Sentences with phrase «democratic field of candidates»

Stern and Suozzi are among the crowded Democratic field of candidates running to replace outgoing Rep. Steve Israel (D - Huntington) that include North Hempstead board member Anna Kaplan and former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman.

It is true that the current Democratic field of candidates — Andrew Gillum, Gwen Graham, Philip Levine and Chris King — doesn't exactly have the state buzzing yet.

With businesswoman Theresa Greenfield ending her campaign, the Democratic field of candidates to take on two - term Republican incumbent David Young is down to three.

Not exact matches

The prospect of a shake - up in the Japanese political landscape increased when the center - left Democratic party — previously the main opposition to the LDP — announced it would not field any candidates in the election, freeing its representatives in the Japanese parliament to seek nominations from Ms. Koike's party.

Schneiderman has positioned himself as the most liberal candidate in the five - person Democratic AG field, and also the choice of Latino and black voters, which explains his support of Espaillat (although the two have a longstanding relationship; Espaillat backed Schneiderman when former NYC Councilman Guillermo Linares mounted a failed primary challenge to the Manhattan senator in 2002).

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) and NGP VAN have partnered to bring state legislative candidates across the country DLCC Go, a unique suite of integrated and affordable new media, fundraising, and field campaign tools that will give Democratic campaigns of all sizes a competitive technology edge.

Democratic congressional candidate Gareth Rhodes Friday touted an online survey by an advocacy group that ranked him first among the crowded field of candidates vying for the nomination in the 19th district.

The crowded field of declared candidates running for the Democratic nomination in the 21st congressional district shrank in the last two days after the formal entrance of former cable news Dylan Ratigan.

So while polls suggest Democratic voters have not yet picked their favorite among the crowded field — the cross examination portion of the debate — in which nearly all the candidates chose to grill Eric Schneiderman — served to illustrate who they deem the biggest threat.

The field of Democratic Syracuse mayoral candidates has once again grown smaller, as the Onondaga County Board of Elections ruled candidate Alfonso Davis ineligible for the primary.

The Onondaga County Board of Elections ruled Raymond Blackwell ineligible for a Democratic primary in September, narrowing the field of Syracuse mayoral candidates to eight.

Among the once crowded field of Democratic gubernatorial aspirants, there was one candidate who did not fly the liberal flag.

The incident could pose a devastating setback for Sanders so close to the start of the Democratic primary: Until access is restored to the NGP VAN, the candidate's organizers will have to perform the basic functions of the field program — phone banks, voter contact, visibility — without an electronic system centralizing their efforts.

«The Democratic field for Mayor this year was comprised of candidates who are passionate about improving the quality of life for workers, the middle class, and New York's most vulnerable, such as the poor and senior citizens,» said UAW Region 9A Director Julie Kushner.

The names of two other possible candidates for Israel's seat — attorney and lobbyist Brad Gerstman and Todd Richman, a businessman active in Jewish philanthropies — also surfaced Thursday, bringing the field of potential candidates to 10 on the Democratic side.

«It would be a mistake to not field strong candidates in districts that would otherwise be out of reach,» said Democratic consultant Achim Bergmann, a veteran of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

If the Democratic candidates challenge the signatures of rivals, it could narrow the field, which increases the number of votes needed to win.

The left - leaning advocacy group Citizen Action of New York on Thursday endorsed Democratic congressional candidate Antonio Delgado in the 19th district — giving him a boost in a crowded primary field.

More likely Cuomo will attempt to turn the moribund state Democratic Party into a muscular player again, so that candidates turn to it for help rather than to, say, the Working Families Party, which has lately done a better job of fielding ground troops.

Also Tuesday, voters in the 7th Congressional District stretching from central to northern Wisconsin whittled down a field of candidates hoping to replace retiring Democratic Rep. David Obey.

Another interesting note: Commisso will be the youngest candidate in a Democratic field in which three of the five candidates — Commisso Jr., McCarthy (30) and Higgins (32)-- are under 35.

ALBANY, N.Y. (WBEN / AP)-- Republican state lawmaker Brian Kolb dropped out of the race for governor on Friday after only two months, leaving the GOP field with two candidates hoping to challenge Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the November election.

Meanwhile, the field of potential Democratic candidates for governor is growing smaller.

Ms. Rice is thought to be the favored candidate of the current attorney general and probable Democratic nominee for governor, Andrew M. Cuomo, which could buoy her in a crowded field.

In theory, by helping winnow the field a party endorsement could help prevent what Politico called the «nightmare scenario» of so many Democratic candidates splitting up the vote that two Republicans finish first and second, shutting Democrats out of the general election.

Geoff Berman, executive director of the state Democratic Party, which Cuomo controls, said Cox «and this anemic field of Albany insiders and lobbyists» are trying to divert attention from the «weak candidates» the party is considering to run against Cuomo this fall.

Instead, Democratic operatives say the field of Senate candidates could include Attorney General Kathleen Kane, the first woman elected to the role in the state's history.

STATEN ISLAND — Despite its reputation as the deep red borough, a Democratic newcomer has just outraised the entire combined field of Staten Island candidates lining up for next year's congressional race.

In keeping with the area's mirror - image of the New York city norm, the Democratic Party on the South Shore is so negligible it didn't even field a candidate against either man.

Suozzi's announcement comes as the Democratic field now totals 12 potential contenders, who are expected take part Wednesday in a candidate summit with party leaders set for the Glen Cove headquarters of Nassau Democratic chairman Jay Jacobs's camp business.

However, Democratic party chair Jay Jacobs argues the process is also democratic (note the lowercase «d») because in the contentious five - way race for Attorney General, the party made a decision to allow all candidates access to a primary ballot instead of letting delegates narrow the field at the cDemocratic party chair Jay Jacobs argues the process is also democratic (note the lowercase «d») because in the contentious five - way race for Attorney General, the party made a decision to allow all candidates access to a primary ballot instead of letting delegates narrow the field at the cdemocratic (note the lowercase «d») because in the contentious five - way race for Attorney General, the party made a decision to allow all candidates access to a primary ballot instead of letting delegates narrow the field at the convention.

WASHINGTON, DC — NGP VAN, whose VAN product powers the field campaigns of almost all Democratic candidates including President Obama's campaign, today announced the release of Mobile Pollwatcher.

The strongest candidate in an admittedly weak field who even has a prayer of running a legitimate, intelligent, honest, mature, moderate, winnable campaign against a strong Democratic nominee is John Kasich.

Up to this point, the Democratic AG candidates have been releasing white papers on this or that issue, trying to differentiate themselves — or, as the case may be, out - liberal one another — in hopes of getting a toehold in the crowded field.

Kristin Davis, the erstwhile Manhattan Madam and protest candidate for governor on her self - created Anti-Prohibition Party line, came out today with a full - throated endorsement of Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, the lone woman in the Democratic AG field.

Weiner's district includes parts of Queens and Brooklyn — both of which are considered up for grabs, since there are no outer borough AG candidates in the five - person Democratic field.

«We're fielding strong candidates who don't have to bend their knee to Ralph Lorigo,» he said, also citing the victory of Democratic District Attorney John Flynn last year without the Conservative line.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is joining a growing field of potential Democratic candidates for governor in 2018, whether or not Andrew Cuomo seeks a third term, The Post has learned...

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Clark has a better grasp of foreign policy and national security issues than any of the other candidates you cited in the Democratic field.

Ganim is joining a crowded field of candidates looking to succeed Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy, who's not seeking re-election.

«I think the Democratic party deserves a robust field of candidates that can share different ideas and not just have a coronation for any one particular candidate, so I think it's great for our party to discuss where we think our country should go,» McFadden told WXXI News.

But since he received less than 50 percent of the vote in the nine candidate field, there is a fair chance at least one of his opponents from today's special will run against him in the Democratic primary this September.

Clinton's emergence this autumn as a strong Democratic candidate and a formidable contrast to a crowded Republican field afforded Cuomo the breathing room to bulk up his profile, both in New York and nationally, without any serious accusations of immediate upward mobility.

Republican state lawmaker Brian Kolb dropped out of the race for governor on Friday after only two months, leaving the GOP field with two candidates hoping to challenge Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the November election.

Rice was one of a large field of Democratic candidates for the 2010 nomination to succeed Cuomo as attorney general.

The Working Families Party is especially emboldened, and sources said the party is hoping to continue to expand its footprint, potentially fielding its own candidates independent of the Democratic Party and pushing to register new voters, like immigrants and fast food workers, to buoy causes.

A Buffalo field office for the general election campaign of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton opens today in Larkinville, officials said.

The Democratic field has clarified somewhat with the entrance of former cable TV host Dylan Ratigan into the race and two candidates dropped their bids.

Rhodes is among the crowded field of Democratic candidates in the House district seeking to take on Republican Rep. John Faso next year in what is expected to be a battleground race.