Sentences with phrase «republican committee positions»

Numerous senior sources inside the Republican Party hierarchy tell Rockland Voice that many of the petitions collected for Clarkstown Republican Committee positions handed in by Legislator Sparaco have discrepancies of such a serious nature that they are being reviewed and have been referred to the Rockland County D.A. and the U.S. Attorney of the Southern District of New York for examination.

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Cohen didn't follow Trump to the White House after the election, instead leveraging his influence to include a partnership with a Washington law firm and a senior position with the Republican National Committee's finance team.

He has held positions in organizations such as the House Republican Conference Committee...

Goldwater also had laid the groundwork for his presidential campaign by chairing the National Republican Senatorial Committee, a position that allowed him to travel the country and cultivate ties with like - minded candidates.

An imbroglio over cash stipends for state senators with committee leadership positions veered into the legal weeds as attorneys for mainline Democrats and the Senate's top Republican offered differing opinions on the legality of the payments.

The other really significant position in the upper house is Senate Finance Committee chair, which is currently occupied by Sen. John DeFrancisco, a Syracuse - area Republican.

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.

Washington (CNN) Steve Wynn has resigned from his position as finance chairman for the Republican National Committee amid controversy over sexual misconduct allegations.

The bloodletting actually began late last week, when Flanagan stripped four IDC members of their committee chair positions and replaced them with Republican senators.

«He currently serves as the Co-Chairman of the NYS GOP's Finance Committee and is uniquely positioned through his numerous contacts to restore Wall Street's support of the Republican Party and the principles upon which it is based.»

«I am well positioned in seniority as a member of the Assembly Rules, and Ways & Means Committees and as a leader in the Assembly Republican Conference, and I will continue the fight in Albany for the people of my district.»

«It is a high - profile position and gets a lot of media attention,» Douglas A. Colety, chairman of the Westchester County Republican Committee, said.

It was known in town circles that Quigley took issue with the town Republican committee over filling the vacancy for town clerk after Jason Cosenza resigned earlier this year to take a position as a corrections officer with the sheriff's department.

The IDC's deal with the Republicans has enabled its members to hold committee chairmanships and to obtain the special salary stipends that come with those positions.

But the state Republican Committee hasn't yet taken a formal position on hydrofracking.

Before assuming his current position as town supervisor of Schoharie in 2015, he became the vice chair of the county's Republican Committee, and advanced to the chairmanship last year.

Her refusal to take a stand on Cuomo's order prompted the National Republican Congressional Committee to blast Teachout's position as «shameful,» contending she was failing «to say whether she supports an effort to destroy the Israeli economy in the name of Palestine.»

Young, who chairs the senate's housing committee, was tapped to be the chair of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee in August 2013, inheriting the position from deputy majority leader Tocommittee, was tapped to be the chair of the Senate Republican Campaign Committee in August 2013, inheriting the position from deputy majority leader ToCommittee in August 2013, inheriting the position from deputy majority leader Tom Libous.

Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick, a Republican like Mahoney, is investigating allegations that her brother and sister were illegally given positions on the county Republican Committee to help lock up her choice of a family friend for the county Legislature.

Executive director of the House Republican Campaign Committee (in that position, he was the lead fundraiser).

Freshman Rep. Lee Zeldin has positioned himself as a foreign policy firebrand with his tough talk on taking out ISIS, but the Long Island Republican has skipped out from his assignment as a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, which is charged with dealing with national security foreign policy.

While a person probably won't get the nod for important committees or leadership positions while holding such views they are free to run for office under the Republican banner.

Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries won election last night to one of three co-chairmanship positions atop the Democratic delegation's Policy and Communications Committee — which will craft the minority party's platform in unified Republican Washington.

[27] Following the recommendation of Speaker John Boehner and Ways and Means Chairman David Camp the Republican Steering Committee voted to recommend Reed for the vacant position.

Nelson previously served a national political director for President George W. Bush's re-election race in 2004 and has also spent time in senior positions at the Republican National Committee and the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Tony Sinagra, an old hand at city politics who recently stepped down as chairman of Kingston's Republican Committee, said the problem was less with mayors handing out existing jobs to supporters, but with mayors creating new positions in city government as a means of increasing their patronage powers.

Matthew Veitch, a Republican member of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors and head of the Racing Committee, said the county will not take an official position on the casino amendment until after New York voters decide.

Chris Martin, a spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee, said Brindisi is failing to be consistent because his positions are too liberal to run on in his district.

An imbroglio over cash stipends for state senators with committee leadership positions veered into the legal weeds Monday as attorneys for mainline Democrats and the Senate's top Republican offered differing opinions on the legality of the payments.

First, it determined that VOTE / COPE Committee, which has attacked Republican Assemblyman Sean T. Hanna's positions on hydraulic fracturing, women's health and gun control, is actually the political arm of the teacher's union, New York State United Teacher.

(CNN)- Just days before the special election for a seat in New York's 20th congressional district, the National Republican Congressional Committee launched a web ad Friday targeting Democratic candidate Scott Murphy, invoking 9/11 to hammer him over his position on the death penalty.

The deal for the I.D.C. to dissolve could impact committee chairs as well since those positions are granted by Republicans led by State Senator John J. Flanagan of Long Island.

Ms. Giglio, Mr. Dunleavy and Mr. Walter met with county party leadership and the chairs and vice chairs of the Brookhaven, Riverhead and Southold town Republican committees Monday night to screen for the position, said Riverhead town GOP chairman John Galla.

and Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chairman Howard Dean, looked to recruit candidates even in heavily Republican districts, hoping to position themselves to ride a wave back to the majority.

Deborah N. Misir, a lawyer for Vincent Tabone, a former vice chairman of the Bronx Republican committee, said prosecutors had put defense lawyers in an untenable position by asking them to absorb the material in a weekend.

Washington (CNN)-- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is stepping up their attack on Republican Rep. Bill Cassidy by airing an ad that hits the Senate hopeful for his position on Medicare.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's first ad in the 24th Congressional District race labels Republican challenger John Katko a «rubber stamp» for House GOP leadership and attacks his positions on abortion and the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby birth control coverage decision.

Ensign was the head of the Republican Policy Committee, the fourth - ranking elected leadership position.

Members of a breakaway group of Democrats who voted with Republicans since 2011 but rejoined their conference in the state Senate this week have lost their committee - chair positions.

Ken Spain, communications director of the National Republican Congressional Committee, called Hoffman the «candidate best positioned and suited to protect Fort Drum and continue the legacy of John McHugh», adding that House Republican leaders have promised Hoffman a seat on the House Armed Services Committee.

Sparaco's troubles with the District Attorney began when he stepped over a critical legal line associated with the collection of petitions for positions to be voted on during a Rockland County Republican Party Committee election.

This governor, or the new one, could demand that every legislative office and committee, every department, division, agency and board lay off one person whose only or main reason for holding a position there is that he or she is a member of the party, either Democratic or Republican.

Sparaco who has worked to undermine Day, resigned in disgrace from the Republican Committee and was recently removed from his position as...

Resigning from the committee does not mean I have resigned my legislative position or quit being a Republican.

During this period Sparaco and Ballard apparently collected petitions for Republican Party positions that were not vacant in an unprecedented attempt to take over the Rockland County Republican Committee.

A House SS&T committee spokeswoman confirmed today that the House Republican Conference granted Palazzo a waiver from the rule that members of the Appropriations Committee may not serve on other committees and thus he retains his position on Hocommittee spokeswoman confirmed today that the House Republican Conference granted Palazzo a waiver from the rule that members of the Appropriations Committee may not serve on other committees and thus he retains his position on HoCommittee may not serve on other committees and thus he retains his position on House SS&T.

«This would cause Teddy Roosevelt to roll over in his grave if he knew what the Republican National Committee's position was in respect to our public lands.»

Democratic leaders have criticized House Speaker Philip Gunn, who recently announced plans to remove a Democrat from the Education Committee and fill the position with a Republican, who is a known charter school supporter.

Seventeen out of the 22 Republican members of the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology are climate deniers, a position that, as ClimateProgress notes, «dovetails with their open disregard for the EPA and the work it does.»

The change in tone from Vitter corresponds closely to his new perch as the top Republican on the Environment and Public Works Committee, a position he secured last year.