Sentences with phrase «congressional seats as»

Republicans believe in preferences [in the form of gerry - mandered redistricing] to allow a lifetime's worth of GOP stranglehold on as many Congressional seats as possible.

Both Democrats are eyeing the congressional seat as a stepping stone for a 2013 race for citywide office.

But Teachout believes she can use a congressional seat as an organizing tool to give voice to real concerns in the country.

Ellen Abbot took a closer look at Ursula Rozum, a 28 - year old activist who works for the Syracuse Peace Council and is running in the race for the newly redistricted 24th Congressional seat as the Green Party candidate.

As Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D - Ariz., recovers from injuries suffered during the Jan. 8 shooting in Tucson, questions have begun to circulate regarding whether or not she will be able to keep her congressional seat as she continues her recuperation.

Not exact matches

But while history may also be on the Democrats» side — the party in power often loses Congressional seats after a President's first two years in office, even when that President is not as controversial as the current occupant — they actually face a very difficult Senate map.

Montana's only congressional seat would be up for grabs if Rep. Ryan Zinke is confirmed as Interior secretary.

It will be the nation's first special congressional election since Trump's win, and Democrats view it as their best chance to flip the seat representing the heavily Republican 4th District in southern Kansas.

In some cases, the congressional districts were gerrymandered to pack high numbers of Democratic voters into just a few districts as a way to create a greater number of Republican - leaning seats.

But in a normally functioning political party, a president — who has to stand for reelection before a national audience — serves as a restraining force for congressional party members, who mostly have safe seats and can afford to indulge in ideological flights of fancy.

(CNN)- Republicans jumped on the Democrats» Tuesday loss of the congressional seat given up by disgraced U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner as a sign of eroding Jewish support for President Barack Obama and his party.

Read what newt said as he resigned his congressional seat and left!

She's been nominated to run for a congressional seat, Well I guess as the say at the Oscars, «It's an honour just to be nominated,»

LG Kathy Hochul says she fully anticipates running again as Cuomo's running mate in 2018, despite some Democrats hoping she would challenge an incumbent Buffalo - area Republican for her old congressional seat.

Patel, a Democratic challenger to New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney's congressional seat, shot back: «I guess I didn't realize Rep. Maloney hired Steve Bannon as her campaign strategist.»

Bishop's seat was viewed as vulnerable by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and Bishop was a member of their Frontline Program to protect vulnerable incumbents.

Almost as soon as he got elected, Mr. Lancman's colleagues say that he was floating his name for Anthony Weiner's congressional seat — presuming Mr. Weiner became mayor.

Having lost a seat, the Republican dominated legislature can defeat a veto from Governor Nixon (D) and has its eye on one of the Democratic seats around St. Louis as the Congressional delegation shrinks.

Assemblyman Rory Lancman has over $ 200,000 in his campaign chest as he seeks the Democratic nomination for an open Queens congressional seat, his campaign spokesman informed The Politicker this afternoon.

As a result, Republicans seized control of the North Carolina state assembly for the first time since Reconstruction and began plotting to take control of the state's 13 - seat congressional delegation, which still swung Democrat, seven seats to six.

Republican congressional hopeful John Faso announced Wednesday he had raised $ 624,750 in the first quarter as part of his bid to win the Hudson Valley House seat held by outgoing Rep. Chris Gibson.

They are lining - up to position the race against Eldridge as a campaign of personalities — Gibson, the local war hero from a working family vs. Eldridge, the multi-millionaire outsider trying to buy a Congressional seat.»

Kaiman, who announced last Sunday he would leave his state posts as chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority and special adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on storm recovery to run for the congressional seat held by retiring Rep. Steve Israel (D - Huntington), said he was not familiar with the scope of Terry's financial problems.

Hanna did not have a Democratic opponent in 2014, and so far no Democrat has declared as a candidate for the 22nd Congressional District seat in 2016.

New York State has a slew of fascinating congressional races, from sure things for one party that will still bring a new face, like the contests to replace Charlie Rangel in CD13 after nearly fifty years or Steve Israel in CD3, to a bunch of races that could unseat young representatives and flip seats, such as Republicans Lee Zeldin on Long Island (CD1) and Elise Stefanik (CD21) or Democrat Sean Maloney (CD18).

Katko's seat has been targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee as a significant race this fall in a broader effort to regain majority control of the House of Representatives.

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.

«Right now I'm supporting Hillary Clinton for the United States and as the borough president, there are a number of congressional seats throughout our borough that people are asking for my support and there is also the state Legislature so I want to get through 2016 first and then you can ask me,» Diaz said.

Cenedella, described by an adviser as a lifelong Republican who favors limits on legalized abortion, opposes gay marriage and backs the death penalty, is in ongoing talks about his candidacy with E. O'Brien Murray, a GOP consultant who managed Bob Turner's stunning victory in the special election for the Brooklyn / Queens congressional seat left vacant by Anthony Weiner's resignation in June.

«I am surprised and deeply humbled by the efforts last night to advance me as a candidate for the 13th Congressional District, a seat I was honored to hold for almost twelve years.»

Mr. Rangel, 85 and the dean of the city's congressional delegation, is set to step down in 2016 after representing Harlem since 1971, and the vacant seat has attracted the attention of State Senator Bill Perkins, Assemblyman Keith Wright, and Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of Mr. Rangel's legendary predecessor in Congress Adam Clayton Powell Jr., as well as several lesser - known candidates.

AS FOR CLAY AIKEN, IT»S TOO CLOSE TOO CALL... The American - Idol star - turned congressional hopeful, holds a razor - thin margin over opponent Keith Crisco in North Carolina's Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat, but CNN and other news organizations have not yet projected a winner.

Katko's 24th Congressional District seat is among some three dozen seats that Democrats have targeted as a key to winning back control of the House.

Mr. Blass ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for New York's 1st Congressional District seat in 1986, losing to Democratic candidate George Hochbrueckner.

Alan Grayson, the Florida representative and liberal firebrand hoping to win Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat, was attempting to explain the recent avalanche of explaining he's had to do as he runs in the Democratic primary against his congressional colleague Patrick Murphy, the preferred candidate of the Democratic Establishment.

Frank Morganthaler announces he's on the ballot Frank Morganthaler, candidate for Congress, will appear on the November 6, General Election Ballot on the «We the People» party line, as he faces off against Nita Lowey and Joe Carvin for the 19th Congressional District seat.

Hochul serves as vice president of government relations for Buffalo - based M&T Bank, but filled the 26th Congressional District seat vacated by the resignation of Chris Lee in 2011.

The 11th Congressional District seat he's seeking is widely regarded as likely to stay Republican despite former Rep. Michael Grimm's guilty plea to federal tax evasion and subsequent resignation.

Both national political parties have already targeted the 24th Congressional District seat as a top priority for 2016, signaling they plan to invest heavily to win the Syracuse area seat.

ALBANY — Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul says she fully anticipates running again as Gov. Cuomo's running mate in 2018 — despite some Democrats hoping she would challenge an incumbent Buffalo - area Republican for her old congressional seat.

As Monroe County Democratic Party leaders decide who has enough support to wage a campaign for Louise Slaughter's vacant congressional seat, a local political observer says it's in the party's best interest to not have a special election.

Jack Davis, the self - made millionaire gunning for Tom Reynolds's congressional seat, has released his first ad since Le Affaire Foley, an ever - widening debacle in which upstate representative Reynolds plays a major supporting role as the Man Who Knew Too Much, Did Too Little, and Blamed It All on His Boss.

The atmosphere in Hasbrouck Park last Friday morning was festive, even electric as a crowd of approximately 1,300 people congregated to hear Socialist Vermont senator and former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders deliver a ringing endorsement of Zephyr Teachout's bid to reclaim New York's 19th Congressional District seat for the Democrats, after it was held for three terms by retiring Republican Chris Gibson.

The congressional candidate also told the crowd that if elected, she would seek a seat on the Agriculture Committee so that she could serve as «a voice for family farmers.»

He said Democrats can not afford to lose the race for New York's 19th Congressional District seat and that he has the ability to raise more money than Faso, as well as outwork the congressman and build a real organization of staff across the district who will work to get the message out.

Now, the former South Carolina governor says he is looking for forgiveness as he mounts a bid for the congressional seat he held from 1995 to 2001.

This move proved completely effective, as no State or Federal legislative office changed party in the 2004 election, although 53 congressional, 20 state senate, and 80 state assembly seats were potentially at risk.

The move comes as a blow to Espaillat, who is planning to run again for the congressional seat he lost in a close election to U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel in 2012.

Washington (CNN)- As two of the three candidates in a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in upstate New York get ready to debate, another major national political organization has jumped into the ad wars, another sign that a once semi-obscure local election is now firmly in the national spotlight.

A trump run would also ensure a clear GOP victory in the Senate as well as 4 - 5 pick ups in the assembly and possibly two more House Congressional seats that otherwise wouldn't have a real shot.....