Menachem Raitport To Run For New York’s 9th Congressional District

by CrownHeights.info

Menachem Raitport, a Jewish businessman from the Lubavitch community, has announced his candidacy for New York’s 9th Congressional district, a recently redrawn district that includes the entire Crown Heights, Flatbush, and much of Boro Park.

Running under the conservative party, Raitport is planning on running in the Republican primaries, where is likely to find solid backing.

Raitport’s previous campaigns found significant success, with him snagging over 70,000 votes in his most recent run for public office. In the 2010 election, Raitport garnered a solid 20% of the district’s vote, which in New York City, a Democratic stronghold, is considered significant.

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