Sentences with phrase «democratic state comptroller»

He refers to former Democratic State Comptroller Alan Hevesi, who was convicted in a pay - to - play pension - fund scandal.

Cuomo also appointed a tax commission led by former Gov. George Pataki, a Republican, and former Democratic state Comptroller Carl McCall.

With the pension fund borrowing scheme growing bigger by the day, Republican Harry Wilson is pressuring his opponent, Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, to release details of how the plan would impact the fund.

Wilson has the support of both state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and state Conservative Chairman Mike Long, but he's not the only Republican seeking his party's nod to challenge Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli this fall.

Democratic State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli on Friday released a good - news city jobs report — containing three - month old data — to boost Mayor de Blasio just days ahead of Tuesday's primary...

The next hit came from Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's campaign, which sent out a press release with the following question in bold - faced type: «Where is Harry Wilson on marriage equality?»

Kevin Lembo, the Democratic state comptroller, said he would focus less on offering incentives to big companies and would instead invest more broadly in the state's economy.

Over the weekend Senator Rob Ort, and Assemblyman Ray Walter, Republicans whose districts in part include Buffalo suburbs, wrote a letter to the Democratic State Comptroller, asking him to «objectively and thoroughly

Democratic State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli leads Republican challenger Harry Wilson 46 - 30 percent.

The commission is headed by former Republican Governor George Pataki and former Democratic state Comptroller Carl McCall.

The last would - be opponent suggested was Harry Wilson, who came close to defeating Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli in his first foray into politics last fall.

The 2.5 million - member AFL - CIO is poised to announce its early support of Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli almost two full weeks before its scheduled endorsement convention in Albany on Aug. 15 - 16.

Republican Rep. John Faso in a radio interview on Friday spoke highly of Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, calling him «an able public servant.»

Republican Harry Wilson is keeping the heat on the man he's trying to oust, Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, over a proposed pension fund borrowing plan, calling for a televised debate on the issue.

Things are looking up a bit for Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, despite the fact that nearly two - thirds of voters still have no idea who he is.

It's lone participate — Onondaga County Coptroller Bob Antonacci, the GOP opponent to Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — failed to meet the fundraising threshold to qualify for public matching funds.

The paper endorsed the former hedge fund manager in his quest to oust Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, saying that while the former assemblyman has been a «worthy caretaker,» New Yorkers have in Wilson the opportunity to «choose someone who knows finance and is not beholden to the Democrats in control in Albany.»

It was his first run for political office and his opponent was Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who had been appointed to the office three years prior.

Jonathan Trichter, a Democrat who assisted Harry Wilson when the latter nearly defeated Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli in 2010, is preparing to launch his own bid for the GOP line in hopes of becoming the state's chief financial officer.

Republican Harry Wilson is hitting the man he's trying to unseat, Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, for his ties to his political mentor, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, saying it's a conflict of interest for DiNapoli to use the powerful Manhattan Democrat to help him raise campaign cash.

Harry Wilson is in Albany to «unveil disturbing questions about the fiscally reckless pension borrowing scheme» in the budget that is the «brainchild» of Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Republican Harry Wilson, who, as a largely self - funding political newcomer, came within just under 4 percentage points of ousting Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli last fall, has not said anything publicly in response to a NY Post report that he's being talked up as a potential 2012 challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, but he already has at least one GOP county chairman in his corner.

Not exact matches

The two Democrats — former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall and former NYC Mayor Ed Koch — and one Republican, former US Sen. Alfonse D'Amato (who ostensibly backed Rick Lazio against Paladino, but is really a supporter of the Democratic frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo)-- warned that the Buffalo businessman «practices a destructive brand of politics that will divide our state,» adding:

A number of Democratic Senate candidates have been calling on GOP incumbents to declare whether they're formally supporting Paladino — something two of his fellow statewide contenders, Dan Donovan (AG) and Harry Wilson (state comptroller), have refused to do.

The Buffalo businessman, who has called Gov. David Paterson a «wimp», former Gov. George Pataki a «degenerate idiot» and his Democratic opponent, AG Andrew Cuomo, an egomaniac, yesterday took a swipe at the appointed comptroller, questioning his stewardship of the state pension fund.

Paladino also praised a man he just recently was quoted as calling a «degenerate idiot» — former Gov. George Pataki — saying his fellow Republican «put his own political best interests aside for the public good» by insisting in 2002 that the minor party gubernatorial candidates be included in debates along with his Democratic opponent, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

It was widely viewed as a major gaffe by Cuomo, who was at the time making a long - shot run for governor against Pataki and the Democratic Party's preferred candidate, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

Cuomo's camp is particularly sensitive to his relationship with black voters following his aborted 2002 challenge to then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall in the Democratic guberantorial primary.

As Cuomo huddled with a group of advisors that included former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall (the man he challenged in the 2002 Democratic gubernatorial primary, hurting his relationship with the black community), Manhattan Democratic Chairman / Assemblyman Keith Wright and former NYC Comptroller Bill Thompson, Paladino's campaign manager talked to Gerson Borrero about the GOP / Conservative nominee's efforts to woo Latino voters.

The NY Post reports this morning that a group of African - American Democratic leaders, headed by state Party Co-Chair Keith Wright, are mobilizing to try to erode the support among black voters enjoyed by former Gov. Eliot Spitzer as he heads into the final weeks of his NYC comptroller battle with his primary opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

Comptroller Tom DiNapoli doesn't believe his push to re-assert the authority of his office over state contracting and procurements is a partisan issue, given the backing of Republican and Democratic lawmakers in the Legislature.

At the time, as you'll remember, it was Cuomo who was trying to redeem himself after a near career - ending failure of a gubernatorial run in 2002, when he challenged the party favorite for the Democratic nomination, then state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

A campaign to unseat eight state Democratic senators, members of a renegade group that has helped empower Republicans to rule the Senate in Albany, received a significant boost from the NYC comptroller, Scott Stringer.

A June 24 fundraiser for Comptroller Tom DiNapoli will feature both state Democratic Party co-chairs Stephanie Miner, the Syracuse mayor, and Assemblyman Keith Wright, along with Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins.

, an incredibly crowded Democratic attorney general primary and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's battle to keep the seat to which he ascended in 2007, thanks to a combination of Alan Hevesi's Chauffergate and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's power.

Top federal and state Democrats — including U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Cuomo, AG Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — are scheduled to be in Syracuse later this week to address a convention of the New York State Democratic Rural Conferstate Democrats — including U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Cuomo, AG Eric Schneiderman and state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — are scheduled to be in Syracuse later this week to address a convention of the New York State Democratic Rural Conferstate Comptroller Tom DiNapoli — are scheduled to be in Syracuse later this week to address a convention of the New York State Democratic Rural ConferState Democratic Rural Conference.

He was unanimously placed on the ballot via voice vote, since he has no opposition, freeing him up to focus solely on his Democratic target: State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Harry Wilson, the 2010 GOP state comptroller candidate who came close to ousting the Democratic incumbent, Tom DiNapoli, focused much of his campaign on fixing the problems plaguing New York's pension system.

Helming is one of seven lawmakers in the Senate — three Independent Democratic Conference members, plus four Senate Republicans — who were listed falsely as committee chairs on Senate records forwarded to the state comptroller's office.

Senate Democrats have called for an investigation into the arrangement in which seven state lawmakers, including three members of the Independent Democratic Conference, have received stipends and were listed as committee chairs on official payroll records sent to the comptroller's office.

The memo from counsel David Lewis comes after it was revealed late last week seven lawmakers — three members of the Independent Democratic Conference and four Senate Republican conference members — were designated committee chairs on payroll documents given to the state comptroller's office when they are, in fact, vice chairs.

There were, of course, other local races going on elsewhere in the state — including a fairly hot county executive county in WNY, in which Democratic former County Comptroller Mark Poloncarz ousted GOP incumbent Chris Collins.

There's also a list called Levy's «10 shades of blue» that details all the things the country executive did to support Democratic candidates and / or positions, noting, for example, his backing of single - payer healthcare and early endorsement of former Long Island Assemblyman - turned - state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's first statewide run this year.

But another major figure in the state GOP, Onondaga County Chairman Thomas V. Dadey Jr., said he has spoken to Giambra about the comptroller spot and remains frustrated that state Chairman Edward F. Cox has recruited a Democratic operative for comptroller.

Despite a deal between the mainline Democrats and the Independent Democratic Conference to reunite, former city Comptroller John Liu said his primary opponent, state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside) is not to be trusted.

in the race for state attorney general, and is backing Republican Harry Wilson for state comptroller over Democratic incumbent Tom

Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, Public Advocate James, Congressmembers Jeffries and Maloney and 21 Democratic Elected Officials Endorse Brian Kavanagh Endorsements follow Kavanagh winning majority of 26th Senate District Democratic County Committee New York - Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh's campaign for State Senate was endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish James, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as well as 21 Democratic elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committee vote.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 that he has switched his registration from Republican to Democrat and will seek the party's nomination for county executive next year, stating that over time, he found that his values have become more aligned with the Democratic Party.

Ed Cox, chairman of the state Republican Party, first mentioned Trichter, a former Democratic operative, as a potential GOP state comptroller candidate during a radio interview with Susan Arbetter.

The Democratic Rural Conference drew nearly all of New York State's major Democratic elected officials to its 2018 annual meeting, with Governor Andrew Cuomo, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, NYS Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, NYS Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand leading the elected attendees.