Sentences with phrase «legislative seats also»

Legislative seats also will be up for election across the state.

Not exact matches

Because Grant's legislative term is also up at the end of the year, she's forced to vacate the seat she's held for the past decade.

He did not hold that line earlier that year, when he first secured his legislative seat in a special election against Riverhead Town Supervisor Sean Walter, which he also won handily, 7,152 to 3,447.

His Senate seat would also open up, and the special election would likely be one of the most expensive legislative races in state history.

Also in Ohio, a battleground state with a Republican governor and a Republican - controlled Legislature, voters approved a plan to establish a commission to oversee redistricting for legislative seats.

There were also special elections yesterday to fill two state legislative seats left vacant by the federal corruption convictions of their former occupants — ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (lower Manhattan) and ex-Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (Nassau County, Long Island).

Another candidate, Micah C. Lasher, 34, is a former chief of staff to the state attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman (who held the Senate seat before Mr. Espaillat), and also served as the city's legislative director in Albany when Michael R. Bloomberg was mayor.

Mr. Bell also challenged Mr. Krupski for the legislative seat in 2015.

«The state of New York also faces redistricting in 2012 which requires the redrawing of all state legislative and congressional seats for next year's election.

She's also gained key support from legislative leaders who want to reclaim a seat once held by GOP Assemblyman Chris Norby.

Apart from the hoopla of the presidential election, the region's voters also decided the fate of candidates for a number of state and national legislative posts at the Nov. 8 polls.In the battle for the 18th district senate seat, held by five - term...

Five state legislative seats are confirmed to be vacant and an additional five could also beempty by year's end.

All New York State legislative seats will also be on the ballot in November, and control of the State Senate, which is narrowly divided, is at stake.

Two special elections were also held Tuesday, to fill the seats vacated by the two former legislative leaders, who were both convicted of felony corruption and had to resign.

Democratic primary day in Syracuse is also important on the legislative side of things, with two common councilor - at - large seats for grabs and two incumbents, Jean Kessner and Lance Denno, facing party favorites Jeff Wright and Pam Hunter.

Chris Day, Congressional candidate, Clarkstown Councilman George Hoehmann and Lon Hofstein, a candidate for the County Legislative seat previously held by Ed Day, will also provide their views.

Media were also quick to note that the fighting was largely a Republican intra-party matter, and the Democrats lacked enough legislative seats to force much action.

It recently got a seat, for example, on the corporate board of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC), where for years it has also paid for a seat and vote on ALEC's «Education and Workforce Development» Task Force, which advances a «cash for kids» lobbying agenda.

Cara Prior is seeking a House seat in Arizona's Legislative District 16, where her husband of 20 years, Scott Prior, is also running for state Senate.