New York's 17th State Senate district
New York's 17th State Senate district is one of 63 districts in the New York State Senate. It has been represented by Democrat Simcha Felder since 2013, following his defeat of incumbent Republican David Storobin in 2012. Since his first election, Felder has run on both the Democratic and Republican party lines and has alternately caucused with both parties; since July 2019, he has been a member of the Democratic caucus. District 17 is currently the most Republican-leaning district in the State Senate to be held by a Democrat.Geography
District 17 is located in central and southern Brooklyn, including some or all of the neighborhoods of Borough Park, Midwood, Sunset Park, Kensington, Bensonhurst, and Gravesend.
The district overlaps with New York's 7th, 9th, 10th, and 11th congressional districts, and with the 41st, 42nd, 44th, 45th, 47th, 48th, 49th, and 51st districts of the New York State Assembly.2020
As he has done in the past, Felder is running in 2020 on both the Democratic and Republican party lines.2018
, then a New York City Councilmember, did not actively campaign against Felder, and was listed on the ballot so as to remove him from consideration for the 2018 lieutenant gubernatorial election, in accordance with complex New York election laws.2016
In 2016, Felder ran on both the Democratic and Republican party lines.2014
2012
Federal results in District 17
