Sentences with phrase «district seat now»

Democrat Kim Myers had an early lead, but it was Republican Claudia Tenney surging at the close to win the 22nd Congressional District seat now held by Richard Hanna.

For the seats being vacated, the group endorsed Community Board 11 Chairman Jerry Iannece, a Democratic candidate for the 19th CD; John Choe, Liu's chief of staff, for the 20th CD; Deirdre Feerick for the 26th District seat now held by Gioia; Karen Koslowitz for the 29th CD, which she represented for 11 years until 2001; and Community Board 6 District Manager Frank Galluscio for the 32nd District seat now held by Councilman Eric Ulrich (R?Ozone Park.)

John Faso is running to fill the 19th Congressional District seat now held by Congressman Chris Gibson (R), who is not seeking re-election.

Not exact matches

Former Congressman Blake Farenthold today sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott explaining why he will not pay for the special election to fill his now vacant District 27 Congressional seat.

The newly uncontested race for the three open Park District commissioner seats will now be filled by Leno, Gelinas and H. William Ploger.

Anthony Weiner's old Brooklyn / Queens district (which no longer exists, thanks to redistricting), and now Storobin leads in this battle for a different Brooklyn seat.

If United Russia were able to secure just under 50 per cent of the popular vote in the party - list competition, along with the lower estimate of seats in the singe - mandate district races, it would end up with over 270 seats, more than it now holds.

A GOP source familiar with the planning says one seat being eyed is the district represented by Sen. David Valesky, a former member of the now - dissolved Independent Democratic Conference.

The electoral system remains an «unlinked» (non-compensatory) mixed system, but 106 seats are now allocated through single member districts (SMD), while 93 are allocated through party lists.

A more dramatic twist: Double the size of the House - every district now elects two seats: The final two opponents with the most votes, and each one gets a vote value based on their percentage of the voters, so they loser with 49 % of the vote gets 0.49 votes in the house and the winner with 51 % of the vote gets 0.512 votes in the house - this way the losing side gets represented too.

Meanwhile, there are a number of Democrat seats that present opportunities for pickups, both on Long Island and in Upstate districts once represented by members of the now dissolved Independent Democratic Conference.

Albany observers are now betting against that scenario, suggesting it's more likely, given the population loss in Western New York, that two of three upstate Democrats — Reps. Brian Higgins, Kathy Hochul and Louise Slaughter — could end up in some kind of head - to - head contest, while retiring Rep. Maurice Hinchey's district (NY - 22) is obliterated to meet one half of New York's two - seat loss requirement.

She went on to win the open 3rd District seat and is now running for Senate.

Mayer's win in the 37th District fills the seat vacated by Democrat George Latimer, who now serves as Westchester County Executive.

Democrats say Hinchey's southern New York seat could now be eliminated, with voters in the Democratic - friendly seat spread around to the surrounding districts currently occupied by GOP Reps. Nan Hayworth and Chris Gibson.

«In addition, New York City Councilman Eric Ulrich soundly defeated his primary opponent, and is now well - positioned to win the 15th Senate district seat in November.»

The ad is part of Killian's campaign in a special election scheduled for April 24 to flip a Senate seat in the suburban district that was vacated this year by George Latimer, now the Westchester County executive.

The race for Silver's former seat in the 65th Assembly District has drawn one of the biggest and most ethnically diverse fields of candidates this year — despite the fact that it is now just one of 150 Assembly seats and no longer controlled by one of the state's most powerful figures.

He noted the parties agreed to name Republican Lee Zeldin of Shirley, now a congressman, to take back the 1st Congressional District seat in 2010.

For 14 years, the local Council seat has belonged to Vincent Gentile, a popular Democrat facing term limits and now running a quixotic bid for Brooklyn district attorney.

Which just happens to be the center of the 19th Congressional District, where she's now the favored candidate to win the nomination for an open seat.

Even outside the district he served, his name's been on the ballot enough to rack up some name ID — he left his Assembly seat to run for State Comptroller in 2002, losing a close race to now - disgraced Alan Hevesi and then in 2006 won the GOP nomination for governor, where he lost in a W - fatigue landslide to now - disgraced Eliot Spitzer.

Clayton Hoyt, son of former Assemblyman Sam Hoyt and grandson of the late Assemblyman William B. Hoyt, said he is seriously considering a Democratic candidacy for the Second District seat in the County Legislature now occupied by Betty Jean Grant.

Central District School Board Member Paulette Woods sits next to Carl Paladino's former Board seat, now vacant.

Sweeney ran for a fifth term in 2006, and lost his 20th Congressional District seat to Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand, now a U.S. senator.

Now that all the would - be candidates from the Senate majority have decided to take a pass on the race, it appears support is coalescing behind Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, who has the support of Langworthy, (who I believe controls the lion's share of the weighted vote in the district) former Rep. Tom Reynolds, who held the seat before Lee, and others.

The operative, Sigfredo Gonzalez, who in 2008 lost an election for the 79th District Assembly seat now held by Mr. Stevenson, had begun cooperating with authorities after he was caught trying to bribe Mr. Castro, who was already assisting the government.

New York will now have 27 seats in the House, down from the current 29, the U.S. Census Bureau announced, prompting what is sure to be a long and heated battle over where the new district lines are drawn.

Now he faces the same tall odds as one of eight candidates running to succeed Rep. Chris Van Hollen, who's giving up his 8 th District seat to run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Barbara Mikulski.

«I think in terms of districts... there are right now if you include the I.D.C. and everyone else who is a registered Democrat, that's 33 seats,» de Blasio said.

He is a former U.S. Marshall that is now running for the 134th State Assembly district seat that was vacated by Bill Reilich when he became Greece Town Supervisor.

Democrats now have to find a replacement and State Assemblyman Sean Ryan is the first name on every pol's lips because his district includes much of the Senate district and the Buffalo Democrat is already expressing interest in the seat.

A woman in the 19th Congressional District, who picked up a lot of Upstate New York votes in a 2014 primary run against Andrew Cuomo, is now one step closer to a seat in Congress.

A special election will be scheduled in his Nassau County Senate district, likely in April when a special election has been scheduled to fill Silver's now - empty Manhattan Assembly seat.

Mr. Adler, who is both a registered Democrat and a donor to the right - wing Conservative Party, was appointed in 2012 to pursue charges after the Staten Island district attorney, Daniel M. Donovan Jr., who is now a candidate for the island's congressional seat, recused himself.

The latest poll from Siena University says that Julian Schreibman, the democrat vying for the 19th Congressional District seat in the House, replacing Maurice Hinchey, is only five points down to incumbent (although in a far different looking district now) ChrisDistrict seat in the House, replacing Maurice Hinchey, is only five points down to incumbent (although in a far different looking district now) Chrisdistrict now) Chris Gibson.

Party leaders and elected officials are now preparing for the next round of county elections this fall: contests for four - year terms for county executive, district attorney and county clerk, and for four - year terms for all 21 Legislature seats.

The 7th district has been a hotly contested Senate district for several cycles now, with Martins first winning the seat in 2010, an election that helped flip the chamber that year to the GOP column.

Also, the DN notes that Espaillat told its editorial board back in June that he did not intend to try to hang on to his seat in the Senate chamber, saying: «This is not my plan right now, to go back to Albany I want to go to Washington, I want to make a difference, I want to bring about change to the district.»

Say, party Y won 20 % of the party votes (meaning they have a right to about 120 seats), but their local candidates won in 130 districts; now, even though party Y won't get any additional members from their list, they have 10 seats too many, which can't be taken away from them.

The NYLCV is also backing Rodneyse Bichotte, a Democratic district leader who unsuccessfully challenged Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs in 2012, and is running for her seat again this year now that she has announced her retirement.

The last Democrat to win the seat — which covers Staten Island and parts of Southern Brooklyn — was now - Staten Island District Attorney Michael McMahon, who held the seat from 2009 to 2011.

District leaders John Ruiz and Rev. Al Taylor and activist Joyce Johnson signed the missive, which accused Wright of using his position to attempt to deliver the seat that formerly belonged to now - Councilman Bill Perkins to his favored candidate, local community board chairman Brian Benjamin.

Also on Friday, the DCCC is adding Schwartz and five other candidates to its «Emerging Races» list, part of its «Red to Blue» program for strong Democratic candidates running in open seats or districts now represented by Republicans.

Now, with the courts and Albany both appearing likely to divide Mr. Turner's seat up between its neighbors, creating a new Asian or Latino - plurality Queens district — with a strong ethnic white and Jewish presence still — Mr. Lancman is doing event after event to lock down these diverse constituencies instead, possibly preparing for a competitive Democratic primary against sitting Congressman Gary Ackerman.

Faso, the Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform candidate running for Congress in the 19th Congressional District, is running to fill the seat now held by Congressman Chris Gibson (R), who is not seeking re-election.

«Now that Judge Warshawsky has officially certified this election, I extend my congratulations to Jack Martins on winning the 7th District seat by 451 votes, giving Republicans 32 seats and a majority in the New York State Senate,» Republican Conference Leader Dean Skelos said.

The 98th Assembly district, a race between Democrat Elisa Tutini and Republican Karl Brabenec remains too close to call as well (the seat was held by Republican Annie Rabbitt, now the Orange County clerk).

There is now a Democratic primary for the 144th State Assembly District seat held by Sean Ryan as activist Kevin Gaughan on Tuesday began circulating petitions for a race.

«I now want to take this opportunity to let you know that I will be formally entering the race for the 23rd Congressional District seat and this time we will defeat Bill Owens,» Hoffman said on his campaign Web site Monday night.