Brooklyn, NY – Caller Bows Out As Storobin Announces Candidacy For Super Jewish Seat

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    Sen. David Storobin talks to Hamodia Editor Yochenen Donn, announcing his candidacy, while Nachmen Caller listens in on Jun 12 2012. Photo: HamodiaBrooklyn, NY – The Republican ticket for the upcoming “Super-Jewish” senate seat underwent a radical change as newly elected State Senator David Storobin announced his candidacy and previously announced candidate Nachman Caller stepped down and endorsed Storobin instead.

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    Storobin, a criminal lawyer, declared his intentions on Monday night in an exclusive interview with Hamodia, saying that he decided to run after consulting with various senate members. An active member of New York City’s Russian Jewish community and Vice Chair of the Kings County Republican party, Storobin has been active in community affairs and credits his interest in politics to a desire to repay all those who helped his family when they first immigrated to the United States from the former Soviet Union.

    According to reports in Hamodia, Caller explained that despite his April announcement that he intended to face off against Simcha Felder in the race for the new senate seat, his intended goal had been to maintain Republican momentum in the district.

    “I was basically putting myself out as a candidate that the community should know that there is an alternative,” explained Caller. “It was always understood if you could go back to my earlier statement, it was that David ran a very hard fought campaign and that if he wins, he earned it and that he deserves to run. Everyone said that, including Dov Hikind. They all said that if David wins, he runs.”

    Storobin, who said that his recent victory in the 27th district will benefit both the Jewish community and others with conservative values, told Hamodia that he hopes to wage a positive campaign that will focus only on the issues and will be free of personal attacks.

    “On November 6th there will be an election,” said Storobin. “On November 7th I would like to go out to lunch with Simcha Felder and be friends. I think that is the right thing to do and I hope that is the attitude he takes.”

    Storobin, whose grandfather went hungry during the largest tank battle in history because he could not get kosher food, said that while his family outwardly kept their Jewish heritage a secret while living in Russia in order to avoid persecution, they always identified themselves as Jewish and hopes that the fact that Felder is an Orthodox Jew will not be a factor in the upcoming election.

    “I’ve paid a price to be a Jew,” declared Storobin. “I deserve to be known as a Jew.”

    Storobin hopes the November 6th election will focus on the issues and hopes that if elected, he might do certain things differently than Felder.

    “The point is not that he is a bad person, the point is that I will be able to deliver more and I think that I will be more in lines in terms of political ideology,” explained Storobin. “So when it comes to Barack Obama, I never supported Barack Obama. When it comes to tax policy, I would never vote to raise our taxes 18.5 percent.”

    In the short time since his election to the senate, Storobin has hit the ground running, sponsoring legislation marking the 40th anniversary of the massacre of Israeli athlete at the 1972 Munich Olympics and offering aid to college students, including rabbinical students.

    Storobin, who plans to relocate from Brighton Beach to the 27th district, reiterated his commitment to the residents of the so called “Super Jewish” district.

    “I will be there trying to make a difference and succeeding in making a difference by being in the majority,” pledged Storobin. “The same argument that I made last time still stands. I am with the people on fiscal issues, I am with the people on social issues, I am with the people on educational issues, on non-profits and other mosdos and on any other issue – I am with the people of this district.”


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    shalomke
    shalomke
    11 years ago

    This is the 2nd time that Nachman Caller has dropped out in favor of another candidate. What happened?

    Zeidy
    Zeidy
    11 years ago

    What’s with Noach Dear is he gona run because Strobin can’t beat Simcha Felder But Noach Dear can

    joeynathan
    joeynathan
    11 years ago

    wake up and smell the coffee , this is how political game is played , and if you don’t like it you can always wish for a very rich person who is not beholden to anyone and can outspend everyone out there who has his own opinions how things should be done.

    jew-wish
    jew-wish
    11 years ago

    Uhhh since when does one have to don a yarmulke to enter the Hamodia offices? Next time I am on Foster Avenue, should I take my shoes off too?

    Aryeh
    Aryeh
    11 years ago

    Best of luck to Storobin and everything, but he stands zero chance of winning an election against Felder. Something tells me that Nachman knows who is the strongest in this match up too…

    akivapupa
    akivapupa
    11 years ago

    “Guess what Greenfield won and Tap was still passed by aguda and dov”
    So are you trying to say that Greenfield from the city helped to pass TAP a state program, do you know how goverment works???

    TheRealJoe123
    TheRealJoe123
    11 years ago

    Wow this is gonna be fun to watch, but Storobin will need another miracle in order to win this race.

    Fedler should be forced to explain is cozy relationship with Liu and his fancy 200k a year job on the tax payers dime.

    shalomke
    shalomke
    11 years ago

    At any rate, this promises to be an interesting campaign. It will be hard for Storobin to win major endorsements from the frum community as he is running against a community member. However, he may succeed with Russian vote.

    Oyvey
    Oyvey
    11 years ago

    Felder should try to get the Republican line also. If not that, then the Independent or Conservative line. If he gets enough votes on a non-Democrat line he won’t be beholden to the Democratic party and can’t be forced to tow the line.

    Election2014
    Election2014
    11 years ago

    Anyone that understands politics would know that if you vote for simcha hes going to be in the minority It’s a much safer bet going with shtrobin who’s in the majority republican senate

    DovidTheK
    DovidTheK
    11 years ago

    I don’t see any internet filters on those computers in the background of the picture.

    11 years ago

    Fielder has a proven track record. Storobin is a novice unknown who won a seat for a few months in a tainted election. I hope the community wakes up this time.