Gerard Kassar

Gerard Kassar, also known as Jerry Kassar, is an American political operative and former government official. He is currently the chairman of the Conservative Party of New York, a role he has served in since February 2019.

In 1981 he was elected to be the national director of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) at 22, a conservative youth group. He served as director through 1983.

Kassar held senior staff roles in the state assembly minority and as chief of staff to state senator Marty Golden. He was appointed by Governor Pataki and confirmed by the NYS Senate to be a commissioner of the interstate environmental commission in 1995.

He also served as the president of the Dyker Heights civic association in Brooklyn NY and on the board of trustees of the former Victory Memorial Hospital.

Additionally, he writes a weekly column for the publication The Brooklyn Reporter.

Kassar is a lifelong resident of Brooklyn, New York where he resides in the Dyker Heights community with his wife, Janet.