Sentences with phrase «as a state senator battling»
As a state senator battling for re-election in 2002, he voted against the Sexual Orientation Non-Discrimination Act, which barred business and property owners from firing or evicting gays and lesbians on the basis of their identity.
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Despite Marsh's sanctimoniousness, Ars Technica points out that earlier this year a Tennessee senator described AT&T as «the most powerful lobbying organization in this state by far» as it battled to stop Google from using utility poles in Nashville.
There is a serious battle for the soul of the People's Democratic Party in Ede some of Osun State as the Senator representing Osun West Mr Ademola Adeleke and former Speaker of the State House of Assembly Hon Adejare Bello are at each other's throats.
The battle turned brutal in recent days as two renegade Bronx Democratic senators, Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr., threatened to shut down state government by voting against the next budget extender.
«That is why today I reaffirm to constituents here in District 37 that I will continue to serve as their State Senator and battle the status quo of Tallahassee politics.
The Buffalo News recently reported that the political arm of NYSUT, which has endorsed Panepinto in his primary battle with former Buffalo Councilman and state Senator Al Coppola, has been running attack ads and sending out mailers that depict Grisanti as not sufficiently conservative to represent the 60th Senate District.
Thomas Libous will return to Albany next month as the second most powerful state senator, and he will do so battling cancer and federal prosecutors.
As three Republicans state senators who voted for same - sex marriage battled for their political survival yesterday, Rev. Jason McGuire said he was thinking about one person whose name wasn't... Continue reading →
Based on the concerns raised at Monday's public hearing before the state assembly's Standing Committee of Environmental Conservation, state officials will draft a «battle plan,» in the words of State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R - Port Jefferson), for how they can fight to preserve the area as open space and avoid damaging its unique, diverse ecostate assembly's Standing Committee of Environmental Conservation, state officials will draft a «battle plan,» in the words of State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R - Port Jefferson), for how they can fight to preserve the area as open space and avoid damaging its unique, diverse ecostate officials will draft a «battle plan,» in the words of State Senator Kenneth LaValle (R - Port Jefferson), for how they can fight to preserve the area as open space and avoid damaging its unique, diverse ecoState Senator Kenneth LaValle (R - Port Jefferson), for how they can fight to preserve the area as open space and avoid damaging its unique, diverse ecology.