Sentences with phrase «republican rick»

A Monmouth University poll found Democrat Conor Lamb leading Republican Rick Saccone by his most impressive margin yet.

April 9, 2018 • After eight years as Florida's governor, Republican Rick Scott announced Monday he's challenging incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson in the race for the U.S. Senate.

Syracuse, NY — In the 120th District, Democratic Assemblyman William Magnarelli easily survived an election challenge by Republican Rick Guy.

The Daily Record reports Republican Rick Blood resigned late Monday as deputy mayor of Mendham Township.

His active recruitment of Steve Levy, the Democratic executive of Suffolk County, to run for governor - after lifelong Republican Rick Lazio was already in the race - drove a wedge into the party that is sure to play out at the convention, which opens today.

Pennsylvania incumbent Republican Rick Santorum began his concession speech at 10 p.m..

One of the nation's most - watched gubernatorial contests is still too close to call, with incumbent Republican Rick Scott barely leading Democrat Charlie Crist.

When matched up against Republican Rick Lazio, Cuomo defeats Lazio in this hypothetical pairing, 67 % to 22 %.

Republican Rick Scott and Democrat Charlie Crist are deadlocked in an impossibly tight battle for Florida governor.

(CNN)- Republican Rick Lazio is dropping his bid for governor of New York, but he's not endorsing the man who beat him in the state's GOP primary.

The poll indicates that Cuomo leads Republican Rick Lazio, a former congressman, 58 percent to 26 percent in a hypothetical general election matchup, with Cuomo up 59 percent to 23 percent over GOP candidate Carl Paladino in a possible November showdown.

For instance, Republican Rick Lazio was nominated for a judgeship in 2010 after he lost the GOP primary to Carl Paladino in order to free up the Conservative Party line for the Buffalo businessman.

(CNN)- The first poll of New Yorkers conducted nearly entirely since Republican Rick Lazio dropped his bid for governor indicates that state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democrat's nominee, leads GOP nominee Carl Paladino 53 to 38 percent among likely voters, with eight percent undecided.

Florida's current governor, term - limited Republican Rick Scott, is mounting a challenge to Democratic Sen. Bill Nelson.

Republican Rick Perry, the former Texas governor, announced in 2013 that he would not be seeking re-election, leading to speculation that he might mount a second White House bid.

NEW YORK — Republican Rick Lazio said Thursday he is confident he will be the party's nominee for governor, and he bristled at the notion that delegates to the state GOP convention might allow a contested primary by voting to place rival Steve Levy on the ballot as well.

MT. LEBANON, Pa. — Democrat Conor Lamb, who has a razor - thin lead over Republican Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania's special congressional election, says he's confident he'll be the ultimate winner.

(CNN)- Florida gubernatorial candidates Democrat Alex Sink and Republican Rick Scott did not shy away from personal attacks or sharp - tongued remarks during Wednesday's debate.

CANONSBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania congressional race between Democrat Conor Lamb and Republican Rick Saccone remains too close to call, with local elections officials still counting absentee ballots late Tuesday.

-- A competitive race for the U.S. Senate likely pitting Democrat Bill Nelson against Republican Rick Scott.

If he receives the Democratic nomination, 71 % of the electorate would vote for him when up against Republican Rick Lazio.

The e-mails were aimed at fundraising around the gubernatorial race pitting Florida Democrat Charlie Crist against Republican Rick Scott.

Saratoga Springs public safety commissioner: Available data suggests Republican Rick Wirth has been the beneficiary of more super PAC money over the past month than any candidate in the state outside Suffolk County.

Republican Rick Lazio had raised about $ 637,000, and Democrat - turned - Republican Steve Levy had close to $ 4 million.

Much like a previous radio ad on this subject, this spot casts the race for governor as a two - person contest between «two major candidates» — Paladino and Cuomo — making no mention of the third contender, Republican Rick Lazio, whom Paladino must first defeat in a primary before facing off against the AG.

Boston, MA — Mass GOP Chairman Jennifer Nassour today announced Barney Keller is leaving his communications director position to serve on the gubernatorial committee of New York Republican Rick Lazio.

Skelos, who has endorsed fellow Republican Rick Lazio for governor, noted that all of the candidates — including Cuomo — have espoused fiscally conservative positions that the Senate GOP has long pushed, including a property tax cap, holding the line on taxes and a ban on borrowing to close the budget deficit.

Republican Rick Zaccaria has previously declared his campaign to run for the seat.

Democrat Conor Lamb clung to a thin lead in his closely watched race against Republican Rick Saccone in a Pennsylvania congressional district that Trump easily carried in 2016, and the New York Times declared him the winner, though some ballots remain to be counted and the GOP is considering legal action.

As teachers returned today to a high school where a shooter killed 17 people, Florida's governor, Republican Rick Scott, proposed banning the sale of firearms to anyone younger than 21 as part of a three - point plan to prevent gun violence.

The Conservatives will gather on May 28 at the Sheraton, and, assuming their executive committee's March endorsement holds, vote to back Republican Rick Lazio for governor.

Even as Republican Rick Saccone and Democrat Conor Lamb have fought over...

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.

The governor's race in Florida allows us to compare two governors against our Top States rankings: Republican Rick Scott, who is seeking a second term, and Republican - turned - Democrat Charlie Crist, who is seeking to win the office back.

He also has a better than 2 - 1 ratio edge in the polls over Republicans Rick Lazio and Carl Paladino and a far bigger campaign fund than either of them.

Last year, for example, Iowa's Republican Governor Terry Branstad lobbied for an extension of federal renewable energy tax credits, and along with five other U.S. governors, including Republicans Rick Snyder of Michigan and Brian Sandoval of Nevada, he signed an accord with Chinese leaders pledging to promote clean energy development.

Not exact matches

Former Republican U.S. presidential candidate and former Texas Governor Rick Perry takes the stage to speak.

But Trump has largely ignored the issue, essentially leaving it to Republican Florida Gov. Rick Scott to handle.

And why not, said Republican operative Rick Tyler, who said these opportunities come with the territory.

The Trump administration has already granted an exemption to Florida based on the impact offshore drilling would have to the state's crucial tourism industry after Zinke met with Republican Gov. Rick Scott.

Over the weekend, Rick Santorum, a former Pennsylvania senator and Republican who previously ran for president, suggested that student protestors should learn CPR instead of pushing for stricter gun control laws.

In attendance were Republican presidential candidates Mitt Romney and Rick Perry as well as Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus.

Those skills paid off handsomely for the first - term Republican this week as Governor Rick Snyder signed into law bills co-sponsored by Colbeck that ban mandatory union membership, making Michigan the nation's 24th right - to - work state.

Republican Governor Rick Snyder has vowed to sign them into law.

Opponents also could try to force recall elections of Republican lawmakers who voted for the laws, or of Republican Governor Rick Snyder.

Under Republican Gov. Rick Perry, Texas has actively chased economic - development projects, closing deals by writing big checks from the Texas Enterprise Fund, a special pot doled out largely at the governor's discretion.

Republican presidential candidates Rick Perry and Michelle Bachmann have both suggested that Washington should instead turn to the nearly half of American households that pay no federal income tax to raise revenue.

Rick Santorum shocked Republicans yesterday when he told a crowd in San Antonio that he'd rather see President Obama remain in the White House for another four years than witness a Romney presidency.

Rick Snyder, the outgoing Republican governor of Michigan, added his voice last month to those calling for NAFTA to be spared: «We wouldn't want to see NAFTA collapse or go away.»

Down in Florida, meanwhile, sitting Republican governor Rick Scott, formerly CEO of Columbia Hospital Corporation, won reelection with just 48 % of the vote.