Sentences with phrase «senate seat occupied»

This was the Minnesota Senate seat occupied by Norman Coleman.

In December 2008, Kennedy expressed interest in the United States Senate seat occupied by Hillary Clinton, who had been selected to become Secretary of State.

Not exact matches

In Washington, D.C., women occupy 19.4 percent of congressional seats and 21 percent of Senate seats.

While Republicans hold only a slim majority in the U.S. Senate, Democrats occupy most of the seats up for election in two years.

State Sen. Kevin de León, D - Los Angeles, the former Senate President Pro tempore, and numerous lesser known candidates are challenging U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D - California, for the seat she has occupied since 1992.

Mr. Stites said «no decision has in fact been made» and added Mr. Halloran is also considering running for the 11th District State Senate seat formerly occupied by Republican Frank Padavan.

One strategy for Democrats to win back the majority in the chamber has been through Long Island where they are currently running Todd Kaminsky to fill the seat once occupied by former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Don Stenberg, the current Nebraska State Treasurer, announced Tuesday that he intends to run for the Senate seat currently occupied by Nelson.

Killian announced that she plans to seek the New York state Senate seat for the 37th District currently occupied by Latimer, a Democrat, at a Rye City Republican -LSB-...]

Killian announced that she plans to seek the New York state Senate seat for the 37th District currently occupied by Latimer, a Democrat, at a Rye City Republican Committee meeting last month, the Review has learned.

ALBANY — The number of women serving in New York's Legislature will hit a record high in January, with women occupying 55 of the 213 seats in the Senate and Assembly.

The GOP occupies 31 Senate seats, not enough for outright control.

Marisol Alcantara will occupy the seat Espaillat vacated in the Senate, and Carmen de la Rosa will take over the seat Linares once held seat in the Assembly.

Meanwhile, the GOP occupies 31 Senate seats, not enough for outright control.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo today announced his second general election endorsement of a state Senate Democratic candidate, issuing a statement of support for Justin Wagner, who is making his second attempt at winning the Hudson Valley seat currently occupied by GOP Sen. Greg Ball.

The number of women serving in New York's Legislature will hit a record high in January, with women occupying 55 of the 213 seats in the Senate and Assembly.

Among consideration are his old state Senate seat and the 19th congressional district post, currently occupied by Republican Chris Gibson, who recently announced he would not seek re-election in 2016.

But that was mainly because Specter is such a familiar and prominent presence in Washington, having occupied his Senate seat for 30 long years.

Castaldi receives boot from Conservative line due to her legal marriage to another female The New York State Conservative Party has booted Republican Janice Castaldi from a possible Conservative Party endorsement in Rockland and Westchester Counties for the State Senate seat currently occupied by Senator David Carlucci.

While there's been no shortage of talk about the candidates running in the 33rd State Senate District — the seat currently occupied by Pedro Espada, Jr. — we thought we'd provide a rundown of who's competing in myriad other local races.

The New York State Conservative Party has booted Republican Janice Castaldi from a possible Conservative Party endorsement in Rockland and Westchester Counties for the State Senate seat currently occupied by Senator David Carlucci.

The Hillsborough Republican has ruled out a statewide bid for Chief Financial Officer, leaving him two options should he wish to continue his political career: run for the congressional seat occupied by the retiring Dennis Ross or seek re-election to the state Senate.

A victory in the race to fill the seat Latimer formerly occupied is at the center of a deal proposed by Democratic party leaders to reunify their members in the Senate.

With Adriano Espaillat vacating the State Senate after three terms, the race to occupy the district's open seat features a diverse group of candidates.

The seat is currently occupied by Sen. Roland Burris, D - Illinois, who decided to not seek his own six - year Senate term.

Just 31 of 63 Senate seats are occupied by Republican lawmakers.

Peralta was elected to the Senate last year in a special election for the seat previously occupied by Hiram Monserrate, who was expelled from the body after being convicted of misdemeanor assault for slashing his girlfriend, Karla Giraldo, in the face with a glass.

The Senate Republicans, who occupy 32 of the Senate's 62 seats, have now made official their position that the issue should be dealt with by amending the state consitution — a process that wouldn't be completed in time to affect next year's round of redistricting.

UPTOWN — Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's chief of staff announced that he's running for a state senate seat once occupied by his boss for more than a decade.

Another problem the GOP faces: Recent polls have shown that Democrats are slightly more forgiving than Republicans when it comes to re-electing incumbent state lawmakers, although the overall numbers don't look good for members of either party currently occupying seats in the Senate and Assembly.

Blagojevich, a two - term Democrat, resigned in January 2009 amid accusations that he had attempted to sell the U.S. Senate seat that had been occupied by newly elected President Barack Obama.

There was just one hitch: two Senate seats that had previously been occupied by Democrats will be decided on Tuesday in special elections.

While delivering a protest letter to the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode at the Lagos House in Alausa for onward transmission to President Muhammadu Buhari, leader of the group, Mrs. Anike Adekanye said with the development, Melaye had exhibited convincingly that he lacked the «poise, panache, fitness and minimum character to occupy a seat among sane, revered and distinguished men and women in the hallowed chamber of the sacrosanct Nigeria Senate.»

The other Senate seat for Missouri is occupied by a Republican, Roy Blunt.

I would like to introduce you to California Attorney General Kamala Harris, who is running for the U.S. Senate and hoping to take the seat occupied by Barbara «Don't Call Me Ma'am» Boxer.

There's been a long history of Lawyers occupying Senate seats and more lately some prominent former journalists have gained popular notoriety as Ottawa Senators — not the ones who play hockey, of course, because in the NHL when the referee wants you to go to the penalty box, you go!