Sentences with phrase «island congressional seat»

The only Democrat to hold the Island congressional seat in the last 30 years, McMahon recently told Roll Call that he's not ruling out a run.

Assemblyman Joseph Borelli — whose district completely overlaps with the vacant Staten Island Congressional seat once held by Michael Grimm — today proposed a pair of measures that would create hard time frames in which Gov. Andrew Cuomo would have to call special elections.

The Federal Election Commission on Thursday gave a woman running for a Long Island congressional seat the OK to use campaign funds for child care — a landmark precedent for...

Announced his Senate campaign a week ago, after initially planning to run for a Long Island congressional seat.

A federal indictment and a looming trial didn't keep Republican Michael Grimm from easily winning re-election Tuesday to his Staten Island congressional seat.

Even after a federal judge ordered Mr. Cuomo to declare a special election for a vacant Staten Island Congressional seat, party leaders did not foresee that Mr. Cuomo would decide that the federal election and state election would be held on the same day, May 5.

An ethics complaint has been filed against the campaign of Michael Grimm, who is making a comeback bid for his old Staten Island congressional seat.

Former Rep. Michael McMahon: A shot at redemption could appeal to the only Democrat to hold the Island congressional seat in the last three decades.

Staten Island Republican committee taps Vito Fossella [Politico] GOP Executive Committee endorses Vito Fossella to oppose McMahon in November for Staten Island congressional seat [SI Live]

Not exact matches

With fears of losing a congressional seat, a Rhode Island state representative has created a bill to lure people to the state, proposing to pay «middle class» families up to $ 10,000 in tax credits or incentive payments to become residents for a year.

Boyd Melson, a 35 - year - old retired boxer and public affairs officer for the Army, plans to run to unseat Staten Island Republican Rep. Dan Donovan of his congressional seat next year.

«A Brooklyn native who represented Staten Island for six years, his strong legislative record and unparalleled constituent services operation make him the a strong contender for the congressional seat and he plans to speak with the County Chairman and the County Committee in short order.

Early on, many Democrats had pinned their hopes to popular Staten Island Assemblyman Michael Cusick, who in the past has considered but always declined running for the congressional seat.

New York State has a slew of fascinating congressional races, from sure things for one party that will still bring a new face, like the contests to replace Charlie Rangel in CD13 after nearly fifty years or Steve Israel in CD3, to a bunch of races that could unseat young representatives and flip seats, such as Republicans Lee Zeldin on Long Island (CD1) and Elise Stefanik (CD21) or Democrat Sean Maloney (CD18).

There is speculation in Staten Island political circles that Malliotakis may be interested in running for this congressional seat, should she not win her current mayoral race.

There are a number of Democrats planning to challenge Donovan; the Staten Island Advance reported Wednesday that there are now five Democrats running for the Congressional seat.

Former Rep. Vito Fossella has issued one of those infamous «not yes, not no» statements in response to his endorsement last night by the Staten Island GOP to run for his old congressional seat in NY - 13.

Those three candidates — Zach Emig, a bondtrader and newcomer to Staten Island; Boyd Melson, a retired boxer and Brooklyn resident; and Michael DeVito Jr., a not - for - profit executive and Staten Islander — have filed their candidacies with the Federal Election Commission to run for the 11th Congressional District seat, which covers all of Staten Island and parts of Southern Brooklyn.

With a little over three months to go until Election Day, Democrat Domenic Recchia, hoping to wrest the congressional seat that covers Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Staten Island away from Republican Michael Grimm, focused his campaign on the Brooklyn end of the two - borough district on Saturday, organizing a group of volunteers to go door to door for him to talk to voters.

SOUTH BEACH — The Staten Island Democratic Party picked Brooklyn City Councilman Vincent Gentile to run for the congressional seat left vacant by former U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm.

He is running against Grimm, a two - term Republican congressman representing the 11th Congressional District, a seat that covers the entire borough of Staten Island and takes in parts of Brooklyn, including Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights and Bensonhurst.

Republican Michael Grimm, who is mounting a challenge to fellow GOPer U.S. Rep. Dan Donovan (R - Bay Ridge - Southwest Brooklyn - Staten Island) to try and win back the congressional seat he resigned from in 2015, is no fan of the F.B.I.

The endorsements keep coming for Democrat Max Rose, the U.S. Army veteran running in the Democratic primary in the congressional seat that includes parts of Southwest Brooklyn and all of Staten Island.

Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan is not seeking the Reform Party nomination in his bid for a congressional seat in a special election.

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 hiIsland district attorney, Daniel M. Donovan Jr., who is now a candidate for the island's congressional seat, recused hiisland's congressional seat, recused himself.

Former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi, one of five Democrats in Tuesday's primary for a congressional seat representing much of Long Island's North Shore, is seeking a comeback after three failed campaigns.

The race for eastern Long Island's congressional seat looks a lot like a miniature version of the race for the White House.

In the third congressional district on Long Island, former adviser to the governor on Sandy relief efforts, is running for an open seat being vacated by Rep. Steve Israel.

Both Phillips and Haber are vying for a key Long Island Senate seat in Nassau County that's being vacated by congressional hopeful Jack Martins.

Teamsters Local 282 on Monday announced their support for Republican congressional candidate Jack Martins in an open House seat on Long Island.

And when the congressional seat covering Bay Ridge and Staten Island became vacant following the resignation of the disgraced Michael Grimm, Sarsour encouraged Malliotakis's bid to fill the post.

Democrats remain bullish on several other Long Island Senate seats, including the district being vacated by congressional candidate Lee Zeldin.

Steve Williams, one of three candidates seeking the Democratic designation to run for CNY's congressional seat, NY - 24, picked up some key support from Long Island Rep. Steve Israel, who headlined a fundraiser for Williams at the candidate's law office in downtown Syracuse.

Perhaps the hottest congressional race this year is the seat held by Rep. Dan Donovan (R - Staten Island), the only Republican representing New York City in Congress.

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Grimm, a former marine and FBI agent, is attempting a comeback by running in the Republican primary for his old congressional seat against Donovan, the former Staten Island district attorney, who succeeded him.

Long Island Democrats are increasingly optimistic — thanks to a federal judge, Republican rivalries, and what they see as a lagging Trump campaign — that they'll be able to hold on to the North Shore's Third Congressional District seat being vacated by longtime US Rep. Steve Israel, the outgoing chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

Eastern District Court Judge Jack Weinstein agreed with Staten Island attorney Ronald Castorina's argument that the governor must give a compelling justification for not declaring a Congressional seat vacant, which would trigger a special election within 70 to 80 days.

We are unlikely to see a loss of congressional seats on Long Island since the population there grew relative to the losses north of Westchester County and east of Lake Erie.

The 31 - year - old war veteran was one of seven candidates hoping to win the party's backing for the Congressional seat representing Staten Island and a slice of Southern Brooklyn.

STATEN ISLAND — A retired boxer and public affairs officer for the Army — who lives in Brooklyn and plans to run as a Democrat — plans to run to unseat Republican Dan Donovan of his congressional seat next year.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis (R - East Shore / Brooklyn) says she's «inclined to want to» run for the 11th Congressional District seat soon - to - be vacated when Rep. Michael Grimm leaves office at midnight Monday.

Although he has said nothing formally, many note that Lanza (R - Staten Island) could run for district attorney to replace Donovan should the DA win the congressional seat in a special election.

In January 2015, Malliotakis tried and failed to be the Republican candidate for Staten Island's congressional seat after Michael Grimm resigned.

The election for the 11th Congressional District seat isn't for another 12 months, but the campaign between Rep. Michael Grimm (R - Staten Island / Brooklyn) and Democrat Domenic M. Recchia Jr., a Brooklyn city councilman, is already in full, sometimes heated swing.

On Long Island, the group has donated to Democrat Adam Haber's bid to replace Republican Jack Martins, who is running for an open congressional seat there.

Now both are campaign fodder in the race for a congressional seat on Long Island.

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held each of the two Congressional seats from Rhode Island.

Donovan, Staten Island's former district attorney, won the special congressional election by 20 points after Grimm pleaded guilty in 2014 and had to vacate his seat.

The Staten Island legislator's bills would change the state constitution to mandate a special election for a state office within 45 to 90 days of an official's death or resignation, and would give the governor 30 days to declare a Congressional seat vacant, which would automatically trigger a special election within 70 to 80 days.