Sentences with phrase «democrats held the state»

Democrats held the state Senate from 2002 until the 2010 elections when Republicans gained five seats and took control of the chamber.

Democrats hold the State Assembly by a huge margin, while Republicans control the State Senate with only a slim and cobbled - together majority.

Not exact matches

Meanwhile, the Republican party also gained more governorships this week, flipping three states previously held by Democrats.

Merkel's Christian Democrat party lost in two of the three states where the elections were held.

After the State Journal published a story about the emails online Wednesday, Democrats announced plans to hold a press conference about them Thursday.

President Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of State faces a challenging road to confirmation with Republicans holding only a slim majority in the Senate and Democrats who once voted for him now opposed.

This holds true not just for the Democrats» standing today at the national level, but at the state level as well, where Republicans gained control of at least seven new governorships and fourteen state legislative chambers, giving them their highest total of state legislative chambers since the 1920s.

State Sen. Joseph Robach, a Democrat - turned - Republican, will not run for the congressional seat once held by late Rep. Louise Slaughter, saying he believes he can have the «greatest impact» if he stays put in the Senate, where his party holds a tenuous one - vote majority.

Don FosterLiberal Democrat MP for Bath and Shadow Culture SecretaryWith its terrifyingly believable vision of what could happen if the state holds too much power over the individual, 1984 shaped my fundamental belief in liberalism.

This means Republicans will stay in power in the Senate, even if Democrats gain a numeric, 32 - member majority in the state Senate, which could happen after two special elections are held today.

New York could dramatically boost voter participation by holding elections on weekends, according to a new field survey by state Senate Democrats.

The party doesn't hold much sway in Democrat - dominated NYC, and hasn't managed to elect anyone to a city or state post for decades, but it is nevertheless prominent in Republican circles, since the city is a must - stop for candidates from all over the nation who are trying to raise campaign cash.

Take Virginia, for example, a national battleground state where Democrats control all 5 statewide offices, yet Republicans hold a super-majority in the state House, a majority in the state Senate, and 8 of the 11 Congressional seats.

The labor - backed party has Facebook ads posting today, part of a broader effort aimed at pressuring the eight - member bloc as Democrats hold a numeric majority in the state Senate, but do not have the votes to form a governing coalition.

The conference announced the plans to hold the hearings as Senate Republicans continue to negotiate the details of the state's $ 154 billion budget plan with Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Assembly Democrats.

«All Democrats across our State must hold their Senators accountable.»

The state Democrats are due to hold their convention next week on Long Island over the same days Republicans are scheduled to meet in New York City.

So firm was Lopez's hold on his Democrat - dominated borough that elected officials and would - be elected officials alike would routinely make the pilgrimage to the taxpayer - funded Ridgewood - Bushwick Senior Center picnic he threw every year, and those with the power to do so approved hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of NYC and state member items that the assemblyman used to build his senior services empire.

The governor has been pushed in recent days to broker a unity effort in the state Senate that would enable Democrats to regain majority control, which they last held from 2008 to 2010.

Democrats are hopeful that their national momentum since the election of Trump will carry over into New York, where they're trying to wrestle away from Republicans the state Assembly seats previously held by Steve McLaughlin and Pete Lopez.

By the same reasoning, Schaffer also failed to endorse John Brooks, the only Democrat to win a new seat on Long Island last Fall after years of promises by State Democrats that Hillary Clinton at the top of the ticket would usher in a new era of Democratic dominance in the suburbs that would hold for a generation or more (in case you missed it, that actually didn't happen).

Also at 1:30 p.m., the Assembly Democrats hold a press conference on the New York Health Act universal health care bill before a floor debate and vote on the measure, speaker's conference room, 3rd floor, state Capitol, Albany.

Hoylman's tweet storm came a day after Cuomo derided the two years Democrats held the majority in the state Senate, a period that was marred by the upheaval of a leadership coup and late budgets.

Having the UFT in the corner of IDC members is no small thing, should the fragile deal to unify Democrats in the state Senate not hold up later next year.

All told, eight of the state's nine Republican seats in the House are considered possible pickups by the Democrats, with Peter King, the well - known Long Island congressman, holding the sole seat that they apparently feel is unlikely to change hands.

The proposals, expected to be detailed later Monday, follow a series of forums that Senate Democrats held around the state on the sudden spread of the drug from New York City to sleepy upstate communities and Long Island suburbs.

Democrats are hopeful that their national momentum since the election of President Donald Trump will carry over into New York, where they're trying to wrestle away from Republicans the state Assembly seats previously held by Steve McLaughlin and Pete Lopez.

Despite Democrats» surprising victory last week in Louisiana — where state Rep. John Bel Edwards beat Republican Sen. David Vitter in the runoff — they hold only 18 gubernatorial seats, compared to the 31 held by Republican governors.

I feel I am carryingboth his and Eleanor's legacies: FDR was the last Democrat to hold the State Senate seat I am running for.

North Carolina had the distinction of being the only state with Republican - controlled redistricting where Democrats held the majority of congressional seats.

Democrats had hoped to make inroads into the State Senate - but preliminary results show the Republicans gaining one seat to hold a razor thin 32 - seat majority.

At the time of the 2000 redistricting cycle, both chambers of the state legislature were controlled by Democrats; a Republican held the governorship.

The Democrats still will not hold a majority in the Senate, the Republicans will still control the state budget, Simcha Felder will continue to play his own game, and New Yorkers have no guarantee that any legislation will pass.

Jay Jacobs, the Democratic chairman for Nassau County, where the state party convention will be held, said on Wednesday that it's unlikely that Assembly Democrats will pick a Schneiderman replacement before the gathering, given that the candidate interviews are only being conducted the week beforehand.

But several Democrats are mounting challenges to GOP incumbents or going after an open seat currently held by a Republican — a sign that Democrats are looking to keep their options open should the presidential race make the state's map more competitive.

Republicans, who hold a slim majority in the Senate, will be defending 24 seats next year, including in presidential battleground states where Democrats are mounting strong challenges.

Democrats in the State Senate remain hopeful that they will regain the numerical majority and control of the chamber after a special election is held later this month.

Democrats had hoped to make inroads into the state Senate, but preliminary results show the Republicans gaining one seat to hold a razor thin 32 - seat majority.

The Commission documents also note that another Democrat, state Sen. Rubén Díaz, Sr., who had over $ 18,000 of unexplained charges and expenditures to American Express from mid-2007 through mid-2013, at one point «held five cars under his campaign account,» although by 2010 he had «surrendered the plates» of four of them.

The outspending to Democrats reflects the party's dominance in both the city council (where it now has 48 of the 51 seats), as well as the state assembly (where Democrats hold 102 of the 150 seats), Mr. Sheinkopf said.

A 63rd Senate seat would likely help keep the Republicans, who hold a slim one seat majority, in power in the Senate, even though over the last several years the number of Republicans in the state is declining, while the number of Democrats is growing.

Sliwa called it «ironic» that Molinaro had Pagones as his «body man» while the same day at a nearby hotel, the Rev. Al Sharpton, who advised Brawley, was holding his National Action Network conference that attracted virtually all of the state's top Democrats.

The New Kings Democrats are excited to announce our support for holding a New York State Constitutional Convention — because we have a right to a government that represents and serves us.

Right now there are 31 Republicans and 30 Democrats in the State Senate, with two vacant seats formerly held by Democrats — but Brooklyn Democrat Simcha Felder voted to put the Republicans in control.

Democrats had hoped to make inroads into the State Senate - but preliminary results show the Republicans gaining one seat to hold a razor thin 32 seat majority.

A week after Democrats held their national convention in Philadelphia, Cuomo hosted a mini-summit with several fellow Democrats in the state Senate to discuss winning strategies in November.

Six Democrats are battling for the party's nomination to run for the lower Manhattan Assembly seat once held by Silver, making it one of the most closely watched and unpredictable contests in Tuesday's slate of state legislative primaries.

[5] After the election, Republicans now hold trifecta control in 20 states while Democrats have trifectas in 11.

In the heavily conservative South Shore, Assemblyman - Elect Joe Borelli will hold onto a Republican seat and State Senator Andy Lanza won't be going anywhere anytime soon, but Democrats have a decent presence themselves in other local officials.

Democrats already have a big majority in the state Assembly and hold the offices of governor, comptroller and attorney general.