Michael Chaim Nelson is a former Councilman from the New York City Council's 48th district, covering the

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, Homecrest, and

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sections of

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. He won the seat in 1999 after

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moved up to Congress to replace

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in the

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. Due to term limits, he left office in December 2013 and was replaced by fellow Democrat

Chaim Deutsch Chaim M. Deutsch is an American politician who served as a New York City Council Member for the 48th district from 2014 to 2021. He is a Democrat. The district includes Brighton Beach, Gerritsen Beach, Gravesend, Manhattan Beach, Marine Park ...

on January 1, 2014.

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