Sentences with phrase «congressional primaries this year»

Even amongst the political junkies, few people are aware that June 26 is the new date for Congressional primaries this year in New York.

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And if there is no deal early in the new year, some experts predict U.S. President Donald Trump will follow through on his threat to pull the plug on NAFTA rather than go empty - handed into primaries for mid-term congressional elections.

Pennsylvania holds the distinction of having the largest all - male congressional delegation, but that is likely to change next year following Tuesday's primaries.

The comments are in response to the DCCC's apparent effort to get Perez Williams, who ran unsuccessfully for Syracuse mayor last year, on the Democratic congressional primary ballot.

Boehner was especially enthusiastic about Ryan, whom he said worked on Boehner's first congressional campaign 22 years ago — «a primary I couldn't win» — as a 23 - year - old college student whose big responsibility was to put up yard signs.

There is a growing sense among New York political insiders that next month's primary could mark the end of 81 - year - old Rep. Charlie Rangel's storied Congressional career.

Four year later, Ferraro entered the 1978 Democratic primary for the Ninth Congressional District, defeating then - City Councilman Tom Manton, who later succeeded Ferraro in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the longtime Queens Democratic Party boss, by 53 percent to 28 percent.

Renee and guest Ronnie Ellis with CNHI News Service run down the key state legislative races in this year's primary contest, the top - tier candidates vying for the Democratic nomination in the 6th congressional district, the impact of recent educator activism in response to pension legislation and education funding, and more.

In three states, the first congressional primaries of the year will be held on Super Tuesday.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney will challenge U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna in a Republican primary in 2016, setting up a rematch of her failed bid last year in the 22nd Congressional District.

In fact, because congressional elections look likely to have a separate primary election date from other elections this year, Mr. Jeffries» election may very well be the only contested race on the ballot in the district.

Tuesday's congressional primaries in New York settled the fields in some of this year's most competitive general election races.

State Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, R - New Hartford, will launch a second bid to challenge U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, R - Barneveld, next year in a Republican primary in the 22nd Congressional District.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Rifle Association has endorsed Claudia Tenney in the 22nd Congressional District's Republican primary, only two years after she blasted the gun rights organization.

In each election year of 2012, 2014 and 2016, New York wasted $ 25 million by holding primaries for congressional office separately from primaries for state and local offices.

This year's congressional primary featured new blood and an old stalwart as New Yorkers came out to vote.

Instead of the usual fall Congressional primary, the vote in New York this year will be on June 26 — days away.

But the magnitude and gravity of this year's presidential primary in April, the congressional primary in June and the impending presidential election in November have eclipsed the smaller revolutions going on in the city's political firmament.

Meanwhile, victories by Democrats Mary Gay Scanlon and Madeleine Dean in hard - fought suburban Philadelphia congressional primaries made it more likely that Pennsylvania will send women to Congress next year.

WASHINGTON — A 27 - year - old Binghamton man promising «America's most radical congressional campaign» has launched an unconventional bid to challenge conservative Rep. Claudia Tenney in a Republican primary.

The story of Wikileaks recently became localized when it posted emails on its website from Hillary Clinton's campaign manager, John Podesta, involving congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout's endorsement of Bernie Sanders during this year's New York Democratic primary.

Keep in mind that there are actually four election days in New York this year: presidential primary on April 19, followed by congressional primaries in June, state - level primaries in September, and the November Election Day.

Cuomo, who had faced Teachout in a gubernatorial primary in 2014, did not endorse in the 19th congressional district race last year, a swing district race that sent Faso to Congress.

These states allow 17 - year - olds to vote in a Congressional primary election if they will be 18 by the date of the general election.

He backed former Councilman Vincent Gentile's congressional bid earlier this year and weighed in on several Democratic primaries for the Assembly and State Senate in 2014.

U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna, shown here at the Capitol earlier this year, is the unofficial winner of today's Republican primary in the new 22nd Congressional District.

Deacon, 40, of Syracuse, won a three - way Democratic primary for Congress last year but lost to U.S. Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, in the November election for the 24th Congressional District seat.

After shocking many with a win in the 9th Congressional District last year, U.S. Rep. Bob Turner (R - Middle Village) was defeated by conservative Manhattan lawyer Wendy Long in a three - way Republican primary Tuesday.

Because of this year's presidential race and the Legislature's failure to come to an agreement on recombining the congressional and state votes after a 2012 judicial decision split them, Tuesday will be the third opportunity for some voters to cast primary votes this year.

Because the New York congressional primary is far earlier than it has been in the past, the qualified minor parties of New York also faced a requirement this year that they make early choices for U.S. Senate in party meetings.

Also, because the Congressional and state legislative primaries are split this year it's possible that Senator Pat Gallivan could seek the GOP nomination in NY - 27 and if he loses could then turn around and run for re-election to the state senate.

In 2016, he lost a contentious Democratic primary for his retiring mentor Charles Rangel's congressional seat to rival Adriano Espaillat, then a state Senator, and now he is facing blowback for accepting a job at a prominent lobbying firm following his years as a state legislator.

In the most - watched and only competitive primary in New York City, nine candidates contended to be the Democratic nominee for New York's 13th Congressional District, where longtime incumbent Charlie Rangel announced he will step down after 46 years in office.

Mr. Espaillat came just over a 1,000 votes of beating Mr. Rangel two years ago in a vicious primary battle that oftentimes seemed to devolve into a war between the black and Hispanic alliances in the quickly - changing 13th Congressional District, which spans from Harlem though Washington Heights to the Bronx.

While the current New York City congressional delegation consists of 11 Democrats and one Republican, a makeup that is unlikely to change this year, results from key primaries in three swing districts outside the city have set the stage for races that could factor into which party controls the House after November's elections.

And he noted that there are too many primaries, pointing to the June congressional primary, the September primaries, three primaries during the presidential election year and runoff elections for city races.

Two years later, Ms. Teachout, 44 years old, is the front - runner in the Democratic primary for the state's 19th Congressional District.

Democratic women again finished strong in primaries on Tuesday night, with Pennsylvania poised to send as many as four to Congress next year to break up the state's all - male congressional delegation.

A leader for the group Indivisible, which has partnered with a number of liberal groups around the United States for town hall events since last year, slammed the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Thursday on Facebook for endorsing one candidate over other Democratic candidates in the primary.

In 1994 his father, Hamilton Fish IV, announced his retirement from the United States Congress for health reasons, and Fish again entered a Democratic congressional primary, in the largely Republican mid-Hudson Valley district that his father had represented for 26 years.

That ruling sets up the possibility of three primary dates this year: one for Congressional elections, one for state elections and a third for the presidential primary in April.

Congressional primaries were moved to June several years ago but state legislative races are still in September, allowing state lawmakers to run for Congress without giving up their seats.

A court ruled that New York move its congressional primaries to June this year, instead of September, to comply with a federal law that gives those in the military time to return their general election ballots.

State lawmakers charged with redrawing state legislative and congressional districts before the 2012 elections say there's little time left to approve a new way to redistrict and meet next year's early primary.

Rangel's endorsement of Cabrera likely reflects political payback against Rivera, who supported the 84 - year - old congressional lion's unsuccessful primary challenger, State Senator Adriano Espaillat, in both June 2012 and June 2014.

Many eyes will be on the New York City Board of Elections come Tuesday as New Yorkers head to the polls for the second time this year, casting their votes in congressional primaries.

The two men are locked in a bitter contest for the second time in two years and the Democratic primary for the 13th Congressional District is less than two weeks away.

Health centers have had bipartisan Congressional support for their more than 50 - year history because the model has proven efficient and effective in improving access to affordable, quality primary health care.