Sentences with phrase «county seat now»

The Nassau County seat now held by Republican Sen. Jack Martins has a Democratic enrollment advantage and has been a top target for Democrats since Martins beat the Democratic incumbent, Craig Johnson, by less than 500 votes in 2010.

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-- Michael Scherer spent hours in early February interviewing Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff who had his conviction pardoned by Trump and is now running for Arizona's Senate seat: «Each of the Republicans running for Senate in Arizona this year claims a special bond with President Trump, but only one describes it as a supernatural connection beyond rational explanation.

Those days are now pretty much a thing of the past as Sonoma County follows its famous neighbor's lead and wineries throughout the region move steadily toward fee for tasting, seated tasting experiences and, increasingly, tasting by appointment only.

Ball, of course, went on to win the seat vacated by the now - incarcerated Vinnie Leibell, who made a quixotic run for county executive even though he was under investigation by the federal government at the time.

Suozzi — after some time in the private sector and a failed county executive comeback attempt — is now a congressman, having defeated Martins for the Long Island seat vacated by former Democratic Rep. Steve Israel.

In his letter, sent just before Christmas, Khojasteh notes he is so far the only Republican who has filed paperwork declaring his intention to run for the Hudson Valley seat vacated by former Democratic Sen. George Latimer, who is now Westchester County executive after defeating the Republican incumbent, Rob Astorino, last fall, though a number of other potential contenders have been mentioned.

Thankfully, Ball is not shy about generating press — particularly now that he has competition in his bid for the seat Sen. Vincent Leibell is vacating to run for Putnam County executive.

Cuomo and other prominent New York Democrats campaigned today in the Westchester County Village of Larchmont for Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, who is running for the state Senate seat vacated by now Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

With the floundering Donald Trump at the top of the ticket, and the recent arrest of Republican Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, many more Senate seats are now in play for Democrats, particularly on Long Island.

Mayer's win in the 37th District fills the seat vacated by Democrat George Latimer, who now serves as Westchester County Executive.

(St. Lawrence is now mulling a run for Rockland County executive, assuming the current occupant of that office, Scott Vanderhoef, announces, as is widely expected, that he's running for the seat of retiring Sen. Tom Morahan).

Moya, a former aide to Rep. Nydia Velazquez and Gov. David Paterson (back when he was Senate minority leader), has been preparing to run for some time now — actually, he started before Monserrate was officially expelled from his seat — and is favored by the Queens County Democratic Party to succeed Peralta.

The ad is part of Killian's campaign in a special election scheduled for April 24 to flip a Senate seat in the suburban district that was vacated this year by George Latimer, now the Westchester County executive.

Mayer faces Republican Julie Killian for the upcoming April 24 race for the seat vacated by George Latimer, now the county executive.

Recent progress from the Lib Dems in local elections - they now hold six of the seat's ten county councillors - has forced her on to the offensive, however.

The candidate in question is Phillip Goldfeder, currently the intergovernmental affairs director for Sen. Chuck Schumer and a former aide to Mayor Bloomberg, was tapped this week by the Queens Democrats to run for the Assembly seat vacated by Audrey Pheffer (now the Queens County clerk).

Clayton Hoyt, son of former Assemblyman Sam Hoyt and grandson of the late Assemblyman William B. Hoyt, said he is seriously considering a Democratic candidacy for the Second District seat in the County Legislature now occupied by Betty Jean Grant.

Now they'll have to raise even more money to keep control of the largest town in the county, where Mr. Lesko's seat currently gives them a one - vote majority.

Republicans now have a one - seat majority in the 63 - seat chamber, but Democrats hope to take over following two special Senate elections April 24 in the Bronx and Westchester County.

His namesake son succeeded him in his Astoria - based seat, which he held until 2014, and is now a Queens County Civil Court judge.

Nassau County Democrats, increasingly confident they'll win an upcoming special state Senate election, dropped plans to urge Cuomo to hold off on setting April 19 — presidential primary day — as the date to fill the now - vacant Skelos seat.

A special election will be scheduled in his Nassau County Senate district, likely in April when a special election has been scheduled to fill Silver's now - empty Manhattan Assembly seat.

Dadey, too, will now run unopposed to keep his seat atop the county committee.

«Now the question is if that philosophy is what you're going to see in [county seat] White Plains.

And now, in downtown Manhattan and Nassau County Long Island, Republicans and Democrats are running parallel campaigns to seize upon a chance to flip one seat in each of the two houses of the New York State Legislature.

Party leaders and elected officials are now preparing for the next round of county elections this fall: contests for four - year terms for county executive, district attorney and county clerk, and for four - year terms for all 21 Legislature seats.

Now that the seat is open, Oswego County GOP Chairman Michael Backus is likely to run, according to a Republican source.

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.

In the city of Glens Falls, three candidates will now be seeking the seat representing the 3rd Ward on the Warren County Board of Supervisors.

Five months later, a Democrat takes Maisano's seat, and Democrats now have a blue wave tsunami, super-majority of 13 - 4 on the County Board.

The 98th Assembly district, a race between Democrat Elisa Tutini and Republican Karl Brabenec remains too close to call as well (the seat was held by Republican Annie Rabbitt, now the Orange County clerk).

The other race, for the Westchester seat vacated by Democrat George Latimer, now the Westchester County executive, is considered more competitive.

There are two other vacant seats thanks to the resignations of Nettie Mayhersohn and Audrey Pheffer (now the Queens County clerk).

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

And there have been other squeakers for town board and other seats,» said longtime Olive political player John Parete, who served as the Democrats chairman for years and is now a county legislator (as well as owner of the Boiceville Inn).

The Nassau County Senate seat Skelos once held now belongs to Democrat Todd Kaminsky, who narrowly won a special election last month.

«That's a problem,» said Batman, who is now running against incumbent Gary Finch for the state Assembly District 126 seat, which represents Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland and Chenango counties.

Is the victory of Mr. Kennedy a harbinger for next year when Democratic incumbent Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone tries for re-election and the seats of all the members of the Suffolk Legislature, now Democratic - dominated, are voted upon?

Litts is resigning his seat on the board now because he was elected to the Ulster County Legislature in November, where he will represent portions of the Towns of Lloyd and Plattekill for District 9 beginning in January of 2014.

In addition, there are three downstate Assembly vacancies that will be filled in the upcoming Sept. 13 special elections for the seats that were held by Darryl Towns (now Cuomo's housing czar), Audrey Pheffer (now Queens County clerk), and Nettie Mayersohn (she retired during the last session).

Khojasteh, who withdrew from seeking the Republican nomination to run for the state Senate seat vacated by now Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, says he will have to decide soon but there is no set date.

Parker now gives Rye City a firm grip on every state and county legislative seat in the area.

With County Commissioner John Dailey now in the race to be Tallahassee's next mayor, two City Commission candidates have dropped their bids and look to fill Dailey's vacant seat.

Now Mejias, 39, a Farmingdale lawyer who served in the Nassau County Legislature before losing his seat last year in a close election, is trying for a comeback by painting Hannon as part of a dysfunctional Albany establishment for the past 34 years.

Apparently, while they were seated next to one another at the recent Nassau County Democratic dinner, Clinton told Paterson about his first two years as governor of Arkansas, when there was an economic downturn like there is now:

Mario Diaz - Balart announced this afternoon that he will run for his brother's now open seat, vacating his 25th district — a seat where McCain won only 50 percent in 2008 and where Mario Diaz - Balart won only 53 percent against Miami - Dade County Democratic Chairman Joe Garcia.

Now Sparaco, who described himself as the «Poster Boy» of the Republicans when he resigned from the Republican Party's Leadership Committee last week, will apparently be rebuffed again by Republican candidate for the County Legislature, Lon Hofstein who is running with Ed Day's support for Day's former seat in the County Legislature.

10 people have now been seated on the jury in Schoharie county Court for the 3rd murder trail of Cal Harris.

Isis Castro, a former Fairfax County School Board member who is now on the Virginia Board of Education, said: «The programs that we implemented didn't work, and the communities that we were trying to help didn't have a real seat at the table.»