Aron Wieder
Aron Wieder | |
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| Member-elect of the New York State Assembly from the 97th district | |
| Assuming office January 1, 2025 | |
| Succeeding | John W. McGowan |
| Member of the Rockland County Legislature from the 13th District[1] | |
| Assumed office January 2, 2012 | |
| Majority Leader of the Rockland County Legislature | |
| In office January 16, 2014 – December 17, 2015 | |
| Member of the East Ramapo School Board | |
| In office July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2011 | |
| Preceded by | David Resnick |
| Succeeded by | Daniel Schwartz |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
Aron Wieder is an American politician, of the Democratic Party. He defeated incumbent John W. McGowan in the 2024 New York State Assembly election for New York's 97th State Assembly district. He will assume office on January 1, 2025.[2][3][4] Wieder is a follower of the Belz dynasty of Hasidic Judaism, and a graduate of Brooklyn's Machzikei Hadas Yeshiva.[5] He resides in Spring Valley.[5] He has served as a member of the Rockland County Legislature since 2011.[1] He was elected to the board of East Ramapo Central School District in 2008, serving until 2011, becoming during his term its Vice-President and then President.[1] He was the Democratic candidate for New York's 98th State Assembly district in the 2016 general election, but was defeated.[6] He ran in the 2014 Democratic primary for the 98th district, but lost by only 61 votes.[7][8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Aron B. Wieder". Rockland County, NY Legislature. Retrieved 2024-11-17.
- ^ "Aron B. Wieder". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Strum, Phil. "2024 election results in Rockland, NY, U.S." The Journal News. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ Moster, Naftuli (Nov 13, 2024). "Aron Wieder is the new Haredi 'Ainglish' teacher". Shtetl - Haredi Free Press. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ a b Gronich, Marc (2024-11-13). "Trump Taps Two New Yorkers For Top Administration Posts". Jewish Press. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
- ^ D'Onofrio, Michael (November 9, 2016). "Rockland: Assembly, Senate incumbents win". The Journal News. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Wiener, Julie (2014-09-18). "Hasidic candidate loses in New York State race". Jewish Telegraphic Agency. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
- ^ Matsuda, Akiko (September 17, 2014). "Ramapo's Wieder falls short after absentee vote count". The Journal News. Retrieved 2024-11-26.
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