Sentences with phrase «astorino gubernatorial campaign»

ALBANY — The first major fund - raiser of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino gubernatorial campaign drew roughly 250 people and will net at least «six figures,» according to a campaign source.

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Laura Lavine, the Republican candidate for Syracuse mayor, split with her local campaign manager, Danny Fitzpatrick, and is bringing in a consultant from New York City, Michael Lawler, who ran Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's 2014 gubernatorial bid.

The Cuomo administration on Wednesday is denying claims being made by Republican Rob Astorino's gubernatorial campaign that a top aide sought to move the county executive to a less - than - prominent seat at an event featuring President Obama.

The campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino has raised $ 3.4 million in the past six months, but that's significantly less than the $ 8.5 million taken in during that time by Democratic incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Reform Party, a ballot line formed last year by Republican gubernatorial nominee Rob Astorino, filed its first campaign finance report since it was rechristened this election season, showing a single, massive donation from a limited liability company.

ALBANY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- The campaign for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino announced Monday that it has raised $ 3.4 million in the past six months, but Astorino remained significantly behind Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino arrived at a campaign event 30 minutes ahead of it's scheduled start Tuesday, to Christine Quinn's consternation.

GOP gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino has been holding a mirror to citizen sentiments with his campaign mantra.

After toying with the idea of his own gubernatorial campaign in 2014, then trying to draft Trump to run, Paladino ultimately got behind the endorsed GOP candidate Rob Astorino.

When Democratic Westchester County executive hopeful Noam Bramson announced his full - throated support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's women's agenda, the campaign of Republican incumbent (and possible gubernatorial candidate next year) Rob Astorino hit back hard by wondering why their opponent supports Silver remaining in office.

«These disgraceful comments are beneath the campaign of Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino, who he should be helping,» she said.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has more than $ 30 million in his campaign fund, and a recent poll shows him with a 30 - point - lead over his likely Republican opponent, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, but the Republican says if the past is any indication, he can win the gubernatorial race this year.

Astorino may have some competition for the gubernatorial nomination in 2018 in the form of Republican Rep. Chris Gibson, who is leaving office at the end of 2016 and is eyeing a statewide campaign.

At 6:30 p.m., GOP gubernatorial candidate / Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino hosts a kick - off fundraiser for his campaign, Westchester Marriott, 670 White Plains Rd., Tarrytown.

Republican Rob Astorino on transferred the remaining balance of his 2014 gubernatorial campaign to his Westchester County executive re-election campaign committee, records filed with the Board of Elections show.

«Rob Astorino's defiance of the long - held practice of gubernatorial nominees releasing multiple years of tax returns is just another example of the double standard we have come to expect from his campaign.

The campaign of Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino blasted the endorsement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday by the New York State Business Council, calling the nod «absurd.»

Astorino allies made little secret of their disdain with the GOP leadership in the chamber, and blasted Senate Republicans during the gubernatorial campaign for not effectively opposing Cuomo's first term policies.

On the eve of the first — and it appears only — gubernatorial debate, which will take place tomorrow night in Buffalo, the state GOP has released a new TV ad trashing Gov. Andrew Cuomo for running a «mean - spirited» campaign and being «afraid» to debate his Republican opponent, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.

Republicans, including the party's gubernatorial nominee in 2014, Rob Astorino, have criticized the ad spending as a taxpayer - supported campaign to burnish Cuomo's economic record.

According to his latest filing with the Board of Elections, Astorino, the GOP's candidate against Gov. Cuomo in 2014, zeroed out his gubernatorial campaign committee and transferred the bulk of its remaining funds - $ 51,825 - into his campaign committee for county executive.

The spending has become an issue in this year's election campaign, with Republicans including gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino saying they are little more than a taxpayer - funded political boost for Cuomo, a Democrat who is campaigning in part on his work to revive the state economy, particularly upstate.

Phil Reisman, wrote in the Journal News the following day: «Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, either hasn't heard that the 2014 gubernatorial race is over or believes that the 2018 campaign is in full swing and that he is, once again, the Republican Party's chosen candidate.»

Astorino, a Republican, has opened a campaign account with the New York State Board of Elections that allows him to raise money for this year's gubernatorial race.

Bill O'Reilly, who was once del Percio's business partner, is now running Astorino's gubernatorial campaign.

GREENWICH, Conn. (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said Monday that he does not plan to campaign for Republican New York gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino because he does not campaign for candidates he doesn't think can win.

Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rob Astorino, struggling for traction in his uphill fight against Gov. Cuomo, will deliver what some campaign aides see as a make - or - break speech next month outlining his vision for New York, aides said Sunday.

Michael Lawler, the manager for Republican Rob Astorino's gubernatorial campaign, has sent his counterpart, Joe Percoco, a letter formally requesting debates.

Langworthy, who is supportive of Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's candidacy, said he came away from the meeting thinking Trump was seriously considering a gubernatorial campaign.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino was «upbeat» at his campaign kickoff fundraiser that netted him at least six figures.

All in all, Astorino unveiled what in many respects seemed to be a stump speech for a potential gubernatorial campaign that sharply criticized Cuomo's three years in office.

Astorino clashed with Senate Republicans during the gubernatorial campaign last year, with the top of the GOP ticket calling for sweeping ethics reform in Albany and knocking the majority conference in the Senate as being part of the problem in state government.

During his gubernatorial campaign, Astorino sought to court the business community in New York, criticizing Cuomo in the process for heavy spending on TV ads that promoted his START - UP NY program.

Bijoy Datta, the Broome County GOP chairman and deputy couty executive, is leaving the public payroll to accept a job as deputy campaign manager for gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.

Cuomo, as you'll recall, is generally pretty judicious with his endorsements, preferring to hand them out only in instances of 1) political expedience (like, say, the tight race for Westchester County executive where he would personally benefit from the defeat of incumbent Republican Rob Astorino, who has been mentioned as a potential future gubernatorial contender); or 2) almost certain victory by his preferred candidate; or 3) when his nod is highly likely to make the difference between victory and defeat in the 11th hour of a campaign.

Deputy Senate Majority John DeFrancisco has hired a veteran New York Republican consultant, Michael Lawler, who ran ex-Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's failed 2014 gubernatorial campaign, to run his 2018 campaign for governor.

Perry was not at all shy about confirming the fact that he's plotting another presidential run in 2016 when he visited New York last week to raise campaign cash for GOP gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.

Fresh off their anointment at the state GOP convention in Westchester today, gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino and his hand - picked running mate, Chris Moss, will hit the campaign trail together, heading back upstate.

His campaign in recent weeks has picked up a stream of endorsements, including nods from Republicans like Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive and 2014 gubernatorial candidate, and former Rep. Chris Collins.

Gipson's line comes after Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino submitted more than the requisite number of signatures needed to create the Stop Common Core line, and Governor Andrew Cuomo's campaign submitted more than enough signatures to create the Women's Equality line.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino suggested today that New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie should stop campaigning for governors nationwide if he can't back New York's GOP contender.

E. O'Brien Murray attacked Astorino for saying he's likely to seek a third term in 2017 as county executive even as he pushed to limit statewide elected officials to two, four - year terms during his gubernatorial campaign.

Post election, Astorino's gubernatorial campaign manager, Michael Lawler, reportedly accused Skelos of entering into a secret deal with Gov. Cuomo in which Skelos wouldn't help Astorino if the governor didn't push the Democratic Senate candidates on Long Island.

New York gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino ripped New Jersey Gov. and fellow GOPer Chris Christie Wednesday for appearing with rival Democratic Gov. Cuomo at a joint bistate security press conference at 7 World Trade Center — in the heat of an election campaign.

PS — During the recent gubernatorial campaign, Cuomo repeatedly noted that Moody's Investor Service had reduced its previously AAA credit rating of Westchester County by a notch during the tenure of his Republican opponent, Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino.

Republican former gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino all but exhausted what was left in his campaign account, a filing posted by the state Board of Elections shows.

Cuomo last week reported $ 15.8 million in cash on hand, with Astorino having $ 1 million in the bank for the final push in the gubernatorial campaign.

The Republican race for the gubernatorial nomination is a potentially crowded one next year: The party's 2014 nominee Rob Astorino is expected to run and businessman Harry Wilson, a 2010 candidate for state comptroller, is also weighing a campaign for governor.

Rob Astorino's campaign said Castle Cable has agreed to pull the ads that the GOP gubernatorial candidate deemed grossly misleading, from its airwaves.

Team Astorino buried the lede earlier today in its Putin - better - on - debating - than - Cuomo news release: The Republican's gubernatorial campaign has agreed «tentatively» to one televised debate in Buffalo that the Cuomo campaign signed up for late last month.