Sentences with phrase «onondaga county party leader»

During the race, The Advance Group helped Mark - Viverito prepare for the race, which included several community forums and debates as well as behind - the - scenes politicking with council members and county party leaders who helped collect votes in her favor.

By custom, the City Council rubber - stamps the county party leaders» picks for election commissioners.

With the election nine months off, Astorino said he has time to make himself known around the state and to win the support of county party leaders.

The eight City Council members, all Democrats, who are competing to lead the 51 - member legislative body as speaker for the next four years must convince numerous constituencies of their viability, including some combination of county party leaders, labor unions, the mayor, and other influential politicos.

What happens if a candidate is chosen by county party leaders as their nominee for a special election, but no special election is called?

«I believe that Steve will be the designated candidate at the convention,» Mr. Cox said, adding that more county party leaders would be shifting their endorsements as the convention neared, though he would not name any.

The debate in New York has generated intense backroom bidding by the candidates» friends, surrogates and county party leaders, who all want a seat.

Republican county party leaders are set to gather in Albany on Monday to plot their next steps; two days later, in Manhattan, the same strategists that met last month are scheduled to reconvene.

Suffolk County GOP Chairman John LaValle said the momentum is for Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, who won a straw poll Friday among state and county party leaders after telling them he is re-entering the race.

Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro won a straw poll Friday after telling state and county party leaders that he is re-entering the race for the Republican nomination for governor.

Molinaro said in January he would forgo a run for governor this year, but changed his mind in early March when he told state and county party leaders during a private meeting that he would indeed enter the race.

A resolution fell to the new class of the Council under new Speaker Corey Johnson, who, unlike Mark - Viverito, ascended to the speakership with support of the major county party leaders in the Bronx and Queens.

The Republicans have not announced a challenger, though the Onondaga County party leader said last week he was renewing efforts to find a candidate.

Not exact matches

The Thursday afternoon gathering with religious leaders, which is closed to reporters, is being organized by the Florence County Republican Party and the Florence County Tea Party, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by CNN.

A federal judge denied former Suffolk County Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh's motion for a new trial, and ordered him to report to prison in October to begin serving a two - year sentence for illegally pocketing over $ 200,000 in salary and overtime in his job as a lieutenant in the county sheriff's deparCounty Conservative Party leader Edward Walsh's motion for a new trial, and ordered him to report to prison in October to begin serving a two - year sentence for illegally pocketing over $ 200,000 in salary and overtime in his job as a lieutenant in the county sheriff's deparcounty sheriff's department.

Austin Shafran, and his family has been part of the Queens Democratic Party going back to the days of the parking scandal during the Koch years the then Queens Boro President, and Queens County Leader took his own life.

Long said he set up a post-primary conference call Wednesday in which all but one key party leader (Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo, who challenged Lazio for the party's nod and lost) were invited to participate.

Pataki will join Westchester County GOP leaders in endorsing Rye Town Supervisor Joe Carvin in NY - 17 at the local party HQ in White Plains at 10 a.m. this morning.

(The mayor, of course, is now a man without a party, but managed to convince — with the help of some generous campaign contributions — the five NYC GOP county leaders to let him run on their ballot line yet again in» 09).

Some party leaders — other than former Erie County Executive Chris Collins, who is decidedly not a fan — have been interested in Cenedella, particularly since the only declared challenger to Gillibrand, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, has so far failed to catch fire.

New Monroe County Democratic Party Chairman Dave Garretson is reportedly considering County Legislature Minority Leader Carrie Andrews, Irondequoit Town Supervisor Adam Bello, former County Legislator Vincent Esposito, former Brighton Town Supervisor Sandra Frankel, and former Monroe County District Attorney Mike Green.

«I am truly humbled that leaders from the Rockland County GOP would consider me to follow our great Senator Morahan who has served our Party and our people so effectively over many years.

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

Cox, who not only drafted Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy into the race and convinced him to switch parties, but also urged GOP leaders to support him, also told Robin he's now «not sure that coalescing around one candidate is the best way to do it.»

«Party leaders and donors asked me to speed up my timetable and make a decision to either run myself, or clear the field,» Erie County Stefan Mychajliw in a press release Wednesday morning.

Dinowitz, who chairs the Bronx Democratic County Committee (not to be confused with the county leader title, which is held by Assemblyman Carl Heastie), said he had «heard a rumor several weeks ago» that someone at state party HQ might try something along these lines, but he wasn't kept in theCounty Committee (not to be confused with the county leader title, which is held by Assemblyman Carl Heastie), said he had «heard a rumor several weeks ago» that someone at state party HQ might try something along these lines, but he wasn't kept in thecounty leader title, which is held by Assemblyman Carl Heastie), said he had «heard a rumor several weeks ago» that someone at state party HQ might try something along these lines, but he wasn't kept in the loop.

Halloran, a Republican, was charged with taking more than $ 20,000 in payoffs from two undercover FBI operatives posing as corrupt developers in exchange for agreeing to funnel public cash to them and to help bribe Republican NYC county leaders to allow Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith, also of Queens, to run Row B in the party's mayoral primary.

Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards, the running mate whom Paladino inherited from his vanquished primary foe, Rick Lazio, is acting as the liaison between the Buffalo businessman and the party leaders.

I intend to change the Republican Party as we have known it with the voluntary or forced resignation of previously identified RINO County Chairs like Vinny Reda, in Rockland County, as well as Dean Skelos as Majority Leader of the Senate and Brian Kolb as the Minority Leader of the Assembly.

Seeking to put to rest rumors that his support of Doug Hoffman might be wavering, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long sent a memo today to NY - 23 county leaders and committee members seeking to tie Hoffman's GOP primary opponent, Matt Doheny, to the woman he forced out of last year's special election, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy emerged from today's GOP county leader confab and insisted to reporters that he and primary rival Rick Lazio are deadlocked in their fight for the dominance in the party's weighted convention vote, Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross rCounty Executive Steve Levy emerged from today's GOP county leader confab and insisted to reporters that he and primary rival Rick Lazio are deadlocked in their fight for the dominance in the party's weighted convention vote, Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross rcounty leader confab and insisted to reporters that he and primary rival Rick Lazio are deadlocked in their fight for the dominance in the party's weighted convention vote, Capital Tonight's Kaitlyn Ross reports

A reader forwarded this invite to a reception being held next Wednesday for Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice with «special guests» Brooklyn Democratic County Chairman Vito Lopez and unnamed party districts leaders.

The influential Erie County Democratic Town Chairs Association has unanimously called for ending the power of party leaders to enable candidates from other parties to run on their lines — otherwise known as fusion voting.

Two high - profile political leaders — female friends despite party differences — are at odds over Nassau's plan to charge more than $ 1 million in fees to Little Leagues and other sports and nonprofit organizations that have used county parks for free for years.

Tioga County Chairman Dan Leonard, who is also one of the state party's regional vice chairs, called Malpass a «serious leader for serious time,» adding:

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has secured enough GOP support to win a slot on its ticket, and now has almost double the backing of his nearest rival in the contest for the Republican Party's gubernatorial nomination, Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco.

What's more, Paladino now commands up to 7 percent of the weighted convention vote, thanks to the loyalty of the Erie County GOP, which puts him and local party leaders in the potential position of being kingmakers when Republicans gather in Manhattan on June 1.

The state Conservative Party executive committee voted Friday to recommend the party back Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for governor over state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco at its May nominating convenParty executive committee voted Friday to recommend the party back Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for governor over state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco at its May nominating convenparty back Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for governor over state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco at its May nominating convention.

Nassau's Democratic Committee this week launched the first of what it says will be numerous advertisements targeting Democratic county executive candidate George Maragos, who assails party leaders frequently.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, and his hometown GOP chairman John Jay LaValle, whose Suffolk county committee will have the most votes at the party's nominating convention, disagree on who should run for governor, with Flanagan supporting state Sen. John DeFrancisco and LaValle endorsing Dutchess County Executive Marc Molcounty committee will have the most votes at the party's nominating convention, disagree on who should run for governor, with Flanagan supporting state Sen. John DeFrancisco and LaValle endorsing Dutchess County Executive Marc MolCounty Executive Marc Molinaro.

The statement evoked some criticism from Tom Dadey, who heads the Onondaga County republican party and was the first republican leader to back Turner rival Wendy Long's bid for the Senate.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services.

State Assembly Majority Leader, and Monroe County Democratic Party Chairman, Joe Morelle believes Rochester Mayor Tom Richards made the right choice for his family when he announced he was ending his campaign.

The rumor (or conspiracy theory) in Nassau County is that Republican Party Leaders, including Al D'Amato have more or less conceded the Senate race.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among otparty leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among otParty, among others.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services for pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Suffolk sheriff's department while golfing, gambling and politicking on countyCounty Conservative Party leader, was sentenced Tuesday to 2 years in prison following his conviction on federal charges of wire fraud and theft of government services for pocketing hundreds of thousands of dollars from the Suffolk sheriff's department while golfing, gambling and politicking on countycounty time.

Most of that money came from Erie County Democratic Party leaders, who poured cash into Cichon's campaign when late polls indicated the race had tightened, and that Cichon might be within reach of victory.

Bellone's praise of Sini, whom he appointed in 2015 to overhaul the scandal - plagued department, comes as Suffolk Democratic Party leaders mull over a roster of contenders interested in running for district attorney, including David Calone, a former county planning commission chairman.

County Leaders will be prevented from unilaterally controlling the party via proxy voting and will not be able to stack the Executive Committee with human proxies to preserve their hold on power.

Edward Walsh, the former politically powerful Suffolk County Conservative Party leader, was sentenced to 2 years in prison, on Tuesday, June 21, 2017, for wire fraud and theft of government services.