Sentences with phrase «families party primary»

This is the second grand jury to probe the handling of absentee ballots in the 2009 Working Families Party primary in the city.

The Republican slate in Ramapo easily won all Reform Party primaries, while the Working Families Party primary for Clarkstown was a dead heat.

Campana and the Brown brothers were identified a year ago as being among nine Democrats that were persons of interest in the absentee ballot fraud investigation stemming from the city's 2009 Working Families Party primary,

If McInerney accepts the prosecutor's offer he would be the first person convicted in an absentee ballot - fraud investigation that has implicated numerous public officials after widespread forgeries were discovered during the September 2009 Working Families Party primary in Troy.

The investigation centers on allegations that dozens of absentee ballots were forged or contained false information attributed to voters when the documents were submitted to the Rensselaer County Board of Elections during last September's Working Families Party primary elections in Troy.

TROY — A Rensselaer County grand jury is investigating two Democratic City Council members and a party operative in the absentee ballot fraud probe stemming from the 2009 Working Families Party primary, according to a witness.

McDonough and LoPorto were indicted in January on 161 counts of forgery and criminal possession of a forged instrument in connection with the 2009 Working Families Party primary in Troy.

McDonough and fellow Democrat LoPorto were tried on charges that they schemed to steal the 2009 Working Families Party primary for Troy City Council by forging absentee ballots.

In 2009, an investigation into absentee ballot fraud by Democratic officials and party operatives in the Working Families Party primaries resulted in several guilty pleas and two acquittals

Not exact matches

They point to her 2 - 1 margin with Latinos over Obama in the 2008 primary and the latest party platform, which calls for a path to citizenship «for law - abiding families who are here,» the end of immigration raids against children and families, due process for «those fleeing violence in Central America,» and to rescind statutory bans on immigrants who modify their status in the country.

IDC lawmakers face primary challenges that are being backed by the Working Families Party, which will continue on despite the unity agreement.

We have had great candidates lose election... I have read in some papers quoting family sources that he is not going to stand again but I have not heard any denial from him but he has indicated to us... that his primary focus now is how we will rebuild our party,» he added.

Since the Working Families Party has, at AG Andrew Cuomo's request, held off on endorsing in the AG's race until after the primary, taking its own considerable field operation off the table for now, the individual unions are going their own way and will take on a heightened significance in the primary.

Working Families Party has played a major role in other Democratic primaries in Queens in recent years, including helping to elect Councilmembers Danny Dromm, Jimmy Van Bramer and Julissa Ferreras in 2009.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his first public comments since his primary opponent Cynthia Nixon won the endorsement of the Working Families Party emphasized his ties with organized labor amid the party's sParty emphasized his ties with organized labor amid the party's sparty's split.

Long's campaign saw Cox's statement as a violation of the supposed neutrality the state party is supposed to maintain during internal family squabbles like the upcoming June 26 primary.

Now that it has officially endorsed a primary opponent against him (Gustavo Rivera), the Working Families Party is stepping up its effort to oust Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., sending out an on - line fundraising appeal that deems the controversial Bronx lawmaker «the worst politician in Albany.»

In a statement released by PCCC and DFA, Balter, who also has the Working Families and Women's Equality party lines, which could create a spoiler scenario in the general election, should she lose the June Democratic primary, criticized Katko for refusing to meet with her to talk about healthcare reform.

Education activist Christine Marinoni won't be able to vote for her actress wife in September's Democratic primary because she isn't a registered Democrat but is one of the nearly 42,000 members of the state's left - leaning Working Families Party.

She is expected to garner the support of the Working Families Party in an open Democratic primary.

The Working Families Party has backed the primary challenges to the IDC and it remains unclear if the WFP would abandon these challenges.

Bill Lipton, the state political director of the Working Families Party, told the AP that if Nixon should lose the September Democratic Party primary to Cuomo, his party leaders will meet with her and «make a decision that puts the interests of working families firstFamilies Party, told the AP that if Nixon should lose the September Democratic Party primary to Cuomo, his party leaders will meet with her and «make a decision that puts the interests of working families first.&rParty, told the AP that if Nixon should lose the September Democratic Party primary to Cuomo, his party leaders will meet with her and «make a decision that puts the interests of working families first.&rParty primary to Cuomo, his party leaders will meet with her and «make a decision that puts the interests of working families first.&rparty leaders will meet with her and «make a decision that puts the interests of working families firstfamilies first.»

The Democrats are predicting a big victory, assisted by a significant GOTV effort that, ironically, is being run with the assistance of the Working Families Party, putting it temporarily on the same side as Cuomo, whom it snubbed to endorse his Democratic primary opponent, actress Cynthia Nixon.

Despite losing the Democratic Mayoral Primary to Rochester City Council President Lovely Warren, Richards was endorsed by the Working Families Party and the Independence Party, and was considering staying in the race.

Democrats challenging IDC members in the September primaries say they are undeterred and will still move forward with their efforts — with the support of the Working Families Party.

(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.

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

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.»

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.

At issue is the Working Family Party's endorsement this month of Cynthia Nixon, Cuomo's Democratic primary challenger.

Bishop ran uncontested in the Democratic, Working Families and Independence Party primaries on June 24, 2014.

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.

James is also well - liked by leaders of the Working Families Party, which would provide a critical buttress in a competitive Democratic primary, and had been floated as a possible replacement for Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul — a sign that Cuomo would be open to her candidacy.

In the primary election on June 24, 2014, Maloney ran uncontested for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations, but Hayworth defeated him in the Independence Party primary.

The Working Families Party sent supporters in the 58th SD a letter asking them NOT to vote for its endorsed candidate, Sen. Bill Stachowkski, and instead pull the lever (metaphorically speaking) for the man who defeated him in the Sept. 14 primary, Tim Kennedy, on the Democratic line instead.

Even if he loses in the Democratic primary next month, Joe Nicoletti plans to keep running for Syracuse mayor on the Working Families Party line.

Atiku said he was in Akwa Ibom State to seek for support of the governor and entire PDP family in the state ahead party's presidential primary election later in the year.

Masterpole said he won't host a watch party and will instead stay at home with his family while primary results are released.

Asked her reaction to the minor party's decision, Grechen Shirley said in a statement: «I'm proud of the more than 2,000 grass roots supporters who have joined my campaign to fight for health care for all, lower taxes on working families, and stand up to Donald Trump — and I look forward to a spirited primary discussing the issues.»

He said, «I am not willing to put the State Republican Primary Board, the Secretary of State's Office and Division of Elections, the County Election Commissions, the campaign staff, my volunteers, my family and the public through additional weeks of litigation, with uncertainty as to who the nominee will be... A contest would not be the right thing for the Republican Party and the conservative cause in Tennessee.»

People close to Bharara describe him as a «Chuck Schumer Democrat,» which would put him somewhere on the center - left in a Democratic primary — not a good place to be in a state party in which the organizing energy is among unions and activist groups like the Working Families Pparty in which the organizing energy is among unions and activist groups like the Working Families PartyParty.

On the eve of the Federal Circuit Court's approval of Congressional district lines that were seen to be extraordinarily favorable to Ackerman, and with the primary - free backing of the Democratic Party virtually assured, Ackerman has informed his family, staff, friends and party leaders that he will not seek a 16th term of ofParty virtually assured, Ackerman has informed his family, staff, friends and party leaders that he will not seek a 16th term of ofparty leaders that he will not seek a 16th term of office.

The Working Families Party on Thursday endorsed John Liu's Democratic primary bid against IDC Sen. Tony Avella.

The labor - backed Working Families Party earlier agreed to remain neutral in the race, along with the primary bid by Oliver Koppell, who is challenging IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

In its first - ever national endorsement, the labor - backed Working Families Party has snubbed former Sen. Hillary Clinton, whom it has backed when she ran for office in New York, in favor of her 2016 Democratic primary opponent, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

Lots of people and organizations are claiming victory this morning after seeing the results from yesterday's (extremely low turnout) primaries, and that includes the Working Families Party, which informed supporters (and reporters) in a late night email that its candidates had won a «clean sweep» of the party's «priority» contParty, which informed supporters (and reporters) in a late night email that its candidates had won a «clean sweep» of the party's «priority» contparty's «priority» contests.

Several labor groups left the Working Families Party as the organization prepared to endorse Cynthia Nixon over the governor in his Democratic primary.

John Catsimatidis, who ran in the Republican Party's 2013 New York City mayoral primary, has with his family given $ 255,000 to the party between 2011 and 2014; he gave over $ 245,000 to the Democrats and their statewide candidates during this time peParty's 2013 New York City mayoral primary, has with his family given $ 255,000 to the party between 2011 and 2014; he gave over $ 245,000 to the Democrats and their statewide candidates during this time peparty between 2011 and 2014; he gave over $ 245,000 to the Democrats and their statewide candidates during this time period.

As a result, Working Families Party leaders are expected to nominate a «placeholder» candidate — someone not widely known statewide — to appear on the ballot through the primary, and replace the person in September.

While Adams lost to Fahey in September's primary, 389 - 279, he secured both the Working Families and Independence parties lines.