Sentences with phrase «democratic primary against»

Incumbent Mayor Byron Brown declares victory in the 2013 Democratic Primary against opponent Bernie Tolbert.

Running in the Democratic primary against 59th Assembly District incumbent Assemblymember Jaime Williams — who won a special election in April to replace state Senator Persaud in her former Assembly seat — is Spencer Cineus.

After pulling 33 percent in the Democratic primary against a sitting governor just two years ago, Teachout seems a good bet to get the House nomination now — and a real threat to win even a Republican - leaning district in a presidential election year.

City Comptroller Mark Schroeder talks with his team as they campaign door - to - door while running for mayor in the Democratic primary against incumbent Byron Brown on Sept. 5.

Party leaders decided not only to endorse the younger Mr. Díaz in the September Democratic primary against Pedro Gautier Espada, but also to challenge the father.

He was Lieutenant Governor under Hugh Carey, and won a democratic primary against then New York City Mayor Ed Koch to become governor of New York in 1982.

Rice is running in the Democratic primary against state Assemblyman Richard Brodsky (D - Westchester), state Sen. Eric Schneiderman (D - Manhattan), retired Naval captain Sean Coffey and former New York Insurance Superintendent Eric Dinallo.

Teachout said she is not ready to rule out an effort to create a new party — which, if successful, would assure her a spot on the November ballot — but is focusing her efforts on petitioning her way into a Democratic primary against Cuomo.

Former state Sen. Ed Perlmutter looks to be the favorite in a Democratic primary against former state Rep. Peggy Lamm.

Kearns skipped a Democratic primary against Cichon, who is endorsed by Zellner's headquarters organization.

State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer is a huge favorite in the Democratic primary against Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi and whichever candidate Republicans settle on in their own intraparty fight — a toss - up between former Massachusetts Gov. Bill Weld and former Assemblyman John Faso now that former Secretary of State Randy Daniels has ended his campaign.

«We called this meeting to highlight the issues around mass transportation on the East End,» said Ms. Throne - Holst, who is running a Democratic primary against attorney Dave Calone of Babylon for the First Congressional District seat currently held by Republican Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley).

New York (CNN)- New York state legislator Adam Clayton Powell on Monday announced his candidacy in this year's Democratic primary against 20 - term U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, who has spent the past year battling an ethics investigation.

Kaiman and Suozzi, who are running in the June 28 Democratic primary against three other candidates — and can not use their state campaign accounts for congressional bids — said their purchases were legal and meant to keep their political operations active in case they ran for office again.

Cuomo backed Curran during her successful Democratic primary against Nassau County Controller George Maragos, a Republican who switched parties to run for county executive.

Facing a Democratic primary against actress Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo railed against President Donald Trump and a Republican Party that he said had been taken over by «extreme conservatives» on immigration, the environment and anti-union rules.

While Cuomo holds large leads in the polls, he didn't fare well in the Democratic primary against an unknown challenger.

Teachout and her running mate, Tim Wu, are facing a Democratic Primary against Andrew Cuomo and his lieutenant governor candidate, Kathy Hochul, on Sept 9.

But observers said it makes sense for Quinn to be pounding the pavement and laying the groundwork for her presumptive 2013 run, which will likely be decided in a cutthroat Democratic primary against former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and embattled City Comptroller John Liu.

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout attributed her strong showing in September's Democratic primary against Cuomo to anti-fracking supporters upstate, where she won dozens of counties.

«Pennsylvania has dozens of forgotten cities and communities,» says Fetterman, who's an underdog in the Democratic primary against 2010 Senate nominee Joe Sestak and Katie McGinty, former chief of staff to Governor Tom Wolf.

He was lieutenant governor under Hugh Carey, and won a Democratic primary against then - New York City Mayor Ed Koch to become governor of New York in 1982.

Hogan, a Democratic city councilor, passed nominating petitions to force a Democratic primary against Miner and another candidate, Alfonso Davis.

She would run in the Democratic primary against Cuomo.

Now, with the courts and Albany both appearing likely to divide Mr. Turner's seat up between its neighbors, creating a new Asian or Latino - plurality Queens district — with a strong ethnic white and Jewish presence still — Mr. Lancman is doing event after event to lock down these diverse constituencies instead, possibly preparing for a competitive Democratic primary against sitting Congressman Gary Ackerman.

If you can believe what Will Bredderman wrote in recent «Will's Watch» column in the Courier Life — and I usually do — there is a scheme afoot that would have an Evangelical minister (who is also a former mayoral candidate) run in a Democratic primary against former Councilman Domenic Recchia, who is the leading Democrat in the race to unseat Republican - Conservative U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm in November.

In 2013, Mirocznik tried to win the Democratic primary against John Mancuso to vie for the Mid-Island seat left vacant by James Oddo, who was term - limited out of office.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown has emerged victorious in the Democratic primary against opponent Bernie Tolbert.

Ms. Teachout, a law professor, ran in the Democratic primary against Mr. Cuomo, winning the highest share of the vote of any primary challenger against an incumbent since primaries were instituted in New York.

Gov. Mike Easley appointed Jim Black, which will make it tougher for Lt. gov. Perdue to even win the democratic primary against st. treasurer Moore.

Eisenbach is running in the Democratic primary against incumbent Public Advocate Letitia James.

«We applaud Dan Padernacht's decision to withdraw from the Democratic primary against disgraced State Senator Pedro Espada.

Actor Cynthia Nixon, who is running for governor in a Democratic primary against incumbent Andrew Cuomo, released her tax filings on Friday.

The $ 15 wage target also took some convincing for Hillary Clinton, who had backed a $ 12 federal floor during her Democratic primary against Bernie Sanders.

«We will not be a spoiler,» said Bill Lipton, the WFP's political director, indicating that the WFP will take Nixon off its ballot line if she loses the Democratic primary against Governor Andrew Cuomo.

In a City Hall news conference on Tuesday afternoon (which is posted at the end of this story), Richards, who lost last week's Democratic primary against City Council President Lovely Warren, said his decision is a personal one, because his family has been dealing with a difficult health challenge for one of their family members.

According to mayoral candidate Joe Sullivan — 5th ward Common Councilman Mark Robinson, who will face - off in September's Democratic primary against Sheehan - backed Corey Ellis and County Legislator Chris Higgins, has already accepted the conservative line.

His first was in 2006, and similar to his 2016 run, he failed in a tough Democratic Primary against Ted Deutch, who is now a member of Congress.

Andre Baker won in the Democratic primary against former state Sen. Ernest E. Newton II for the 23rd District state senate seat.

He turned left after a 2014 Democratic primary against Zephyr Teachout, a law professor, and in his second term has raised the minimum wage, expanded tuition subsidies at public colleges, enacted a system of paid family leave and raised the age of criminal responsibility.

He doesn't actually live here, and he won the Democratic primary against an unsavory incumbent who had already been indicted on federal charges of stealing the people's money for his personal expenses.

Lovely Warren is mounting a Democratic Primary against party - backed Tom Richards for mayor of Rochester.

Jessica Ramos, a former aide to New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio who is running in a Democratic primary against Sen. Jose Peralta (IDC - Queens), challenged Peralta to break from Klein.

Isay worked as a spokesman for Hevesi, who was running for mayor in the 2001 Democratic primary against Bronx Borough President Freddy Ferrer and Mark Green.

Ellis ran for mayor in the 2009 Democratic primary against then long - term incumbent Jerry Jennings.

Two years ago, Gallo was pushed out after a single term in a divisive Democratic primary against a coalition of progressive Democrats supported by Berky and led by current mayor Steve Noble.

In the clerk's race to fill the unexpired term of Christopher L. Jacobs, the former clerk who is now a Republican state senator, Kearns» victory remains one of the more unusual in Erie County politics after he declined running in his own Democratic primary against Cichon in order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP line.

Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D - N.Y.) engaged in a nasty, lone radio debate in her Democratic primary against upstart Reshma Saujani on Tuesday morning, in which the two traded barbs — but managed to up the ante after the event, as the incumbent literally fled from reporters and the challenger said she might not vote in the general election if she loses.

In the Democratic primary against Sanders, the senator won those voters overwhelmingly in places like West Virginia and Wisconsin.

Alan Grayson, the Florida representative and liberal firebrand hoping to win Marco Rubio's U.S. Senate seat, was attempting to explain the recent avalanche of explaining he's had to do as he runs in the Democratic primary against his congressional colleague Patrick Murphy, the preferred candidate of the Democratic Establishment.