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Tuesday, June 24th is the Democratic Federal Primary for the 13th Congressional District.
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Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver does not seem terribly perturbed about the prospect of having three separate primaries — federal, state and presidential — despite the fact that he and his Democratic colleagues have indicated a preference for moving the state contests up to conform with Judge Gary Sharpe's mandated June 26 date for the House and US Senate races.
INEC's Director of Publicity, Oluwole Osaze - Uzi, says this follows an order by the Abuja Federal High Court mandating INEC to immediately issue Certificate of Return to Mr. Uche Ogah who came second at the last Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primaries in Abia State.
Off topic questions included city enforcement efforts around Airbnb and Airbnb's hiring of de Blasio's campaign manager, why a proposed ban on carriage horses has taken far longer than initially promised by the mayor, Tim Wu's comments on the mayor's central role on defeating Wu and Zephyr Teachout in Tuesday's primary, revised statistics on NYPD chokehold incidents, charter school co-locations, the mayor's lack of a federal security clearance and resulting inability to receive classified information, school bus drivers movement toward a strike, his relationship with Police Commissioner Bill Bratton and his efforts to help elect a Democratic majority in the state senate.
Roger Dean «RD» Huffstetler, who spent nearly three - quarters of the roughly $ 1.1 million he raised through the first filing quarter, according to the Federal Elections Commission records, suspended his campaign Thursday and announced he is endorsing Democratic primary opponent Leslie Cockburn.
On the eve of the Federal Circuit Court's approval of Congressional district lines that were seen to be extraordinarily favorable to Ackerman, and with the primary - free backing of the Democratic Party virtually assured, Ackerman has informed his family, staff, friends and party leaders that he will not seek a 16th term of office.
Reif blamed Democratic lawmakers for complicating balloting in New York this year, noting that they balked at holding a consolidated state and federal primary.
Deputy Queens borough President Leroy Comrie is ready to challenge Sen. Malcolm Smith in a Democratic primary this summer should the indicted senator escape conviction in his upcoming federal corruption trial.
He doesn't actually live here, and he won the Democratic primary against an unsavory incumbent who had already been indicted on federal charges of stealing the people's money for his personal expenses.
BRIDGEPORT — In the bare - knuckle Democratic primary in a tough city, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch clashed sharply Wednesday night in his first debate against Joseph Ganim, the convicted former mayor who served time in federal prison for corruption in city hall.
They included Kathleen Rice, a U.S. representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney from Manhattan; Alphonso David, Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Letitia James, the New York City public advocate; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - N.Y.; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.
The Sex and the City star and education activist challenging Gov. Andrew Cuomo in a Democratic primary, made a copy of her 2017 federal and state tax returns available to reporters Friday.
Following Commisssioner Menin the Club listened to the candidates running in the Democratic Primary for Federal offices.
Historically Cuomo has avoided publicly weighing in on Democratic primary contests both on the local, state and federal level.
The $ 15 wage target also took some convincing for Hillary Clinton, who had backed a $ 12 federal floor during her Democratic primary against Bernie Sanders.
Dave Calone, who is battling in a Democratic primary for the right to face Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in Long Island's 1st Congressional District this fall, released a TV ad highlighting his work as a former federal prosecutor.
NYC Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito endorsed state Sen. Adriano Espaillat in the crowded Democratic primary race for Rangel's seat as the pair pushed for federal help for debt - stricken Puerto Rico yesterday.
A federal appeals court has affirmed the convictions of former state Senate Democratic Leader Malcolm Smith and Queens GOP official Vincent Tabone for scheming to get Smith's name on the 2013 New York City Republican mayoral primary ballot.
Democratic state lawmakers who ran in House primaries this past month missed a slew of votes over the last six months while running for federal office, according to today's NYPIRG analysis.
Indicted state Sen. Malcolm Smith wants his upcoming federal fraud and bribery trial pushed back a few months until after the Democratic primary so...
The sore loser — who finished a distant fourth in the September Democratic mayoral primary after eeking out a mere 7 percent of the vote — and his campaign committee filed the Manhattan federal court suit claiming his civil rights were violated a month earlier when the Board withheld the funds.
At a forum hosted by the Greater Syracuse Labor Council, AFL - CIO in Syracuse Wednesday, the three candidates running in the Democratic primary for New York's 24th Congressional District said the strength of labor unions have been decimated in recent decades and argued for tougher federal legislation to protect them and other domestic jobs.
Close of candidate qualifying for federal office — 3; Mother's Day — 12; Deadpool 2 release — 17; Solo: A Star Wars Story premier — 24; Memorial Day — 27; Father's Day — 47; Close of candidate qualifying for statewide office — 52; Deadline for filing claim bills — 92; «The Race for Governor» Republican gubernatorial debates — 92; «The Race for Governor» Democratic gubernatorial debates — 93; Start of the U.S. Open — 118; Primary Election Day — 119; College Football opening weekend — 121; «Before You Vote» Florida U.S. Senate debate — 175; «Before You Vote» Florida Governor debate — 176; General Election Day — 189; «Hamilton» comes to the Straz Center — 289; 2019 Legislative Session starts — 308.
(CNN)- A federal appeals court issued an injunction Thursday to allow the name of former Olympic star Carl Lewis to remain on the ballot for the June 7 Democratic primary for a New Jersey state Senate seat.
Close of candidate qualifying for federal office — 2; Mother's Day — 11; Deadpool 2 release — 16; Solo: A Star Wars Story premier — 23; Memorial Day — 26; Time Warner / AT & T merger ruling — 41; Father's Day — 46; Close of candidate qualifying for statewide office — 51; Deadline for filing claim bills — 91; «The Race for Governor» Republican gubernatorial debates — 91; «The Race for Governor» Democratic gubernatorial debates — 92; Start of the U.S. Open — 117; Primary Election Day — 118; College Football opening weekend — 120; «Before You Vote» Florida U.S. Senate debate — 174; «Before You Vote» Florida Governor debate — 175; General Election Day — 188; «Hamilton» comes to the Straz Center — 288; 2019 Legislative Session starts — 307.
But Bharara's crusading style as a former federal prosecutor and subsequent martyrdom at the hands of President Donald Trump in 2017 have made him a hero to many liberals, and could make him a powerhouse in a Democratic primary.
«Florida to monitor Broward election chief after judge finds «unlawful» ballot destruction in Wasserman Schultz race «via Marc Caputo of POLITICO — The elections supervisor in Florida's second-most populous county broke state and federal law by unlawfully destroying ballots cast in U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz «s 2016 Democratic primary, a judge ruled Friday in a case brought by the congresswoman's challenger who wanted to check for voting irregularities.
Hynes announced last week that he will contest the general election on the Republican and Conservative lines, despite suffering a ten - point loss to former federal prosecutor Ken Thompson in last month's Democratic primary.
Jeffries, who backed Bill Thompson in the Democratic primary in 2013, criticized de Blasio during the campaign for saying he was the only candidate who would «end» stop - and - frisk, and last month, he suggested the mayor had taken too much credit for complying with a federal court order to curb its use.
Menchaca noted how Nixon, who is challenging Gov. Cuomo in the Democratic primary, held a press conference outside the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Syracuse calling for driver's licenses for everyone in the state, including undocumented immigrants.
Deputy Queens borough President Leroy Comrie is ready to challenge Smith in a Democratic primary this summer — should the indicted senator escape conviction in his upcoming federal corruption trial, The Post has learned.
And on the East Side of Manhattan, the winner of a four - way Democratic primary was Jonathan L. Bing, a lawyer and Democratic state committeeman who was coordinator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency's disaster legal services program.
It includes Kathleen Rice, a United States representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Mr. Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Alphonso David, Mr. Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the corruption trial of the former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver; Representative Sean Patrick Maloney; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.
Congressional candidate Liuba Grechen Shirley, who is running in a Democratic primary to face Rep. Peter King (R - Seaford), has asked the Federal Election Commission for an advisory opinion about whether she can use campaign funds for childcare.
State residents awoke Thursday to the almost incredible news that Joe Ganim, the former Bridgeport mayor who spent seven years in prison on federal corruption and racketeering charges, defeated incumbent Bill Finch in the city Democratic mayoral primary...
GOVERNOR Timipre Sylva of Bayelsa State, on Wednesday, approached a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, seeking to stop the governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state.
The federal High Court has stopped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from going ahead with Saturday's governorship primary election in Bayelsa State.
Mr. Espada returned to the Democratic caucus after the Democrats promised to appoint him majority leader of the Senate, a position he held until the federal indictment in December 2010, three months after he lost the primary in his re-election bid.