‘Need more moderate voices,’ says Orthodox Jewish healthcare exec running for NY state Senate

Long Island health care exec motivated to run for state Senate over antisemitism in NY: ‘Need more moderate voices’

Lisa “Malkie” Vider has spent about 30 years working in healthcare, including running an assisted-living facility and advocating for healthcare providers in Albany.

POLITICS: Nassau Health Care Executive Vider Challenges Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick for State Senate Seat – The Beltway Report

Lisa “Malkie” Vider, a Long Island health care executive, is running as a Democrat for the New York state Senate seat representing the 9th District, which covers parts of Nassau County and the Five Towns. She faces Republican incumbent Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick in the Nov. 3 general election. Vider, an Orthodox Jewish mother of three who has spent roughly 30 years in health care, including running an assisted-living facility and advocating …

Nassau Health Care Executive Vider Challenges Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick for State Senate Seat

Health care executive Lisa "Malkie" Vider is challenging Republican incumbent Patricia Canzoneri-Fitzpatrick for the state Senate seat covering parts of Nassau County and the Five Towns, citing antisemitism, health care and affordability as her top priorities.

‘Need more moderate voices,’ says Orthodox Jewish healthcare exec running for NY state Senate

“I am a person that if I say that I’m gonna do something, I’m going to do everything in my power to try to get it done,” Lisa “Malkie” Vider, a first-time candidate from the Five Towns, told JNS.