If Republican Presidential Candidate Marco Rubio ultimately makes it to the White House expect Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis‘ political stock to soar.
That after the Rubio campaign recently appointed the Bay Ridge lawmaker to head his New York State campaign for president.
“My role is in putting together support and endorsements so Senator Rubio wins the April 19th Primary in New York and secures as many delegates as possible in the state,” said Malliotakis, explaining that each Congressional district carries three delegates.
If your candidate gets 50 percent or more in the district they get all three delegates, but if the get less than 50 percent but still win the vote, they get two delegates and the next runner-up gets one, she said.
Malliotakis said she met Rubio for the first time this year, but has been following his career for a while.
“I can very much relate to him. We’re both children of immigrants. His parents are from Cuba and my mother is Cuban, and we share similar stories and aspirations of the American dream,” said Malliotakis. “I find him very impressive on the issues of immigration, health care, foreign policy and college debt that we’re facing right now.”
“This is a generational movement. We’re seeing young leaders emerging in the Republican party and Marco’s pol numbers are up. He keeps advancing after every debate. We can’t keep electing the same 21st Century leaders we keep electing. We need a fresh perspective from someone living through the obstacles people are having such as a mortgage, having college debt and living paycheck to paycheck.”
Malliotakis said Rubio has shown a willingness to work across the aisle to come up with solutions.
“He has a plan that’s reasonable, responsible and compassionate like securing the borders and at the same time streamlining the process so more people can become legal residents,” said Malliotakis. “It’s generational. We have new problems and need new leaders, and not the same old recycled politicians from the past.”
