Daniel Norber

Daniel Norber
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the 16th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 1, 2025
Preceded byGina Sillitti
Personal details
BornOctober 1979 (aged 45)
Political partyRepublican
Children4
Alma materReichman University
Websitenyassembly.gov/mem/Daniel-J-Norber/bio/

Daniel Norber is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly for the 16th district. His district includes the northwestern Nassau County communities of Great Neck, Manhasset, Port Washington, Roslyn, and several other communities along the county's border with Queens.

In 2024, he became the first Republican elected to a New York State Assembly seat in the Town of North Hempstead in over half a century[1] by unseating Democrat Gina L. Sillitti.[2]

Early life and education

Norber was born in the United States and raised in Israel.[1][3] He graduated with a bachelor’s degree in government, diplomacy and strategy from Reichman University in Herzliya, Israel. His grandparents survived the Holocaust, and his mother escaped Communism in the Soviet Union. He moved back to New York in 2001.[1][3]

Career

Norber is a veteran of the Israel Defense Forces.[4] He was drafted into the IDF at age 17 as a lone soldier and served as a staff sergeant in the military police.[1][5]

In 2023, Norber attempted to run for Congress in the New York's 3rd congressional district's special election to replace the ousted George Santos.[6][1] His candidacy in the Republican primary was withdrawn.[7]

State Assembly

In 2024, Norber decided to run for election after seeing the anti-Semitism that occurred in the United States after the October 7th Hamas-led Massacre on Israel.[1] He narrowly defeated two-term Democratic incumbent Gina Silitti to win the New York State's 16th Assembly seat.

Election results

2024 New York State's 16th Assembly District General Election[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Gina Sillitti 34,104 46.6%
Republican Daniel Norber 32,722 44.7%
Conservative Daniel Norber 2,120 2.9%
Total Daniel Norber 34,842 47.6%
Write-in 111 0.2%
Blank ballots 4,071 5.6%
Total votes 73,149 100.0%

Personal life

Norber resides in Great Neck, New York, with his wife and their four children.[9] He is Jewish.[9]

Norber voted for Donald Trump twice.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Ex-IDF soldier Daniel Norber becomes first Republican elected to Long Island seat in more than 50 years". NY Post. November 10, 2024. Retrieved November 15, 2024. Cite error: The named reference "NYP" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  2. ^ Devlin, Hannah (November 6, 2024). "Daniel Norber defeats incumbent Gina Sillitti to capture 16th state Assembly District". www.longislandpress.com. Retrieved November 12, 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Meet Daniel Norber: The IDF vete." JFeed. November 11, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
  4. ^ Walker, Corey (November 11, 2024). "Ex-IDF Soldier Becomes First Republican in 50 Years to Win New York State Assembly Seat in Long Island District". The Algemeiner. Retrieved November 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Gronich, Marc (December 4, 2024). "Community Mourns Long Island-Born Omer Neutra". The Jewish Press. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  6. ^ Campanile, Carl; Propper, David (October 7, 2023). "GOP candidate, running against George Santos, in Israel with family: 'Right now nobody feels safe'". New York Post. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  7. ^ "New York's 3rd Congressional District election, 2024". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 15, 2024.
  8. ^ "2024 New York State Assembly General Election Results". The Journal News. December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
  9. ^ a b "Daniel J. Norber". Newsday. November 17, 2024. Retrieved November 17, 2024.
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Preceded by New York State Assembly, 16th District
January 1, 2025 – present 		Incumbent
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