David Greenfield, executive vice president of the Sephardic
Community Federation and a newcomer to electoral politics (although he
has plenty of behind-the-scenes experience, working for both Sen. Joe
Lieberman’s presidential campaign and as Assemblyman Dov Hikind’s chief
of staff), has put together a remarkably bipartisan and diverse group
of supporters and guests for his first fundraiser to fuel a likely
Council bid in the 44th CD in 2009.
The cost of the event - $2,500 to $1,000 a pop - is not small change
and denotes a level of seriousness, particularly this far in advance of
Election Day.
The current holder of that seat, Councilman Simcha Felder, who will
be term-limited out of office in 2009 and is eyeing a comptroller run,
is a member of Greenfield’s finance committee, as are education
activist/consultant Michael Tobman and consultant Michael Fragin (a
Republican aide to ex-Gov. George Pataki). There are also leaders of
the Ashkenaz, Sephardic, Hasidic, and Catholic communities.
Special guests include: Assemblymen Vito Lopez, (acting in his
personal capacity and not in his role as Brooklyn Democratic chairman,
I’m told) and Alec Brook-Krasny, Senators Carl Kruger and Marty Golden
(another Republican), and Councilmen Domenic Recchia and Michael
Nelson.
The presence of the Republicans is meaningful in part because it
could signal a possible cross endorsement for Greenfield should he fail
to win the expected Democratic primary.
The list of potential Democratic candidates is considerable, including a friend of Hikind’s, Joe Lazar;
Ezra Friedlander, Ben Barber, Morris Oiring (an aide to Brooklyn
Borough President Marty Markowitz), Jules Fleischer (who was Sen. Diane
Savino’s Orthodox liaison, unsure if he’s still there), and Yeruchim
Silber, (worked for Councilman Bill DeBlasio, now VP of community
affairs at the Metropolitan Jewish Health System).(DailyNews)
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