David Storobin (born 1979) is a New York attorney and a former New York State Senator. A Republican, Storobin represented District 27 in the

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for several months in 2012.

Early life

Storobin was born in the Soviet Union in 1979 and came to the United States in 1991. He was raised by his mother after his parents divorced when he was three years old. Storobin graduated from Rutgers University School of Law.

Career

Storobin is a practicing attorney specializing in criminal defense and family law."In Brooklyn, Senate Race Veers Onto Bitter Ground"
''New York Times'', February 10, 2012. He has run The Storobin Law Firm PLLC since 2004. In 2004, he founded '' Global Politician'', an e-zine. Material posted there later caused a bitter row between Storobin and his future political opponent,

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. A Republican, Storobin ran for New York State Senate in District 27 in a March 20, 2012 special election. The Brooklyn seat was left vacant by Democrat Carl Kruger, who had resigned and pleaded guilty to corruption charges. Storobin's opponent was New York City Councilmember Lew Fidler. The campaign was described as "a vicious campaign that included charges of pedophilia, Nazism and election day allegations 'a Storobin thug' ran over a Fidler volunteer with a van". (The van allegation turned out to be false.) During his campaign, Storobin promoted education reform and legislation to help small businesses. He defeated Fidler in a close race which came down to

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s. Storobin's margin of victory was 13 votes. He was sworn in as a state senator on June 4, 2012. In November 2012, after his district was eliminated in the redistricting process, Storobin ran for State Senate in a newly created nearby district (Senate District 17, known as a "Super Jewish" district). Storobin's opponent was Democratic former New York City Councilmember

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. Storobin faced a 4:1 party registration disadvantage, leaving him an underdog. Felder defeated Storobin by a wide margin. On November 5, 2013, Storobin ran for the New York City Council's 48th District, losing to Democrat

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. In 2021, Storobin was the Campaign Manager for Inna Vernikov in her successful race for New York City Council.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Storobin, David 1979 births Living people Rutgers University alumni Lawyers from New York City Jewish state legislators in New York (state) Republican Party New York (state) state senators American people of Russian-Jewish descent Politicians from Brooklyn Place of birth missing (living people) 21st-century American Jews 21st-century members of the New York State Legislature