Sentences with phrase «majority leader position»

ALBANY --- Embattled state Sen. Dean Skelos last week lost his powerful majority leader position — can his park be next?

As you'll recall, the Democrats split the president and majority leader positions apart following the 2009 coup and let Espada keep the former title as part of the agreement that drew him back to the fold and ended the 31 - day stalemate.

Paterson would trade a possible powerful Senate Majority Leader position for the largely ceremonial Lieutenant Governor post.

UPDATE: More upstate democrats, including Senators Antoine Thompson and Darrel Aubertine, are now calling on Espada to resign his Majority Leader position.

She says Schneiderman's missed «125 opportunities» to ask Espada to relinquish his majority leader position.

We always feel like we're fighting for crumbs, and when the majority leader position is here — whether it was Ralph Marino, Dean Skelos and now John — we feel like our voices are being heard better.»