Sentences with phrase «democrats running in districts»

Congressional primaries are just over a month away, and it is make or break time for the many Democrats running in districts like NY - 23.

Not exact matches

Like Doug Jones's win in the special election in Alabama, a win for Democrats in Pennsylvania's 18th District would further add to the party's momentum in the run - up to November's midterm elections and hint at dwindling support for Trump.

Earlier this week, I reported on the upcoming special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, where Republican Rick Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb to fill Republican Tim Murphy's seat.

The Queens Democrats have settled on Assemblywoman Grace Meng to run in retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman's stead in the newly - created NY - 6 district, according to a source familiar with the party's decision.

Babinec is running in a three - person race for the 22nd congressional district in central New York, facing Republican Claudia Tenney and Democrat Kim Myers for the seat being vacated by Rep. Richard Hanna.

Marchione, meanwhile, is running in a Republican district against Democrat Robin Andrews, whose campaign hasn't garnered much attention.

Conference lawmakers on Thursday held a fundraiser, attended by Cuomo and Shelley Mayer, a Democrat running in Westchester County's 37th Senate district, as well as Luis Sepulveda, who is running for a Bronx seat.

Spano joins fellow Democrats Shelley Mayer, an assemblywoman, People For Bernie co-founder Kat Brezler and Bedford Supervisor Chris Burdick in declaring plans to run for the suburban district that includes the eastern swath of Westchester County.

A source with direct knowledge involved in the effort said Monday evening that state Democrats are trying to find and identify the «best possible candidate» to run in the Senate district.

Schumer, as reported yesterday by City & State, is lending his support to Queens Democratic Sen. Toby Stavisky, who was drawn by the Democrats into a primary with her colleague, Sen. Tony Avella, and so has opted to run in the new Asian - majority district instead.

Meng campaigned on behalf of Democrat Jon Ossoff, who is running a competitive race in the otherwise heavily Republican district formerly represented by Tom Price, now the secretary of Health and Human Services.

The filing shows Chris Burdick, a Democrat, filed on Monday to run for the district in Westchester County.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday continued his spate of endorsements for Democrats running in swing seats, backing Democratic candidate Anna Kaplan in Long Island's 7th district.

That candidate could still be Felder's declared primary opponent, Blake Morris, but Democrats are open to finding other candidates who could competitively run in the district.

Many Republican members of Congress are dismissing Democrat Conor Lamb's apparent special election victory in a GOP - dominated Pennsylvania district as a one - off, giving a number of reasons for his strong performance — from a poor campaign run by his opponent to the Democrat's notably conservative views.

And of course the state party may be able to help you if there's no primary (if there is, it's even more important to make friends with other local Democrats who have run and won elections in your district — ask for their endorsement and their list).

Richard Becker, one of several Democrats vying to take on Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth in the general election, was forced to issue a rather shamefaced explanation after questioned about a campaign contribution he gave to a former Republican congresswoman whose district (well, the re-drawn version of it, anyway) he's now running to represent.

Democrat Will Yandik, the Livingston deputy supervisor who ran for the 19th congressional district Democratic nomination in 2016, won't run for the seat in 2018, he announced on Tuesday in a statement.

No doubt he would ramp up his fundraising considerably if he's tapped by the Democrats to run in what is likely to be a key swing district in the re-match for the majority.

Democrats are banking on a fervent anti-Donald Trump sentiment to carry their candidates running up and down the ballot into office, hoping marginal districts for Republicans will be in play.

(Gianaris is a near sure - thing, since no other Democrat is running in this very blue district).

The investigation stemmed into de Blasio's efforts to help elect Democrats to the state Senate in 2014 using county Democratic committees to aid candidates running in key swing districts outside of New York City including the Hudson Valley and in Monroe County.

Clegg is among the crowded field of Democrats running for the nomination in the 19th congressional district in the Hudson Valley, a seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

Democrats are due to meet in Westchester County this evening to select a nominee to run for Latimer's seat, a suburban district that is considered a potential swing seat for the Senate.

But Democratic unity in the Senate has been difficult to come by: Democrats failed to achieve a net gain of a seat in the chamber, despite hoping to run competitive races in suburban districts.

Clegg is running in the Hudson Valley district with a crowded field of Democrats vying for the nomination.

Democrats in the Erie County Legislature's District 2 will consider at least three candidates to run for the seat being vacated by Buffalo mayoral candidate Betty Jean Grant during a Wednesday meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Martha Mitchell Community Center on Oakwood Avenue

Sue Sullivan, a strategic planning consultant from Ulster County, has officially filed paperwork to run in next year's 19th district race, making her the fifth Democrat to officially file to challenge Rep. John Faso, R - Kinderhook.

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WEEKEND WEDDING — Max Rose, a Democrat running in New York's 11th Congressional District and a U.S. Army veteran who served in Afghanistan, recently married Leigh Byrne, a fashion stylist.

On November 2, 110 out of 112 Republicans running in competitive districts were on Twitter, 92 out of 112 Democrats.

When Turner a Pro-Life Catholic businessman ran against an orthodox Pro-Choice Jewish Democrat David Weprin, Turner's campaign launched a series of ads aimed squarely at the orthodox Jewish vote in the Ninth Congressional District, where Democrats enjoy a significant enrollment advantage.

And in Florida's 26th District, Democrat Joe Garcia is running again after losing to Republican Carlos Curbelo, 51.5 - 48.5 percent, in 2014, although Garcia has a competitive Democratic primary first.

There is no Democrat running in the 11th District in the fall, making Loudermilk the de facto next member of Congress from this Marietta - based dDistrict in the fall, making Loudermilk the de facto next member of Congress from this Marietta - based districtdistrict.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee took the unusual step of releasing opposition research on Laura Moser, who is running for Congress as a Democrat in Texas» 7th District.

Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

The two Democrats running in the 1st District are eager to take on Zeldin over his support for the presumptive GOP nominee.

He previously ran for a U.S. Congressional seat in the 6th District but lost to Democrat Rev. Floyd Flake.

Mindy Meyer, a 22 - year - old Orthodox Jewish intern in Kings County Supreme Court, is running on the Republican and Conservative party lines against Democrat Kevin Parker in Brooklyn's new 21st Senate District, but her official website is decidedly unorthodox.

But the Democrats should have the edge in a bidding war, since the electoral math will probably be much easier for each of the members in their own districts if they're running as Democrats against Republicans than the other way around.

Several other Democrats, including Shaul Praver, a rabbi who lives in Fairfield, which is outside of the district, are also making a run.

In that district, Democrat Adam Haber is running against Republican Elaine Phillips, the mayor of the village of Flower.

Also upstate, Democrats expect a competitive race in the district held by Republican George Amedore, who narrowly lost his first run for Senate in 2012 against Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk.

Kronin is a Democrat running to replace Long Island Senator Kemp Hannon in the sixth State Senate district.

Democrats, too, may be wary of turning to a candidate without local ties to a district after the special election in Georgia's sixth district, in which Jon Ossoff struggled to combat the criticism he didn't live in the House seat he was running to represent.

A third Democrat is running for Congress against Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik in the 21st district: Tedra Cobb, a St. Lawrence County business consultant.

Zeldin is running for re-election in a battleground House district against Democrat Anna Throne - Holst.

Add Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas to the growing list of Democrats interested in running for attorney general, according to a source on Tuesday.

That's no small thing for a candidate, even if it seems basic: the last two Democrats to run in the 19th district, Sean Eldridge and Zephyr Teachout, were dogged by carpetbagging criticism in the battleground races.

Venture capitalist Sean Eldridge, a Democrat, running against GOP Rep. Chris Gibson in New York's 19th District.