Sentences with phrase «families party»

James has also said that she's not seeking the Working Families Party nomination for attorney general, reportedly under pressure from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The Working Families Party could delay its nomination process for a state attorney general candidate expected to take place at the party's convention this weekend, POLITICO has learned.

Nixon said in addition to running in the Democratic Party primary, she's also competing with Cuomo to actively seek the nomination of the Working Families Party, a progressive group that gave Cuomo the nomination four years ago but has had its differences with the incumbent governor.

Bronson ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets and Vazquez ran on the Conservative Party ticket.

While he used the party as a way to highlight women's issues and prove his campaign's socially liberal positions — and even got Hillary Clinton to join him in touting it — critics dismissed the party as an effort to siphon votes from the labor - backed Working Families Party.

CODA's endorsement is the latest important show of support for Kavanagh's campaign, which has already been endorsed by Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer, State Senator Brad Hoylman, Assemblymember Deborah Glick, the Downtown Progressive Democrats, and the Working Families Party.

If, after losing the primary, she runs in the fall as the nominee of the union - backed Working Families Party, Nixon could pull 5 - 10 per cent of the general election vote.

In reaction to growing rumors of Teachout's challenge to Cuomo, the Working Families Party sent out a statement Friday afternoon encouraging «progressives to support Governor Cuomo in the Democratic primary.»

The progressive political party the Working Families Party split up over the weekend, with some of the last remaining major unions leaving the group.

Don't expect a peep from de Blasio — a consistent critic of senate Republicans — the Working Families Party, or even senate Democrats, who are resigned to reality.

City resident Kennard Ray, who served on the Metropolitan District Commission board and was a legislative director for the Connecticut Working Families Party, collected enough signatures to get onto the ballot but was disqualified because of a paperwork error.

Cuomo also infuriated many Democratic leaders when he created the Women's Equality Party (WEP) in 2014 to boost his tally in the race against Astorino and to siphon votes from the sometimes anti-Cuomo Working Families Party (WFP).

And when the Working Families Party threatened to withhold its endorsement because Andrew backed the 2 % tax cap and some other measures that the union left abhors, Andrew rightly calculated that in the end they'd buckle to a deal.

TV's «Sex and the City» star and education advocate Cynthia Nixon won the endorsement of the minor party Working Families Party at a meeting in Albany on Saturday.

Since late September, the Working Families Party has been tapping into the mounting anger at Wall Street to recruit workers.

The party's state executive candidates were already running on the Democratic Party, Working Families Party, and Independence Party lines.

I think that the Working Families Party is terrific,» said Brewer, who was sporting the wide - brimmed hat worn by the late feminist Congresswoman Bella Abzug at the rally on the steps of City Hall.

He helped found the shadowy Working Families Party, which is currently under federal investigation for... helping steer undisclosed union cash to politicians.

Quote of the Week: «F — k you,» what some IDC supporters claimed to hear in an automated poll by the Working Families Party.

He also ran on the Working Families Party and Independence Party of New York State tickets.

Cuomo recently lost the support of groups like Citizen Action and the Working Families Party.

Teachout's unlikely bid at the Working Families Party convention was upended by a last minute deal cut between Cuomo, top union leaders, and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Clarke ran unopposed for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations in the primary on June 24, 2014.

Because incumbent Bill Owens (D) did not run for re-election, many predicted a close race between Republican, Conservative and Independence Party candidate Elise Stefanik and Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Aaron Woolf.

(CNN) The New York Working Families Party, an influential coalition of labor unions and progressive activist groups, voted on Saturday to endorse Cynthia Nixon in her primary challenge to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Though the party can't officially nominate the Republican until its convention next month, the committee vote essentially seals it — much like the executive committee of the Working Families Party already has endorsed Democrat Cynthia Nixon.

«Kevin Kim claims to be a reform candidate, but he stealthily accepted the help of the Working Families Party, ACORN and their insider cronies,» Stites said.

For years, the Working Families Party has used the popular website to recruit canvassers to organize communities and engage in traditional grassroots lobbying — often using hot button issues as a way to catch the eye of potential workers.

Actress Cynthia Nixon was endorsed for governor by the Working Families Party on Saturday — an expected embarrassment that rival Gov. Cuomo tried to sidestep by insisting he didn't want the progressive party's support anyway.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is responding to a rebellion from the state's progressive third party by attempting to push other Democrats away from the Working Families Party.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, one of the leading members of the Working Families Party, made a sharp and unexpected break yesterday with his left - leaning colleagues by vigorously opposing higher taxes on Wall Street.

Mayor Bill de Blasio should be denied a place on the Working Families Party ballot line in November, according to a planned legal challenge that questions the party's process for selecting candidates.

Some observers suggested that Cuomo founded the party as a response to his feud with the Working Families Party.

«Gateway Pundit» Jim Hoft and Hot Air's Ed Morrissey have tried to portray those ads as evidence that the Working Families Party was «paying Occupy Wall Street protesters.»

Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Aaron Woolf did not return the questionnaire, according to the NRA.

Bill Lipton, who leads the Working Families Party, told me that the WFP has gotten 10,000 registered voters in IDC districts to pledge not to vote for the incumbents.

If she loses, her name could still appear on the Working Families Party ballot line in the November general election.

«This week a number of leaders in the Working Families Party struck a deal with Governor Cuomo,» she said in a Sunday evening release.

It is when we look, as Chris Bragg did in Crain's recently, at the precise political history of the members of the Progressive Caucus, that we understand that the Caucus represents the high water mark of the Working Families Party, circa 2009, before the implosion of Data and Field Services.

Mr. Cuomo claims he wants to clean up Albany and so far, bowing to the constant media attacks led by the NYC tabloids, has delayed his acceptance of the Working Families Party line while their financial operations are under investigation.

«Are we going to protect the essence of the Working Families Party?»

«As a reminder, 90 % of the union movement who started the Working Families Party left four years ago — the only thing that happened today is that the rest of labor followed,» Appelbaum said in a Friday statement.

Lander was elected to the City Council in 2009, and reelected in 2013, running on the Democratic and Working Families Party lines, to represent the Brooklyn neighborhoods of Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Columbia Waterfront, Gowanus, Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Borough Park, and Kensington.

Thanks to the New York Working Families Party, the progressive backbone of New York, for your endorsement.

ALBANY — As Cynthia Nixon tries to harness progressives in her left - flank challenge to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, an early test of her staying power will come with the Working Families Party, which could give her a general - election ballot line even if Cuomo wins the Democratic nomination.

«There are two incredible progressive women in the race and New Yorkers would be lucky to have either as attorney general,» said Bill Lipton, director of the New York Working Families Party, which he said gave James and Teachout their start running for office.

Cuomo was busy trying to shore up support for his re-election bid, something that came to a head during a raucous convention for the Working Families Party at the Desmond Hotel in Albany.

The Working Families Party, whose base combines labor unions and individuals and activist groups, has emerged as a force in New York through unusual «fusion» laws that allow candidates to run on more than one party line.

The Working Families Party endorsed Cynthia Nixon for governor and Jumaane Williams for lieutenant governor, rejecting its 2014 path of political accommodation and instead supporting Nixon and Williams over Governor Andrew Cuomo and Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul.

For Immediate Release: For more information contact: Dom Leon - Davis [email protected] 718-222-3796 x232 WFP Leaders Endorse Brian Kavanagh in Bid for State Senate NEW YORK, NY — The New York City Advisory Council of the Working Families Party voted to endorse Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh in his bid for State Senate to replace Daniel Squadron who retired August 11th.