Sentences with phrase «democratic lieutenant governor»
But they do work closely with Republicans, providing a cushion when the G.O.P. senators voted to strip the tiebreaking powers of the Democratic lieutenant governor Bob Duffy and to approve the Republican budget.
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Gillespie faces off with the Democratic gubernatorial nominee Ralph Northam, Virginia's lieutenant governor, in the Tuesday election, which is billed as the premier race of 2017.
Specifically, regarding the political motivations of Ailes» detractors, Guilfoyle — the former first lady of San Francisco when she was married to the city's former Democratic Mayor Gavin Newsom, who is now California's lieutenant governor — said Ailes and Fox News have been targets for a long time.
«Getting out the vote in this area for the lieutenant governor will be very important for her and will add to her winning margin,» said Joe Morelle, a key Cuomo ally upstate, the Democratic Assembly majority leader and Monroe County Democratic chairman.
Cuomo has faced little friction in his Democratic primary run for re-election for governor, but his lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, is fending off a liberal insurgent — Brooklyn Councilman Jumaaane Williams, who is winning early support — before she even hits the campaign trail.
The groups also endorse Jumaane Williams, who is running for lieutenant governor in a Democratic primary.
Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he's «seriously considering» a bid for lieutenant governor against Cuomo's running mate, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, after being approached by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor.
[The groups also endorse Jumaane Williams, who is running for lieutenant governor in a Democratic primary.]
The pro-Bernie Sanders advocacy group People For Bernie on Tuesday endorsed New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams in his Democratic primary bid for lieutenant governor.
Hochul became lieutenant governor in 2015, added to the Democratic ticket in 2014 as Cuomo sought a second term, replacing then - incumbent Bob Duffy.
Businessman, former lieutenant governor candidate and all - around key Democratic donor Dennis Mehiel is hosting a fundraiser for state Senate hopeful Andrew Gounardes.
Brooklyn City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Friday formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor, taking on incumbent Kathy Hochul in a Democratic primary.
Also at 9:30 a.m., Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, a Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, and 16 other people who were arrested protesting the deportation of immigrant rights activist Ravi Ragbir will appear before a judge, 100 Centre St., Manhattan.
Progressive Democrats notched a big victory over their establishment counterparts in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary Tuesday as an insurgent candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) upset the incumbent lieutenant governor.
Her announcement Thursday that she will be a candidate for the post sets up a possible showdown with Susan Bysiewicz, who is running for lieutenant governor on a ticket with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont.
He contributed $ 1 million to Cuomo's campaign committee, and gave a combined $ 470,000 to the State Democratic Committee and Hochul's campaign for lieutenant governor.
CANTON — Kathy Hochul, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's running mate for lieutenant governor, will be the keynote speaker at the St. Lawrence County Democratic Committee's annual dinner Friday, Oct. 10 at SUNY Canton.
The Working Families Party tapped three unknowns — all attorneys — to run for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general at its convention in Buffalo today, signaling a clear willingness to deal with Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo, who took a pass on its line.
That's because his lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, whose entire job is to be around when Christie is not, was also on vacation, leaving the Democratic Senate president in charge.
But in Connecticut, those once - fringe policies are gaining traction within the Democratic Party as it coalesces around a ticket of Ned Lamont for governor and Susan Bysiewicz for lieutenant governor.
The three Democratic candidates for governor have now chosen their running mates, the first year that candidates for governor will be paired with a candidate for lieutenant governor.
The Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor will be settled at an August primary between former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz of Middletown and Eva Bermudez Zimmerman of Newtown, whose protest candidacy blossomed into a full - blown campaign in just three days.
But Fetterman is back on the ballot again, having prevailed in Tuesday's Democratic primary to be his party's nominee for lieutenant governor, where he'll share a ticket with incumbent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who is running for a second term.
-LRB-... A day after declining to endorse either Gov. Cuomo or his Democratic challenger, Zephyr Teachout, in the primary, The New York Times has thrown its support to Teachout's running mate, Tim Wu, in the race for lieutenant governor.
The latest name to emerge on the Democratic side is Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is running now running a longshot bid to be the next lieutenant governor.
Both made speeches, as did Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul, to a crowd of approximately 250 people.
In a ceremony Monday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo — flanked by Democratic legislators and his lieutenant governor — signed a state law that will gradually raise the minimum wage on Long Island to $ 15 an hour.
She is facing a challenge from Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams for lieutenant governor, as Cuomo deals with his own Democratic primary against Cynthia Nixon.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed his choice for lieutenant governor via a video address to delegates at the state Democratic Party convention on Long Island.
But the former lieutenant governor rebounded to win a competitive Democratic primary this year in Maryland's 4th District when Rep. Donna Edwards decided to run for the Senate.
Vernon went on to become the lieutenant governor nominee on the Democratic ticket, which lost by a wide margin to Gov. Terry E. Branstad.
Jumaane Williams is running in the Democratic Primary for lieutenant governor, at the recent Thomas Jefferson Democratic Club Dinner.
At the start of his 2018 campaign, Bunkeddeko has attracted the backing of longtime Democratic advisor and fundraiser Vernon Jordan and former lieutenant governor and civic booster Richard Ravitch.
ALBANY - As the state political conventions draw near, the last piece of the puzzle for Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo or Republican challenger Rob Astorino is selecting a lieutenant governor candidate.
After all, he was running in a primary last year against the sitting lieutenant governor who had the endorsement of the outgoing two - term governor and the rest of the Democratic party establishment.
Kathy Hochul, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, went on the attack against Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino, saying the GOP opponent and his running mate are too conservative and his portrayal of the state as economically troubled and dysfunctional is too pessimistic.
Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Tim Wu today condemned rival candidate Kathy Hochul's record on immigration issues, while sua sponte endorsing John Liu in his state senate primary.
«POTUS» is the common acronym used for the president of the United States and Dennis M could refer to Dennis Mehiel a prominent Democratic fundraiser who ran for lieutenant governor in 2006.
Democratic Sen. James Sanders also made a reference to including Stewart - Cousins in the meeting as Cuomo's lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul, presided over her first Senate session on Wednesday.
Cuomo earlier in the day said «anyone can run» for lieutenant governor, but pointed out Hochul would be the first Democratic woman to become lieutenant governor in a generation.
A trio of statements from former state Democratic Chairwoman Judith Hope, Assemblywoman Shelly Mayer and Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan re-affirmed support for Hochul's bid for lieutenant governor alongside Cuomo and knock Samuels» potential run.
At this session, the lieutenant governor was a member of the minority party, and the Democratic majority voted to appoint the committees by ballot.
Prior to becoming lieutenant governor in 2007, Paterson served as a state senator from Harlem for more than two decades, the last four years as the Democratic minority leader.
As lieutenant governor, Cuomo had chaired the Carter - Mondale effort in New York's 1980 Democratic primary, and he'd signed on early with Mondale's 1984 presidential campaign, helping to deliver the former V.P. an important primary victory over Gary Hart.
And Cuomo chose Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy as his lieutenant governor in a move that ensured an all - white Democratic ticket.
Mike Lake, one of three Democratic candidates running for Massachusetts lieutenant governor, was in Pittsfield Tuesday.
Democratic candidate for New York lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul spent the day in Dutchess County.
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- While declining to make an endorsement for New York state governor in the Democratic primary in The New York Times has endorsed Tim Wu for lieutenant governor over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's running mate Kathy Hochul.
Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul returned to the Upper West Side of Manhattan today, visiting the Goddard Riverside Senior Center.
O'Malley, who served as chairman of the Democratic Governors Association and later as finance chairman, will also spend some time with state lawmaker Lucy Flores, a candidate this year for lieutenant governor.