In the Republican primary for Congressional District 14, the three-way race was won by 28-year-old management consultant Ryan Brumberg.
Brumberg received nearly 63 percent of the vote. His opponents, 48-year-old attorney Roger Blank and 28-year-old attorney Dino LaVerghetta, received 10 percent and 27 percent, respectively.
“It feels absolutely amazing,” Brumberg’s Deputy Campaign Manager Matt Einhorn said of winning the primary.
Einhorn also said that it felt “exhilarating” to know that voters were receptive to Brumberg’s message, that the campaign’s hard work had paid off and to know that “smart change is possible.”
Among the major issues that Brumberg said need to be addressed are the economy and taxes. He also said his top priority would be to “repeal the healthcare bill and roll back the unprecedented wave of government expansion.”
“With my strong background in business and economics, I can lead our country away from the financial ruin facing countries like Greece, Portugal and Spain,” Brumberg said. “We need to restore the principles that brought our country to greatness in the first place: fiscal sanity, individual responsibility and the entrepreneurial spirit.”
On behalf of Brumberg and everyone involved in the campaign, Einhorn had a message for voters.
“Everyone just wants to say thank you,” he said. “Without them [the voters] coming out and participating in the democratic process none of this would have been possible.”
Brumberg will now go up against incumbent Democrat Carolyn Maloney in the general election. She won her primary race by getting 81 percent of the votes.
From day one, Einhorn said the campaign’s goal has been to run against incumbent Maloney. He said that although it felt great to win the primary, the “goal will remain to unseat Maloney and take back the district.”
As the campaign moves forward and prepares for the November election, Einhorn said the biggest challenge will be keeping up momentum. He also said it will be a challenge to take on the “incumbent of incumbents.”
But, Einhorn also said he thinks this could work to the campaign’s advantage as Brumberg will be seen as the fresh blood people need to see in Washington.
