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Simcha Felder
2025 - Present
2026
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Simcha Felder (Democratic Party) is a member of the New York City Council, representing District 44. He assumed office on April 16, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2026.
Felder (Democratic Party, Conservative Party, Law & Order Party) is running for re-election to the New York City Council to represent District 44. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025. The Democratic and Conservative Party primaries for this office on June 24, 2025, were canceled.
Felder (Simcha Party) also ran in a special election to the New York City Council to represent District 44. He won in the special general election on March 25, 2025.
Biography
Simcha Felder was born in and lives in New York. Felder earned an M.B.A. from CUNY’s Baruch College. His career experience includes working as a certified public accountant, professor of management at Touro College and CUNY’S Brooklyn College, deputy comptroller for budget, accounting, administration and information technology in the New York City comptroller’s office, and as a tax auditor for the New York City department of finance.[1]
Elections
2025
Regular election
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 44
Incumbent Simcha Felder and Harold Tischler are running in the general election for New York City Council District 44 on November 4, 2025.
Candidate | ||
 | Simcha Felder (D / Conservative Party / Law & Order Party) | |
 | Harold Tischler (R / Trump MAGA Party) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic Primary for New York City Council District 44
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Simcha Felder in round 1 .
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Zahava Durchin (D)
Republican primary election
Republican Primary for New York City Council District 44
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Harold Tischler in round 1 .
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Conservative Party primary election
Conservative Primary for New York City Council District 44
The following candidates advanced in the ranked-choice voting election: Simcha Felder in round 1 .
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Endorsements
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Special election
See also: City elections in New York, New York (2025)
General election
General election for New York City Council District 44
The ranked-choice voting election was won by Simcha Felder in round 1 .
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Total votes: 5,656 |
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2024
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 22
Incumbent Simcha Felder won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 22 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Simcha Felder (R / D / Conservative Party) | 99.1 | 74,999 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 689 | ||
| Total votes: 75,688 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 22
Incumbent Simcha Felder defeated Marva Brown in the general election for New York State Senate District 22 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Simcha Felder (D / R / Conservative Party) | 95.1 | 59,534 |
 | Marva Brown (Working Families Party) | 4.5 | 2,846 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 242 | ||
| Total votes: 62,622 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Harold Tischler (D)
- Khaled Salem (D)
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 22.
Working Families Party primary election
The Working Families Party primary election was canceled. Marva Brown advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 22.
2020
See also: New York State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 17
Incumbent Simcha Felder won election in the general election for New York State Senate District 17 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Simcha Felder (D / R / Conservative Party) | 97.8 | 78,650 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 2.2 | 1,730 | ||
| Total votes: 80,380 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Republican primary for New York State Senate District 17.
Conservative Party primary election
The Conservative Party primary election was canceled. Incumbent Simcha Felder advanced from the Conservative Party primary for New York State Senate District 17.
2018
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2018
Felder also ran in the 2018 election as a Republican Party, Conservative Party, and Independence Party candidate.
General election
General election for New York State Senate District 17
Incumbent Simcha Felder defeated Jumaane Williams and Luis Rivera in the general election for New York State Senate District 17 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Simcha Felder (D) | 84.3 | 41,544 |
 | Jumaane Williams (Working Families Party) | 13.4 | 6,611 | |
| Luis Rivera (Reform Party) | 1.5 | 733 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.8 | 395 | ||
| Total votes: 49,283 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Angharad Vaughan (Working Families Party)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 17
Incumbent Simcha Felder defeated Blake Morris in the Democratic primary for New York State Senate District 17 on September 13, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Simcha Felder | 65.5 | 15,589 |
 | Blake Morris | 34.5 | 8,200 | |
| Total votes: 23,789 | |||
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Reform Party primary election
Reform Party primary for New York State Senate District 17
Luis Rivera advanced from the Reform Party primary for New York State Senate District 17 on September 13, 2018.
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Working Families Party primary election
Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 17
Angharad Vaughan advanced from the Working Families Party primary for New York State Senate District 17 on September 13, 2018.
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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 Simcha Felder ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 17 general election.[2][3]
| New York State Senate, District 17 General Election, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic |  Simcha Felder Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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Incumbent Simcha Felder ran unopposed in the New York State Senate District 17 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| New York State Senate, District 17 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Simcha Felder Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Felder also ran on the Republican and Conservative Party tickets.
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. Incumbent Simcha Felder was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Felder also ran on the Conservative Party ticket. Felder was unchallenged in the general election.[6][7][8]
2012
- See also: New York State Senate elections, 2012
Felder won election in the 2012 election for New York State Senate District 17. Felder defeated Abraham Tischler in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012 and defeated incumbent David Storobin (R) and Abraham Tischler (School Choice Party) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012. (While not declared, Felder gained enough write-in votes to defeat Storobin in the Conservative Party primary.[9][10][11]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | Simcha Felder |
66.4% | 39,266 | |
| Republican | David Storobin Incumbent | 32.7% | 19,338 | |
| Independent | Abraham Tischler | 0.9% | 528 | |
| Total Votes | 59,132 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Simcha Felder |
82.3% | 6,643 |
| Abraham Tischler | 17.7% | 1,427 |
| Total Votes | 8,070 | |
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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Simcha Felder (write-in) |
53.6% | 113 |
| David Storobin Incumbent | 46.4% | 98 |
| Total Votes | 211 | |
Campaign themes
2025
Regular election
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Special election
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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State legislative tenure
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2024
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In 2024, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 3 to June 8.
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2023
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In 2023, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 4 to June 21.
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2022
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In 2022, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 5 to June 4.
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2021
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In 2021, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 6 to June 10.
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2020
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In 2020, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 8 to December 31.
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2019
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In 2019, the New York State Legislature was in session from January 9 through January 8, 2020.
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2018
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In 2018, the 202nd New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 3 through June 20.
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2017
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In 2017, the 202nd New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 4 through December 31. A recess began June 21, and there was a special session June 28-29.
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2016
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In 2016, the 201st New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 6 through June 18.
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2015
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In 2015, the 201st New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 7 through June 25.
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2014
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In 2014, the 200th New York State Legislature, second annual session, was in session from January 8 to June 19, 2014.
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In 2013, the 200th New York State Legislature, first annual session, was in session from January 9 to December 31.
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Sponsored legislation
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Committee assignments
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2021-2022
Felder was assigned to the following committees:
- Senate Aging Committee
- Disabilities Committee
- Senate Mental Health Committee
- New York City Education Committee
- Senate Social Services Committee
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Aging |
| • Cities, Chair |
| • Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Finance |
| • Health |
| • Infrastructure and Capital Investment |
| • Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities |
| • Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Felder served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Aging |
| • Children and Families, Chair |
| • Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Health |
| • Infrastructure and Capital Investment |
| • Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Felder served on the following committees:
| New York committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Children and Families, Chair |
| • Aging |
| • Commerce, Economic Development and Small Business |
| • Health |
| • Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities |
See also
2025 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ New York State Senate, "Simcha Felder," accessed March 18, 2023
- ↑ 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
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Filings received for the 2016 State/Local Primary," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ New York State Board of Elections, "Election returns September 13, 2016," accessed November 6, 2016
- ↑ 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
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Candidate List for the September 13, 2012, State Primary Election," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official September 13, 2012, Primary Results," accessed July 31, 2014
- ↑ State of New York, State Board of Elections, "Official Senate Election Returns Nov. 6, 2012," accessed July 31, 2014
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| Preceded by Kalman Yeger (D) |
New York City Council District 44 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by Andrew Gounardes (D) |
New York State Senate District 22 2023-2025 |
Succeeded by Sam Sutton (D) |
| Preceded by - |
New York State Senate District 17 2013-2023 |
Succeeded by Iwen Chu (D) |
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