More than 80 people, including several prominent community leaders, attended former State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick’s Winter Campaign Reception in Nyack on Wednesday evening. Reichlin-Melnick served as Rockland’s state senator for two years following the 2020 election and is running again in 2024.
Among those who attended Reichlin-Melnick’s fundraiser to support his campaign were Ramapo Town Supervisor Michael Specht and his Chief of Staff Mona Montal, Chestnut Ridge Deputy Mayor Chaim Rose, Pomona Deputy Mayor Mendy Lasker, Spring Valley Deputy Mayor Sruly Eisenbach, Rockland County Clerk Donna Silberman, Suffern Mayor Michael Curley, Piermont Mayor Bruce Tucker, West Haverstraw Mayor Robert D’Amelio and Nyack Mayor Joe Rand. Also in attendance were State Supreme Court Judge Larry Schwartz, Ramapo Town Judge Djinsad Desir and Clarkstown Town Judge David Ascher who are both running for Rockland County Court this year, and Rockland Family Court Judge Rachel Tanguay, who is running for State Supreme Court.
At the event, Reichlin-Melnick thanked his supporters and spoke about his success in the senate bringing back $10 million dollars in state grants to communities and projects in Rockland. He promised to continue fighting to put Rockland first when he is re-elected.
Elijah Reichlin-Melnick was elected to the State Senate in 2020 and during the 2021-22 legislative session was the most productive first term senator of either party, with 90 bills he had introduced passing the State Senate. The 38th State Senate District includes four of the five towns in Rockland County: Clarkstown, Haverstraw, Orangetown, and Ramapo.
