Sentences with phrase «republican county leaders»

Mr. Smith, 57, is charged by the United States attorney's office for the Southern District with taking part in a scheme to bribe three Republican county leaders to agree to let him run as a Republican in the 2013 mayoral primary.

Federal prosecutors alleged that Mr. Smith, a Democrat, tried to bribe Republican county leaders in an unsuccessful attempt to allow him to run on the GOP ballot line.

Republican county leaders say they will weigh each candidate's platform and the strength of their campaign before they make their decision in the next few months.

Ms. Scozzafava, a state assemblywoman and former small - town mayor, was nominated to run in District 23 by Republican county leaders who quickly found their choice second - guessed by the party's conservative wing.

Mr. Goldin also said that Mr. Carrión, who would need the blessing of three of the five Republican county leaders to run on their line in the city, had been talking to individual chairmen regularly, and was to meet all of them Wednesday night.

In the last few weeks Polanco secured the support of all five Republican county leaders as well as the endorsement of the Reform Party of NYS and recently, the Independence Party.

ALBANY — With Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino winding up his first week as a declared gubernatorial candidate and Donald Trump scheduled to continue his quasi-campaign tonight in Syracuse, a majority of Republican county leaders remain uncommitted to either candidate, a Capital survey shows.

Two Republican county leaders who had previously back DeFrancisco, Fred Beardsley of Oswego County and Mike Sigler of Tompkins County, announced that they had changed their endorsements on Tuesday.

Republican county leaders in Suffolk, Rockland, Erie, Onondaga, Chemung, Oswego and Yates have called on Skelos to step down from his leadership post.

New York City's Republican county leaders are seeking to avoid a mayoral primary by uniting behind a single candidate in the coming weeks.

Due to election law, assuming he doesn't change his party registration in the next couple months, Mr. Smith needs the support of at least three of the city's five Republican county leaders in order to even wage a campaign as a Republican in 2013, which is certainly no easy task when other GOP notables are also considering throwing their hat into the ring.

He said he would be traveling to Monroe County this weekend, and was in Albany today to meet with Republican county leaders to discuss a run.

Still, local Republican county leaders who do not back Turner fear a primary will drain the resources of their candidates at the expense of boosting the freshman congressman to a statewide audience.

Celebrity cop and private investigator Bo Dietl botched his voter registration paperwork, and is seeking the necessary support of three of the city's five Republican county leaders to run on their party line.

Republican county leaders had hoped that they could rally around a single candidate and avoid the kind of primary that defined the 2013 race, one that they believe will only serve to strengthen the incumbent Democrat, Mayor Bill de Blasio, who already has a strong lead in fundraising and a distinct advantage in the city's lopsided 6 - to - 1 voter registration in favor of Democrats.

The agreement comes after Flanagan, a Long Island lawmaker, had pledged to upstate members and Republican county leaders, to enact SAFE Act in part to alleviate concerns he had supported the measure in 2013.

Republican county leaders are set to pick their candidate on Feb. 7.

Savino is one of the five Republican county leaders Smith would have had to win over in order to run for mayor on the Republican line because he is a Democrat.

In an email to Republican county leaders and in a Twitter thread, Molinaro said it's not the right time.

The source said there was a flood of voter registrations about 10 years ago that forced the board to hire temporary workers recommended by Democratic and Republican county leaders.

Bo Dietl was not mentioned by name during the meeting, and the general consensus was that Republican county leaders would not grant him a waiver to enter the primary, and would be a non-factor if he actively campaigned in the general election.

Republican county leaders rejected Dietl's request for a Wilson - Pakula in May.

Manhattan Republican leader Adele Malpass confirmed that she and the other Republican county leaders support Faulkner's move.

Republican county leaders in Brooklyn and Staten Island, who select their party's candidate in this special election, have settled on Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan.

For a citywide race like this, the five Republican county leaders (each borough is also a county) come together to decide whether to let Dietl, a non-Republican, run in the Republican primary.

-LSB-...] be able to run as a Republican for Mayor since Republican county leaders chose to deny him a Wilson - Pakula certificate.

ALBANY — A Republican county leader in New York's northernmost Congressional district said he and his counterparts already have a process to find their candidate, which shouldn't be upended by this week's announcement that Democratic incumbent congressman Bill Owens won't be seeking another term.

Bronx Republican county leader Michael Rendino (l) and former Election Commissioner Juan Carlos Polanco, Esq. (r)

The Bronx Republican County leader, Mike Rendino, who is also on Massey's Committee to Fill Vacancies, did not return a pair of messages seeking comment.

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Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announceCounty letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announceCounty Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcecounty budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announceCounty District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcecounty business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

The Thursday afternoon gathering with religious leaders, which is closed to reporters, is being organized by the Florence County Republican Party and the Florence County Tea Party, according to a copy of the invitation obtained by CNN.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, both Republicans who are exploring gubernatorial bids, are in discussions to form a ticket to challenge Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2018.

DeFrancisco faces Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and ex-Erie County Executive Joel Giambra for the Republican nomination.

Senate Republicans have balked at the measure and this afternoon Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, R - Nassau County, ruled out passing any minimum wage increase this legislative session in a brief question - and - answer session (he had previously hedged by saying he would only rule out passing Silver's bill).

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has told Republican officials he's running for governor as he won a straw poll of GOP leaders on Friday during a meeting in Saratoga Springs.

The WFP was also active in several races outside the five boroughs, including the Albany mayor's race, where City Treasurer Kathy Sheehan is poised to become the city's first female leader after defeating her primary opponent, former Councilman Corey Ellis; and Nassau County, where Tom Suozzi is one step closer to his effort to take back his old county executive post from Republican Ed Mangano after beating Adam Haber on TuCounty, where Tom Suozzi is one step closer to his effort to take back his old county executive post from Republican Ed Mangano after beating Adam Haber on Tucounty executive post from Republican Ed Mangano after beating Adam Haber on Tuesday.

Silver, who has been speaker since 1994 and is currently the longest - serving leader at the Capitol, also said he doesn't give much thought to breaking the record of former Speaker Oswald Heck, a Schenectady County Republican who was speaker from 1937 until his death in office in 1959.

«Everyone is trying to figure out how do we properly fund education and, by extension, how do we pay for everything,» said Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, a Republican from Suffolk County.

In recent weeks, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has slowly built support among New York Republicans, rolling out endorsements from the party's top state - level official (Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos) along with a wide array of current and former electeds, operatives and county GOP leaders.

The county has a significant Democrat - to - Republican enrollment advantage, but has been elected GOP leaders, including County Executive Rob Astorino, who won an upset victory over former Democratic Executive Andy Spano incounty has a significant Democrat - to - Republican enrollment advantage, but has been elected GOP leaders, including County Executive Rob Astorino, who won an upset victory over former Democratic Executive Andy Spano inCounty Executive Rob Astorino, who won an upset victory over former Democratic Executive Andy Spano in 2009.

A Siena College poll released on Saturday showed Kaminsky, a freshman assemblyman, trailing Republican Chris McGrath by 8 percentage points in the 9th Senate district special election to replace disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in a Nassau County seat.

Halloran, a Republican, was charged with taking more than $ 20,000 in payoffs from two undercover FBI operatives posing as corrupt developers in exchange for agreeing to funnel public cash to them and to help bribe Republican NYC county leaders to allow Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith, also of Queens, to run Row B in the party's mayoral primary.

One of the highest profile county Republican chairmen in New York State called on embattled State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos to step down on Wednesday.

Slaughter, apparently not satisfied with Brooks» response to Akin's comments, attacked the Monroe County Executive for «aligning herself with radical Republican leaders seeking to redefine rape and deny choice to women.»

Democratic hopeful Todd Kaminsky, meanwhile, opened up his sharpest criticism yet of McGrath, linking him to disgraced former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, the Republican who both men want to replace in the Nassau County district in an April 19 special election.

Democratic state Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky is reporting having $ 296,132 in cash on hand for the final push in the special election to replace Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in a Nassau County district.

Over the weekend, news broke (here on SoP) that county leaders were growing worried about a GOP primary and the possibility that the Conservatives would end up with a different candidate than the Republicans.

I intend to change the Republican Party as we have known it with the voluntary or forced resignation of previously identified RINO County Chairs like Vinny Reda, in Rockland County, as well as Dean Skelos as Majority Leader of the Senate and Brian Kolb as the Minority Leader of the Assembly.

Long landed the support of Essex County Republican Chairman Ron Jackson, but the bulk of her backers at this point are Conservative county leCounty Republican Chairman Ron Jackson, but the bulk of her backers at this point are Conservative county lecounty leaders.

He'll certainly meet with business leaders and people in the community,» said Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy.