Joey Cohen-Saban

Joey Cohen-Saban is the Democratic and Fight Anti-Semitism Party candidate in Assembly District 45.[2] A Brooklyn native, he is a Brooklyn Democratic Party district leader and chief of staff to State Senator Sam Sutton, according to his campaign website.[1][3] He lost to incumbent Michael Novakhov by 232 votes in 2024 and is running again; he has not held elected office.[2]

According to his campaign website, Cohen-Saban was born and raised in South Brooklyn, the son of immigrants, and grew up in Midwood and Gravesend.[1] He attended the Yeshivah of Flatbush and earned a degree from George Washington University, where he says he led campus campaigns on combating antisemitism, supporting survivors of sexual violence, interfaith collaboration, and the US-Israel relationship.[1]

Cohen-Saban serves as a Brooklyn Democratic Party district leader and as chief of staff to State Senator Sam Sutton, per his campaign website, and describes himself as a board member of the Sephardic Community Federation.[1][3] He ran for this Assembly seat in 2024 as the Democratic nominee and lost to Novakhov, 49.4% to 50.2%.[2] He lives on the block where he grew up with his wife Florence and their two children, according to his campaign website.[1]

Researched from the cited sources on 2026-10-21.