Sentences with phrase «republican ran for mayor»

It's been widely reported in the press that the Erie County Republican Party is not happy with the prospect of having a Republican running for mayor in November.

The Rev. Michael Faulkner, a black Republican running for mayor of New York, brushed aside the more pointed rhetoric about race that has been heard at the Republican National Convention.

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In addition, the Democrats lost two members of their conference: Mark Schroeder's seat (145th AD) out in Western NY up for grabs, as the WNY Democrat (and thorn in Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's side) stepped down to run for Buffalo comptroller; and Republican - turned - Democrat Mike Spano (93rd AD) will be giving up his seat to start his new job as mayor of Yonkers.

Laura Lavine, the Republican candidate for Syracuse mayor, split with her local campaign manager, Danny Fitzpatrick, and is bringing in a consultant from New York City, Michael Lawler, who ran Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's 2014 gubernatorial bid.

Smith, a Democrat, is accused of trying to bribe Republican officials into letting him run for mayor on the GOP line last year by obtaining a Wilson - Pakula letter.

Smith, a Democrat and a former Senate majority leader, was arrested in 2013 on charges that he helped orchestrate a scheme to obtain a Wilson - Pakula waiver in order to run as a Republican in the race for mayor.

Andrea Catsimatidis has never held elected office, but she grew up around politics, thanks to her father, a Democrat - turned - Republican who regularly contributes to elected officials on both sides of the aisle, and has unsuccessfully run himself for mayor of NYC.

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, a Staten Island Republican, says she's weighing a run for mayor.

We know this because Doe Fund founder George McDonald, a Democrat - turned - Republican who is running for NYC mayor next year, tweeted a photo of the governor with said cake, and a message that he had «a wonderful time» celebrating with Cuomo last night.

At noon, Queens Republican Councilman Eric Ulrich, who considered — but decided against — a run for NYC mayor, will endorse Bob Dietl's run for that office, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

UPDATE: Buffalo - area bloggers and writers have been commenting about the anti-Grisanti machinations of «The Committee to Save the Eric County Republican Party» for a few months now, with multiple people connecting the «committee» to Matthew Ricchiazzi, a Cornell University graduate who ran a failed campaign for Buffalo mayor.

Bloomberg, before becoming an Independent in 2007, ran as a Republican for New York City mayor.

Nowadays, a billionaire Independent can buy the election and wouldn't even need a powerful Democratic house to bolster their ranks as the Republican party is so weak former police commissioner Ray Kelly, Marty Gold, and even Dan Halloran have been rumored to run for mayor.

As for Masterpole, the state party needed no help recognizing that she would support Masterpole over Republican Steve Kimatian, who ran against Miner for mayor in 2009 and chairs the Syracuse GOP committee.

Sergio Rodriguez isn't daunted by the odds of running for mayor as a Republican in a city where Democrats hold a seven - to - one enrollment edge.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

Rodriguez, a 32 - year old Marine veteran, quit his job as coordinator of Veterans and Military Affairs at Medaille College to launch what some consider a quixotic run for mayor in November because Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the city by more than seven to one.

However, he was outraised and outspent over the past six months by deep - pocketed developer Paul Massey, a political novice running as a Republican for mayor who raised $ 2.9 million.

Laura Lavine, the Republican candidate running to be the next Syracuse mayor, condemned the ACT for America's «America First» rally planned for next month.

Democratic businessman Adam Haber and Republican Flower Hill mayor Elaine Phillips are battling for the Nassau seat being vacated by Jack Martins, who is leaving the Senate to run for Congress.

Rudy Giuliani has begun to reach out to Republican bigwigs to talk up Joe Lhota's potential run for mayor, The Post has learned.

Malpass has been backed by Diana Taylor, the mayor's longtime girlfriend, who is a bigwig at Wolfensohn & Co. and was urged to run for the seat herself by national Republicans, as well as some well - known GOP names who gave money to his campaign.

Ognibene, as you'll recall, ran unsuccessfully for NYC mayor on the Conservative line in 2005 after Mayor Bloomberg successfully bounced him from the GOP primary (that was back when the mayor was still a Republican).

RNC Chairman Reince Priebus ripped into Bloomberg, calling the former mayor's potential presidential run a boon for the Republican Party.

Smith needed three of the counties to run on the Republican line for mayor.

The former mayor told the patriotic crowd — who raised big bucks at the Grand Hyatt for the families of fallen FBI, Secret Service, ICE and Border Patrol agents — that Catsimatidis was a worthy candidate who ran «an honorable race» in the Republican primary.

He ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2009 against Miner and chairs the city Republican committee.

Running for mayor of Buffalo on the Republican line has become a heavy lift.

Harlem pastor Calvin Butts says he's considering running for mayor — and would consider forming an alliance with the Republican Party against Mayor de Blasio.

The Republicans are not running a candidate for mayor but the Green Party is hold a primary between Bryan Jimenez and Dan Plaat.

But Sergio Rodriquez, running for mayor of Buffalo as a Republican, said in a televised interview taped March 18 that unnamed GOP operatives dangled a job offer in front of him as an enticement for bowing out of the campaign.

Malliotakis previously sued de Blasio to preserve IDNYC records, vowed she would fight for taxpayers who are against many of de Blasio's policies when she announced her run for mayor in the Republican primary and has asked for money to oust de Blasio.

Malpass also said that if, as expected, the «Stop de Blasio» line draws a large number of voters, its use will be extended citywide next year to back the Republican Party's candidate for mayor — assuming de Blasio is running for re-election.

(Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg also generously donated to the Republican committees when he ran for mayor on the G.O.P. line.)

Smith — who was named the leader for the Democrats after their historic takeover of the state senate for the first time in 43 years in 2008 — stunned his party and the political world last summer when he announced that he was considering a run for mayor as a Republican, according to the New York Post.

On the Republican side, real estate executive Paul Massey and Michel Faulkner, a Harlem minister and ex-New York Jet, have both announced their intention to run for mayor.

In December of that year, Mr. Smith — envisioning a run for mayor of New York City on the Republican ticket — abandoned the delegation he had once led and joined Mr. Klein's bipartisan coalition.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota has also been named as a possible Republican candidate for mayor, and has won the support of former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani should he decide to run.

City Councilman Eric Ulrich, a Republican from Queens who is considering mounting a challenge to Mayor Bill de Blasio, said Thursday he will make an announcement next week about whether or not he will run for mayor.

Rodriguez, a 32 - year old Marine veteran quit his job as coordinator of Veterans and Military Affairs at Medaille College to launch what some consider a Quixotic run for mayor in November because Democratic voters outnumber Republicans in the city by a more than seven to one.

-- Counting on Alex Penelas, the former mayor of Miami - Dade County, to step up and run for SD 36, where Republican Rene Garcia is term - limited.

It comes in the case against state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Queens), who stands accused of scheming with officials in New York City and Rockland County to raise funds for his one - time attempt to switch parties and run for mayor as a Republican.

The Bronx Republicans are led by Chairman Joseph Savino, who was arrested Tuesday for accepting cash bribes to support Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith's attempt to run for mayor as a Republican.

Catsimatidis last ran for mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2013, losing the Republican primary race to Joe Lhota.

He is accused of taking a $ 15,000 cash bribe in return for supporting Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith's bid to run for mayor as a Republican.

Businessman Roque «Rocky» De La Fuente, a California native, moved to New York in April to run for mayor as a Republican.

Also, amusingly, Smith — whose leadership four years ago was rendered embarrassingly ineffectual by his conference's defectors, and who is no longer in a meaningful leadership position — is now rumored to be flirting with a party switch, after having floated his own name to run for mayor of New York City next year as a Republican.

He is accused of taking a $ 25,000 bribe in return for supporting Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith's bid to run for mayor as a Republican.

Tabone, 46, is also an aide to Republican John Catsimatidis, the wealthy Gristedes owner who is running for mayor this fall, working on the campaign and as a lawyer in the real estate department of Red Apple Group since 2008.

When I read of state Sen. Malcolm Smith's interest in running for mayor as a Republican, Nena's «99 Red Balloons» played in my head: «99 red balloons / Floating in the summer sky / Panic bells — it's red alert.»