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From the Daily Caller: New York Republicans are hoping to flip a largely Orthodox Jewish Brooklyn state Senate district that has strongly backed President Donald Trump in recent years as Democrats continue to struggle with antisemitism from certain corners of the party’s coalition.
Voters in largely conservative and Orthodox Jewish parts of southern Brooklyn will head to the polls Tuesday to elect a successor to former Democratic New York state Sen. Simcha Felder, who resigned in April, in a race where voters who see the party as largely soft on antisemitism may flock to the GOP. Democrats have nominated Sam Sutton, an activist in the local Sephardic Jewish community, while Republicans nominated attorney Nachman Caller, who also received the nod of New York’s Conservative Party.
The vacant 22nd district includes Borough Park and Midwood, two neighborhoods with significant Haredi Jewish communities that are known to be bastions of Trump support in otherwise deep-blue Brooklyn. Trump carried the district in 2024 over failed Democratic nominee Kamala Harris with 77% of the vote, The New York Post reported.
Trump’s margin of victory in the district has steadily increased over the past three election cycles, as several prominent far-left members of the Democratic Party have been accused of antisemitism. The president had carried the seat with 70% and 62% of the vote in 2020 and 2016, respectively, according to data from Dave’s Redistricting App (DRA). In 2022, Republican gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin, who is Jewish, carried the district with over 80% of the vote, also per DRA data.
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Former NY state Rep. Dov Hikind, who served as a state assemblyman for 35 years as a Democrat (1983-2018), then switched to the Republican Party in 2023, urged everyone to get out and vote Republican, and elect Nachman Caller.
Despite being a registered Democrat until two years ago, Hikind largely supported Republicans, including voting for Lee Zeldin in his 2022 governor campaign, and supporting Donald Trump for president.
“The Democratic Party has been an absolute disaster for the Jewish people. You have betrayed us. You have not been there for us,” Hikind said.
Listen to @HikindDov!!
“I think it’s important to show support for the Republican Party. And if I was voting, I would vote for Caller.
“I urge everyone to go out and vote. This is a power that we have, all of us, and it is so critical.”
VOTE TODAY 🗳️ pic.twitter.com/pXJGzEfJ2h
— Nachman Caller for Senate (@NachmanCallerHQ) May 20, 2025
VOTE!!
Polls are open from 6am-9pm.
This election will affect the future of our community.
Vote for Nachman Caller on the Republican or Conservative line.
Every vote matters. pic.twitter.com/QjaGYPH3nP
— Nachman Caller for Senate (@NachmanCallerHQ) May 20, 2025
We need Republicans in NY, not toe the line Dem Hellenists and JINOs. Go out and vote for Nachman Caller. https://t.co/mljnDa2WQ6
— Moe Mosher 🇺🇸✡️🍌🔫🏴🏍️ (@jg4lt2a) May 20, 2025
We are proud to have the endorsement of Rep. @EliseStefanik, chairwoman of House Republican Leadership, in the special election for New York State Senate.
“Nachman Caller will fight to keep our streets safe and fight for our schools.” #vote #NYGOP #EveryVoteMatters pic.twitter.com/gdp8BG2PNb
— Nachman Caller for Senate (@NachmanCallerHQ) May 19, 2025
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