Eddie Esses
For years, many believed our community simply didn’t have a meaningful voice in government, that we had no sway over the decisions made on our behalf by those in Albany and City Hall.
Those days are over.
Recently our community has undergone a political awakening. Through record voter registration and unprecedented civic engagement, we have become a force that politicians cannot ignore. When New York is being pulled further and further to the left by extremists who openly attack our values, our schools, our neighborhoods, and our support for Israel, there has never been more at stake.
This November is not just another election; it is a referendum on the future of our community.
Elections Close to Home
State Senator Sam Sutton is seeking re-election in the 22nd Senate District, while his Chief of Staff, Joey Saban, is running for the State Assembly in the 45th District. Their victories would give our community something new – strong, unapologetic representation in both chambers of the New York State Legislature.
And make no mistake – who represents us in Albany matters.
Radical voices are gaining influence in New York. Politicians aiming to weaken law enforcement, slash support for Israel, impose policies that threaten religious institutions, and prioritize ideological agendas over public safety are becoming louder and more powerful. While ordinary families worry about anti-Semitism, rising crime, and the future of their children’s education, too many elected officials are focused on appeasing activists and political extremists.
This November voters must consider who will stand up and fight back?
Sam Sutton and Joey Saban
Sam Sutton already has.
When anti-Semitic incidents have exploded across New York, Senator Sutton led the fight to establish protective buffer zones around houses of worship, ensuring that families can attend synagogue without fear of intimidation. He helped secure nearly $20 million in security funding for yeshivas and Jewish schools from Governor Hochul and delivered millions of dollars more for our community institutions.
These are real victories that have made our community safer and stronger.
Behind many of those victories has been Joey Saban.
Joey has worked alongside Senator Sutton every step of the way, helping write legislation, secure funding, and advocate for our community. Unlike politicians who suddenly appear every election season asking for votes, Joey has already spent his time fighting for our community in the halls of government.
Now he takes that fight to the State Assembly.
Joey’s campaign is built around the issues that matter most: combating anti-Semitism, strengthening public safety, supporting the NYPD, protecting yeshivas and private education, increasing security funding for schools and synagogues, and standing firmly against extremist and socialist policies that threaten our community.
We Need Representation
But perhaps the most important reason this election is so important is because we need our voice represented in the majority conference in Albany. New York is overwhelmingly controlled by Democrats. Unfortunately, members of the minority party are not able to accomplish anything in Albany and their voices are considered meaningless. Real change will not come from politicians shouting from the sidelines, it will come from strong voices inside the majority who are willing to challenge their own party when it embraces dangerous ideas.
Joey Saban would immediately become one of the strongest moderate voices in Albany, willing to stand up to the growing influence of the Democratic Socialists and politicians like Zohran Mamdani who seek to push New York in a radically different direction. Joey would be a voice for common sense, public safety, religious freedom, and unwavering support for Israel.
Together, Sam Sutton and Joey Saban would create an extremely powerful partnership capable of fighting for our community’s priorities in both houses of the Legislature.
Taking a Stand
The extremist forces reshaping New York are organized, motivated, and determined. The only question is whether we will match their energy and determination.
This November, every vote is a statement. Every volunteer matters. Every conversation counts.
The future of our schools, our synagogues, our neighborhoods, and our community’s place in New York politics will not be decided by pundits or activists, it will be decided by the people who show up on Election Day.
For the first time in a generation, we have an opportunity not simply to participate in government, but to help shape it.
The question is whether we are willing to seize it.