Elijah Reichlin-Melnick

Elijah Reichlin-Melnick (born June 2, 1984) is an American politician who served as a member of the New York State Senate for the 38th district, which includes most of Rockland County and parts of Westchester County. He succeeded David Carlucci.

Elijah Reichlin-Melnick
Member of the New York State Senate
from the 38th district
In office
January 1, 2021 – January 1, 2023
Preceded byDavid Carlucci
Succeeded byWilliam Weber Jr.
Personal details
Born (1984-06-02) June 2, 1984
Nyack, New York, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
EducationCornell University (BA)
Rutgers University (MCRP)
WebsiteCampaign website
Official website

Early life and education

Reichlin-Melnick was born and raised in Nyack, New York. He attended Nyack High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in history from Cornell University in 2006. He later earned a master's degree in city and regional planning, with a concentration in housing and real estate, from Rutgers University in 2015.

Career

Early career

After receiving his bachelor's degree, he spent two years as an elementary school teacher at Dwight Elementary School in New Haven, Connecticut. He later served on the Nyack Village Planning Board and was elected vice president of the Rockland County Young Democrats and chairman of the Nyack Democratic Committee. He was an active member of the Nyack NAACP and the Nyack Tree Committee. After leaving Dwight Elementary School, Reichlin-Melnick began working as a constituent service specialist and district representative for Congressman Eliot Engel and Congresswoman Nita Lowey until 2013. After working in Congress, Reichlin-Melnick completed his master's degree, he worked as the executive assistant for Orangetown, New York Town Supervisor Andy Stewart. He later worked as the legislative director for New York State Senator James Skoufis.[1]

Nyack Village Board

In April 2017, Reichlin-Melnick was appointed to the Nyack Village Board to fill a vacancy left by Doug Foster. On November 7, 2017, Reichlin-Melnick was elected to a two-year term on the Village Board and was subsequently re-elected on November 3, 2019.

New York State Senate

On December 17, 2019, Reichlin-Melnick announced his candidacy for district 38 in the New York State Senate.[2] On June 23, 2020, Reichlin-Melnick defeated Clarkstown Town Clerk Justin Sweet and Spring Valley Trustee Eudson Francois in the Democratic primary election.[3] On November 3, 2020, he defeated Republican nominee Bill Weber.[4] On November 8, 2022, Weber defeated Reichlin-Melnick in a rematch.[5]

Election history
2020 New York State Senate election, District 38
Primary election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 12,542 45.6
Democratic Justin Sweet 10,042 36.5
Democratic Eudson Francois 4,902 17.8
Total votes 27,486 100.0
2020 New York's 38th State Senate district election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 65,707 49.87
Working Families Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 5,102 3.87
Total Elijah Reichlin-Melnick 70,809 53.74
Republican William Weber Jr. 59,654 45.27
SAM William Weber Jr. 1,301 0.99
Total William Weber Jr. 60,955 46.26
Total valid votes 131,764 90.91
Rejected ballots 13,172 9.09
Total votes 144,936 100.00
Democratic hold

References
  1. "State Senate Closing Arguments: Elijah Reichlin-Melnick". Nyack News and Views. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  2. Cutler, Nancy. "Nyack Trustee Elijah Reichlin-Melnick announces bid for Carlucci's SD 38 seat". The Journal News. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  3. Lieberman, Steve. "State Senate: Reichlin-Melnick wins primary as Sweet concedes after most absentees are counted". The Journal News. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  4. Lieberman, Steve. "Elections Update: Reichlin-Melnick wins Senate seat over Weber; Lawler unseats Jaffee". The Journal News. Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  5. "State Senate: Weber wins District 38, Harckham takes District 40". News 12 - Westchester. November 9, 2022. Retrieved 2023-02-27.
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