After much speculation and anticipation, Chaim Deutsch, Councilman Michael Nelson’s chief of operations and founder of the Flatbush Shomrim, has finally declared his intentions to campaign for his term-limited boss’s council seat.
Deutsch has no previous experience as an elected official, has never run a campaign, and he has yet to report even a dime in contributions to the city Campaign Finance Board, the shomrim founder is rich in one sort of political capital — goodwill.
“Chaim Deutsch did more than anybody else for the community, more than any elected official, more than anybody,” said Manhattan Beach Community Group president Ira Zalcman of Deutsch’s work after Hurricane Sandy. “I told him people were hungry, there was food, I told him people were cold, he was there with blankets, he was there with heaters. His ability to mobilize forces and get the things that people needed is amazing.”
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