Sentences with phrase «council as a democrat»

Mascia, who's now 70, is running for a seat on the Common Council as a Democrat in a three - way primary.

However, Koo gave no clue on whether he would seek re-election to the Council as a Democrat in 2013, or to seek any other elected office.

Materna is president of Pleasant Plains, Prince's Bay, Richmond Valley Civic Association and ran against Ignizio for City Council as a Democrat in 2009 before changing her party affiliation to Republican in 2012.

Materna, a Democrat - turned Republican who ran against Vincent Ignizio for City Council as a Democrat in 2009, has raised more than $ 30,000 so far for the Assembly race.

On Staten Island, incumbent Republican Assemblymember Ronald Castorina Jr. - who won a special election in April 2016 to replace now City Council Member Joseph Borelli - faces a primary challenge from Janine Materna who ran for City Council as a Democrat in 2009, in AD62.

Not exact matches

As Knickerbocker noted earlier today, this comes on the heels of the Senate Democrats» efforts to create so - called «councils» of labor, business and LGBT leaders, offering exclusive access to members of the majority conference for the low, low price of $ 50,000 to $ 25,000.

«So we will talk about the fact that Liberal Democrats here have frozen your council tax in the same breath as saying what we've done in terms of the income tax threshold lifted nationally.

But come January when the legislative session begins, the Democrats are expected to lose two members — Ruben Diaz of the Bronx who won a City Council seat, and George Latimer of Westchester who beat Republican incumbent Rob Astorino for County Executive as part of that previously mentioned «Blue Wave.»

Where once the Democrat - dominated New York City Council was once a reliable ally of the Democratic mayor, the two branches have increasingly been split as the Council speaker, Corey Johnson, leads an emboldened and restive body itching to take on de Blasio and his administration.

The Liberal Democrat approach to English concerns is based on five interconnected devolution proposals: EVEL; a constitutional convention; the local level as the main recipient of decentralised powers; more City Deals (like Devo Manc) to prompt economic growth; and «devolution on demand», to allow councils to take control of the services that matter most to them.

The NYC Council's newest member, Brooklyn Democrat David Greenfield, is focused on fundraising as he faces as possible challenge from a self - funding candidate this fall.

Adam McFadden, a Democrat who currently serves as the vice president for the Rochester City Council, has announced his plans to run for the NY - 25 seat formerly occupied by the late Rep. Louise Slaughter.

«I read that he is against marriage equality and that he is against a woman's right to choose, and as a progressive Democrat that troubles me tremendously,» said Melissa DeRosa, the secretary to the governor, in response to a question in an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom, while also noting Williams unsuccessfully ran for City Council president.

There was talk that either Senator Simcha Felder (registered as a Democrat but caucusing with the Republicans in the State Senate) or the son of Assemblyman Dov Hikind could find a way to run for the Council seat.

I stood as a Labour council candidate in the Wiltshire Council elections earlier this year, and I came third behind the Liberal Demcouncil candidate in the Wiltshire Council elections earlier this year, and I came third behind the Liberal DemCouncil elections earlier this year, and I came third behind the Liberal Democrats.

Local council election results in the wards making up Hallam constituency, while by no means good for the Liberal Democrats, paint a more equivocal picture than the polls, as a comparison of the 2010 local election results with those in the most recent local elections in 2014 shows.

Also in attendance were Queens Borough President Helen Marshall; Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer; City Council members Quinn, Vallone, Tony Avella (D - Bayside), John Liu (D - Flushing) and James Gennaro (D - Fresh Meadows); as well as Democrat Kevin Kim and Republican Dan Halloran, who are candidates for Council District 19, which includes College Point.

The first person to stand as a candidate for the English Democrats was Gary Cowd, who stood in Rushmoor — West Heath Ward in North Hampshire [21] in a council by - election in May 2003.

A problem for the Liberal Democrats is that they say that they favour taxation that is based on an ability to pay as almost their raison d'etre for proposiong local income taxes to replace council tax.

The outspending to Democrats reflects the party's dominance in both the city council (where it now has 48 of the 51 seats), as well as the state assembly (where Democrats hold 102 of the 150 seats), Mr. Sheinkopf said.

The Democrat most recently served as Common Council President, a city - wide office, capping a public service career that spans two decades.

As the District 20 City Council race nears the end, candidates Peter Koo, a Republican, and Yen Chou, a Democrat, (l. to r.) are reaching out to their bases in the Flushing community.

Assemblyman Francisco Moya, a Queens Democrat who's running for the NYC Council, simultaneously claimed primary residences at two different addresses to get a mortgage and a tax break — prompting his ex-con opponent, former Sen. Hiram Monserrate, to blast him as a «liar» and a «fraud.»

NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito — typically a close ally of de Blasio, a fellow Democrat — has made criminal justice reform the central mission of her second year as speaker: Sweeping proposals have driven her rapid emergence as a visible public figure, leading to her first real confrontation with the mayor's administration.

Rose was named as an unindicted co-conspirator along with two of the staff of her 2009 Council campaigns: shady dealings by Data and Field Services, the WFP's old for - profit arm, had caught up to Richmond County's sole Democrat.

The Liberal Democrats gained 3 seats as they maintained their control of Cheltenham Borough Council.

As a member of the Social Liberal Forum Council and Executive, he published the SLF's acclaimed economic platform, Plan C, and has argued for social liberal approaches to a sustainable economy by serving on two Liberal Democrat policy working groups (Inequality, and Sources of Sustainable Jobs and Prosperity).

The 80,000 - member New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council (AKA as HTC) is the latest labor union to throw its weight behind Sen. Eric Schneiderman's AG bid, with union President Peter Ward saying the Manhattan Democrat «stands out as the clear choice to bring justice to the working people of this state.»

Last year, Nussbaum came under fire for his job as a political consultant to Democrat Kevin Kim during his bid for the City Council, which he lost to Dan Halloran.

Hundreds of those who did vote in Malliotakis» race, but not for her, cast write - ins, including several for local Democrat Justin Brannan, who is now running for City Council, certain write - ins for presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and even gag votes for deceased individuals, such as Elvis Presley, or fictional characters from popular culture, such as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones.

As chair of the Manhattan County Democrats, Wright wields significant power and influence, and many observers believe he could easily clear the Democratic field in a special election to replace Dickens in the City Council.

Albanese, a former City Council member who is running as a Democrat, was officially endorsed by the Reform Party of New York and is counting on winning the line to be included in the November 7 general.

Manhattan Democrats on the City Council informally voted to nominate Andy Praschak as the next Manhattan Commissioner on the Board of Elections.

Instead, officials said, the bills, known collectively as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, seek to balance the goal of fairer punishment, laid out by Melissa Mark - Viverito, a Democrat who is the Council speaker, with the Police Department's desire to maintain the discretion that officers use in making arrests, for even seemingly trivial offenses, when they deem it necessary.

Anderson, who ran unsuccessfully for Albany mayor in 2013, could be pitted against Common Councilman Frank Commisso Jr., Council President Carolyn McLaughlin and Mayor Kathy Sheehan in a four - way Democratic primary should his petition as a Democrat go through.

While it's been a while, back in 2005 and 2006, he doled out political contributions to Queens Democrat Melinda Katz, as well as to Brooklyn Democrat David Yassky and former City Council Speaker Gifford Miller in their bids for public office.

Curran, a Democrat, was formally installed Tuesday as the co-chair of the New York Metropolitan Transportation Council, or NYMTC, a federally mandated and subsidized planning organization that works to secure funding for transportation infrastructure projects in the region.

Referencing both William Shakespeare and Walter Scott, Hannan claims the recent elections for the European Parliament and local councils in the UK were the beginning of the end for the Liberal Democrats: «nothing will come of nothing... as the Lib Dems slide away, unwept, unhonoured and unsung».

As for the Democrats, the news of Lhota's candidacy likely won't please City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who enjoyed a commanding lead among likely candidates in recent polls.

If so, why did the Peekskill Democrats nominate a candidate of such controversy when other less controversial Democrats such as Mike Kane and Eileen Sullivan Warmbrand had expressed an interest in running for Common Council?

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have accused the Welsh Labour Government of lacking imagination over voluntary council mergers, as it emerged that all three bids for voluntary mergers have been rejected.

A man who tried in 2015 to win a town council seat as an independent is collecting petitions to force a primary to get onto the Democrat slate as a council candidate.

As the three Republicans are distinct minorities on City Council and the Board of Education, New Rochelle is 100 % under the control of Democrats and the Democratic Party is controlled by a handful of individuals.

Quinn held a strong advantage over Weiner as recently as May 22, when a Quinnipiac University survey showed the city council speaker in the top spot at 25 % among registered Democrats and Weiner behind at 15 %.

Or, will the Peekskill Democrats continue to defend Ms. Agudelo and accept her as a viable member of the Common Council and through such defense imply they have accepted or adopted portions of the Democratic Socialists Party's platform, of which Ms. Agudelo is proud to be a member?

The rally, though not billed as another labor - related event for Mr. Cuomo, corralled hundreds of members from three of the state's major unions — 1199 SEIU, 32BJ SEIU and the Hotel Trades Council — into several pens on Seventh Avenue around 41st Street to hear the Democrats, who spoke from a stage above the crowd.

The eight City Council members, all Democrats, who are competing to lead the 51 - member legislative body as speaker for the next four years must convince numerous constituencies of their viability, including some combination of county party leaders, labor unions, the mayor, and other influential politicos.

It was carefully crafted image with broad implications: Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat who was re-elected with the endorsement of the state's Business Council, but not the AFL - CIO, as a friend of organized labor.

Similarly, Ms. Mark - Viverito has been seen as too close to Mr. de Blasio, even though both are Democrats; the mayor did not veto a single Council bill during her term.

As Liberal Democrats, we strongly oppose any reduction in the capacity of councils to provide for their local communities.