Ronald Seifert

Ronald Seifert is, according to his campaign website, a lifelong Brooklyn resident and father of two who was raised by a cab-driver father and a seamstress mother; his father served in the U.S. Army.[1] He attended P.S. 236 Mill Basin, J.H.S. 078 Roy H. Mann, and South Shore High School, and he graduated from Kingsborough Community College.[1] Seifert has owned and operated an NYC-licensed home contracting business for 18 years. Earlier he worked in transportation operations at Atlantic Express, in logistics for DHL at JFK, and for New York City through the Department of Citywide Administrative Services, and he owned an auto repair and installation shop.[1]

Seifert volunteered with a local team during a Republican mayoral campaign and has not held elected office.[1] Ballotpedia lists him as advancing from the June 23, 2026 Republican primary, which was canceled, and as the Conservative Party candidate.[2] He is a longtime Knights of Columbus member who has helped with food and clothing drives, school scholarships, donations for a local Catholic church, and interfaith service with Catholic and Jewish neighbors.[1] According to his campaign website, his priorities included lowering utility costs, public safety, fairer property taxes, and trade programs in public schools.[1] He received 16.0% of the vote to Kevin Parker's 83.5%, according to unofficial results reported by Ballotpedia and Wikipedia.[3][4]