Sentences with phrase «independent voters in the district»

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Independent and conservative voters in this district who are not afraid to split tickets see Katko as much more representative of their interests than Trump.

ALBANY — Last year, Edward I. Koch placed automated telephone calls to voters on behalf of scores of candidates who signed his pledge to support redrawing Congressional and legislative districts in an independent, nonpartisan manner.

Voters like the idea (69 - 20) of an independent redistricting commission of the sort being pushed by former NYC Mayor Ed Koch and his NY Uprising PAC and believe (71 - 14) taking the power of drawing legislative and congressional district lines would make for more competitive elections in the future.

The House members also want to appeal to New York's moderate Republican and Democratic voters, and independents who help decide elections in swing districts like Katko's in the Syracuse area.

Schimel's Nassau County - based district is considered a Democratic seat — there were 36,931 active Democrats in the district as of November, compared to 25,585 Republicans and 24,819 independent voters.

In November, voters will be able to approve a constitutional amendment that will require district lines to be drawn by an independent, bipartisan commission and at least three members who were not appointed by the majority conferences in either house must approve a plan before the Legislature votes on it, a key barrier to partisan gerrymanderinIn November, voters will be able to approve a constitutional amendment that will require district lines to be drawn by an independent, bipartisan commission and at least three members who were not appointed by the majority conferences in either house must approve a plan before the Legislature votes on it, a key barrier to partisan gerrymanderinin either house must approve a plan before the Legislature votes on it, a key barrier to partisan gerrymandering.

«A majority of Democrats, independents, voters from every region and race agree that the Attorney General and not local district attorneys should have authority in cases where unarmed civilians are killed by police officers, although Democrats, New York City voters, blacks and Latinos feel most strongly about this,» Siena College pollster Steve Greenberg said.

On one outstanding issue — redistricting reform — voters continue to say they're supportive of a completely independent commission (42 percent), while 37 percent believe the Legislature should retain a role in redrawing the district lines and 14 percent believing the politically - controlled system is fine just the way it is.

Gibson, meanwhile, is working to shore up support among independent voters and Democrats by appealing to the «healthy pragmatism» that he sees as the prevailing political instinct in the district.

While Republican's hold an enrollment advantage in the district, they do not represent a plurality, which means independent voters will play a major factor.

An independent reconfiguration of district lines around the state could have a transformative effect on state politics, particularly over the long term, by making elections more competitive and, theoretically, making the parties in power more accountable to voters.

A large portion of swing voters in District 19 are Independent women.

«Darrel Aubertine is viewed favorably by most voters in his district because he is an independent leader who takes on the tough issues and works across party lines to get the job done.

The poll found that Faso was able to sway over Independent voters — considered crucial in the vast district, which includes all of Columbia, Delaware, Greene, Ostego, Schoharie, Sullivan and Ulster counties as well as pieces of Broome, Dutchess, Montgomery and Rensselaer counties.

Republicans in suburban swing districts are convinced they can boost their support with independent voters with a vote in support of the so - called Dreamers, young, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents and are now at risk of deportation after President Donald Trump ended a program protecting them.

«Voters in New York's 19th District are fiercely independent — backing President Obama in 2008 and 2012 — and they will back a Democrat who fights for the middle class,» the statement continued.

The challenge for Caligiuri, an establishment candidate, is securing the support of the Tea Party activists who backed Republican Mark Greenberg in the primary while also appealing to the 45 percent of voters in the district who are registered independents.

In the absence of a sizable, well - organized and mobilized block of voters, the path of least resistance for most mayors is to focus on things that are within their control (like a school district), rather than on things are not (like independent education entrepreneurs).

Voters in Hanover County and the independent Salem district joined Danville as the only three localities in the state that have spurned elected school boards.

Jayme Mathias of Austin Independent School District (ISD), Austin, Texas: Mathias was elected to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees to represent District 2, a district of 55,000 voters in Dove Springs, East Austin, East Riverside / Oltorf, Montopolis and Travis District (ISD), Austin, Texas: Mathias was elected to the Austin ISD Board of Trustees to represent District 2, a district of 55,000 voters in Dove Springs, East Austin, East Riverside / Oltorf, Montopolis and Travis District 2, a district of 55,000 voters in Dove Springs, East Austin, East Riverside / Oltorf, Montopolis and Travis district of 55,000 voters in Dove Springs, East Austin, East Riverside / Oltorf, Montopolis and Travis Heights.

The Minnesota Conservative Energy Forum released a survey in March showing Republicans and independent voters in federal congressional districts 1, 2, and 3 — all expected to be closely contested races — support public policies that pursue clean energy, efficiency and a greater choice of energy providers.