Chaim Deutsch

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On January 21, 2020, Deutsch announced his intent to run against incumbent Yvette Clarke in the Democratic primary for New York's 9th congressional district. [18] [19] On election night, Deutsch received only 9.4% of the in-person vote in the Democratic primary on June 23, 2020. [20] He conceded over Twitter, congratulating Clarke while also expressing concerns about voter suppression. [21]

Tax fraud

On April 22, 2021, Deutsch pleaded guilty to tax fraud in Manhattan federal court. [22] The charges arose from personal income tax filings for the year 2015 that included fraudulent information about business expenses related to Chasa Management, a firm that he solely owned. Deutsch failed to pay $82,076 in federal taxes from 2013 to 2015. [23] [24] The City Council expelled him the following week. [25]

Election history

Deutsch was elected to the New York City Council on November 5, 2013 after defeating Republican David Storobin and multiple primary opponents. He succeeded Democrat Mike Nelson, who was term-limited. [26] [27]

In 2017, Deutsch won re-election, after defeating both an opponent in the Democratic primary and Steve Saperstein (Republican, Conservative, and Reform Parties) in the general election. [28] [29] [30] [31]

Per official election night results, Deutsch came in fourth in the 2020 Democratic primary for New York's 9th congressional district , behind incumbent Yvette Clarke and Adem Bunkedekko. [20]

Chaim Deutsch
Chaim Deutsch at MTA Veterans Day Program.jpg
Member of the New York City Council
from the 48th district
In office
January 1, 2014 –April 27, 2021
Election history
OfficeYearElectionResults
NYC Council
District 48 		2013Democratic primary√ Chaim M. Deutsch 34.76%
Ari Kagan 30.52%
Theresa R. Scavo 18.18%
Igor Oberman 14.02%
Natraj S. Bhushan 2.52%
NYC Council
District 48 		2013General√ Chaim M. Deutsch (D) 49.59%
David Storobin (R) 37.10%
Igor Oberman (Working Families) 4.45%
Alexander Lotovsky (Forward) .72%
Election history
OfficeYearElectionResults
NYC Council
District 48 		2017Democratic primary√ Chaim M. Deutsch 81.1%
Marat Filler 18.9%
NYC Council
District 48 		2017General√ Chaim M. Deutsch (D) 61.6%
Steve Saperstein (R) 38.4%
(Unofficial in-person vote results only)
Election history
OfficeYearElectionResults
New York's 9th congressional district 2020Democratic primary√ Yvette Clarke 62.3%
Adem Bunkeddeko 17.9%
Chaim Deutsch 9.4%
Isiah James 9.4%
Lutchi Gayot 1.0%

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