Mariya Markh Announces Endorsements From Politicians, Activists

Mariya Markh is collecting a large and growing list of endorsements of her candidacy for the 48th Council District.

The new endorsements come from State Senators Andrew Gounardes, Diane J. Savino and John C. Liu; Assemblywoman & County Chair Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn; Assemblyman Peter Abbate, District Leaders Ari Kagan, Margarita Kagan, and Dionne Brown-Jordan; Bay Democrats, Southern Brooklyn Democrats, 41st AD Democrats Club, 504 Democratic Club: The First Democratic Club in the Country Focusing on Disability Rights; NY League of Conservation Voters; Teamsters Local 237.

“I take pride in the confidence these representatives, labor unions, civic and advocacy groups, and community leaders have in me,” said Markh. “These are the people who work to give back to their communities and make our neighborhoods a better place—day in and day out.”

The current list of community leaders includes: Hon. Maurice H. Kolodin, Former Chairperson, Community Board 15*; Hon. Stephen “Butch” Moran, Former Chairperson, Community Board 13*; Rabbi Shlomo Segal, Kehilat Moshe of Southern Brooklyn*; Ed Jaworski, Neighborhood Activist; Christopher D. Greif, Advocate For Disability In New York; Debra L. Greif, Parent Advocate For Disability In New York; Michael Geller, Former District Leader of the 45th AD; Pearl Siegelman Former District Leader of the 45th AD; Pat Singer, Founder of the Brighton Neighborhood Association*; Boris Serebro, Esq. Attorney for Businesses and Business People; Selahattin Karakus, Business Owner & Leader in the Turkish Community; Shari Kaplan, Longtime Member of Community Board 15, Founder of Friends of Manhattan Beach Dog Run; Sam Tsang, Community Leader, “Mayor of Avenue U”

*Affiliations listed for Identification Purposes Only