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Menachem Raitport
Menachem Raitport (Republican Party, Conservative Party) (also known as Mendy) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent New York's 9th Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Menachem Raitport earned a graduate degree from the Central Yeshiva Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitz in 1992. His career experience includes working as a general manager at the Crown Kosher Meat Market and as a food service director. He has served as president of the Keren Simchas Chosson V'Kallah.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2024
New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Democratic primary)
New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2024 (June 25 Republican primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 9
Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke defeated Menachem Raitport in the general election for U.S. House New York District 9 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Yvette D. Clarke (D) | 73.5 | 173,207 |
 | Menachem Raitport (R / Conservative Party) | 25.5 | 60,064 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.1 | 2,501 | ||
| Total votes: 235,772 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joel Anabilah-Azumah (Independent)
Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 9.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House New York District 9.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Conservative Party primary for U.S. House New York District 9.
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Raitport in this election.
2022
See also: New York's 9th Congressional District election, 2022
General election
General election for U.S. House New York District 9
Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke defeated Menachem Raitport in the general election for U.S. House New York District 9 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Yvette D. Clarke (D / Working Families Party) | 81.3 | 116,970 |
| Menachem Raitport (Conservative Party) | 18.4 | 26,521 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 362 | ||
| Total votes: 143,853 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House New York District 9.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Steven Green (D)
Republican primary election
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Yvette D. Clarke advanced from the Working Families Party primary for U.S. House New York District 9.
2021
See also: Municipal elections in Kings County, New York (2021)
General election
General election for Brooklyn Borough President
Antonio Reynoso defeated Menachem Raitport, Anthony Jones, and Shanduke McPhatter in the general election for Brooklyn Borough President on November 2, 2021.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Antonio Reynoso (D) | 72.8 | 235,118 |
| Menachem Raitport (R / Conservative Party) | 22.9 | 74,068 | |
 | Anthony Jones (Rent Is 2 Damn High Party) | 2.7 | 8,567 | |
 | Shanduke McPhatter (Voices for Change Party) | 1.4 | 4,415 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 635 | ||
| Total votes: 322,803 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for Brooklyn Borough President
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Antonio Reynoso in round 11 . The results of Round are displayed below. To see the results of other rounds, use the dropdown menu above to select a round and the table will update.
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Total votes: 289,477 |
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Republican primary for Brooklyn Borough President.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Conservative Party primary for Brooklyn Borough President.
2020
See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Assembly District 43
Incumbent Diana Richardson defeated Menachem Raitport in the general election for New York State Assembly District 43 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Diana Richardson (D) | 89.1 | 43,629 |
| Menachem Raitport (R) | 10.8 | 5,277 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 52 | ||
| Total votes: 48,958 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 43
Incumbent Diana Richardson defeated Jesse Hamilton in the Democratic primary for New York State Assembly District 43 on June 23, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Diana Richardson | 74.7 | 14,536 |
 | Jesse Hamilton | 25.1 | 4,882 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 45 | ||
| Total votes: 19,463 | |||
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Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Menachem Raitport advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Assembly District 43.
2016
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2016
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2016. The primary election took place on September 13, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The filing deadline for major party candidates was July 14, 2016. The filing deadline for independent candidates was August 23, 2016.
Incumbent Jesse Hamilton defeated Menachem Raitport in the New York State Senate District 20 general election.[2][3]
| New York State Senate, District 20 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Jesse Hamilton Incumbent |
94.05% | 90,272 | |
| Republican | Menachem Raitport | 5.95% | 5,706 | |
| Total Votes | 95,978 | |||
| Source: New York Board of Elections | ||||
Incumbent Jesse Hamilton ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 20 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New York State Senate, District 20 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Jesse Hamilton Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Hamilton also ran on the Working Families and Independence Party tickets.
Menachem Raitport ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 20 Republican primary.[4][5]
| New York State Senate, District 20 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Menachem Raitport (unopposed) | |
Raitport also ran on the Conservative Party ticket.
2015
Diana Richardson (Working Families and Green Parties) defeated Menachem Raitport (Republican and Conservative Parties), Shirley Patterson (Independent Party) and Geoffrey Davis (Love Yourself Party) in the special election on May 5.[6][7]
The seat was vacant following Karim Camara's (D) resignation to join the Cuomo administration as executive director of the Office of Faith-Based Community Development Services.[8]
A special election for the position of New York State Assembly District 43 was called for May 5. Candidates were nominated by parties rather than chosen in primaries.[9]
| New York State Assembly, District 43, Special Election, 2015 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Working Families | Diana Richardson |
49.6% | 4,284 | |
| Independent | Shirley Patterson | 25% | 2,160 | |
| Republican | Menachem Raitport | 15.9% | 1,370 | |
| Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 5.2% | 448 | |
| Love Yourself | Geoffrey Davis | 3.9% | 333 | |
| Other | Blank | 0.4% | 31 | |
| Other | Scattering | 0.2% | 17 | |
| Other | Void | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 8,643 | |||
2014
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the New York State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on September 9, 2014. The general election took place November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was July 10, 2014. Jesse Hamilton defeated Rubain Dorancy and Guillermo Philpotts in the Democratic primary, while Menachem Raitport was unopposed in the Conservative primary. Hamilton defeated Raitport in the general election.[10][11][12]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Jesse Hamilton |
84.8% | 32,040 | |
| None | Blank | 11.2% | 4,242 | |
| Conservative | Menachem Raitport | 3.8% | 1,445 | |
| None | Scattering | 0.2% | 65 | |
| Total Votes | 37,792 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Jesse Hamilton |
65.1% | 9,799 |
| Rubain Dorancy | 29.5% | 4,440 |
| Guillermo Philpotts | 5.4% | 816 |
| Total Votes | 15,055 | |
2010
- See also: New York State Assembly elections, 2010
Raitport was uncontested in the September 14 Republican primary. He was defeated by incumbent Karim Camara (D) in the general election on November 2. In addition to running on the Republican ticket, Raitport ran on the Conservative Party ticket.[13][14]
| New York State Assembly, District 43 (2010) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | |||
| Karim Camara (D)
|
17,293 | |||
| Menachem Raitport (R) | 1,538 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Menachem Raitport did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Menachem Raitport did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2021
Menachem Raitport did not complete Ballotpedia's 2021 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Menachem Raitport did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Raitport's campaign website highlighted the following issues:[15]
Public Education Improvements
- Excerpt: "With these raw realities in mind, children and scholars of all ages can only be granted a fair opportunity to achieve greater heights with the resurgence of Trade Schools, free community youth programs and a comprehensive annual grading system of educators and curriculums. Raitport aims to make our local economy flourish with career opportunities, better education and constructive after school care programs."
Housing and Job Opportunities
- Excerpt: "New York is expensive but it is unacceptable that Brooklyn businesses are forced to charge more than Manhattan shops to cover increasingly higher taxes. As a small business owner, Raitport has first hand experience with the operational grapples and maintenance struggles entailed. As a result, you can count on Raitport to adamantly pursue lower taxes and to eliminate the other barriers small businesses encounter so everyone can work, eat and take more of their hard earned money home."
- Excerpt: "Speaking of homes, Raitport supports affordable housing, a cap on property taxes and tenant protection. In fact, Raitport would fight to lower property taxes, especially for the elderly. Moreover, school districts would not be impacted negatively rather Raitport encourages schools to entice companies for investments and student training. Companies would receive their return on investments by training students to become prospective interns and direct hires."
Health Care, Welfare and Public Programs
- Excerpt: "Raitport is determined to improve and create new publicly funded clinics with better services to ensure each patient is never turned away. Healthy bodies equal healthy neighborhoods and supplementary programs such as food stamps and welfare are necessary. The only thing New York needs to cut is wasteful spending, not the public programs meant to help put our citizens back on their feet. In order to repair and nourish the 20th District, Raitport will also create new community outreach and events services that are inclusive of and cater to every resident and business."
Promoting Equal Opportunities
- Excerpt: "Raitport is a strong advocate for Women’s Rights and Equal Opportunities. He aims to work with Albany to ensure our police forces and businesses are properly trained to combat domestic violence, discrimination and sexual harassment. The elderly funded the community with their own taxes then so their needs now will not be ignored any longer. Raitport will also implement solutions for single parents and working mothers so that they too get the public assistance necessary to overcome hardships and inequality."
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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A resident of the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, Raitport is a married father of six and a small business owner and operator. He is the son of Yitzchok Raitport, a rabbi, scholar and philanthropist in the Borough Park neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Raitport is also an experienced EMT and long-time member of Hatzolah, the community volunteer ambulance corps.
See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Menachem Raitport," accessed September 27, 2024
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "2016 General Election Candidate List," accessed October 11, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election results, 2016," accessed December 23, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ New York Observer, "Bizarre Paperwork Error Will Mean No Democratic Nominee in Brooklyn Assembly Race," March 3, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Results for special election - 43rd Assembly District," accessed June 23, 2015
- ↑ observer.com, "Brooklyn Assemblyman Will Join the Cuomo Administration," accessed February 20, 2015
- ↑ Time Warner Cable News 1, "Cuomo Sets Date for NYC Special Elections," February 20, 2015
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Certification for the September 9, 2014, State Primary Election," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "Primary results for September 9, 2014," accessed October 1, 2014
- ↑ New York Board of Elections, "NYS Board of Elections Senate Election Returns November 4, 2014," accessed December 17, 2014
- ↑ New York Times, "NY state legislative election results," accessed February 11, 2014
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Official Primary results from September 14, 2010," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ Raitport District 20, "Key Issues," accessed October 7, 2014
