Weprin & Holliswood - Hometown Politics

David I. Weprin is "the scion of a vaunted Queens political family who repeatedly won elections as a city councilman and currently as a state assemblyman".

Last month, Democratic leaders in Queens and Brooklyn said they planned to designate Mr. Weprin, 55, as their party’s nominee in a Sept. 13 special election to replace former Representative Anthony D. Weiner.
David lives in Holliswood, Queens. His father, Saul, was the speaker of the State Assembly, and his brother, Mark, is a city councilman and a former assemblyman. David Weprin is an observant Jew with a staunchly pro-Israel viewpoint, which is significant in a district with many Orthodox Jewish voters.

Holliswood is from where I hail and I have known David, as they say, from before his Bar Mitzvah.

But...

Ed Koch Endorses A Republican For Weiner's Former House Seat...Then Calls GOP 'Scoundrels'

Former Mayor Ed Koch endorsed a Republican congressional candidate Monday in the race to replace Anthony Weiner - then stepped on the praise by blasting the GOP as "scoundrels."..."He tells everyone to vote for [Turner], then calls Republicans idiots," grumbled a Turner supporter who attended the Howard Beach, Queens, news conference yesterday. "Not a ringing endorsement."  Turner, who is running against Democrat David Weprin to fill the vacant Queens-Brooklyn seat in a Sept. 13 special election, said he didn't mind.

And in response:

...his credentials on Israel?  “I’ve taken about five trips to the state of Israel over the last 15 years or so,” Weprin said, noting he led two missions to the Jewish state, and he opposes President Barack Obama’s position that Israel go back to its pre-1967 boundaries.  “On this issue, I feel [Obama’s] very wrong,” Weprin told the seniors at the center at 71-25 Main St., saying that Israel’s security “would be in danger” if it went to its original borders. “I hope to be a strong voice … speaking out when the president is wrong.”  “I don’t think you can find a member of the House that has a stronger record on Israel than I do,” Weprin said. 

When asked how his position on Israel differs from that of his special election opponent, retired Rockaway businessman Bob Turner, Weprin, 55, said he did not know what Turner’s positions are.  “I don’t know where he’s been, other than running for office last year,” Weprin said, referring to Turner’s failed campaign against then-Rep. Anthony Weiner.

Weprin called former Mayor Ed Koch’s suggestion that voters in the district vote for Turner as a counter to Obama’s position on Israel “ridiculous.”

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