Sentences with phrase «republican run for governor this year»

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Latimer, a state senator, is running in what amounts to a key race this year given the incumbent, Republican Rob Astorino, is considering a second bid for governor in 2018.

DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican, is considering a run for governor next year and plans to make a decision before the start of 2018, he told Fred Dicker on his Talk - 1300 radio show earlier in the morning.

Trump says he is considering a Republican run for governor later this year against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Gareth Rhodes, who worked for the governor until 2015 before going to Harvard Law School, is preparing to return to the state — and NY - 19 — to run against Rep. John Faso, a Republican, next year.

Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, who is seeking to run for governor as an independent, is calling on his fellow Republicans in the state Senate to pass the Child Victims Act this year.

«With Donald Trump as president, it's no surprise Nicole Malliotakis has emerged as the Republican candidate to take on Mayor de Blasio — after all, it was only four years ago she talked to Trump about running for Governor of New York,» the email states.

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.

DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican who has mulled a run for governor next year, mused that he would be open to amending the bill to grant auditors more investigative power.

Antonacci this week announced he would run for the seat held by Sen. John DeFrancisco, a Republican who plans to retire at the end of the year as he suspends his campaign for governor.

One of the more prominent Republican contenders to run for New York Governor against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo this year has decided he won't be a candidate after all.

Real - estate magnate and reality - show host Donald Trump told Fred Dicker on his Talk - 1300 radio show that it is a 50 - 50 chance he'll run for governor later this year, but he wants a unified Republican Party if he does so.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco's fellow Republicans (save for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Cuomo ally) weighed in on the possibility that he'll run for governor next year.

Astorino was the Republican nominee for governor in 2014 and is considering a second run statewide in 2018, but is also running for a third term as county executive this year.

He was elected as a Republican in 2009 and, as the article describes, he is thinking seriously about running for Governor this year as an independent.

Virginia Lieutenant Governor Bill Bolling, who was elected as a Republican in 2009, and who seriously considered running for Governor as an independent this year, now has some feelings of regret that he didn't run as an independent this year.

Christie had reportedly met with Astorino late last year to discuss a potential run for governor against Cuomo, a Democrat who the New Jersey Republican has had a publicly cordial relationship.

DeFrancisco is considering a run for governor in 2018 and, like many Republicans next year, will have to contend with Democrats trying to tie him to Trump and his unpredictable comments.

Ken Langone was the Republicans» twelfth biggest donor in 2014 with $ 40,000, but gave the governor $ 50,000 the previous year and later ran «Republicans for Cuomo.»

The outspoken conservative real estate developer from Buffalo is considering a run for governor next year on the Conservative Party line if the Republican Party, whose ticket he led in 2010, chooses someone Paladino deems too moderate.

Astorino, a Republican, said he will make a decision by the end of February about whether to run for governor this year.

In a federal lawsuit filed today, the party claimed that Rob Astorino, the Republican Westchester county executive and candidate for governor, threatened to «decapitate» party leadership in a bid to win the Independence Party's support as he ran for re-election in Westchester last year.

Brian Fitzherbert and Robert Turkavage are running on the Republican side, and politics blogger David Wildstein reports that Hirsh Singh, a Republican and a software engineer who ran for governor last year, will jump in the 2nd District race as well.

Comer ran for governor of Kentucky last year and lost the Republican primary by a scant 83 votes.

A new poll in California indicates that the Golden State governor's approval rating is soaring and that he's far ahead of his Republican challengers as he runs this year for an unprecedented fourth term in office.

Trump's final contribution to Republican George Pataki — his future 2016 presidential primary rival — was a $ 10,000 gift in 2000, two years before the Republican's third run for governor.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, a Republican who is considering a run for governor this year, said, too, that Cuomo should apologize for his «divisive» and «unacceptable» comments.

The former Columbia County assemblyman who was the Republican candidate for governor in 2006 and who also ran unsuccessfully for comptroller in 2002, said he believes a primary this year helps Republicans.

ALBANY — Republican Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro will not run for governor this year.

In a shot directly at Mayor Bill de Blasio, the state Senate Republicans on Friday quietly introduced a bill that would extend New York city mayoral control over the schools for just a year while at the same time giving the governor a role in how the city system is run.

Marcus Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive who's considering running for governor in two years, met with Onondaga County Republican Committee leaders today as he tries to build name recognition throughout the state.

Molinaro, a Republican who is mulling a run for governor next year, did not question the push to share services, but suggested the effort was meant to «scapegoat» local leaders.

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.

A lengthy open letter to Republican Chairman Ed Cox from 2010 gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino strongly indicated the Buffalo businessman will run for governor if Donald Trump isn't the GOP standard bearer this year against Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Keep in mind that Cuomo has been expressing support for using taxpayer dollars to fund campaigns for years now — at least since he was running for governor in 2010 — but has not yet expended significant political capital to actually achieve that goal the way he did with similarly controversial issues like same - sex marriage (a supposed non-starter with the Senate Republicans) and Tier 6 (particularly unpopular with Democrats in both houses).

The jobs agenda from the state Republicans comes as the GOP is publicly trying to woo Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to run for governor against Demcorat Andrew Cuomo next year.

Top political advisers to John Kasich have formed a nonprofit organization that will promote themes the Ohio governor pushed during his unsuccessful run for last year's Republican presidential nomination.

Notable among those in attendance at the bridge opening was Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the 2014 Republican candidate for governor who is considering a second run against Cuomo next year.

Vanderhoef, a Republican who ran unsuccessfully for lieutenant governor as John Faso's running mate in 2006, recently announced he won't seek a fifth four year term in 2013.

Republican Rockland County Executive Ed Day, who won re-election to a second term as county exec earlier this month, won't be challenging Cuomo next year, but might run for governor in 2022.

LG Kathy Hochul said she plans to run for re-election this year and dismissed the notion that she would instead challenge Republican Rep. Chris Collins as «political fodder of the chattering class,» but she refused to say whether the governor has actually asked her to be his running mate again.

On Friday, Mr. Cuomo went to the Buffalo area for a rally for Mark Poloncarz, who is challenging the Erie County executive, Chris Collins, a Republican who considered running for governor last year and could be a rival for Mr. Cuomo in 2014.

The current county executive is, of course, Republican Chris Collins, who himself passed up an opportunity to run for higher office (governor) last year after a number of verbal gaffes hampered his ability to gain traction for a statewide bid.

is up for re-election next November — New Hampshire governors have to run every two years — it's hard to imagine him being a prime target for national Republicans.

In a year where it seems Republican governor's are running for US Senate seats, I think George Pataki will enter the race against Senator Gillbrand.

Some Republicans were hoping he would run for governor that year, but Trump had other plans.

Levy, the Suffolk County executive who won by a wide margin as a Democrat, switched to the Republican party this year to make a run for governor.

Two former members are also running for Arkansas governor this year, Democrat Mike Ross and Republican Asa Hutchinson.

Wilson is among a handful of Republicans considering running for governor next year, including Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.

In Westchester County, Democratic state Sen. George Latimer is challenging Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP candidate for governor who is believed to be considering a second run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year.

The Republican race for the gubernatorial nomination is a potentially crowded one next year: The party's 2014 nominee Rob Astorino is expected to run and businessman Harry Wilson, a 2010 candidate for state comptroller, is also weighing a campaign for governor.