Sentences with phrase «democratic primary challengers»

The names most often floated as Democratic primary challengers to Mayor Bill de Blasio are City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., and, more recently, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams.

Queens Borough President Helen Marshall, who is looking to fend off two Democratic primary challengers in her bid for re-election, picked up the support of SEIU 32BJ Wednesday, the latest in a long line of unions to back the incumbent.

Another Spectrum News / Siena College poll of likely Buffalo Democratic primary voters shows three - term incumbent Mayor Byron Brown leading his Democratic primary challengers with 51 percent, compared with 24 percent for city Comptroller Mark J. F. Schroeder and 13 percent for Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant.

Several polls have shown him in the high single digits statewide and he recently won the endorsement of one of Cuomo's Democratic primary challengers, Randy Credico.

U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D - Jamaica) handily warded off his three Democratic primary challengers Tuesday, making his ninth term representing southeast Queens all but assured.

But Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell 4th, one of Rangel's four Democratic primary challengers, called the remarks «a shock.»

Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren faces new accusations of favoritism, with Democratic primary challengers alleging special treatment for Uber over other ride - hailing companies.

Two potential Democratic primary challengers to Cuomo — former state Sen. Terry Gipson and NYC Councilman Jumaane Williams — are teaming up with affordable housing advocates to attack the governor for not doing enough to protect tenants.

Add actress and public education advocate Cynthia Nixon to the list of potential Democratic primary challengers to Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018.

Reps. Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney both defeated their Democratic primary challengers in New York City.

Polls have shown he would win by a large margin over a crowded field of Democratic primary challengers and is far ahead of Paul Massey, a Republican real estate executive who held his first press conference on Tuesday morning.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren faces new accusations of favoritism, with Democratic primary challengers alleging special treatment for Uber over other ride - hailing companies.

WILLIAMSBURG — US Rep. Nydia Velazquez easily fended off her Democratic primary challengers Tuesday, paving the way for an 11th term in Congress.

In 2008, Silver faced two Democratic primary challengers but handily defeated them with 68 percent of the vote.

Another of Rangel's Democratic primary challengers, former aide Vincent Morgan, said he was disappointed by Rangel and his behavior and that the 21 - term congressman should not have run for re-election.

ESPA has been making some interesting endorsements of late, backing a number of Democratic primary challengers against Senate incumbents who voted «no» on marriage last December.

Incumbent Byron Brown still holds a commanding lead over his two Democratic primary challengers as he seeks a fourth term as Buffalo mayor, according to a new survey by the Siena College Research Institute and Spectrum News.

Bottom line, this deal rewards the IDC for 7 years of enabling a Republican majority, and guarantees that Democratic Senators will not support or endorse any Democratic primary challengers.

Potential Democratic primary challengers, like former Rep. Harold Ford, ultimately sat out of the race.

Compared with both his Democratic primary challengers and the McCain campaign, his operation was cycles ahead.

For a first - time candidate and long - shot Democratic primary challenger to a well - established incumbent, Reshma Saujani's fundraising numbers have been pretty impressive.

Sen. Diane Savino, a Staten Island member of the now - defunct IDC, has a Democratic primary challenger, Jasmine Robinson, who is being supported by a number of progressive groups and the WFP.

So far this election cycle, Governor Andrew Cuomo has ignored repeated calls for a debate from GOP candidate Rob Astorino on the right and Democratic primary challenger Zephyr Teachout on the left.

The party this year is facing one its biggest challenges since its inception, endorsing and nominating Cynthia Nixon for governor, the Democratic primary challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

At issue is the Working Family Party's endorsement this month of Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo's Democratic primary challenger.

Cuomo so far does not have a Democratic primary challenger.

Taylor, a Republican, appeared with Rep. Carolyn Maloney's Democratic primary challenger, Reshma Saujani, at an Upper East Side subway stop today.

Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams is the latest name to surface as a possible 2018 Democratic primary challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and did not rule out the possibility of running, though he says he's currently «100 percent focused» on the Council speakership that opens in January.

Zephyr Teachout, the Democratic primary challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, expects to file more than 40,000 signatures late Thursday to obtain a place on the ballot for the September primary voting.

It's a fairly safe bet that Gillibrand, who is something of a fundraising machine, is going to have a lot more on hand to spend than any of her opponents, particularly her lone Democratic primary challenger, Jonathan Tasini, who had raised $ 102,006 as of the end of last year, had $ 20,916 on hand and $ 5,482 worth of debt.

Both his Republican opponent and Democratic primary challenger held joint press events in 2014 to denounce what they called a «growing corruption crisis.»

Stringer, a frequent critic of de Blasio and a potential Democratic primary challenger in this year's mayoral election, said the city should be seeing better results based on the drastic increase in spending on homeless - related services.

Former 2014 gubernatorial Democratic primary challenger Zephyr Teachout tweeted that she might be interested, saying that she is «seriously considering running for Attorney General.»

University at Buffalo Law School professor Monica Wallace beat Democratic primary challenger by over 50 points in the race to fill the vacancy created by Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak's pending departure.

Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera is challenging the petitions of his Democratic primary challenger, Councilman Fernando Cabrera, claiming that they are riddled with the signatures of Republicans and individuals who have departed this Earth.

Bharara's support on Wednesday for creating another Moreland Commission to probe public corruption, prompting Democratic primary challenger Cynthia Nixon to claim the popular former prosecutor's «endorsement» of her own efforts for a similar investigating panel.

A Democratic primary challenger to Rep. Jerry Nadler has enlisted comic Jackie Mason to remind voters that Nadler voted for the Iran nuke deal — and now «Jews are facing the hydrogen bomb.»

Assemblyman Michael Blake of the Bronx is the latest name being floated as a possible Democratic primary challenger to de Blasio next year.

Here's a campaign flier from State Senator Adriano Espaillat attacking his Democratic primary challenger and fellow Dominican lawmaker, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, for endorsing Rep. Charlie Rangel in the newly drawn, majority - Latino congressional seat in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.

Democratic primary challenger Zephyr Teachout may not be doing well in the polls, but she did score a major win Wednesday when an appeals court rejected an attempt by Governor Cuomo's lawyers to have her thrown off the ballot.

If Cuomo loses votes to a Democratic primary challenger, it could make him look weak on the left and damage his chances in a 2016 presidential primary.

Another Democratic primary challenger, Alfonso Davis, said there is a lot of economic development going on in the city, but he questions if city residents are the ones working on those jobs.

If Cuomo loses votes to a Democratic primary challenger, it makes him look weak on the left and could damage his chances in a 2016 presidential primary.

More Bloomberg involvement was spotted in the reported endorsement by the Indys of Mark Pollard, a pro-charter Democratic primary challenger to Brooklyn Sen. Velmanette Montgomery.

Cuomo can be a forceful personality, and some of his opponents, including his Democratic primary challenger Cynthia Nixon, have said he is simply a bully.

For 2018, Greenberg said that if a Democratic primary challenger with enough time, name recognition and funding could reach 40 percent in the Democratic primary, «it would be huge.

Cuomo has been criticized by his Democratic primary challenger Cynthia Nixon — and others on the left — for condoning, if not supporting, the alliance of rogue Democrats with Republicans.

State Sen. Jeffrey Klein promises he'll «never stop fighting for your family» in a new TV spot hitting Bronx cable stations as he defends his seat against Democratic primary challenger Oliver Koppell.

She has never faced a Democratic primary challenger as she previously served as the vice-chair of the Westchester County Democratic Party and in the Westchester County Legislature from 1996 and until she was elected to the state Senate.

State Sen. Tony Avella's plan to introduce legislation involving his Democratic primary challenger John Liu is a misuse of taxpayer resources, Liu's campaign charged on Wednesday.