. Morse's campaign for US Representative in Congressional District 11 is her first run for public office.


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Opposes congestion pricing, believing it disproportionately affects residents of Staten Island and South Brooklyn, where limited mass transit makes car commuting a necessity.

Opposes congestion pricing, believing it disproportionately affects this district, where limited mass transit makes commuting by car a necessity.

Supports reducing commute times by expanding ferry access, funding rapid transit, and ensuring local subways operate frequently.

Supports reducing commute times by expanding ferry access, allocating funding for the North Shore Rapid Transit system, and ensuring local subways are fully funded and operate frequently.

- Opposes congestion pricing, believing it disproportionately affects this district, where limited mass transit makes commuting by car a necessity.
- Supports reducing commute times by expanding ferry access, allocating funding for the North Shore Rapid Transit system, and ensuring local subways are fully funded and operate frequently.

Economy

Supports gun control and plans to implement universal background checks, close the gun show loophole, and ban assault weapons.

Supports gun control and advocates for implementing universal background checks, closing the "iron pipeline that has guns flooding the streets of New York." and banning assault weapons.

Supports a fully funded local police force and believes NYPD officers deserve a raise.

Supports a fully funded local police force and advocates for additional funding for NYPD officers. 

Supports legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress during their terms in office.

Supports legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress during their terms. 

Supports legislation requiring full transparency of campaign finances and super PAC funding to combat the influence of "dark money" in elections.

Supports legislation requiring full transparency of campaign finances and super Political Action Committee (PAC) funding to combat the influence of "dark money" in elections.

- Supports gun control and advocates for implementing universal background checks, closing the "iron pipeline that has guns flooding the streets of New York." and banning assault weapons.
- Supports a fully funded local police force and advocates for additional funding for NYPD officers. 
- Supports legislation to ban stock trading by members of Congress during their terms. 
- Supports legislation requiring full transparency of campaign finances and super Political Action Committee (PAC) funding to combat the influence of "dark money" in elections.

Public Safety

Supports abortion and believes Congress must protect women's reproductive rights.

Supports protecting and improving the Affordable Care Act (ACA) by lowering premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and plans to lower Medicare eligibility to 55 and introduce a public option for universal coverage.

Wants to protect and enhance the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and lowering premiums and out-of-pocket costs. 

Supports lowering Medicare eligibility to 55 and wants to introduce a public option to compete with private insurance companies for universal coverage.

- Supports abortion access. 
- Wants to protect and enhance the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and lowering premiums and out-of-pocket costs. 
- Supports lowering Medicare eligibility to 55 and wants to introduce a public option to compete with private insurance companies for universal coverage.

Healthcare

Supports the East Shore Seawall project and advocates for continued funding of similar infrastructure projects in Staten Island and across the country.

Believes "radical investment" is necessary to prevent devastating storm damage from climate change.

Believes effects of climate change make "radical investment" necessary to prevent storm damage 

- Supports the East Shore Seawall project and advocates for continued funding of similar infrastructure projects in Staten Island and across the country.
- Believes effects of climate change make "radical investment" necessary to prevent storm damage 

Energy & the Environment

Supports investing in military modernization and cutting-edge technology while eliminating wasteful spending.

Supports investing in the military and technology to ensure they are prepared for modern warfare challenges while eliminating "wasteful spending on outdated or unnecessary programs."

Supports increased funding for humanitarian aid to help those displaced by conflict and natural disasters.

Supports a foreign policy that protects national interests, supports allies, and upholds values, emphasizing a pragmatic and principled approach to international relations.

Supports a foreign policy that protects national interests, supports allies, and upholds American values.

- Supports a strong military.
- Supports investing in the military and technology to ensure they are prepared for modern warfare challenges while eliminating "wasteful spending on outdated or unnecessary programs."
- Supports increased funding for humanitarian aid to help those displaced by conflict and natural disasters.
- Supports a foreign policy that protects national interests, supports allies, and upholds American values.

Foreign Policy and Immigration

As of June 7, 2025, Andrea S. Morse’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Voting & Elections

Supports equitable education opportunities for all children from preschool to high school and beyond.

Supports ensuring equitable education opportunities for all children.

- Supports ensuring equitable education opportunities for all children.

Education

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Andrea S. Morse

Nicole was born in New York City. She holds a bachelor's degree from Seton Hall University and a master's degree in business administration from Wagner College. 

Nicole previously worked as a liaison for former New York State Senator John Marchi and as a public affairs manager for former New York Governor George Pataki. 

Nicole Malliotakis currently serves as a US Representative in Congressional District 11. She was elected in 2020 and is serving her second term. She previously served as a member of the New York State Assembly for five terms. Nicole ran for mayor of New York City in 2017, but she did not win. 

As an assembly member, restored local and express bus service.

As an assembly member, Malliotakis restored local and express bus service.

As a state assembly member, led efforts to halt the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Congestion Pricing Program.

As a state assembly member, Malliotakis helped stop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Congestion Pricing Program.

As a House Representative, introduced legislation to increase the federal standard deduction and reduce taxes for over 107 million Americans, including over 350,000 households in Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn.

As a House Representative, Malliotakis introduced legislation to increase the federal standard deduction and reduce taxes for over "107 million Americans, including over 350,000 households in Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn."

- As an assembly member, Malliotakis restored local and express bus service.
- As a state assembly member, Malliotakis helped stop the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s Congestion Pricing Program.
- As a House Representative, Malliotakis introduced legislation to increase the federal standard deduction and reduce taxes for over "107 million Americans, including over 350,000 households in Staten Island and Southern Brooklyn."

Supports equipping schools with trained police officers, security equipment, and immediate crisis mental health care services.

Said she is working to equip schools with police officers, security equipment, and mental health care services.

- Said she is working to equip schools with police officers, security equipment, and mental health care services.

Supports lowering prescription drug costs and increasing access to telehealth.

Opposes government funding of animal testing.

Opposes government funding for animal testing.

Believes in investigating the origins of COVID-19 to ensure transparency and accuracy in scientific research.

Said "We must know the source of COVID-19 to prevent the next pandemic". 

- Supports lowering prescription drug costs and increasing access to telehealth.
- Opposes government funding for animal testing.
- Said "We must know the source of COVID-19 to prevent the next pandemic". 

Supports legislation to reduce emissions and expand renewable energy sources.

As a US representative,  Malliotakis secured funding to complete the East Shore Sea Wall.

- Supports legislation to reduce emissions and expand renewable energy sources.
- As a US representative,  Malliotakis secured funding to complete the East Shore Sea Wall.

Said as "Americans and New Yorkers, we unequivocally stand with the Israeli people in the face of this horrific acts of Iranian-backed terrorism of Hamas."

Opposes "open border" immigration policies.

Believes Trump will reverse Biden’s border policies and resolve the "illegal immigration crisis" in New York City.

- Said as "Americans and New Yorkers, we unequivocally stand with the Israeli people in the face of this horrific acts of Iranian-backed terrorism of Hamas."
- Opposes "open border" immigration policies. 
- Believes Trump will reverse Biden’s border policies and resolve the "illegal immigration crisis" in New York City.

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Believes in reforms to make voting easier and prevent fraud, including voter ID and maintaining voter rolls.

Supports reforms that make both voting easier and fraud more difficult to commit, including "voter identification, regular maintenance of state voter rolls, stringent safeguards to prevent manipulation and abuse of absentee ballot voting and a streamlined process to ensure that credible claims of election fraud receive a thorough hearing before a judge."

Voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

- Supports reforms that make both voting easier and fraud more difficult to commit, including "voter identification, regular maintenance of state voter rolls, stringent safeguards to prevent manipulation and abuse of absentee ballot voting and a streamlined process to ensure that credible claims of election fraud receive a thorough hearing before a judge."
- Voted to overturn the results of the 2020 election.

As a state legislator, wrote a law preventing the closure of a local teen intervention center.

As a state legislator, Malliotakis wrote a state law she said was "responsible for preventing the closure of a local teen intervention center."

Opposes dismantling Specialty High Schools and Gifted and Talented Programs.

As a state legislator,  Malliotakis opposed removing Specialty High Schools and Gifted and Talented Programs.

Advocates for providing a police officer, security equipment, and access to mental health care services in all schools. 

- As a state legislator, Malliotakis wrote a state law she said was "responsible for preventing the closure of a local teen intervention center."
- As a state legislator,  Malliotakis opposed removing Specialty High Schools and Gifted and Talented Programs.
- Advocates for providing a police officer, security equipment, and access to mental health care services in all schools. 

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