Sentences with phrase «american speaker of the assembly»

«He's the first African - American speaker of the Assembly,» Carey said of Heastie.

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The eighth link features a photo of Heastie himself, standing on the rostrum at the front of the Assembly chamber on Feb. 3, 2015 — the day he was elected to replace Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as speaker, becoming the first African - American in New York history to hold that leadership post.

The jury drama in the corruption trial of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver continued on Monday, as Juror No. 11, an African - American man from the Bronx, asked to be dismissed over a conflict of interest.

Following a private meeting on Monday afternoon, Democrats announced that they will cast their ballots for Assemblyman Carl Heastie of the Bronx at an 11 a.m. vote on Tuesday, making him New York's first African - American Assembly speaker.

Heastie's ascension to the speaker's chair — he would become the first African - American to hold the post — was all but assured Friday when Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle, a Democrat from the Rochester area, dropped out of the race and threw his support to the Bronx Democrat.

Heastie's ascension to the speaker's chair — he would become the first African - American to hold the post — was all but assured Friday when Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle (pictured), a Democrat from the Rochester area, dropped out of the race and threw his support to the Bronx Democrat.

Despite the historic election of the Assembly's first African - American speaker, he was viewed with suspicion by critics of the capitol's checkered history of corruption.

On the day of his elevation as the Assembly's first African - American speaker, Heastie (pronounced HAY - stee) said he is «a listener, and I like to build consensus.»