The following are the election results of interest to the Orthodox Jewish community in New York City And Rockland & Orange Counties:

BROOKLYN:

One of the most hotly contested races was for civil court for Boro Park and parts of Flatbush. Ruchie Frier was victorious over Mordechai Avigdor.

Avigdor was the former lawyer for Agudas Yisroel of America and Ruchie Frier the founder of Ezra’s Nashim – an all female ambulance service. She will replace Noach Dear in the civil court. Judge Dear was recently promoted to State Supreme Court – New York’s main trial court.

Odessa Kennedy won in the race for (Kings) county-wide Civil Court Judge.

Senator Roxanne Persaud Senate won her race in Southern Brooklyn (serving parts of Mill Basin, Canarsie)

AssemblyMember Pam Harris won (serving parts of Sea Gate, Coney Island)

Attorney Robert Carrol won the race for New York State Assembly (serving parts of Kensington, Boro Park)

The following four canddates ran uncontested and obviously were victorious:

Senator Simcha Felder
Assemblyman Dov Hikind
Hikind’s young aide, Duvid Schwartz, won Democratic Male State Committeeman.
Sharon Fuchs who also works for Assemblyman Dov Hikind won Democratic Female State Committeewoman.

ROCKLAND & ORANGE COUNTIES:

In Rockland County, Five-term incumbent Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee fended off a challenge for the Democratic primary line Tuesday in the 97th Assembly District. Jaffee beat out challenger and Airmont Planning Board member Thomas Gulla.

The district includes Orangetown, the Ramapo villages of Spring Valley, Suffern, Airmont, Chestnut Ridge, Hillburn, parts of Montebello, New Square, and areas in unincorporated Ramapo, including sections of Monsey.

Meanwhile, in a historic win, Rockland County Legislator and former East Ramapo school board president Aron Wieder defeated Krystal Serrano of Monroe in the Democratic primary for the 98th Assembly District. Wieder, of Spring Valley, won the Democratic party line by beating Serrano 2,300 to 1,523. Wieder also defeated Incumbent Karl Brabenec for the Independence party line.

The 98th Assembly District includes parts of the villages of Spring Valley, Montebello, Wesley Hills, Monsey and Kaser, and all of the village of Sloatsburg. The Orange County towns of Monroe, Tuxedo, Warwick, Minisink, Greenville and Deerpark also are represented.

In all of these races, there are still general elections to be fought in November.

(Charles Gross – YWN)