Brooklyn Dems push dead man on ballot
Brooklyn Democrats have controversially included a deceased candidate, Robert Gevertzman, on the ballot while gathering signatures for House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries. Gevertzman, who passed away in March 2025, is set to run unopposed for a position on the Kings County Democratic Committee. Critics have condemned this move as deceptive and an insult to voters, with allegations of further misleading tactics involving other candidates.
- ▪Robert Gevertzman, a deceased community leader, is listed as a candidate for the Kings County Democratic Committee.
- ▪Democratic leaders are accused of using misleading tactics to gather signatures for Hakeem Jeffries.
- ▪Critics argue that including a dead candidate on the ballot is disgraceful and dishonest.
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Metro exclusive Brooklyn Dems push dead man on ballot By Rich Calder Published May 23, 2026, 11:00 a.m. ET See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google Ghoulish Democratic bosses promoted a dead man as a candidate in southern Brooklyn while soliciting petition signatures to help get House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries back on the ballot, The Post has learned. Robert Gevertzman, a longtime community leader who died in March 2025 at the age of 76, shockingly cleared the petition-checking process, records show. He is now slated to be below Jeffries on the Democratic ticket and run unopposed in next month’s primary for a seat on the Kings County Democratic Committee. The Democratic dirty tricks didn’t end with raising the dead.
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