In a closely watched special election Tuesday, Democrat Sam Sutton defeated Republican and Conservative nominee Nachman Caller to win New York’s 22nd State Senate District, flipping a seat long eyed by the GOP after Donald Trump’s 77% showing there in 2024.
The district — covering Midwood, Flatbush, and Borough Park — was left vacant by conservative Democrat Simcha Felder, who recently joined the City Council.
Sutton, a leader in the Sephardic Community Federation, drew strong support from Democratic leaders like Rep. Ritchie Torres, helping him unite the area’s diverse Jewish and immigrant communities. He will be the first Sephardic Orthodox Jew elected to the New York State Senate in a generation.
Caller, a GOP district leader and real estate attorney, was backed by Elise Stefanik and Mike Lawler, and campaigned on a staunchly conservative platform.
While Republicans had hoped for a symbolic win in a Trump-friendly area, Sutton’s victory underscores Democrats’ enduring organizational strength in New York City, even in neighborhoods with shifting political loyalties.
5 comments:
Nebach.He is gonna pull the whole neighborhood down with his low agenda
Why are you surprised? The SYs have taken over much of Flatbush because young yeshivish couples stopped buying there in favor of Lakewood. And in BP-Willy they almost always whore themselves to whoever gives the most freebies which is the Democrats
SYs are full of themselves but they have always been politically ignorami & neophytes
No. People don’t like Caller. He’s impractical and has no experience except for losing elections. Glad 66% of the community is sane.
Voting for a stooge of the Assembly majority can hardly be considered adult behavior
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