Sentences with phrase «32nd vote needed»

Democrats had hoped that if Democrat Shelley Mayer won in Westchester County, Felder would provide them with the 32nd vote they needed to gain a majority.

Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo is endorsing Republican Sen. Stephen Saland, who cast the historic 32nd vote needed a year ago to legalize gay marriage in New York.

Democrats had hoped that if Democrat Sheley Mayer won in Westchester County, Felder would provide them with the 32nd vote they needed to gain a majority, the Daily News first reported.

ALBANY, N.Y. — Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday endorsed Republican Sen. Stephen Saland of Poughkeepsie, who cast the historic 32nd vote needed a year ago to legalize gay marriage in New York.

Some pro-gay-marriage GOPers have confessed that they're afraid to go public because they don't want to wind up being the crucial 32nd vote needed for passage, a potentially suicidal political position.

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Republicans would need a 32nd vote to elect a majority leader should Amedore lose, making the IDC's position all the more important.

As voting was underway last week, Felder declared he would remain with Republicans in the Senate at least through the end of the legislative session in June, giving the GOP the needed 32nd member in the 63 - seat Senate.

Morris is the lone Democrat running against Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who conferences with Republicans and gives the GOP its needed 32nd vote in the chamber to maintain its narrow majority.

Felder has said he's open to that prospect, and would likely have more leverage within the Democratic conference if he is the person to become the 32nd vote that's needed to flip the chamber to Democratic control.

Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who sits with the Republican conference in the chamber, gives them the needed 32nd vote to attain a working majority in the state Senate.