Monsey: Frum Candidate Aron Wieder Wins Democratic Nomination For 97th District NYS Assembly Race

The results are in, Frum candidate Aron Wieder has won the Democratic nomination for the 97th Assembly Seat, which includes Monsey and New Square. Aron easily defeated Eudson Francois with about 66% of the vote. 

Aron Wieder, a Belz Chossid and a graduate of Yeshivas Machzikei Hadas, is currently a Rockland County legislator, which he has been serving since 2011, representing Spring Valley and Monsey, serving as chair of the Budget & Finance Committee.

In March, Aron announced he was running at the Democratic Committee meeting in the Town of Orangetown. 

NY’s Assembly’s 97th District has been reshaped to include major Frum communities, including Monsey and New Square. The district leans Republican, having elected Mike Lawler as Assemblyman in 2020 before he ran for Congress.

Aron Wieder will face off against incumbent Assemblyman John McGowan on November 5th. 

If elected, Aron Wieder would be NY’s sixth Frum assemblymember, alongside Frum assemblyman Sam Berger of Kew Gardens Hills Queens, Eric “Ari” Brown of the 5 Towns, Simcha Eichenstein of Boro Park and Flatbush, and David Weprin, of Richmond Hill, Queens.  As well as candidate Kalman Yeger, if he wins in November.

Another Frum candidate Joey Cohen Saban, is running for NYS Assembly in South Brooklyn by the general election under the “Pro-Israel Party” ballot line. If elected that would make it 7 frum candidates in the New York State Assembly.

This would give New York’s Frum communities a bigger voice on important issues, including Yeshivas, Public Safety and Eretz Yisroel.

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In New York, where Democrats hold a super majority, running as a Democrat raises your platform and flipping a district gives an even bigger voice. Last November, Rabbi Avi Schnall from Agudah ran as a Democrat for the NJ Assembly and beat the incumbent Republican, flipping the Lakewood NJ district. He was then appointed to the important Education, State and Local Government committees that affect the Lakewood Yeshivas and the wider community.