Sentences with phrase «democratic party committee members»

At least 19 employees on the agency payroll are Democratic Party committee members, or have family members who are, according to an analysis of party and voting records.

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The president, who has repeatedly said he wants to accomplish the difficult feat of winning Democratic votes, joked about the minority party's support to Sen. Ron Wyden, D - Ore., the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee.

The latest, Congressman John Conyers, is a member of the Democratic Party who chose to step down from his seat on the House Judiciary Committee after being accused of sexually harassing a female member of his staff several years ago.

«As an early supporter of the Working Families Party and a member of the New York State Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, I have always believed that voters should have choice,» Savino said in a statement released by her campaign committee this afternoon.

The Brooklyn Democratic Party's nod is in hot demand because it represents a sizable chunk of the weighted state convention vote — 9.146 percent, to be exact, assuming all the state committee members vote as a block.

Under a plan adopted by the state party committee, the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference and the mainline Democratic conference must work together to win the election and then form a new majority coalition in the chamber.

'' committee members are Democratic party people who get elected in the Primary.

State Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs told me yesterday that the threshold for getting a resolution onto the agenda is pretty low, requiring about a dozen state committee member signatures.

No surprise, as the Club's District Leader, Jacob Gold, had earlier become the first Brooklyn member of the Democratic State Committee to pledge his vote at the party convention to Cynthia Nixon.

But the committee members are Democratic party people who get elected in the Primary.

Keith is a member of the Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association, Community Board Six, Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club, Tilden Democratic Club, Kips Bay Neighborhood Association, League of Conservation Voters, The Epiphany School Alumni Committee, University of Dayton Alumni Committee, and serves as a District Leader for the Democratic Party in Manhattan.

However, several amendments were diluted or rejected outright: selection of judicial candidates will likely continue to happen behind closed doors, the Brooklyn Democratic Party will continue to refuse to provide basic support for Brooklynites looking to organize their own Democratic clubs, and unlimited power via the proxies of absent County Committee members remain in the hands of the Chair.

Brooklyn, NY Members of the Executive Committee of the Kings County Democratic Party voted on Tuesday night to make final amendments to their by - laws to incorporate major changes to the way the party does busiParty voted on Tuesday night to make final amendments to their by - laws to incorporate major changes to the way the party does busiparty does business.

Superdelegates are party insiders of all sorts — they include state and national elected officials, as well as Democratic National Committee members.

The proposed reforms were motioned for a vote as five separate amendments to the Party Rules by members of Kings County Democratic Committee.

In that case, the Democratic nominee for a House seat would be selected by members of the county party committee.

Committee member Matt Cowherd added, «These reforms go a long way and are a great first step towards a new Brooklyn Democratic Party.

Committee members of the state Democratic Party, attending the annual spring meeting here in Albany this afternoon, just unanimously passed a resolution calling on scandal - scarred former Assemblyman Vito Lopez to resign his last remaining party posts: State committee member and district leader in theCommittee members of the state Democratic Party, attending the annual spring meeting here in Albany this afternoon, just unanimously passed a resolution calling on scandal - scarred former Assemblyman Vito Lopez to resign his last remaining party posts: State committee member and district leader in the 53rParty, attending the annual spring meeting here in Albany this afternoon, just unanimously passed a resolution calling on scandal - scarred former Assemblyman Vito Lopez to resign his last remaining party posts: State committee member and district leader in the 53rparty posts: State committee member and district leader in thecommittee member and district leader in the 53rd AD.

ABUJA — MEMBERS of the adhoc committee of the House of Representatives on failed rail contracts have summoned the Minister of Transport, Mr Rotimi Amaechi; Managing Director of Nigeria Railway Corporation, NRC, Seyi Sijuwade; former Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr Mohammed Bello Haliru; and former Minister of Transport, Idris Umar, to explain their roles in the alleged N1 trillion rail contracts scam.

But leaders of the party said Saturday they would not play into Cuomo's «divide and conquer» tactics, instead nominating longtime state committee member Kenny Schafer as a placeholder candidate — a move, POLITICO reported Thursday, that gives them the option of backing whomever is picked by the Democratic Party during its convention in the coming party said Saturday they would not play into Cuomo's «divide and conquer» tactics, instead nominating longtime state committee member Kenny Schafer as a placeholder candidate — a move, POLITICO reported Thursday, that gives them the option of backing whomever is picked by the Democratic Party during its convention in the coming Party during its convention in the coming week.

The structure of the committee consists, essentially, of the Chairperson (who according to current Democratic Caucus rules is a fellow member of the Caucus appointed by the party leader in the House), their staff, and other Democratic members of Congress that serve in roles supporting the functions of the committee (candidate recruitment, fundraising, etc.).

The Democratic Party's candidate, attorney and former Huntington town board member Stuart Besen, has yet to form a campaign committee with the state Board of Elections.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will announce Thursday the first 14 members who will join its Frontline program for the party's most vulnerable incumbents, according to an early copy of a news release obtained by CQ Roll Call.

Much to the audible chagrin of the more than 200 state committee members, activists and officials who gathered at a suburban hotel for the W.F.P.'s quadrennial convention, Teachout's last - minute candidacy was rejected after Governor Andrew Cuomo promised party leaders he would throw his might behind flipping the State Senate into Democratic hands.

In one of the hotel's inner courtyards, two committee members said they were still debating whether or not to support Cuomo, who has reportedly expressed a willingness to back some of the party's priorities — including raising the minimum wage, and backing a Democratic State Senate — in return for the party's ballot line.

The current chairman of the Erie County Democratic Committee, however, says Kearns has shown himself to be anything but a loyal member of the party.

Another Democratic would - be contender, Robert Zimmerman, a major party fundraiser and Democratic National Committee member from Great Neck, said Sunday he would not run for the seat.

A member of pressure group, Occupy Ghana, Sydney Casely - Hayford has said Prof. Kwesi Botchwey was the wrong person to chair the National Democratic Congress» committee charged to probe the party's defeat at the December 7, 2016 general elections.

Pellegrino, 47, a West Islip resident who has taught reading in Baldwin for 25 years, is a party committee member who was a Bernie Sanders delegate at the Democratic National Convention.

SYRACUSE Republican committee members in the 24th Congressional District voted Saturday to designate former Assistant U.S. Attorney John Katko as the party's candidate to challenge Democratic incumbent Rep. Dan Maffei.

A member of the New Patriotic Party's (NPP) One District, One factory launching committee, Kingsley Kakari Bondzie has rubbished the National Democratic Congress» (NDC) assertions it laid the foundation for the first factory to be established in the Central Region.

This weekend, the state party's executive committee officially endorsed Board of Equalization member Betty Yee for state controller — despite an ongoing recount involving third - place candidate, Democratic Assemblyman John A. Perez.

But when a county committee is only 10 members large — most county committees in Brooklyn Assembly Districts boast more than 100 members — and three, including Mr. Philpotts himself, have the surname Philpotts, the clout of the Brooklyn Democratic Party can only go so far.

This weekend, the state party's executive committee officially endorsed Board of Equalization member Betty Yee for state controller — despite an ongoing recount involving third - place candidate, Democratic...

There were indications in Abuja on Sunday that members of the sacked National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party loyal to its erstwhile National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, have decided to stay away from the party's meetings slated for Monday and TueParty loyal to its erstwhile National Chairman, Ali Modu Sheriff, have decided to stay away from the party's meetings slated for Monday and Tueparty's meetings slated for Monday and Tuesday.

In addition to electing club officers and executive committees, members of New York Democratic clubs are extremely influential in nominating and electing unpaid party officials known as District Leaders and members of the New York State Democratic Committee, as well as Democratic legislators at the City, State and federal level.

Whenever the Chairperson of the County Committee by reason of the Rules of the Democratic Party of the State of New York is a member of a District Committee of a political subdivision lying partly within and partly without New York County which is required to make a Party nomination for public office, he or she shall convene a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County, to be held no later than five days before the last day provided by law for filing a certificate of such Party nomination; he or she shall consult with such District Committee and in carrying out his or her duties as a member of the District Committee for such political subdivision, he or she shall, to the extent feasible, be guided by the advice of a majority of those present and voting at the meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County.

As members of that party continue their cash dash, Sen. Liz Krueger, a Manhattan Democrate, is preparing to file a report for a new political action committee called «No Bad Apples,» designed to recruit Democratic candidates whose track record on reform issues is similar to her own.

Any member of the Democratic Party of the County of New York may submit to the Committee on Ethics a written complaint alleging a specific violation of these Rules and Regulations.

In October, Wilson filed a complaint with the state election commission alleging that family members and friends made large contributions to the Democratic state central committee, with the party then violating campaign finance regulations by shifting that funding back down to Kennedy's campaign.

House Democrats» pressure on caucus members to pay dues early to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is paying off, according to the party's most recent fundraising document.

Members of the Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee — together with Social Liberal Form Council members — have written to the Times reasserting the party's democratic and independent manifesto pMembers of the Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee — together with Social Liberal Form Council members — have written to the Times reasserting the party's democratic and independent manifesto pmembers — have written to the Times reasserting the party's democratic and independent manifesto process.

According to a source familiar with these talks, Carlucci informed the Rockland County Democratic Party's executive committee members two days ago that he would leave the IDC if a reunification deal failed to materialize.

Former governor of Delta State, Chief James Ibori has been included as a member of the national convention planning committee for Saturday's special convention of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

Nassau County Democratic Chairman Jay Jacobs sent a memo to his committee members, urging them to vote for party - backed candidates tomorrow.

The entire Constituency Executive Committee of the National Democratic Congress in Afram Plains South wishes to congratulate our new Parliamentary Candidate and soon - to - be Member of Parliament [Isha Allah], Hon.Kevor Mark - Oliver for successfully filling his nomination to represent our dear party in the 2016 Parliamentary Elections.

At this session, the lieutenant governor was a member of the minority party, and the Democratic majority voted to appoint the committees by ballot.

The National Democratic Congress (NDC), subsequently formed a 13 - member committee to investigate the cause of the party's defeat in the December 7 polls.

The Peoples Democratic Party says members of the state caretaker committees are not allowed to contest any executive position in the party in their stParty says members of the state caretaker committees are not allowed to contest any executive position in the party in their stparty in their states.

That future will be decided, in part, in Atlanta on Saturday, when the 447 members of the Democratic National Committee gather to elect a new party chairman.