Born and raised in the Borough Park and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn, Lisa is the daughter of a New York City public school special education teacher and a healthcare professional. She attended Shulamith High School and later Brooklyn College, beginning her career as a teenager working in her family’s assisted living facility.

Lisa “Malkie” Vider Democrat for State Senate

After marrying her husband Avner in 2013, Lisa chose Long Island to raise their family. They reside in Hewlett Bay Park with their three children, Tamar, Dvir, and Adir.

Lisa Malkie Vider was born and raised in the Borough Park and Flatbush sections of Brooklyn. She attended Brooklyn College. She is married to Avner and has three children.

What started as a part-time job became a lifelong calling. After her father’s passing, Lisa continued his legacy — expanding her healthcare credentials, deepening her operational expertise, and ultimately serving as administrator of the same facility. In that role, she manages complex regulatory requirements, oversees staff and budgets, and ensures high-quality care for seniors and families.

Lisa Malkie Vider began her career working in her family’s assisted living facility and later became its administrator.

Lisa began her career working in her family’s assisted living facility and later became its administrator.

2026 New York General Election

Lisa is running because she believes in practical solutions over partisan talking points. Our district needs someone who understands budgets, knows how government works, and will fight for the things that matter most to working families: Lower costs and real relief for homeowners struggling with property taxes and rising expenses.

Supports lowering costs and providing property-tax relief for homeowners facing rising expenses.

- Supports lowering costs and providing property-tax relief for homeowners facing rising expenses.

Economy

As of September 9, 2026, Lisa Malkie Vider’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Energy & the Environment

Lisa is running because she believes in practical solutions over partisan talking points. Our district needs someone who understands budgets, knows how government works, and will fight for the things that matter most to working families: Quality care for our seniors with proper oversight, adequate funding, and support for the caregivers who serve them.

Our state currently spends over 44% of its annual budget on health care, which unnecessarily drives up our taxes. As a leading New York state health care professional for over twenty-five years, Lisa knows better than anyone that we can provide our families with better care and accessibility without raising taxes, if we understand how the system works. Assisted Living Facilities, such as the one Lisa proudly operates is a perfect example.

Lisa knows that not every problem is solved by throwing our hard-earned tax dollars at it in wasteful ways. Some problems, like our health care affordability and access, simply need an advocate inside the government, inside the rooms where key decisions are made, that has the depth of proven experience to limit the bureaucracy and concentrate on bettering our quality of life while maintaining the services we need for our families.

Supports oversight, adequate funding, and caregiver support to improve senior care.

Says health care access and quality can be improved without raising taxes.

Advocates for improving health care affordability and access while limiting bureaucracy and maintaining family services.

- Supports oversight, adequate funding, and caregiver support to improve senior care.
- Says health care access and quality can be improved without raising taxes.
- Advocates for improving health care affordability and access while limiting bureaucracy and maintaining family services.

Healthcare

As senator, Lisa won’t just talk about fighting hate. She will bring our communities together in a substantive and meaningful way. Lisa will immediately develop both community forums and roundtable meetings on intercommunal collaboration, ensuring that we better understand each other’s community priorities, and can develop a unified voice in advocating for our district needs.

Plans to create community forums and roundtables focused on collaboration among communities to identify district priorities and advocate collectively.

- Plans to create community forums and roundtables focused on collaboration among communities to identify district priorities and advocate collectively.

Voting & Elections

Lisa is running because she believes in practical solutions over partisan talking points. Our district needs someone who understands budgets, knows how government works, and will fight for the things that matter most to working families: Safe communities with effective policing, mental health support, and prevention programs that actually work.

Supports effective policing, mental health support, and prevention programs to promote safe communities.

- Supports effective policing, mental health support, and prevention programs to promote safe communities.

Public Safety

Lisa is running because she believes in practical solutions over partisan talking points. Our district needs someone who understands budgets, knows how government works, and will fight for the things that matter most to working families: Better schools that prepare our kids for the future without breaking family budgets.

Supports improving schools so they prepare children for the future without increasing family costs.

- Supports improving schools so they prepare children for the future without increasing family costs.

Education

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