Mates Friesel (c. 1924 – August 1, 2015) was American Skver Hasidic politician and businessman. Friesel was a co-founder and the first, and only Mayor of New Square, New York, from the village's founding in 1961 until his death on August 1, 2015. He ran unopposed in each of New Square's mayoral elections since 1961, most recently winning re-election in November 2013 to a new two-year term. Friesel was one of the longest-serving Mayors in the United States.