Sentences with phrase «republican congressional districts»

Then with a wry smile, he added: «79 percent of all wind power installations in the U.S. are in Republican Congressional districts,» such as Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas, North and South Dakota, and Iowa.

Finally, the state is trending Democratic even in Republican Congressional districts.

The ads from the group Americans Against Double Taxation will target 21 Republican congressional districts, including those in high - tax states impacted by the end of the deduction, including New Jersey, California and New York.

Collins is facing Rep. Kathy Hochul in one of the most Republican Congressional districts in New York.

«The 27th district is one of the most Republican Congressional districts in New York State, with a very pro-2nd Amendment constituency,» Collins campaign spokesman Bryan Piligra said.

Republicans turned their new state legislative majorities into laboratories of right - wing extremism — attacking women's right to choose, busting unions, gerrymandering Republican congressional districts, and so much more.

The state Democratic Committee and Gov. Andrew Cuomo plan to target Republican congressional districts and state Senate districts in a campaign beginning tomorrow aimed at strengthening sexual harassment and abortion measures, a party official said.

The most Republican congressional district is Texas - 11, which is R +31.

The DCCC can certainly help McMurray with that, but in New York's most Republican congressional district, he will have to prove his campaign has real traction if he wants to get significant financial backing from the national Democrats.

In the most Republican Congressional district in New York, vulnerable Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul was tied with Republican challenger Chris Collins in a horse - race matchup, according to a new nonpartisan poll.

McMurray, the Grand Island supervisor, is waging an uphill campaign against the well - funded Collins in New York State's most Republican congressional district.

• Speaking of waves, Democrats will need a tsunami this year to take out Republican incumbent Chris Collins, who represents the most Republican congressional district in all of New York.

Not exact matches

Federal judges found more problems in Texas» voting rights laws, ruling that Republicans racially gerrymandered some congressional districts to weaken the growing electoral power of minorities, who former President Barack Obama set out to protect at the ballot box before leaving office.

The congressional districts that produce the most clean energy in the country are almost all Republican.

It will be the nation's first special congressional election since Trump's win, and Democrats view it as their best chance to flip the seat representing the heavily Republican 4th District in southern Kansas.

In some cases, the congressional districts were gerrymandered to pack high numbers of Democratic voters into just a few districts as a way to create a greater number of Republican - leaning seats.

Conroe is near Houston and in the congressional district of Republican Representative Kevin Brady, chairman of the House tax committee and a champion of restricting the SALT deduction.

Debbie Lesko, the Republican candidate in Arizona's Eighth Congressional District, is trying to attract supporters of President Trump.

Earlier this week, I reported on the upcoming special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, where Republican Rick Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb to fill Republican Tim Murphy's seat.

Republicans initially focused on the tax cut messaging in the recent special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, but by election day, they had pivoted to decrying so - called «sanctuary cities» after determining the tax message wasn't breaking through.

Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

The race for New York's 9th Congressional District has attracted national attention because polls give Republican candidate Robert Turner an edge, a potential sign of trouble for President Barack Obama and for the Democrats ahead of next year's election.

Since Falwell began supporting Republicans in Virginia, Democrats have won the state «s top offices twice and recaptured the congressional district that includes Lynchburg, Falwell «s home town, when that district formerly had been Republican for three decades.

The self - proclaimed «America's Rabbi» launched his bid for New Jersey's 9th Congressional district as a Republican, saying in a statement it was the first time a Republican rabbi has run for Congress.

* That «amusing» «We Are Hungry» video referenced by Miller, which went viral shortly after the passage of the HHFKA, was not the spontaneous outcry from students it purports to be; later news reports revealed that the video was conceived, and the lyrics written, by two adults, one a teacher and the other a school district employee, who then sent the video to their Republican Congressional representatives to show their support for the repeal of the HHFKA.

In prior Congressional sessions, House Republicans have tried to make it much harder for districts and schools to take advantage of the CEP by raising the qualifying 40 percent poverty threshold to 60 percent.

It's been a while since I've updated you regarding a push by the School Nutrition Association (SNA) and some Congressional Republicans to weaken school food nutrition standards by granting districts a one - year waiver from meeting those requirements.

However, instead of offering struggling school districts more resources like needed equipment, training and technical assistance, Congressional Republicans, prodded by the SNA and their cronies in the food and drink industry, decided to offer them a waiver.

The Post noted an interesting point in an article that also has a lot of details about election - eve operations — because of the time required to set up a significant turnout effort, the Republicans haven't had time to roll one out in congressional districts that have suddenly become vulnerable in the last few weeks.

It may sound cliché, but if Gates Republican Mark Assini wants to do something no one has been able to do in nearly 30 years — defeat veteran Democratic Rep. Louise Slaughter — he'll have to convince the voters of New York's 25th Congressional District they meet that definition.

Babinec is running in a three - person race for the 22nd congressional district in central New York, facing Republican Claudia Tenney and Democrat Kim Myers for the seat being vacated by Rep. Richard Hanna.

Democratic Ulster County Executive Mike Hein announced on Friday he will not run for the Hudson Valley congressional district being vacated next year by Republican Chris Gibson.

In 11 newly - drawn congressional districts in 11 seats, the enrollment difference between enrolled Democrats and Republicans is less than 40,000.

Likewise, if you apply too many demographic criteria (upper - income women in Texas Congressional District 5 who are aged 30 - 45, with children, are registered Republicans but who haven't voted in the past two elections), you can end up with target universes that are too small to be useful, a great example of diminishing marginal returns.

For the third time, Republican Mark Assini plans to challenge veteran Democratic Congresswoman Louise Slaughter in New York's 25th Congressional District.

The state Democratic Committee on Sunday announced a push to register new voters in Republican - held congressional districts in New York.

Gillibrand also won a tough race, surprising political observers by ousting scandal - scarred Republican Rep. John Sweeney in what was then the GOP - dominated 20th Congressional District.

Another Democrat has announced plans to challenge Republican John Katko in New York's 24th Congressional District.

The gun control group Giffords signaled Friday it will become involved in the battleground 19th congressional district where Republican Rep. John Faso is seeking a second term.

The Erie County Republican Committee confirmed Wednesday Night that Kathy Weppner will announce her candidacy in New York's 26th Congressional District, Friday morning.

To quickly recap what happened — Senate Republicans and Assembly Democrats couldn't agree on a map for congressional districts.

Former Rep. Michael Grimm's campaign on Tuesday announced plans to take the Conservative Party ballot line from incumbent Republican Dan Donovan in the 11th congressional district.

Good point about Republicans states being more concentrated in states and Democrats more concentrated in congressional districts.

Notice how in congressional districts, the Democrats are most concentrated; while in states, the Republicans are.

Republican Rep. John Faso on Wednesday was endorsed by the state Conservative Party in his bid for a second term to a battleground congressional district in the Hudson Valley.

He lost in a Republican Primary to former Congressman Randy Kuhl in 2004 in the former 29th Congressional District.

And yet another candidate in the 19th congressional district is announcing plans to run for the seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

In the 19th congressional district, Republican Andrew Heaney, one of three GOP candidates vying for the nomination in the Hudson Valley battleground race, was the first to tie Democrat Zephyr Teachhout to the fundraising issues in the city.

Republican Randy Altschuler has just sent out a press release announcing that he has conceded the race for New York's 1st Congressional District to incumbent Democrat Tim Bishop.

Senate District 7: Republican incumbent Jack Martins is running for the congressional seat being vacated by Democratic Rep. Steve Israel in Nassau County.