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

New York State Senate The New York State Senate is the upper house of the New York State Legislature; the New York State Assembly is its lower house. Its members are elected to two-year terms; there are no term limits. There are 63 seats in the Senate. Partisan com ...

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 Rutgers Law School is the law school of Rutgers University, with classrooms in Newark and Camden, New Jersey. It is the largest public law school and the 10th largest law school, overall, in the United States. Each class in the three-year J.D. pr ...

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, Lewis Fidler. 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 Carl Kruger (born December 3, 1949) is an American convicted felon and politician from New York. A Democrat from Brooklyn, he represented District 27 in the New York State Senate. Kruger was first elected to the State Senate in 1994 and later bec ...

, 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 ceased to exist following redistricting, 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

Simcha Felder Simcha Felder (born December 30, 1958) is an American politician from Borough Park, Brooklyn. He represents the 17th district of the New York State Senate. Felder has been elected to multiple offices as a Democrat, but is known for having cauc ...

. 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 Chaim Deutsch. 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 American 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