Murray Weinstein

Murray Weinstein (born June 6, 1928 ) was an American politician who represented District 41 in the New York State Assembly, which comprises Sheepshead Bay, Flatlands, East Flatbush, Midwood and Canarsie, in Brooklyn.

Biography Elected in 1978, Weinstein won a stunning upset over Speaker of the New York State Assembly and Brooklyn Democratic Party boss Stanley Steingut for the 41st Assembly seat.

Weinstein had only stepped into the race a week before the primary vote as a stand-in for his daughter Helene Weinstein. The younger Weinstein had primaried Steingut, backed by the New Way Democratic Club, a newly formed organization which operated out of a storefront and challenged the influence of Steingut’s powerful Madison Club. The elder Weinstein then stepped in one week before the primary vote as a stand-in for his daughter. Steingut announced that he would get off the ballot only if he were appointed to a judgeship. Lloyd Berlin, a Weinstein worker who was a defector from Steingut's MadisonClub, agreed with Stein that the Speaker's “arrogance” was the issue.

Occupation Weinstein was an attorney licensed to practice law in New York State and a founding partner of the personal-injury law firm, Weinstein, Chase, Messinger & Peters, P.C.