To all my friends, family, and supporters,
I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you for your time, effort, and
consideration in the recent election. I wanted to be your assemblyman, so that I could make this community, the Rebbe’s community, a better place to live and grow, and in that sense, I feel as if we have won.
We ran this race so that our community could have a voice—so that we could have a seat at the table when important issues are being discussed. And in this sense, we also won. Close to half of our active voters showed up on Election Day, which is a statistic that is almost unheard of. I have been getting calls from Albany and City Hall asking to meet with me about our community. Already, people are beginning to realize that we have a powerful voice—one that will only get stronger.
I, myself, plan to grow as a person and as a member of this community. I do not know exactly what the future holds for me, but I am excited for whatever that may
be.
I want to thank everyone who voted for me and all of my volunteers. Without you, this race would not have been possible. I know many of you came out to vote on May 5th who never voted before, or have not voted in a very long time. Many of you crossed party lines to vote for me, and I thank each and every one of you.
I want to thank my campaign manager, Liam McCabe, and the rest of Steeplechase Strategies. I would like to extend my gratitude to the Crown Heights PAC, specifically Chanina Sperlin and Zaki Tamir, who threw their support behind me 110%, and to the esteemed Rabbis and community leaders who endorsed me. I would like to thank my parents for their financial and emotional support, even though they don’t live in our community and my brothers Yossi and Moshie for all their help. I would like to thank my wife’s parents and siblings for their support. And my wonderful children who helped me for this great cause. And last but never, ever least, I would like to thank my wife Esther, who has, and always will be my biggest supporter and my greatest strength.
Sincerely yours,
Menachem M. Raitport
Your da man! Next time is the charm!
I used to live in crown heights. You did a fantastic job! You put in a lot of hard work and effort, and that never gets lost.
Please consider for your next project working on getting more people registered. Seriously.
Again, great job.
Great job! Let’s move forward with ‘Ahavas Yisroel’ and do better in the next election!
For being the one who stepped up to the plate. It seems unbelievable that there were so few votes. Is there oversight over the voting and the vote count?
well said. I was crying when I read it!
BS”D
a few chicken nuggets would help us recover
very nice letter
it is a real shame you did not win
and according to the statistic that there are 8,000 Yidden
here, yet most could not vote, it seems more of an effort
by the powers that be to register them would have
gotten you in
Hatzlaca Menachem
people are calling for you to give up, but i say continue to
pursue your dream- each run gives you more experience
that the ones calling for your head don’t have and never
will have
Long happy and health years!