Yeshiva World floats Chaskel Bennett for State Senate
1:59 pm • 14 September 2011
Chaskel Bennett, a community activist connected to influential organizations like Agudath Israel (you can see him pictured above with Chuck Schumer) is apparently rumored to be interested in the “Super Jewish” State Senate seat should the Republicans create one in next year’s redistricting:
The Flatbush askan [community leader] does it again. Sure, everyone and their mother endorsed Turner once the polls showed him ahead two WEEKS ago. Chaskel took a big chance as the first Orthodox Jewish backer of Turner two MONTHS ago and won big. His dreams of one day being an elected official himself might soon be realized. Chaskel is now the front-runner for the Republican nomination for the new Senate seat that will likely be carved out for the Jewish community in Brooklyn in next year’s redistricting.
This would inherently come from embattled Carl Kruger’s State Senate seat, and there’s the strong possibility of Kruger leaving office and triggering a special election to replace him, so how all of that plays out would naturally have an impact on this speculation game.
Update: Shimon Gifter asked Bennett if he’d be interested in running for office at the Turner victory celebrations, and he gave a very political non-denial.
