Sentences with phrase «democratic leadership post»

Washington (CNN)-- Multiple senior Democratic sources say House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has stepped into the battle between Rep. Steny Hoyer of Maryland and Rep. James Clyburn of South Carolina, for the number two Democratic leadership post, and is personally trying to negotiate a compromise.

He called Israel (D - Huntington) «a true model for one to follow,» saying that even though he had held a top Democratic leadership post and gained an expertise in foreign affairs, he had still paid close attention to the needs of district residents.

Not exact matches

Queens Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, the lone remaining challenger to Assemblyman Carl Heastie to succeed Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as speaker, issued a statement this afternoon congratulating her Bronx colleague on securring sufficient support to lay claim to the leadership post, but also said she would have «preferred» a vote on Feb. 10, as the Democratic conference originally agreed.

Also, even though this alliance forces Smith to let bygones be bygones with a guy who once reportedly tried to oust him from his majority leader post (that would be Sen. Jeff Klein back in 2008 when the leadership struggle No. 1 took place), it could hardly be any worse than being the deposed former majority leader of the Democratic conference where he's pretty much just a back bencher since losing his power in the 2009 coup.

The labor - aligned Working Families Party in a statement Friday called on Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein to step aside from his leadership post as an investigation is conducted into an allegation that he forcibly kissed a former legislative staffer.

In 2013, Micah Z. Kellner, a Democratic assemblyman from Manhattan, was barred from leadership posts, stripped of his interns and forced to cut his staff after an Assembly ethics investigation found that he had sexually harassed aides.

The mailer accuses Ulrich and his wife of being «frequent dinner companions» of an openly - gay Democratic councilman (a reference to another member of the Queens delegation, Jimmy Van Bramer), and «cozying up» to New York City Council Speaker Chris Quinn, who is the first woman and first lesbian to hold her leadership post.

* House Speaker Nancy Pelosi ordered an ethics probe, and a senior Democratic aide told The Post that «the [party] leadership is obviously very furious about the way he handled this.

In addition to Senate Republicans that have benefited from the practice, three members of the Independent Democratic Conference, which has a power - sharing arrangement with the GOP, receive stipends despite not serving as committee chairs or having leadership posts.

Freshman Democratic Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner defended her «yes» vote for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to keep his leadership post for another two years.

I checked with Senate Democratic spokesman Austin Shafran, who confirmed that Parker's leadership post — and the $ 22,000 lulu that comes with it — have since been reinstated despite the fact that the senator has not yet been cleared of the charges against him.

One Democratic Senate candidate, Terry Gipson (running against GOP Sen. Steve Saland in the 41st SD), and one incumbent Democratic senator, Tony Avella, of Queens, have called for Silver to step down from his leadership post.

Wisconsin Assembly Democratic Leader Peter Barca, who broke with the majority of his party in supporting a $ 3 billion tax incentive package for Foxconn Technology Group and has been in charge while Democratic seats dropped to their lowest levels in 60 years, announced Thursday he is leaving his leadership post at the end of the month.

Independent Democratic Conference Leader and Senate Co-President Jeff Klein announced this afternoon in a statement he has stripped Sen. Malcolm Smith of his various leadership posts and committee assignments as the result of his arrest on bribery charges this morning.

Other lawmakers who have been officially accused of corruption in recent years have been quickly ostracized by their colleagues: Sen. John Sampson was kicked out of the mainline Democratic conference; Sen. Malcolm Smith was stripped of his leadership posts and conference position by IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein, whose breakaway Democratic conference has a relationship — though no longer a power - sharing deal — with the Senate Republicans, issued a statement calling the corruption charges outlined today by the US attorney against Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos «serious and distburing,» but did not join fellow Democrats in calling for the senator to give up his leadership post.

Democratic Sen. Daniel Squadron said he hopes both Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and her deputy, Sen. Mike Gianaris of Queens, continue on in their leadership posts.

I'm told Buffalo Assemblyman Sean Ryan wasn't there, either, and Erie County Democratic Chairman Jeremy Zellner — who just survived an attempt to oust him from his leadership post — was AWOL, too, though he had a previously scheduled family responsibility that kept him from attending.

A «source close to the Cuomo administration» explained to Post state editor Fred Dicker the governor's behavior by saying that he was worried about what would happened if the Senate was taken over by the «borderline corrupt» Democratic leadership of John Sampson.

Smith, a Democrat, who had chaired the Independent Democratic Conference, has been stripped of the committee assignments and coalition leadership post he held in Albany, and state Sen. Daniel Squadron has called on him to resign.

While some Democratic sources say Mr. Cuomo could pressure Mr. Silver to step down from his leadership post, Mr. Silver has no obvious successor.

Indiana House Democratic leader Scott Pelath is announcing he is not running for re-election in 2018 and is stepping down from his leadership post.

1) 2012 Democratic Presidential nominee Robert Wexler beats Obama as libertarian / progressive fusion Democrat with 4 wars going and national debt at $ 16 trillion 2) Cory Booker for Lautenberg's seat in NJ; expect retirement soon 3) New House Majority Leader Debbie Wasserman - Schultz 4) Junior Senator Nevada Republican Jon Porter takes care of Reid 5) Jeff Flake moves up to a leadership post among House Republicans, will become # 2 when Cantor replaces Boehner 6) Joe Sestak, Jr, upsets Specter in PA 7) Raul Grijalva beats random Minuteman for retired John McCain's seat 8) Xavier Becerra next Governor of California 9) Bill Thompson next Mayor Of New York City 10) Next Speaker Of The House (2010): Melvin Watt

On 17 February 2009, following clashes within the party and only a day after a heavy defeat of the Democratic Party in a local regional election in Sardinia, [18] Veltroni announced his immediate resignation from his leadership post.

A prominent LGBT political club is demanding City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Democratic Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer step down from their leadership posts for refusing to bring a set of proposed police restrictions to a vote.

A prominent LGBT political club is demanding City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Democratic Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer step down from their leadership posts for refusing to bring a...

In the U.S., individuals associated with the movement have successfully sought Democratic Party office in some elections, particularly Democratic County Central Committee posts, and been nominated for state and federal office as Democrats, although the party leadership has periodically voiced its disapproval.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the new Director will also report quarterly on the current status of women both in Santa Clara County public jurisdictions and within the Santa Clara County Democratic Party and lead the compilation and publication of an annual report of the current number and percentage of women in elected office in Santa Clara County and post the report on the Party website and in an electronic communication to all members; and that the new Director will lead this effort by recruiting, training and supporting democratic women seeking public leadership positions in collaboration with the Director of Endorsements and Candidate Recruitment, the Director of Issues, the Director of Political Engagement and DAWN as well as any other interested Party Directors Democratic Party and lead the compilation and publication of an annual report of the current number and percentage of women in elected office in Santa Clara County and post the report on the Party website and in an electronic communication to all members; and that the new Director will lead this effort by recruiting, training and supporting democratic women seeking public leadership positions in collaboration with the Director of Endorsements and Candidate Recruitment, the Director of Issues, the Director of Political Engagement and DAWN as well as any other interested Party Directors democratic women seeking public leadership positions in collaboration with the Director of Endorsements and Candidate Recruitment, the Director of Issues, the Director of Political Engagement and DAWN as well as any other interested Party Directors and clubs.

More Democratic Senators in Albany could, ironically, jeopardize the leadership and committee posts that Valesky and his IDC colleagues hold.