Sentences with phrase «county seat left»

Both Libous and Gianaris predicted contested races in the new 46th District, between Amedore and Tkaczyk, as well as the Westchester County seat left open by the retirement of Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer.

Senate Republicans, already stressed over their problems finding a candidate in the upcoming special election for the Nassau County seat left vacant by the conviction of former Sen. Dean Skelos, are in an a «funereal mood» after Sen. Jack Martins (R - Nassau) decided to seek retiring Democrat Steve Israel's congressional seat.

A key focus now is on the April 19 special election to fill the Nassau County seat left vacant after the previous majority leader, Dean Skelos, was convicted on felony corruption charges.

Not exact matches

Speaking at an unrelated press conference on the New York City Housing Authority, IDC Leader Jeff Klein suggested the conference would play a role in filling the seat in the Senate being vacated by Sen. George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County executive earlier this month and leaves Albany at the end of the year.

Insiders say earlier this year, all eyes were on who Nassau County Democratic Chair Jay Jacobs and Sufflok County Democratic Chair Richard Schaffer would choose to run for the seat previously held by Republican Assemblyman Joe Saladino, who left to become Oyster Bay Town Supervisor.

Spano's decision to drop his bid for the race leaves Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, People for Bernie co-founder Kat Brezler and Bedford Supervisor Chris Burdick among the Democrats vying for the open seat, vacated on Jan. 1 by Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

Republican Bob Antonacci, the Onondaga County comptroller, moved a step closer to locking up the Conservative Party ballot line in the race for the New York State Senate seat left open by the retirement of John DeFrancisco.

Killian and Mayer are battling to fill the seat left vacant after Democrat George Latimer became county executive Jan. 1.

The race is set for a New York state Senate seat left vacant since January 1, when Democrat George Latimer took office as Westchester County Executive.

The pair are battling for the seat left by George Latimer, who became county executive.

Democrat Christine Pellegrino is emotional as she hugs Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone after declaring victory in the special election for the Ninth Assembly seat left vacant when Joe Saladino became Oyster Bay Supervisor, Tuesday evening, May 23, 2017, in Massapequa Park.

Assemblywoman Audrey Pheffer will resign the seat she has held since since 1987 to become the Queens County clerk, filling the post left vacant by the death of Gloria D'Amico late last year, according to a Democratic source who has spoken to the legislator about her plans.

Attorney Tony Dias (seated, second from left) argued that federal rules on microbeads outweigh Erie County's ban.

WHITE PLAINS — Democrats in Westchester County gathered Tuesday to unanimously choose Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer as the candidate to fill the state senate seat left vacated by newly - elected Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

She won a seat on the Suffolk County Legislature and was elected to the Assembly in 2004, filling the seat Steve Levy left to become Suffolk County executive.

PLATTSBURGH — Sara Rowden was sworn into the Clinton County Legislature on Tuesday, filling the seat left vacant by Colin Read's resignation to run for mayor.

With the county GOP's nominating convention only days away, the party's Riverhead and Southold town leaders say they know of no one willing to stand against the popular Democrat, who in January handily beat Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter to fill the seat left vacant when Ed Romaine was elected Brookhaven town supervisor.

That strange, and temporary, support of Sanders and Trump results from Gov. Cuomo's decision Saturday to call a special election on April 19 — presidential primary day in the state — for the Nassau County state Senate seat left open by the corruption conviction in December of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Malone and fellow Appellate Justice E. Michael Kavanagh of Ulster County, both Republicans, left the Appellate Division when they lost their state Supreme Court seats in 2012 to two Democrats, Richard Mott of Kinderhook and Stephan Schick of Sullivan County.

Lupinacci left his seat of five years in the 10th District of the Assembly, which includes large portions of Suffolk County.

«Americans are left with an awful choice to make on November 8,» said Killian, a Republican running for a seat in Westchester County against incumbent George Latimer, a Democrat.

There were also special elections yesterday to fill two state legislative seats left vacant by the federal corruption convictions of their former occupants — ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (lower Manhattan) and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (Nassau County, Long Island).

County Legislator Lynn Marinelli is leaving her seat after a nearly a 20 - year run.

The two were vying for the seat left vacant when Republican County Judge William Walsh retired last year.

Bergen County Democratic Committee Chairman Lou Stellato said once Eustace leaves, Democrats will be required by law to fill the 38th district's Assembly seats within 35 days.

He left OTB to serve as chief deputy county treasurer, a job he held until up until his winning the comptroller's seat in 2002.

Assemblyman Tim Eustace is leaving his seat for a new job, the Bergen County Democrat confirmed on Thursday.

Longford - Westmeath — The current population levels in Longford - Westmeath are fine for this constituency to remain as a 4 - seat constituency (with a population per TD ratio 0.6 % higher than the state average), but the return of the Castlepollard area to join with the rest of Westmeath county in this constituency would probably not be feasible as this would leave the constituency with a population per TD ratio that would be 7.75 % higher than the state average (close to the 7.89 % maximum degree of variance permitted by past Commission reports).

In November, State Sen. George Latimer defeated incumbent Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino, leaving the seat vacant.

On the Republican side, commercial litigation lawyer Sarmad Khojasteh, a man who as a young boy fled Iran with his family during the Islamic Revolution to come to America, has created a campaign account to run as a Republican for the same seat being vacated by George Latimer, who is leaving to become Westchester County executive in January.

Republicans nominated 13 of 23 candidates for county legislature, leaving 10 seats to Democrats.

Tim Eustace to Resign From the New Jersey Assembly Assemblyman Tim Eustace is leaving his seat for a new job, the Bergen County Democrat confirmed on Thursday.

One of his former aides, Jamaal T. Bailey, easily won a five - way Democratic primary in the election for a Westchester County and Bronx Senate seat left open by Ruth Hassell - Thompson, who stepped down this year to join the administration of a fellow Democrat, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Deacy hopes to fill the seat left by Pheffer, a Democrat who was first elected to the Assembly in 1987, but left in May after she was appointed the Queens county clerk.

But in more liberal Nassau County, in the Third District, where Democrats outnumber Republicans among registered voters, the story is different in the race for the seat that will be left vacant by the retiring incumbent Democrat, Representative Steve Israel.

The open Clinton County legislature seat left vacant by the departure of Colin Read will now be subject to a Democratic primary.

Moments before beginning a meeting on school safety with area school administrators, Warren County Sheriff Bud York, state Police Commander Walt Teppo and county Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree (foreground, left to right) prepare to take their County Sheriff Bud York, state Police Commander Walt Teppo and county Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree (foreground, left to right) prepare to take their county Undersheriff Shawn Lamouree (foreground, left to right) prepare to take their seats.

The seat was vacated by Mickey Kearns when he left to become Erie County Clerk.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Libertarian Party of New York has endorsed a Herkimer County man for the 22nd Congressional District seat that will be left open when Rep. Richard Hanna retires at the end of the year.

In the Fifth District in Suffolk County, where Republicans dominate the electoral rolls, Al Graf, a former Republican assemblyman, left the seat for a district court judgeship.

Both Casey's and Diehl's maps placed some rural territory into seats that were mostly urban under the 112th Congress, though they differed on leaving Jefferson County intact or, as Diehl wanted, splitting it in three.

In 2002, Mr. Lasher contributed to Tim Bishop's Congressional upset in Suffolk County, and in the past election cycle he worked on several races, among them Working Families Party candidate Letitia James» successful City Council bid, for the seat left vacant when James Davis was murdered in City Hall last summer; Steve Levy's winning bid for Suffolk County Executive (the first Democrat elected for that seat since 1987); and Arlene Bluth's failed bid for Civil Court against Shlomo Hagler in Manhattan.

Westchester County executive George Latimer, a Democrat, has also left his state Senate seat vacant.

In search of grasshoppers, crickets, mosquitoes, snails or anything resembling sustenance, the frogs — 175 million strong — left the marshes and hopped toward Oconto, a quiet nearby county seat that was home to about 5,000 people.

In Beneath a Ruthless Sun, King picks up where Reese left off, brilliantly investigating the deep - seated corruption in Lake County.