Sentences with phrase «grant ran primary»

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At the center of the scandal is a powerful state senator Malcolm Smith, a Democrat, who bribed Republican GOP county leaders to grant him a waiver to run as Republican in GOP mayoral primaries.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

Republican mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis brushed aside rival candidate Bo Dietl's recent complaints on not being granted a waiver allowing him to run in the Republican mayoral primary and his assertion that the New York State Republican chairman and New York County Republican chairwoman quashed his prospects in order to boost Malliotakis.

Had the Republicans granted Levy the right to run in the September primary, the threat of his candidacy would have hung over Cuomo all summer.

More immediately, and more significantly, it may push Republican leaders away from granting Dietl his sought - after waiver to run in the Republican primary, a Wilson - Pakula.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running for reelection and faces a Democratic primary challenge from actress and education activist Cynthia Nixon, promised to grant 35,000 felons currently on parole in New York State the right to vote.

Nixon, the Working Families Party candidate for governor and Cuomo's Democratic primary foe, made the anti-corruption vow after it was revealed that the Manhattan U.S. Attorney's Office has launched a probe into an Orange County health care company, Crystal Run, that received more than $ 25 million in state grants after officers and family members contributed $ 400,000 to Cuomo's re-election campaign.

Even though former Sen. Antoine Thompson has decided not to run, Sen. Tim Kennedy still faces a primary challenge from Erie County Legislature Chairwoman Betty Jean Grant.

As Klein relayed on Monday, mainline conference lawmakers continued to help primary challengers to the IDC, including Oliver Koppell, who unsuccessfully challenged Klein (The IDC also sent some money toward Betty Jean Grant, who was running a primary challenge against Sen. Tim Kennedy in Buffalo).

The Alabama gubernatorial primary will probably get more analysis than any of Tuesday night's other votes (save, perhaps, Dale Peterson's devastating defeat), for the fact that Artur Davis appears to have been punished by African - American voters for taking their traditional leadership for granted — and even at times running openly against the older generation — in a way Obama never did.

A circuit court ruled that Matthews did not meet the requirements to run and postponed the primary between Grant and Steinberg until November.

Because he is a registered member of the Green Party, he would need the permission of the Chair of the Monroe County Democratic Committee to run in the Democratic Primary, and Chair Jamie Romeo says she is not inclined to grant that permission, especially with three candidates already planning to run in that pPrimary, and Chair Jamie Romeo says she is not inclined to grant that permission, especially with three candidates already planning to run in that primaryprimary.

When I asked about recent efforts by Republican leaders to grant a Wilson - Pakula to Bo Dietl, which would allow Dietl to run in the Republican primary against Massey, Massey sought to brush off any concerns.

In addition to challenging Grant in the primary, Power has filed a lawsuit aimed at disqualifying Grant from running for re-election.

Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant, who officially announced she is running for mayor on Sunday, bristles at the notion she could be a spoiler in what is now a three - way race in the Democratic primary.

Director — Paul King Actors — Hugh Bonneville, Hugh Grant, Julie Walters, Jim Broadbent Film Genre — Family Label — Universal Sony Pictures P / l Audio — English (Dolby Atmos) Subtitles — English Running Time — 95 Aspect Ratio — 2.39:1 Region Coding — B (Blu - Ray) TV Standard — HD Rating — G Consumer Advice — Very mild themes and violence Year of Release — 2017 Primary Format — Movies / TV — Blu - Ray

Alongside this, the UKSE funding has allowed business owner Paul Grant to invest in theatrical props, scripts and workbooks required to run workshops in primary and secondary schools.