Monday’s Supreme Court ruling overturning a state court order to redraw the 11th Congressional District seat could have major implications for New York’s Congressional makeup.
It was a rare win for Republicans in a critical midterm election cycle in which Democrats are hoping to win big in the House of Representatives and Senate. U.S. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, a Republican, holds the 11th District seat covering southern Brooklyn and all of Staten Island – and with the lines staying the same, it makes her chances of being re-elected in November far easier.
