Sentences with phrase «dioguardi petitioned his way onto the ballot»

He could try to petition his way onto the ballot — that worked for former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who didn't get onto the ballot at the convention and then managed to win a there - way GOP primary.

This e-mail is being forwarded around by Warren Redlich, who is also trying to petition his way onto the ballot and has been endorsed by the Libertarian Party (which doesn't have ballot status, hence the petition drive).

Democratic LG hopeful Bill Samuels said today he won't seek to be nominated at the convention, but will petition his way onto the ballot to primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo picks as his preferred running mate.

If all else fails, Paladino is planning to petition his way onto the ballot as an independent candidate, although he will not be naming his self - created line the «Tea Party,» because that would be seen as «an anathema» to activsits, Caputo said.

He insisted he will go to the convention next month — «I'm not going to say, «Oh, I'm running against the entire party,»» — but will petition he way onto the ballot if necessary.

Would - be AG Sean Coffey has scrapped his original plan to skip the state Democratic convention and head straight to an effort to petition his way onto the ballot, but he is nevertheless already putting the pieces in place for a field campaign.

DioGuardi subsequently petitioned his way onto the ballot and won the primary, but then went on to lose to Gillibrand in the general election.

Inacio, a Democrat who petitioned her way onto the ballot, said she would fight to preserve state aid for Hartford and focus on quality of life issues.

But he was defeated in a September primary by Paladino, who petitioned his way onto the ballot and then went on to lose big in the general election to Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

Mermel also made it clear he doesn't support Carl Paladino's plan to force a primary by petitioning his way onto the ballot (Levy hasn't ruled that out, either, at this point).

Gillibrand won her first statewide election last fall, easily beating former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who defeated Bruce Blakeman and David Malpass in a GOP primary after he petitioned his way onto the ballot.

Coffey initially upset some rank - and - file Dems by suggesting he would forgo the state convention and simply petition his way onto the ballot.

(The Q poll didn't ask about former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who petitioned his way onto the ballot, nor did it ask about Gail Goode, Gillibrand's primary opponent who also got onto the ballot througha petition drive).

Party insiders said Coffey hurt himself by suggesting early on that he would forgo the state convention and petition his way onto the ballot, which was seen as something of a slight by some committee members.

Paladino has said he will petition his way onto the ballot, spending up to $ 10 million of his own money on his campaign, if he fails to make the convention cut.

The legislation would also take the nominations for special election candidates out of the hands of the local party apparatus and have candidates petition their way onto the ballot, similar to a general election.

She petitioned her way onto the ballot, and won anyway.

Levy had previously refused to rule out the possibility that he would petition his way onto the ballot, creating a wholly new party.

Former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, the Conservative Party's designee, fell short of the 25 percent mark at the convention, but then successfully petitioned his way onto the ballot, forcing a three - way GOP primary for Row B.

Also: Independent candidates can petition their way onto the ballot if they're passed over for the special election by party leaders.

If nobody tries to petition their way onto the ballot in coming weeks, there will be no primary in June.

In addition to Perry and former Rep. Chris Bell (D), two other candidates — state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn (mother of White House spokesman Scott McClellan) and humorist Kinky Friedman — are seeking to petition their way onto the ballot as independents.

Not exact matches

He's in a primary battle with Bruce Blakeman, the GOP designee, and (it appears) former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who petitioned his way onto the September ballot and also has the Conservative nod.

Paladino also did not receive sufficient support at the convention to get onto the ballot, but petitioned his way on instead.

Cox, the son of state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and grandson of the late President Nixon, is circulating petitions to try to «opportunity to ballot» his way onto Row D, but that is a longshot effort I can't recall seeing succeed — at least not at the congressional level.

Other candidates can petition their way onto the September primary ballot during the summer.

In Southeast Queens, former City Councilman Leroy Comrie filed petitions with 5,800 signatures to take on Smith, who was accused of trying to bribe his way onto the 2009 mayoral ballot.

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim said Monday he's collected nearly 7,000 signatures as he seeks to petition his way onto the Democratic gubernatorial primary ballot.

Blakeman then notes that both Malpass and former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who has vowed to petition his way into the GOP primary after failing to get onto the ballot at the convention, have each ponied up $ 1 million of their own cash on their respective campaigns.

Former Rep. Joe DioGuardi says he'll petition his way onto the GOP primary ballot against US Senate contenders David Malpass and Bruce Blakeman.

Levy's rejection by the GOP also makes it more likely that maverick multi-millionaire Buffalo developer Carl Paladino will commit the resources necessary to petition his way onto the Republican primary ballot for a one - on - one contest with Lazio, another major boost for Cuomo.

Smith, a former Diageo and AmeriCares executive from Greenwich, is bypassing the convention and is trying to petition his way onto the August primary ballot for governor.

Guy Smith, a business executive who once advised President Bill Clinton, said he will seek to bypass the convention and petition his way onto the August primary ballot.

Paladino is now in the process of gathering the signatures needed to petition his way onto the GOP ballot.

The Post called DioGuardi, a former congressman from Westchester who petitioned his way onto the GOP ballot and defeated the party's nominee, former Nassau County Legislator Bruce Blakeman, and economist David Malpass, a «reliably conservative, common - sensical political veteran.»

And while he applauded the tactic, Paladino, who is trying to petition his way onto the GOP ballot to primary nominee Rick Lazio, said Paterson can go even further toward getting needed cuts to a budget that today is 69 days late.

Former Rep. Joe DioGuardi, who is the Conservative Party's designee in that race, is trying to petition his way onto the GOP ballot.

Two retired businessmen running for governor are infusing their campaigns with hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own money as they seek to petition their way onto the Republican and Democratic primary ballots, according to new campaign finance...

Guy Smith, a Greenwich business executive and former adviser to Bill Clinton, is collecting signatures to petition his way onto the primary ballot.

Two retired businessmen running for governor are infusing their campaigns with hundreds of thousands of dollars of their own money as they seek to petition their way onto the Republican and Democratic primary ballots, according to new campaign finance filings.

Ganim said his supporters are strongly encouraging him to petition his way onto the August primary ballot if he falls short of getting 15 percent of the delegates at the May 19 convention — the automatic qualification threshold.

Then start looking around for Joe Visconti, who is trying to petition his way onto the already crowded Republican gubernatorial primary ballot.

Under Cuomo's plan, any member of any party could petition his or her way onto any ballot line, as long as they collect a sufficient number of valid signatures during the petition process.

In Connecticut former Olympian August Wolf says he'll petition his way onto the Aug. 9 Republican primary ballot for U.S. Senate.

The comptroller failed to receive sufficient support to get onto the ballot at the GOP convention and opted not to petition his way on.

He petitioned his way onto the 2006 AG ballot after being blocked (along with all his fellow Democratic opponents) from getting on at the convention by now - AG Andrew Cuomo.

Boughton's second pick, Shelton Mayor Mark Lauretti, needed to submit 8,190 signatures to petition his way onto the GOP primary ballot.