Former State Senator and a candidate for New York City Council David Storobin campaigned in the Catskills, last Sunday afternoon, among the vacationers there. Storobin has the Republican, Conservative, Independence and School Choice lines unopposed and is viewed as a strong favorite to win the election against whoever wins the Democratic primary. Nevertheless, he felt it was important to campaign in the Catskills where many Jews vacation over the summer.

Storobin made a point of visiting Camp HASC where he discussed that a dozen years ago, while in law school, he volunteered for a Special Education Law Clinic which helped special needs children get the government funding they deserve under the Americans with Disabilities Act.

“This is really important,” said Senator Storobin. “Just because someone shows up during the election, doesn’t necessarily mean they will return later, but it is a certainty that those who don’t come here before the vote will never come after it. If politicians can’t care enough right now, do you really think there’s any chance they will care later?”

In his short stint as Senator, he sponsored many special education bills. Storobin’s former staffer Nachman Mostofsky said this issue is one of the key concerns for him.

Storobin also made a point of visiting the local Wal-Mart, having recently come out in favor of building one in New York City, where a surprising number of Jewish people recognized him despite few of them being from his district.

“Obviously we don’t need to build Wal-Mart on Coney Island avenue, but there are plenty of isolated places where Wal-Mart can be a boon to our community. If we put it in a place like the plaza off exit 15 on the Belt Parkway where it would only compete with Old Navy and other large corporations, it would be a tremendous way to boost jobs while providing people with a chance save money. Let’s be honest here: the liberals oppose this only because they sold out to the unions who are donating massive amounts of money to their campaign accounts. But my main concerns aren’t special interests, it’s the regular people who will save money and will have more shopping choices.”

When Storobin won the Senate race against Councilman Lew Fidler, he won the overwhelming majority of the Orthodox Jewish vote. His team privately sounded very confident that the Jewish community will once again vote for Storobin based on his support for school vouchers and other yeshiva funding, as well as taking the lead in defending traditional values. Storobin was the second most conservative Senator in 2012.

(Jacob Kornbluh – YWN)