David Storobin

David Storobin (born 1979) is a New York attorney and a former New York State Senator who represented District 27 in the New York State Senate, which includes the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Midwood, Bensonhurst, Brighton Beach, Kensington, Bergen Beach, Mill Basin, Gravesend, Sheepshead Bay, and Manhattan Beach, among others.

David Storobin
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 27th district
In office
June 4, 2012 – December 31, 2012
Preceded byCarl Kruger
Succeeded bySimcha Felder
Personal details
Born1979 (age 41–42)
Soviet Union
NationalityAmerican
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceBrooklyn, New York City, New York, U.S.

After winning a close election and then losing another, he wrote "I will go back to being a lawyer."[1]

Biography

Storobin was born to Jewish parents in 1979. Born in the former Soviet Union,[2] he was raised by a single mother after his parents divorced when he was three years old. He graduated from Rutgers University School of Law and is a practicing attorney,[2] specializing in criminal defense and family law. He has run his own law firm since 2004, now known as The Storobin Law Firm PLLC. In 2004, he founded Global Politician, an e-zine. Material posted there later caused a bitter row between Storobin and his political opponent Lewis Fidler.[3]

In the Senate race, Storobin promoted education reform and legislation to help small businesses. He defeated the incumbent City Councilman Fidler in a close race which came down to counting absentee ballots.[4]

Storobin sponsored the repeal of the Blaine Amendment to help facilitate the introduction of school vouchers for religious schools.[5] He sponsored bills to reduce bureaucracy and taxes on small businesses.[6][7][8]

Elections

Less than a month before a very close election (which he won by 14 votes),[4][2][9] The New York Observer described coverage by Community Magazine as "they went nuclear."[10]

After his old district ceased to exist post-redistricting,[2] Storobin ran in a newly-created nearby district which had somewhat different demographics in the November 2012 general election against former Democratic Councilman Simcha Felder. Storobin faced a 4:1 party registration disadvantage, leaving him an underdog.[11] On November 5, 2013, he ran for the New York City Council's 48th District, losing to Democrat Chaim Deutsch.[12][13]

References
  1. "Deutsch Takes Charge Of Conquered Russian District As Storobin Exits Politics". YeshivaWorld. November 7, 2013.
  2. Liz Robbins (May 31, 2012). "After Recount, Republican's Opponent Concedes a State Senate Race in Brooklyn". The New York Times.
  3. "In Brooklyn, Senate Race Veers Onto Bitter Ground", New York Times, February 10, 2012.
  4. "FINALLY! 14-vote win for Storobin". June 2012.
  5. "NY State Senate Bill S7730". PURPOSE: To repeal the "Blaine Amendment"
  6. "NY State Senate Bill S7712". NYSenate.gov.
  7. "NY State Senate Bill S7811". NYSenate.gov. to amend the penal law
  8. "Storobin Assists Holocaust Survivor Hit With Illegal Pension Tax". August 20, 2012.
  9. The Times had an unofficial 16 vote lead 72 days after the election
  10. Colin Campbell (February 28, 2012). "Sephardic Magazine Goes All Out for Storobin". The New York Observer.
  11. "David Storobin Announces Reelection Campaign for The 'Super Jewish' District", politicker.com; accessed October 28, 2016.
  12. "District 48". The New York Times. November 5, 2013.
  13. "Chaim Deutsch Crosses Ethnic Barriers To Defeat Storobin By A Wide Margin". BKLYNER. November 6, 2013.
New York State Senate
Preceded by
Carl Kruger		 New York State Senate
27th District
2012		 Succeeded by
Simcha Felder
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