Sentences with phrase «congressional district support»

Mr. Calone said, «Virtually all of the elected Democrats in the 1st Congressional District support me,» pointing out people like Legislator Bridget Fleming and former Southampton councilwoman Sally Pope, who worked with Ms. Throne - Holst, are supporting him.

Congressman Tim Bishop (D - Southampton) is asking for feedback on whether or not residents in the First Congressional District support raising the federal minimum wage from $ 7.25 an hour to $ 10.10.

Tenney, Reed, Collins and Katko need to go — why would any NY State Congressional District support tax legislation that sucks an additional $ 10 - 15B out of our state to support the Redneck havens?

Not exact matches

On the basis of the First Amendment, as well as the general principles of the Constitution, he opposed public payment for chaplains in Congress and the military, spoke out against national proclamations of days of prayer (though as president he did «recommend» them) and while president vetoed congressional efforts to incorporate churches in the District of Columbia (fullest statement, V: 103 - 105) At the same time, Madison frequently opined that it was appropriate for private citizens to support chaplains and various kinds of semiorganized public religion through voluntary contributions (V: 104,105)

Since Falwell began supporting Republicans in Virginia, Democrats have won the state «s top offices twice and recaptured the congressional district that includes Lynchburg, Falwell «s home town, when that district formerly had been Republican for three decades.

* That «amusing» «We Are Hungry» video referenced by Miller, which went viral shortly after the passage of the HHFKA, was not the spontaneous outcry from students it purports to be; later news reports revealed that the video was conceived, and the lyrics written, by two adults, one a teacher and the other a school district employee, who then sent the video to their Republican Congressional representatives to show their support for the repeal of the HHFKA.

Tom Steyer: $ 20,000,000 would support at least 200 paid field organizers in crucial congressional districts for an entire year (assuming 100k per head for pay & expenses).

A WFP nomination in the contested Democratic primary in New York's 6th Congressional district gives Lancman the support of WFP's formidable activist base.

Also, the proceeds of defense spending are strategically distributed across key states and Congressional districts to ensure popular support.

We need to keep that momentum from November going forward, and that is why I am asking for your support to become the Conservative Party's nominee for the 26th Congressional District Special Election.

«But I think the people in the 19th congressional district and every other district where a Republican who supports Trumpcare won't answer simple questions or do a town hall, I think those people deserve to have a member of Congress show up and tell them what's in this bill,» says Maloney.

Voters in the 19th Congressional district are being offered a choice between longtime resident John Faso with a proven track record of cutting budgets, lowering taxes, and working with lawmakers from both sides of the aisle and a radical New York City academic, with no roots in the district, who supports higher taxes, the Iran Nuclear Deal, and ever larger government in Washington.

Among those expressing support for Morelle was Assemblyman Harry Bronson, D - Rochester, who himself had been mentioned as a possible contender for that congressional seat, and comments also from Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren, whose name also has come up when talk of the 25th District seat has arisen.

I welcome his support and will continue to work to gain the support of the many voters in the 23rd Congressional District who believed in Doug and his message.»

According to multiple reports, as well as The Politicker «s own sources, Assemblywoman Grace Meng has received the support of Queens Democratic Chairman Joe Crowley in her bid for the new 6th Congressional District this evening.

ALBANY — Last year, Edward I. Koch placed automated telephone calls to voters on behalf of scores of candidates who signed his pledge to support redrawing Congressional and legislative districts in an independent, nonpartisan manner.

Queens Democratic chairman Joseph Crowley threw his organization's support last year behind Mark Weprin's brother, Assemblyman David Weprin, in a special election to succeed Rep. Anthony Weiner in the 9th congressional district.

«Given Jack Martins» past defense of Dean Skelos and continued support for Donald Trump despite his dangerous ideas, it is clear that voters in New York's 3rd congressional district won't let Martins get away with putting Trump and his own party before country.»

«I'm grateful that so many residents of the 19th Congressional District have shown their support for my candidacy,» said Faso, a former Assembly minority leader.

But Eldridge's candidacy quickly flamed out, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee never reserved airtime in the 19th District to support his campaign.

But the WFP insisted in a statement it will stick to its progressive stance, noting it continues to support candidates who «share Bernie Sanders» vision» such as congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout who is running for the 19th district in the Hudson Valley.

«I have enjoyed a great relationship with Gary over the years, from interning in his office when I was a high school student to having his support in all of my campaigns for public office, and I'll be supporting Gary this year in the new Sixth congressional district.»

But the endorsement of Teachout for the 19th congressional district is not a surprise for the WFP, which has been enthusiastic in its support of her campaign, which launched last month.

If campaign contributions are any measure of support, Republican Richard Hanna emerged Thursday as a serious challenger to Rep. Michael Arcuri, D - Utica, in the 24th Congressional District.

Katie Wilson, a candidate seeking the Democratic nomination for New York's 21st Congressional District, says Rep. Elise Stefanik (R - Willsboro) should give back campaign donations from a political action committee that supports Donald Trump.

Emergency medical workers support Elizabeth Crowley for the sixth congressional district seat.

Republican candidate for Georgia's 6th Congressional district Karen Handel received support from House Majority Whip Steve Scalise's political team.

U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, R - New Hartford, in the neighboring 22nd Congressional District, said she supports Trump's executive order signed late Friday afternoon.

Please support me as your Congressman for New York's 24th Congressional District.

As House Majority Whip Steve Scalise continues to recover from the shooting at the Republican baseball practice last week, his campaign team sent its support to the Republican candidate in Georgia's 6th Congressional District race.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

Dear editor, To the voters in the new 19th Congressional District: I ask your support, or a minimum, respect, for Congressman Chris Gibson.

Unions representing law enforcement officers in central New York are throwing their support behind former federal prosecutor John Katko in his race against Democratic incumbent Rep. Dan Maffei for the 24th Congressional District seat.

Addressing the press after an unrelated event in the Bronx, Cuomo told the Observer he supported Teachout's bid to capture the upstate 19th Congressional District, a bid that advanced substantially when the Vermont - born academic dispatched her Democratic rival in last month's primary.

-- Colleen Deacon cruised to victory Tuesday in a three - person Democratic primary for the Syracuse - based 24th Congressional District seat, beating two rivals who could not match the support she received from party leaders.

In Harlem's 15th Congressional District, state Senator Bill Perkins, who in 2008 bucked the Harlem political establishment to support Obama, was left off the delegate nominating petition.

«From Norwood to Inwood to Harlem, there is strong, grassroots support for Congressman Rangel's reelection from the voters of the 13th Congressional District.

Cruz's matzo pitch was at Chabad Neshama Center (an outpost of the Lubavitch Hasidic sect) in Brighton Beach, a spot in New York's 8th Congressional District where Trump has about 52 percent support, but which is also adjacent geographically and culturally to Sheepshead Bay, a Brooklyn neighborhood in the 9th Congressional District where Trump is at just about 50 percent.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has issued what I believe is his first endorsement of this general election campaign, announcing his support for Anna Throne - Holst, who is challenging Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in the 1st Congressional District on Long Island.

Because of the May deadline for LCV's state - level endorsement, which fell in the midst of 13th district Congressional Primary, the Espaillat campaign did not have the opportunity to even seek LCV's support.

Congressional candidate Martin Babinec is set to report $ 1 million to support his bid for the 22nd congressional district through a personal loan, a spokesman for his cCongressional candidate Martin Babinec is set to report $ 1 million to support his bid for the 22nd congressional district through a personal loan, a spokesman for his ccongressional district through a personal loan, a spokesman for his campaign said.

Republican congressional candidate Andrew Heaney is set to appear at a Jan. 14 event for a political action committee that's supported his efforts to win the 19th congressional district.

Politicker reports that Dominican Ambassador Roberto Saladin has thrown his support behind the push to create a new predominantly Latino Congressional district in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.

Fellow Democrats — I ask for your support at this Tuesday's June 26 primary — there's only one Congressional district in the entire country home to FDR and Eleanor Roosevelt; FDR's words to us seven decades ago are still on the mark today (I dedicate my campaign to them):

As one of the largest unions in New York City, 1199 SEIU's endorsement is a significant boost to Lancman, who has secured the lion's share of organized labor support in the race for the 6th Congressional District.

Judging the two candidates in terms of which one would do the best job for, and funnel the most federal support to, the 19th Congressional District in general and Ulster and Kingston in particular, we endorse the re-election of Chris Gibson.

To the voters in the new 19th Congressional District: I ask your support, or a minimum, respect, for Congressman Chris Gibson.

House Majority PAC, a third - party group supporting Democrats in Congressional races, today released an attack ad against Republican Congressional candidate Chris Collins, who is taking on Rep. Kathy Hochul (D) in New York's 27th district.

In today's congressional endorsement news, Hakeem Jeffries, the Brooklyn Assembly running to replace the retiring Ed Towns, announced the backing of a slew of elected officials in a new corner of his reconfigured district, while longtime incumbent Nydia Velazquez got the support of the transit workers union.

Mr. Banks, who has run in the past with support from rising - star Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, hopes that Mr. Jeffries» thorough defeat of Mr. Barron in a 2012 congressional race means the working - class, heavily African - American district will be ready to elect a lawmaker closer to the Democratic Party's mainstream.