Sentences with phrase «republican members of the county legislature»

The termination of Crist, 49, who has been a legislative liaison with the legislature's GOP majority for more than 20 years, followed a closed - door meeting late Friday by Republican members of the county legislature who agreed to authorize his termination, according to a person familiar with the matter.

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Members of Nassau County legislature's Republican majority called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to extend deadlines for homeowners seeking state disaster recovery funds to rebuilding their homes after superstorm Sandy.

Although the team is a diverse mix of Republicans, Democrats, business, religious and community leaders, the county legislature's GOP majority already has compiled a list of 14 transition members who gave a total of more than $ 60,000 to Curran's campaign.

But it's clear that Gregorius, as Democratic majority leader, is not enamored with a county legislature that has more members of his own party seated (13 - 10), yet is controlled by Republicans in league with a small Democratic breakaway faction that, together elected Democrat John Parete as its chair.

According to the sources, Schaffer agreed that Tom Cilmi, a Republican county legislator, will fill Boyle's seat if it opens up while Trish Bergin, a Republican member on town of Islip board and former News 12 reporter and Billy Joel's ex-girlfriend, will take Cilmi's spot on the county legislature.

Recall the heady days of 2005 - 06, when the Democrats, who hadn't elected a majority in the county legislature in almost 30 years under the Republican - controlled multi-member at - large system in effect since 1967, were touting single - member elections as the end - all and be-all to curing the ills (read, jail debacle) of county government.

Lazio has cast thousands of votes in Congress on everything from impeachment to prescription - drug benefits, but when asked to name one principled stand he's taken that's cost him politically, he has to reach all the way back to the eighteen - member Suffolk County legislature and a 1992 plan to raise sales taxes by half a cent that had been crafted by the Republican county executive, Bob GaCounty legislature and a 1992 plan to raise sales taxes by half a cent that had been crafted by the Republican county executive, Bob Gacounty executive, Bob Gaffney.

Republican Russell Roefs has 50 years of business experience, has represented Shandaken in the Ulster County legislature, is a 23 - year member of Rotary International, and served in Vietnam.