Sentences with phrase «democrats running in the race»

But now that Hanabusa is the sole Democrat running in the race against Djou, national Democrats have begun to rally behind her.

Simotas, 31, a Manhattan litigator and Community Board 1 member, is one of two Democrats running in the race for Gianaris» seat.

Not exact matches

He is widely expected to run for a United States Senate seat this year, and knows he will have to appeal to voters beyond his own party in a race against the incumbent Democrat, Bill Nelson.

The Freedom Report's online archives only go back to 1999, but I was curious to see older editions of Paul's newsletters, in part because of a controversy dating to 1996, when Charles «Lefty» Morris, a Democrat running against Paul for a House seat, released excerpts stating that «opinion polls consistently show only about 5 % of blacks have sensible political opinions,» that «if you have ever been robbed by a black teen - aged male, you know how unbelievably fleet - footed they can be,» and that black representative Barbara Jordan is «the archetypical half - educated victimologist» whose «race and sex protect her from criticism.»

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.

The state's two US senators are busy doling out endorsements today, with both Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand annointing fellow Democrats running in potentially difficult races.

De Blasio has defended his aid for the Senate Democrats, which involved large contributions made to county Democratic committees, which in turn helped individual candidates running in key battleground races.

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.

Cuomo last year did endorse and provide contributions for several Democrats running in key races.

In fact, we're proud that votes on the WFP ballot line are often the margin of victory for progressive Democrats running in New York Congressional races.&raquIn fact, we're proud that votes on the WFP ballot line are often the margin of victory for progressive Democrats running in New York Congressional races.&raquin New York Congressional races.»

Smith, a Democrat and a former Senate majority leader, was arrested in 2013 on charges that he helped orchestrate a scheme to obtain a Wilson - Pakula waiver in order to run as a Republican in the race for mayor.

But the arrest has expanded the map for Senate Democrats, who hope to run competitive races on Long Island in order to gain control of the chamber this year.

The New York State United Teachers union this weekend gave its endorsement to the two Democrats running this April to fill vacant seats in the chamber — two key races that could shift control of the chamber away from Republicans.

During his visit, he was introduced to Klein for the first time by the IDC's newest member, Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Queens Democrat who just so happens to be spending a lot of time with the NYC GOP leaders as he courts them in his long - shot bid to run on their ballot line in the upcoming mayor's race.

At the same time, this is one of the more formalized and concerted efforts by Cuomo, harnessing the state committee that he controls, to aid Democrats who are running in down - ballot local races as he seeks another term later this year.

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.

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.

The exchange came after Latimer told reporters last month Stewart - Cousins had acknowledged to him in private she was considering the race and that there was poll with her name in the mix, despite the Yonkers Democrat insisting she was «not running» for the post.

«If the Democrats run a Brooklyn candidate in the congressional special, it signals that they aren't serious about the race.

One suburban Democrat in a competitive race who hasn't run from his payroll tax vote is northern Nassau County's Craig Johnson.

Democrats will have a competitive primary between state Rep. Steve Santarsiero and small - business owner Shaughnessy Naughton (who ran a competitive race in last year's primary).

What Clooney pointed to is that Clinton has been bringing in millions of dollars, not just for her campaign, but also for Democrats running in House, Senate and other local races.

According to an analysis by the Wesleyan Media Project (via PoliticalWire, Democrats are now running somewhat more TV ads in key Senate races than their Republican counterparts and TWICE as many in House races.

Democrats are especially focused on Nassau County races this year in particular, with potential pickup opportunities with the seat being vacated by Sen. Jack Martins, a congressional candidate, and the one held by incumbent Sen. Kemp Hannon, who is running for re-election.

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.

Be sure to check out Ben Pershing and Fredrick Kunkle's Post examination of voter targeting in the race for Virginia governor: Republican Ken Cuccinelli II and Democrat Terry McAuliffe are running parallel scavenger hunts for Virginians inclined to their side but not yet certain to show up...

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.

The three - way race in the central New York district was a potential pickup opportunity for Democrats, who originally saw a path to the House majority running through New York.

According to the FBI, Smith wanted to become the leader of the Senate Democrats, in an effort to raise his profile and subsequently run for the mayoral race in New York City.

The day after California GOP Rep. Darrell Issa was officially declared the winner of the 49th District race, Democrat Doug Applegate announced that he'll run again in 2018.

In a familiar dynamic for Democrats, Nixon's prospective run has operatives in New York worried that it will sap attention and resources from the seven House races in the state Democrats are looking to flip and that are crucial to taking the majoritIn a familiar dynamic for Democrats, Nixon's prospective run has operatives in New York worried that it will sap attention and resources from the seven House races in the state Democrats are looking to flip and that are crucial to taking the majoritin New York worried that it will sap attention and resources from the seven House races in the state Democrats are looking to flip and that are crucial to taking the majoritin the state Democrats are looking to flip and that are crucial to taking the majority.

Garretson says he's been hearing a lot of enthusiasm from other local democrats about Clinton's run, and is looking forward to an exciting race in 2016.

There are three Democrats and a Republican also running in the race.

Part of the problem for some of the races is Cuomo's unpopularity in upstate districts, especially in the areas where Democrats Terry Gipson and Cecilia Tkaczyk are running for re-election against Sue Serino and George Amedore respectively.

While three Republicans — former assemblyman and failed gubernatorial candidate John Faso of Columbia County, Dutchess businessman Andrew Heaney and Schoharie County assemblyman Pete Lopez — have announced their campaign, so far the only Democrat who's in the race (or at least filed papers to run in it) is Dutchess» John Patrick Kehoe.

Hundreds of those who did vote in Malliotakis» race, but not for her, cast write - ins, including several for local Democrat Justin Brannan, who is now running for City Council, certain write - ins for presidential candidates such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, and even gag votes for deceased individuals, such as Elvis Presley, or fictional characters from popular culture, such as Tywin Lannister from Game of Thrones.

«One of the primary reasons, not to be using any puns, that I have considered running in this race was my unhappiness with the fact that my representative in the Senate was caucusing with the Republicans and denying the Democrats a majority,» Cappelli said.

West Virginia (D): Beyond the recent spats over «hicky» ads, pink marble driveways and Second - Amendment remedies to cap - and - trade legislation, this race remains close for one main reason: Gov. Joe Manchin (D), while popular among voters, is running in a state where President Obama and national Democrats remain deeply unpopular.

The center point of the plot was to get Smith, a Democrat, on the Republican ticket to run in this year's mayoral race.

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 linIn 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 linin Erie County politics after he declined running in his own Democratic primary against Cichon in order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP linin his own Democratic primary against Cichon in order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP linin order to continue as a Democrat on the GOP line.

Democrats in East Hampton Town swept the races for town supervisor and town board, with Peter Van Scoyoc winning a decisive victory over his opponent, Manny Vilar, in the race for supervisor, and his running mates, incumbent Councilwoman Kathee Burke - Gonzalez and Jeff Bragman, an attorney, handily winning their bids for two seats on the town board.

Democrats didn't run a registered Democrat in any town race and didn't put up their own candidate in two of three county Legislature races.

The largely amicable town board race will feature former town building inspector Paul Andreassen, running on the Democratic, Conservative and Independence party lines; longtime Saugerties police officer Donald Tucker, running on the Republican and Conservative lines; Vincent Altieri, who serves as the Captain of the Sheriff's Police Services Department and holds Republican, Independence and Reform party lines; and Democrat John Schoonmaker, who majored in Biology at Siena College and currently works as a Gnotobiologist at Taconic Biosciences, is running on the Democratic line and hopes to bring the town's youth into the fold of local government.

She points out that nearly all of the politicians elected in the state's Southern Tier in the November elections are pro gas drilling, including a congressional race where the losing candidate, Democrat Martha Roberts ran on an anti fracking platform.

Moore, who is from Schenectady, said she plans to concentrate on local races, including supporting Cuomo's 2014 gubernatorial primary challenger, Zephyr Teachout, in her run for Congress, and candidates hoping to retake the state Senate for Democrats.

Democrat Nick Krupski won the first seat on the Board of Trustees by nearly 800 votes and, in the tightest race of the night, incumbent Republican Dave Bergen leads for the second seat by just five votes over running mate Glenn Goldsmith in another race too close to call.

A Democrat, an Independent and a Republican were selected to run on the Reform Party line in local congressional races.

District Attorney Gregory Oakes, a Republican, is running for re-election against Democrat Michael McAndrew in the biggest race in the county.

In the CBS interview, Cuomo commented on fellow Democrat former Congressman Anthony Weiner's run for mayor of New York City as well as former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tossing his hat in the race for city comptrolleIn the CBS interview, Cuomo commented on fellow Democrat former Congressman Anthony Weiner's run for mayor of New York City as well as former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tossing his hat in the race for city comptrollein the race for city comptroller.

Democrat Pete Harris, who ran unopposed in 2009 and won by slim margins over Republican Everett Glover in each of his two contested races, would have faced stiff competition this year from former councilman Vincent Orlando, a Republican.