Brooklyn, NY – Just days after announcing his entry into the Democratic primary for the newly designated so called Super-Jewish senate seat, Deputy Comptroller Simcha Felder is expected to receive the endorsement of Assemblyman Dov Hikind when he appears on Hikind’s call in radio program tomorrow night.
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“Simcha was my chief of my staff for many years and I am excited to hear that he is running for public office again,” Hikind told VIN News. “One of our recent goals has been to unite behind one candidate who will most effectively represent our community. I am thrilled that Simcha is running for this seat. He is sensitive, extremely intelligent and both passionate and compassionate and I am personally very excited to have him in this race.”
Hikind’s expected endorsement follows on the heels of an unofficial announcement by City Councilman David Greenfield, who threw his support behind Felder on the Nachum Segal Show. While Greenfield had initially been vehemently opposed to the creation of the heavily Jewish district, according to reports on news site Politicker.com, Greenfield will eventually endorse Felder’s bid in the upcoming September Democratic primary.
“I’m not a fan of the ‘Super Jewish’ seat and I opposed it, but the reality is that these are the facts of life,” said Greenfield. “If there is going to be a ‘Super Jewish’ seat we need a ‘Super Jew’ and obviously Simcha’s that guy.”
Felder, a former city councilman for Brooklyn’s 44th district, has been working for Comptroller John Liu for over two years and will remain on the job while campaigning for the senate seat. Possible Republican candidates for the newly created site include New York State Civil Court Judge Noach Dear, David Storobin and Nachman Caller.
Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, creator the Jewish Super-District, is also expected to be a guest on Talkline Communcation’s The Dov Hikind Show tomorrow night, which airs on WMCA 570 AM at 11 PM.
So Felder is going to be the establishment candidate and we are going to be forced to vote for him? I wonder if Hikind remembers the 2010 election for City Council.
Recycled politicians.
politics at its best
At least Felder knows something about politics. What does Nachman Caller know
what does he bring to the table althought he is a talmid chacom that doesnt
make him a politician.
Most of us who are not followers of any particular chassidish rebbe vote for the candidate that we think is best, The frum community in general does not vote as a block.
““If there is going to be a ‘Super Jewish’ seat we need a ‘Super Jew’ and obviously Simcha’s that guy.”
Not sure I like this terminology. Why call attention to this comment?
For many years, frum Jewish communities were split into several electoral districts. As a result, we never got a true representative of frum Jewish interests. Now, the Jewish community finally gets a representative in the State Senate, and all we get in return is a recycled tax and spend politician who has no interest in fighting the teacher’s unions and confronting the tuition and tax crises that many Jewish families are dealing with.
Let’s not forget, as a city councilman Simcha Felder supported and voted for major property tax increases, sales tax increases and other tax hikes that have caused major financial strains within our community. I don’t see him fighting for educational vouchers or tax credits for children who don’t attend public school.
The fact that Simcha Felder is close to and works for the ethically challenged Comptroller John Liu is very telling.
Felder won’t even give up his government job while running for office. He actually claims that his running for office won’t interfere with his job duties and that he’ll only campaign on weekends and after-work hours. I just don’t like Felder’s behavior and attitude. He is a liberal tax and spend frum Democrat.