Sentences with phrase «senate seat held»

Morales is the modern - day David who left his teaching job a year ago to campaign full - time for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican stalwart Phil Gramm.

Kirsten Gillibrand and Harold Ford Jr. are improbable rivals for the U.S. Senate seat held only recently by Hillary Clinton.

Newark, Delaware (CNN)- A feisty Christine O'Donnell attacked her Democratic opponent but also stumbled in Wednesday's debate with Chris Coons in their election battle for Delaware's U.S. Senate seat held for nearly four decades by Vice President Joe Biden.

On March 16, 2010, DioGuardi announced at Grand Central Terminal in New York City that he was seeking the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by incumbent Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

The Senate selection marks the first Republican primary from a convention that could yield more: the party lines for governor, the Senate seat held by Kirsten Gillibrand and attorney general.

Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Chris Coons (D).

She is hoping Berntsen will pull off an upset in the style of Sen. Scott Brown, who won the Massachusetts Senate seat held by Ted Kennedy.

Dallet's victory follows a surprising Democratic win in January in a special election for a state Senate seat held by Republicans for 17 years — an outcome that Walker then said was a «wake - up call» for his party.

Incumbent: The election was held to fill the Class 2 Senate seat held by Jeff Sessions (R).

Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Susan Collins (R).

The Sierra Club, meanwhile, pledged to push Jackson's candidacy for the Senate seat held by Adriano Espaillat, who is running for Congress.

McGrath this month was picked by Nassau County Republicans to fill the vacant Senate seat held by former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted on corruption alongside his son Adam in December.

Republican Chele Farley on Thursday formally entered the race for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand.

Democrat James Skoufis on Thursday said he is «seriously considering» a run for the state Senate seat held by Republican Bill Larkin.

De Leon, who is running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Dianne Feinstein, said the Legislature «won't tolerate abuse of power and a pattern of behavior that violates our harassment standards.»

HELENA — John Morrison and Jon Tester are running neck - and - neck in their race for the June 7 Democratic nomination for the U.S. Senate seat held by Republican Conrad Burns, a Lee Newspapers poll taken last week shows.

Again if you don't vote, you don't have the right to complain and we all want to be able to complain, so you should vote,» Cuomo told reporters, after casting his ballot in a democratic primary for the state Senate seat held by Terrence Murphy, a Republican.

Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Tim Johnson (D).

Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Saxby Chambliss (R).

Brian Benjamin, a real estate developer and former organizer and fundraiser for President Obama, has formed a campaign committee for the state Senate seat held by Bill Perkins, who is campaigning in a crowded primary for retiring Rep. Charlie Rangel's seat.

Republican former Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs is nearing a decision on whether he will run for the state Senate seat held by Democrat Marc Panepinto, setting up a potentially key battleground race for control of the chamber.

Democratic Senate hopeful Justin Wagner on Thursday announced he received the support from 32BJ SEIU as he seeks the Senate seat held by outgoing Republican Sen. Greg Ball.

A near replica of the mailer is also being circulated downstate in the 40th Senate District aimed at Republican Terrence Murphy, who is seeking the Senate seat held by outgoing Republican Sen. Greg Ball.

Danks Burke is running for the Senate seat held by Republican Sen. Tom O'Mara in the Southern Tier region of the state.

Syracuse Common Councilor Jean Kessner continues collecting petition signatures for a possible Democratic primary run for the state Senate seat held by Dave Valesky (D - Oneida).

Michael Godlewski, a Democrat from Glenville and the first deputy Schenectady County attorney, is running for the 112th Assembly District seat held by Republican Assemblyman Jim Tedisco, who is running for the state Senate seat held by retiring GOP Sen. Hugh Farley.

Among the battleground Senate districts this year, Unshackle Upstate is backing Westchester County hopeful Julie Killian, who is running for the suburban Senate seat held by Democratic incumbent George Latimer.

In 2018, Democrats will be defending a U.S. Senate seat held by Tammy Baldwin and possibly trying to prevent Republican Gov. Scott Walker from winning a third term.

Pritzker, who was advising Blagojevich on filling the U.S. Senate seat held by Barack Obama, the nation's first black president, pitched the idea of picking Illinois Secretary of State Jesse White, in part because it «covers you on the African - American thing.»

He was recruited by Republicans in 2008 to run for the cross-state Senate seat held by then - Sen.

The Massachusetts Senate seat held by Elizabeth Warren.

Republican Chris McGrath, who lost his bid in April for the Senate seat held by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is calling for first passage of the amendment, which is mired in legislative gridlock in the Assembly and Senate.

Wendy Long, the Republican running for the U.S. Senate seat held by Democrat Chuck Schumer, tied herself even more closely to Donald Trump on Monday, cheering his proposed economic plan.

May 27, 2010: With the support of my family and friends, I am excited to announce my candidacy for the U.S. Senate seat held by Chuck Schumer.

Leibell decided to forgo seeking re-election to the Senate seat he held since 1994 to run for county executive instead.

Incumbent: The election filled the Senate seat held by Jeff Merkley (D).

Rep. Tammy Duckworth, D - Ill., on Monday received the endorsement of the SEIU Illinois State Council, a vote of confidence from labor leaders and a pool of manpower that should help her in the three - way Democratic primary for the Senate seat held by Republican Mark S. Kirk.

Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner has filed to run for the state Senate seat held by Republican Sen. Sue Serino, according to a state Board of Elections filing.

Assemblyman James Skoufis's decision to not run for the Senate seat held by Republican Bill Larkin is partially rooted in the belief the 88 - year - old lawmaker will seek another term.

Robert Jackson, a former city councilman from Manhattan, has already filed to run again for the state Senate seat held by IDC Sen. Marisol Alcantara.

The vacancies include six seats in the Democratic - controlled Assembly and the Senate seat held by Democrat Eric Adams, who is leaving the chamber to take ofice as the next Brooklyn borough president.

New York City political journalist Ross Barkan announced Tuesday is running for the state Senate seat held by Republican Sen. Martin Golden.

Republican Tom Basile on Tuesday released a fundraising email for a potential campaign for the state Senate seat held by Sen. Bill Larkin.

That shift benefits downstate, largely Democratic districts, at the expense of upstate senate seats held by GOP members, where the inmates were used to bolster population numbers in the primarily rural districts.

Ethics was a big part of Rivera's appeal — and at a recent Manhattan reelection fundraiser, he joked that all three of his predecessors in the Senate seat he holds ended up in jail.

Gillibrand said it includes the economy, education, health care reform, middle - class tax cuts, veterans» care, agriculture and, as a member of the Foreign Relations Committee, even oversight of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton - whose Senate seat she holds.

A special election in Westchester County is attracting an unusual amount of attention because the vote to fill a vacant state Senate seat holds significant sway over the power dynamic in Albany.

Not exact matches

Most analysts think the final bill will end up looking more like the Senate's version, since the GOP holds 52 seats in that chamber and therefore can afford only two defections to pass a tax bill along party lines.

Flipping the seat currently held by outgoing Flake could be instrumental in changing control of the Senate.

Republicans hold the Senate by the slimmest majority possible, at 51 to 49 seats, and losing even one or two seats could further hamper their ability to enact Trump's already slow - moving agenda.