Sentences with phrase «democratic heir apparent»
Leaders of the California Teachers Association even talked up Villaraigosa as California's next photogenic governor, the Democratic heir apparent to Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger.
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By 2002, when Mr. Cuomo embarked on his quixotic bid for the governor's mansion by challenging Mr. McCall, widely seen as the Democratic heir apparent and potentially the state's first black governor, Mr. de Blasio was among his few backers.
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When Assemblywoman Joan Millman announced she would not seek re-election last month, the brownstone Brooklyn seat looked like it had an heir apparent in Jo Anne Simon, a Democratic district leader.
The labor - backed Working Families Party will endorse activist Pete Sikora to succeed retiring Assemblywoman Joan Millman — the second surprise spurning of Ms. Millman's longtime ally and heir apparent, Democratic district leader Jo Anne Simon.
Rival Democratic candidate Jo Anne Simon — a longtime Brooklyn Heights district leader and party reform advocate seen as the heir apparent to Ms. Millman — attacked Mr. Sikora's position as a registered lobbyist and ripped Mr. Lander for endorsing him.
An Assemblyman retired and the heir - apparent — who had political support from elected officials — was not favored by the Democratic Clubs in the district.