Sentences with phrase «city leaders in both parties»

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NDP leader Rachel Notley launched her party's election campaign in Edmonton and travelled to Calgary and Lethbridge to campaign with candidates in those cities.

CALGARY - On her first visit to Calgary as New Democrat leader, Rachel Notley said that the city is a priority for the party and that New Democrats will build on the work done in these by - elections.

On her first visit to Calgary as New Democrat leader, Rachel Notley said that the city is a priority for the party and that New Democrats will build on the work done in these by - elections.

Romy Tittel, Leader of the Green Party of Alberta and Catriona Wright, Shadow Cabinet member for Sustainable Towns and Cities, strongly encourages the Alberta Government to quickly adopt the following in order to keep recyclables out of the landfill: An immediate plastic bag ban.

The small, three - floor operation is in full flow, just under a month remains in party leader Sophie Walker's bid for City Hall, and the former journalist is in full campaign mode.

Republican Party leaders have decided that Bo Dietl, the bombastic former NYPD detective and Fox News contributor, should not be allowed to run on their party line in his bid to become mayor of New York Party leaders have decided that Bo Dietl, the bombastic former NYPD detective and Fox News contributor, should not be allowed to run on their party line in his bid to become mayor of New York party line in his bid to become mayor of New York City.

Republican Party leaders picked Julie Killian to run in a state Senate special election for an open seat that could shift New York's power structure, selecting the former Rye city councilwoman over former Yonkers inspector general Dan Schorr.

In the wake of the latest bombshell corruption scandal, which netted two New York City GOP officials from Queens and the Bronx, other party leaders were quick to volunteer that knew absolutely nothing about the scheme to essentially buy a GOP ballot line in the NYC mayor's race for Democratic Sen. Malcolm SmitIn the wake of the latest bombshell corruption scandal, which netted two New York City GOP officials from Queens and the Bronx, other party leaders were quick to volunteer that knew absolutely nothing about the scheme to essentially buy a GOP ballot line in the NYC mayor's race for Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smitin the NYC mayor's race for Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith.

But when invited to appear on a cable television program with a studio audience in New York City that will not represent his constituents, Rep. Collins jumped at the chance,» the party leaders wrote.

Thirteen months after its devolution deal was first announced, not a single candidate from a major party has come forward to stand in the city region's mayoral election next year, while local leaders have continued to question whether they should even have to introduce a metro mayor full - stop — despite the Communities secretary Sajid Javid stating explicitly that this would continue to be a «real red line» for progressing with devolution deals.

For Immediate Release: For more information contact: Dom Leon - Davis [email protected] 718-222-3796 x232 WFP Leaders Endorse Brian Kavanagh in Bid for State Senate NEW YORK, NY — The New York City Advisory Council of the Working Families Party voted to endorse Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh in his bid for State Senate to replace Daniel Squadron who retired August 11th.

Spitzer is running in the Democratic primary against Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who has establishment support from party leaders and city unions.

A Democrat who took office in 2014 after a contentious 2013 primary and landslide general election, de Blasio is consolidating organized party support ahead of this September's primary, for which his main opposition is former City Council Member Sal Albanese and police reform leader Robert Gangi.

CIVIC CENTER — Democratic party leaders in The Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn are rallying behind City Councilman Dan Garodnick in his bid to be speaker — going against mayor - elect Bill de Blasio's choice, sources said.

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.

Curran (D - Baldwin) and Lavine (D - Glen Cove) are expected to make the announcement at a news conference in Garden City on Wednesday night with Democratic Party leaders.

In addition to electing club officers and executive committees, members of New York Democratic clubs are extremely influential in nominating and electing unpaid party officials known as District Leaders and members of the New York State Democratic Committee, as well as Democratic legislators at the City, State and federal leveIn addition to electing club officers and executive committees, members of New York Democratic clubs are extremely influential in nominating and electing unpaid party officials known as District Leaders and members of the New York State Democratic Committee, as well as Democratic legislators at the City, State and federal levein nominating and electing unpaid party officials known as District Leaders and members of the New York State Democratic Committee, as well as Democratic legislators at the City, State and federal level.

In a speech at the City Club of Cleveland earlier this morning, House Minority Leader John Boehner reiterated the Republican Party's call for an extension of the Bush tax cuts, criticized the administration's stimulus spending and called for the ouster of President Obama's entire economic team.

In the past 53 years, the Conservative Party has played many pivotal rolls in electing officials from Supreme Court Justices to Town Justices, County Executives to Village Board Members, Mayors and City Council Members to Ward Leaders, and will continue to play a pivotal role in the process of electing those who are committed to conservative valueIn the past 53 years, the Conservative Party has played many pivotal rolls in electing officials from Supreme Court Justices to Town Justices, County Executives to Village Board Members, Mayors and City Council Members to Ward Leaders, and will continue to play a pivotal role in the process of electing those who are committed to conservative valuein electing officials from Supreme Court Justices to Town Justices, County Executives to Village Board Members, Mayors and City Council Members to Ward Leaders, and will continue to play a pivotal role in the process of electing those who are committed to conservative valuein the process of electing those who are committed to conservative values.

«He'd rather work with the party of Trump than keep tenants in their homes,» said Katie Goldstein, a leader of the Alliance for Tenant Power, a coalition of city tenant advocates.

There is a problem when one of our two great political parties is so riven with the stain of anti-semitism that even one of its own council leaders questions if they will be welcome in his city again.

The FBI busted the Democrat in April for allegedly trying to bribe city Republican leaders to put him on their party's mayoral ballot.

Republican Party leaders have decided that Bo Dietl, the bombastic former police detective and Fox News contributor, should not be allowed to run on their party line in his bid to become mayor of New York Party leaders have decided that Bo Dietl, the bombastic former police detective and Fox News contributor, should not be allowed to run on their party line in his bid to become mayor of New York party line in his bid to become mayor of New York City.

The Party's City Council endorsements this year place a premium on organizers, activists and leaders who come directly from the communities they seek to represent, following in the footsteps of America's Community Organizer - in - Chief, President Barack Obama.

Ellison, a darling of the party's left wing, had received the support of Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders — who he had backed for president in the 2016 primary — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, an array of liberal organizations like the WFP, Mayor Bill de Blasio, Brooklyn Congresswoman Yvette Clarke and the Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council.

Now, much to the dismay of party leaders who were hoping to unite the city's outnumbered Republicans behind a single candidate, Cahill says that he will actively campaign in the three - or four - way race currently shaping up.

But City Council Majority Leader Joel Rivera said that parties play a crucial role in helping voters choose between candidates.

PHILADELPHIA — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has struggled during the past year as he has sought to position himself as a national leader in the left wing of the Democratic Party and influence the 2016 presidential election.

Due to election law, assuming he doesn't change his party registration in the next couple months, Mr. Smith needs the support of at least three of the city's five Republican county leaders in order to even wage a campaign as a Republican in 2013, which is certainly no easy task when other GOP notables are also considering throwing their hat into the ring.

At a campaign event in Brooklyn, the former star of «Sex and the City» sought to tap into Democrats who feel left behind by party leaders.

Meanwhile, in New York City, the Village Independent Democrats called on Manhattan Democratic Party Leader Keith Wright to resign.

LaPosta said he would call a meeting of city Democratic leaders in early August to discuss the investigation and how the party may be impacted.

In an interview with the Journal, Lhota described the allegations against Council Member Dan Halloran, a Republican, and two leaders of county - level Republican organizations in the city as a «stain» on the party — and something he would seek to address in the coming months of campaigning for mayoIn an interview with the Journal, Lhota described the allegations against Council Member Dan Halloran, a Republican, and two leaders of county - level Republican organizations in the city as a «stain» on the party — and something he would seek to address in the coming months of campaigning for mayoin the city as a «stain» on the party — and something he would seek to address in the coming months of campaigning for mayoin the coming months of campaigning for mayor.

Senate Minority Leader John Sampson said this morning at a rally of political leaders in New York City he would step down as leader of the Democratic conference if the party can unite in the majLeader John Sampson said this morning at a rally of political leaders in New York City he would step down as leader of the Democratic conference if the party can unite in the majleader of the Democratic conference if the party can unite in the majority.

That party's leaders also earlier this month backed New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams in his bid against Hochul.

Republican Party leaders have floated the names of almost every successful elected Republican who lives in the city, including Sen. John DeFrancisco, who turned them down.

The piece does not explain that the state party leaders and the city party leaders are completely hostile to each other, and is unfair and misleading in other ways.

The federal legislature (Congress), the legislatures in all states except for Nebraska, and many county and city legislative bodies are divided along party lines and have whips, as well as majority and minority leaders.

The former deputy leader of Liverpool City Council, who was expelled from the party in 1986 because of his membership of the Trotskyist group, praised Mr Corbyn's «charisma» and welcomed the tone of debate at the conference.

A top GOP leader in New York City is lining up with Donald Trump — even though the state party is officially neutral, The Post has learned.

A long - time resident and activist in New York City's Chinatown, Jenny is the first Chinese - American elected as a Democratic District Leader in the Chinatown / Lower East Side area, a party position that she has held since 1995.

The daughter of former Bronx Democratic Party leader and current Assemblyman Jose Rivera, and sister of City Councilman Joel Rivera, Naomi Rivera was first elected to the Assembly in 2004.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim has automatically become a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, the Bronx Democratic Party and Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein, leader of the Independent Democratic Caucus — a group of breakaway Democrats in a power - sharing agreement with Senate Republicans — endorsed him for the seat, which covers areas such as City Island, Throggs Neck, Silver Beach and Pelham Bay.

Emerging from a district where socially conservative Evangelical Christianity has taken hold in recent decades — making it, in Torres» words, the Bible Belt of New York City — his ability to win over leaders across the spectrum, including most major unions, the Working Families Party, and politicians from reformer Gustavo Rivera to political dynasty scion Ruben Diaz, Jr., was striking.

As the leader of the state's largest city, Ganim again becomes a key player in state Democratic politics because of the size of the city's delegation at party conventions.

LaPierre said that in the past, he had worked with Democrats who wanted to work to reduce gun violence, but that leaders now only cared about exploiting tragedy for political gain, calling them a «tidal wave of new European socialists» in charge of the party and name - checking Sen. Kamala Harris, D - Calif.; Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D - Mass.; New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio; New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo; Sen. Cory Booker, D - N.J.; Sen. Christopher Murphy, D - Conn.; and Rep. Keith Ellison, D - Minn., to boos in the crowd.

His first election in partisan politics wound up as a tie against an 18 - year incumbent...»... who was the majority leader of the county legislature and the committeemen - even though it takes place in a very public forum it's actually a party election, and so the committeemen broke the tie, gave it to the incumbent, and I wound up being elected in a write - in election with over 3,000 votes cast, just on a county legislative district, so, you can beat city hall.»

Their leader Matthew Holmes accepts that Labour are still the largest party in the city but he doesn't think they're in a good position.

TROY — A leader of a minor - party testified Friday in Rensselaer County Court about the first reaction to the revelations that some Democrats allegedly forged absentee ballots in the 2009 City Council primary.