Lewis Fidler
Lewis "Lew" Fidler was a Democratic member of the New York City Council in New York, representing District 46 from 2002 to 2013. He was not eligible to run for re-election in 2013 due to term limits.[1]
Fidler was also a 2012 Democratic candidate in the special election for the District 27 seat in the New York State Senate. The special election filled the vacancy created by the resignation of Carl Kruger (D). Kruger resigned from office after pleading guilty to federal corruption charges.[2]
Biography
Fidler earned an undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Albany and a J.D. from New York University Law School. His professional experience included working as the general counsel for the lawsuit financing company LawCash and as a partner at the law firm Roberts and Fidler.[3][4]
Elections
2012
Fidler was defeated by David Storobin (R) in the March 20, 2012 special election. Fidler also ran on the Independence Party ticket. Storobin also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.[5]
Note: After a contested result, legal wrangling, and a hand recount, Fidler conceded the election to David Storobin (R) on May 31. The hand recount revealed that Storobin had won by approximately 15 votes. During the legal process, each side accused the other of vote fraud, and a significant number of absentee ballots were disputed. On May 14, the Board of Elections decided to recount the votes by hand.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
Personal
Fidler died on May 5, 2019.[14]
External links
- New York City Council
- Social media
Footnotes
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily, "Assemblyman Wants Council Seat," February 19, 2013
- ↑ New York Times, "After Resigning, Tearful Senator Pleads Guilty to Accepting Bribes," December 20, 2011
- ↑ Facebook, "Lew Fidler," accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ Our Campaigns, "Lewis A. Fidler," accessed July 18, 2017
- ↑ NY State Board of Elections, Candidate List, February 28, 2012
- ↑ Politicker, "Court Drama Heats Up in Fidler-Storobin Race," April 27, 2012
- ↑ NY Daily News, "A Subpoena Order In The Court Fight For SD-27: Updated," April 23, 2012
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily, "Insiders: Albany just a dream for Kruger successor," April 16, 2012
- ↑ NY 1, "No Court Decision Made In Special Brooklyn Senate Election," April 11, 2012
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily, "Election experts: Fidler will win Kruger’s seat," April 9, 2012
- ↑ Brooklyn Daily, "Fidler vs. Storobin race is down to 1 vote!" April 3, 2012
- ↑ New York Post, "Hand recount for ‘Kruger’ election," May 15, 2012
- ↑ New York Times, "After Recount, Republican’s Opponent Concedes a State Senate Race in Brooklyn," May 31, 2012
- ↑ New York Post, "Former City Councilman Lew Fidler dead at 62," May 5, 2019
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Herbert Berman |
New York City Council, District 46 2002-2013 |
Succeeded by Alan Maisel |
