Sentences with phrase «republican businessman»

But Republican businessman David Perdue won the race with nearly 56 percent of the vote, beating Democrat Michelle Nunn, the CEO of a nonprofit.

Faced with the choice of endorsing the Republican businessman or the school - savvy Democrat, the Public Action Committee of the Indiana State Teacher's Association (ISTA) endorsed Waltz.

September 29, 2014 • Republican businessman Charlie Baker is beginning to inch ahead of Democrat Martha Coakley.

Republican businessman and reality - television star Donald Trump will be the United States» next president.

Nonetheless, he is sure to attract votes aligned with conservative and Tea Party agendas, and he is more battle - tested than Carl P. Paladino, the Republican businessman whom Mr. Cuomo easily defeated in 2010.

While the makeup of the state Senate remained unclear, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo coasted to victory over Republican businessman Carl Paladino, and Democrats Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand won their U.S. Senate seats with ease.

Republican businessman Harry Wilson's decision to not challenge Gov. Cuomo this year leaves the incumbent looking like the Harlem Globetrotters about to face another game with the Washington Generals.

In the end, Mr. Cuomo fell short of his own result in 2010, when he won over 62 percent of the vote against Carl P. Paladino, a Republican businessman from Buffalo.

The former mayor was in Chinatown to make a speech at a fund - raiser for Republican businessman Lester Chang, running in a special election for the seat of disgraced former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver.

Also on the ballot are Republican businessman Lester Chang and Green Party contender Dennis Levy, though both have a slim shot of winning in such a predominantly Democratic area.

(CNN)- Republican businessman Curt Clawson won Tuesday's special general election in Florida to replace embattled former Rep. Trey Radel.

(CNN)- Republican businessman Craig Huey has defeated Democratic California Secretary of State Debra Bowen for the second spot in the July special runoff election to replace former Democratic Rep. Jane Harman, according to updated vote results released Thursday.

Republican businessman and U.S. Senate candidate Mike Braun's campaign says claims by Congressman Todd Rokita that Rokita has always been a Donald Trump support are «fake news.»

For the state's fed - up voters, the choices are Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic state attorney general, and Carl Paladino, the Republican businessman from Buffalo.

Mr. Cuomo is planning an aggressive fundraising schedule through the end of the year as potential gubernatorial candidates — including a wealthy Republican businessman and a Democratic former Sex and the City star — weigh challenging him in 2018, according to an advisory his campaign sent supporters that was reviewed by The Wall Street Journal.

At the end of Day Four of counting, Bishop took the lead from his GOP challenger, Randy Altschuler, despite what Schneider described as the Republican businessman's «aggressive ballot challenge strategy designed to suppress Bishop's momentum.»

$ 227,000 in the Duluth, Minn., media market where Republican businessman Stewart Mills is challenging Democratic Rep. Rick Nolan to a rematch in the 8th District.

Mark Critz, a former aide to Mr. Murtha, defeated Tim Burns, a Republican businessman.

The campaign of the Republican businessman, who is challenging Democratic Rep. Bill Owens in NY - 21 this fall, released a web video of the candidate meeting a challenge put to him by his staff to name all 193 cities and towns located in the newly drawn North Country district.

Rep. Tim Bishop (D) won a rematch against Republican businessman Randy Altschuler.

Voters will choose between Ms. Niou, Ms. Cancel, Republican businessman Lester Chang and Green Party candidate Dennis Levy.

And the Republican businessman and former Navy SEAL said Sunday an Election Day loss wouldn't mean an end to his political career.

He defeated Republican businessman Matt Doheny by about 4,000 votes.

(He's the Republican businessman making a second attempt at ousting Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop on Long Island.

Voters will choose between longtime Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Markey and Republican businessman Gabriel Gomez in the June 25th special election.

Republican businessman Bob Turner released a TV ad Thursday, juxtaposing video of the burning World Trade Center with images of President Barack Obama.

«I am the only one who can make America truly great again,» the Republican businessman and reality television star declared in a statement.

Trichter worked for Harry Wilson, a Republican businessman who ran for comptroller in 2010 against DiNapoli and bowed out of the race for governor this year.

The Democrat - turned - Republican businessman's first spot of the special election campaign to fill the seat vacated by disgraced former Rep. Chris Lee will start airing on cable and broadcast stations in the Buffalo and Rochester media markets tomorrow, accorsing to Davis» campaign.

In Kentucky, one of the few Southern states where Democrats still hold power, it's a tossup between a Republican businessman appealing to religious conservatives and a Democratic AG distancing himself from Obama.

(CNN)- Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, a longtime U.S. congressman, and Republican businessman and political newcomer Gabriel Gomez will face off in the Massachusetts Senate special election after winning their respective party nominations in Tuesday's primary, the Associated Press projected.

Big day in Kentucky: The state's banner gubernatorial race features Democratic Attorney General Jack Conway and Republican businessman Matt Bevin to replace outgoing Democratic Gov. Steven L. Beshear, who is term - limited.

Republican businessman Donald Trump, notably, has said he believes his donations have won him favors from politicians.

Other potential gubernatorial candidates in 2018 include Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a Republican; former Democratic state Sen. Terry Gipson of Rhinebeck; Democrat Stephanie Miner, the outgoing mayor of Syracuse; Republican businessman Harry Wilson; and Republican state Sen. John DeFrancisco of Syracuse.

The winner of the primary will face Republican businessman Wayne Liebnitzky in the general election.

The winner of the Soto - Grayson primary will face Republican businessman Wayne Liebnitzky.

Cancel will now face Republican businessman Lester Chang in the heavily Democratic district, which includes Chinatown, the Financial District, the Lower East Side and Battery Park City.

Republican businessman Harry Wilson's decision to not challenge Gov. Cuomo this year leaves the incumbent looking like the Harlem Globetrotters about...

A showdown between state Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck) and retired Republican businessman Bob Turner was set in motion after then - U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner began a fall from grace when he lied about sending a lewd photograph of his crotch to his followers on Twitter.

Republican businessman Mark Greenberg will make a third run for Congress in Connecticut's 5th District, the Hartford Courant is reporting.

(CNN)- Democratic incumbent Earl Ray Tomblin defeated Republican businessman Bill Maloney in a re-match to win a four - year term as West Virginia's governor.

Faso, a former Assembly minority leader, is running for the seat alongside fellow Republican businessman Andrew Heaney, a businessman from Millbrook.

Republican businessman Rick Allen prevailed over another Southern Democrat, five - term Rep. John Barrow of Georgia.

But he also most recently worked with Harry Wilson, a Republican businessman who unsuccessfully ran for comptroller in 2010 against incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli.

After keeping mum for days about his plan to end his LG run and jump into the governor's race, Republican businessman M. Myers Mermel let loose with both barrels against Democratic gubernatorial contender, Andrew Cuomo, saying the AG should resign immediately because he is «responsible» for the Albany mess.

At the time, the Republican businessman pledged to quickly ramp up his operation, noting he had only recently officially joined the NY - 23 fray.

He also traveled to the Virgin Islands to provide aid for storm recovery in a plane provided by Republican businessman and donor John Catsimatidis.

He did not make a similar trip to help Randy Altschuler in NY - 1, although House Minority Whip Eric Cantor did swing by to help the Republican businessman raise campaign cash.

(The Democrats are investing heavily in the 121st AD race, where Stirpe is being challenged by Republican businessman Donald Miller).

A majority of political historians, I suspect, would say that his closest parallel is Wendell Willkie, another Democrat - turned - Republican businessman - turned - politician who improbably seized the GOP nomination in 1940.