Sentences with phrase «senate vacancy created»
Gillibrand gave up her House seat the two men are vying for to fill the Senate vacancy created when Hillary Clinton stepped down to serve as secretary of state.
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More recently, Bill Perkins» victory in a City Council special election created a vacancy in the State Senate, which was filled by Brian Benjamin, who won the Democratic nomination by virtue of a county committee vote.
The younger Cuomo will cross that threshold early next year — likely in January — when the state Senate is slated to vote on the governor's pick for the state Court of Appeals vacancy created by the departure of Judge Eugene Pigott, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.
A Democrat first appointed to the Senate in 2009 to fill the vacancy created by Hillary Clinton's nomination as secretary of state, Gillibrand has been considered a potential presidential candidate herself, though she has denied having an interest in running.
The next step will be full joint cooperation in winning the upcoming special elections to fill the Senate vacancies once they are created next year.»
Another possible vacancy in the state Senate will be created in November if Sen. George Latimer, who won a Democratic primary last night, manages to defeat incumbent Republican Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in Novembver.
In addition to the two Senate races, there was also a special election in the House of Representatives to fill a vacancy in the 115th District created when Democrat Steve Dargan of West Haven stepped down to take an appointment on the Board of Pardons and Paroles.
The departure creates two vacancies in the State Senate; Sen. Eric Adams, a Brooklyn Democrat, is resigning to become borough president.