Sentences with phrase «party nomination from»

Ben Walsh, who is not enrolled in a party, is waging a write - in campaign trying to wrest the Independence Party nomination from Republican candidate Laura Lavine.

Kingston Republican legislative candidate John Quigley is feeling bullish after winning the Independence Party nomination from Democrat Dave Donaldson last week.

Last week, Gothamist's Ross Barkan reported that Connor may be seeking the party nomination from Wright for the election that will determine who serves the remainder of Squadron's term.

Recall (briefly) how county legislator Rich Parete wrested both major - party nominations from town supervisor Mike Warren, only to learn well after the fact that they had caucused in the wrong place.

Not exact matches

While former secretary of state Hillary Clinton and U.S. Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders are expected to duke it out in an intensifying battle for the party nomination, themes of the weak economy and the struggles of the middle class are likely to take center stage.

The internal campaign emails from August 2015 reveal the difficulty Clinton had in appeasing both unions and environmentalists as she fought for her party's nomination ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

Though some Republicans, like Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, were quick to praise Tillerson's international business experience working with foreign governments, Tillerson's nomination was met with deep skepticism from both parties over his embodiment of the most contentious 2016 campaign issues: Trump's closeness with Russia, climate change skepticism, and potential business conflicts of interest.

But the opposition party has sometimes used the blue slip process to stonewall nominations and prevent the president from naming judges in their states.

As Clinton gets closer to securing her party's nomination, Democratic voters believe it is important that she throw a bone to her party's base; 52 percent of them said it is important for her to choose a liberal as her running mate, and 41 percent said that it was important for that person to be from outside of Washington, D.C.

Even after Mr. Singer's first choice, Senator Marco Rubio of Florida, dropped out of the race, Mr. Singer continued to fund efforts to block Mr. Trump from the party's nomination.

Donald John Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination here Thursday, completing a stunning rise from billionaire sideshow to standard bearer of a major American party.

Both Harris and Booker, who had together received about $ 15,000 from Pishevar, are seen as contenders for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination in 2020.

But he then drew opposition from some of the Democratic Party's most powerful members, particularly Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who held up his nomination for months.

Back to 2016, the Tories obviously felt some urgency to appoint a candidate and holding an open nomination process would have demonstrated that the PCs were a vibrant political organization and that they had learned a lesson from the rash of nomination scandals that bruised the party before the 2015 election.

Calgary - Hays: Former Libertarian Party of Canada leader Dennis Young also says he was unfairly disqualified from the Wildrose nomination in this sprawling south east Calgary constituency.

A third candidate, past - candidate Dave France called foul against his party after he was disqualified from the nomination at the last minute.

During the nomination race, Edmonton - McClung PC MLA David Xiao was disqualified from the contest by the Conservative Party National Council (Mr. Xiao was defeated in this month's provincial election).

The prospect of a shake - up in the Japanese political landscape increased when the center - left Democratic party — previously the main opposition to the LDP — announced it would not field any candidates in the election, freeing its representatives in the Japanese parliament to seek nominations from Ms. Koike's party.

More Boots: Former PC and Wildrose MLA Guy Boutilier resigned from Wood Buffalo Municipal Council this week and rejoined the PC Party, sparking rumours that he might challenge MLA Mike Allen for the nomination in Fort McMurray - Wood Buffalo.

Polarization took over, and by the time the Democratic Party (with the almost unanimous support of mainline liberal churchpeople) had reformed itself enough to take the presidential nomination from traditional liberals and bestow it on a more radical candidate, the crusade's tactics had doomed the movement to minority status.

The result is that the black alliance within the Democratic party is not with other racial minorities but with ideologically based groupings» feminists, gays, unions» who are now divorced from the values of the party's traditional base, not to mention those of the black public (Jesse Jackson, for example, flip - flopped on almost all these issues once he decided to run for the nomination).

In a statement personally signed by the presiding judge, Justice A. M. Liman, the court granted a restraining order on any member of the National Working Committee of the PDP who was removed from office by the Party's National Convention in Port Harcourt from receiving nominations and or submitting names to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as officers or candidates of the PDP in whatever capacity pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice brought by the Party.

Rick Santorum's departure from the GOP presidential race created an «anticlimactic» moment for Mitt Romney, but he now has a clear path to this party's nomination.

Clinton's campaign has received commitments from four Democratic state parties — including in the crucial proving ground of New Hampshire — to enter joint fund - raising agreements with the campaign just as the nomination battle is beginning.

House Speaker Paul Ryan definitively ruled out a bid for president this year, insisting that the party's choice should emerge from the group of candidates who pursued the GOP nomination.

Ramaphosa drew the majority of nominations from party branches scattered across the country.

If they were a few short on the nominations, I would like to see a few MPs from the centre of the party lending a nomination to get somebody in the race, even if their vote is going elsewhere.

No matter who wins the GOP nomination to challenge Governor Cuomo, Langworthy believes the party's running mate should come from Western New York.

In the likely event that Hillary Clinton secures the Democratic nomination by the end of May or early June, the task of uniting the party behind her will be much less onerous than that of whoever emerges from the GOP field.

In so doing, Lazio is basically conceding there will be a floor fight for the party's gubernatorial nomination — not a great development for a candidate who once believed he would have a lock on Row B (back after his main competition, Erie County Executive Chris Collins, who suffered from a persistent case of foot - in - mouth disease and decided not to run).

Mayer, a state assemblywoman from Yonkers, is running to fill the seat vacated in the chamber by Westchester County Executive George Latimer and secured the party's nomination earlier this month.

An endorsement from the labor - aligned party could be key as she seeks a Democratic nomination ahead of the vote on June 26.

The congress committee chairman, Senator Jonathan Zwingina, said elected officials of the party in the state who did not obtain nomination form from his panel, would be disqualified.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos announced Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016 that he has switched his registration from Republican to Democrat and will seek the party's nomination for county executive next year, stating that over time, he found that his values have become more aligned with the Democratic Pparty's nomination for county executive next year, stating that over time, he found that his values have become more aligned with the Democratic PartyParty.

Although Doheny won the Independence Party's nomination, he was later nominated for a state Supreme Court judgeship, which removed him from the ballot and allowed the Independence Party to endorse Stefanik.

After dabbling in politics for years as a hobbyist, he mounted a mad - as - hell tea party bid for the governorship in 2010, and stunned the New York GOP when he snatched the nomination away from an establishment stalwart.

James has also said that she's not seeking the Working Families Party nomination for attorney general, reportedly under pressure from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

And they are both widely seen as top contenders for their respective parties» nominations in 2016, and so consequently need to differentiate themselves not just from each other but from every other like - minded pol in America.

The veteran leftwinger has surprised observers by collecting 40 nominations from local parties, just eight less than the bookmakers» favourite, Andy Burnham.

We also know from the CLP nominations that Tessa Jowell's's pre-existing lead among the party establishment in London is by no means overwhelming.

Teachout in 2014 challenged Cuomo from the left, mounting an unlikely bid for the party's nomination with little name recognition.

Their appearances and quest for the Conservative Party nomination had an additional subplot; Dietl's controversial remarks on Mayor de Blasio's wife the night before, Massey's statement condemning those remarks and Dietl's demand for an apology from Massey.

Solomon withdrew from the race after failing to receive the party's nomination.

«What (Lazio) should expect from the state chairm as at least (that) there's a level playing field in being able to get the nomination,» Giuliani added, saying Cox could end up splitting the party if such a move were to take place.

Despite having no law enforcement experience, Mr. Boyle had received nominations from the G.O.P., Conservative, and Independence Parties, and was expected to get the Democratic nod as well.

The six candidates are seeking nominations from local Labour Parties between now and 24 June and information about their campaign can be found here.

In a compromise move, the NEC agreed to a proposal to cut the number of nominations a candidate needs to run from 15 % to 10 % of the party's MPs and MEPs.

Anyone wishing to apply would need 50 nominations from party members and would be required to pay a # 5,000 fee.

While James played it cool with her long - time allies in the party, Teachout, a party loyalist who recently stepped down from her position as treasurer for the Nixon campaign, has made her desire for the WFP nomination known.

The speech was of the red meat variety of the Conservative Party and comes as he faces a potential challenge from other Republican candidates for the gubernatorial nomination, including Carl Paladino, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, Rep. Chris Gibson and Rockland County Executive Ed Day.