Sentences with phrase «democratic legislative seat»
Over the past few weeks, public faceoffs with lawmakers over her nominee for state attorney general, her reluctance to request all the stimulus funds available to the state, and a series of her picks to fill a Democratic legislative seat that have all been rejected by members of the party.
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If Democratic legislative candidates run as strongly in 2019 as Northam did this year, they'll end up with 58 % of the seats in the House of Delegates and 60 % of the seats in the Senate, and they'll be able to write whatever Medicaid plan they want.
This gives them lots of safe legislative seats in overwhelmingly Democratic areas.
Democratic candidates yesterday won two special elections for state legislative seats in the Northeast, another indication for the party that a blue wave is forming ahead of November's midterm elections.
Kerns» legislative aide, Matthew Fisher, applied to the Council to fill the vacant seat representing South Buffalo and gained the endorsement of Democratic Party committeemen.
Republicans sought to defend 98 state legislative seats against Democratic challengers.
Progressives have even made inroads in less hospitable territory: On Tuesday in Nebraska, community organizer Kara Eastman beat a more moderate former congressman to win a Democratic primary for a House seat, and in western Pennsylvania, two Socialist candidates won Democratic primaries for legislative seats.
These are some of the Democrats already moving: Mr. Kaminsky, a former prosecutor who is rumored to be eyeing a run for Mr. Skelos» Senate seat; Mr. Kavanagh, the leader of the reform caucus that emerged during the speaker's race; Mr. Perry, the chairman of the powerful Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus; Mr. Mosley, who took on his seat from now - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and almost got the Caucus nod Mr. Perry did; Marcos Crespo, new Bronx Democratic chairman and close friend of Mr. Heastie; Mr. Blake, a former Obama staffer from the resurgent Bronx; and Ms. Rozic, who at the time of her election was the youngest woman ever elected to the Assembly.
An ad from the National Rifle Association's Institute for Legislative Action warns that Democratic former Sen. Evan Bayh, who's seeking his old seat against GOP Rep. Todd Young in Indiana, would help Clinton fill another seat on the Supreme Court.
He has refused to resign his legislative seat, but is stepping down as chairman of the Brooklyn Democratic Party.
Democratic primaries for one legislative seat and single council seat will take place on Sept. 12.
Kerns» legislative aid, Matthew Fisher, applied to the Council to fill the vacant seat representing South Buffalo and gained the endorsement of Democratic Party committeemen.
The Florida Democratic Party and the Florida Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, the recently - established campaign arm of the Senate Democrats, are aggressively working to reshape the map of seats in play this election cycle.
Namely, Astorino believes all 213 legislative seats in both the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly should be term limited, as well as the statewide offices.
Flanagan is getting involved in the race to keep former Sen. Dean Skelos» Long Island seat in Republican hands — blasting the Democratic candidate, Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, for his backing of an ethics bill that would boost legislative pay.
On Monday, leaders of the Democratic legislative majority at the Capitol outraged good - government advocates with a proposal to suspend the clean - elections program for the 2016 campaign in which the 187 state House and Senate seats are up for grabs.
Jenkins, a leader in Democratic politics for over 20 years, won his 16th District legislative seat for a third full term November 9, 2011 and was elected once again by his peers to become Chairman of The Board of Legislators and was sworn in on January 9, 2012.
And in legislative seats in Pennsylvania, four Democratic candidates backed by the Democratic Socialists of America won primaries.
State Senate GOP Majority Leader John Flanagan is getting involved in the race to keep convicted crook Dean Skelos» former Long Island seat in Republican hands — blasting Democratic candidate Todd Kaminsky's backing of an ethics bill that would boost legislative pay.
Niou's contest was one of a few legislative primaries for New York City - based seats, in which winning the Democratic primary is tantamount to taking the general election in November.
The digital ad linking Astorino to the Mercers is set to debut Thursday and comes months after the Daily News reported that state Dems were «salivating» at the chance to link Republican candidates to the conservative donors, especially in 2018, when Gov. Cuomo is expected to head a Democratic ticket that will include all statewide elected officials and every House and state legislative seat.
Democratic primary day in Syracuse is also important on the legislative side of things, with two common councilor - at - large seats for grabs and two incumbents, Jean Kessner and Lance Denno, facing party favorites Jeff Wright and Pam Hunter.
Malliotakis» legislative and constituent services record appears to be working for her largely Republican district — she has managed to keep her once competitive Assembly seat safely in GOP hands and was not challenged by a Democratic candidate in 2016.
At a forum last night sponsored by the Orleans Parish Democratic Executive Committee (OPDEC), the four candidates who qualified for the House 93 legislative seat about to be vacated by incoming City Council member Helena Moreno announced their support for a ban on AR - style assault rifles like the ones used to kill 17 students and teachers in Parkland, Florida last week.