Sentences with phrase «silver resigned his leadership post»

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Facing growing pressure to resign his leadership post, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for the first time publicly said «I'm sorry» for helping to cover up the Vito Lopez sexual harassment scandal.

The NYP and Fred Dicker's «Assembly Republican blocks coup effort against Sheldon Silver» item make one thing perfectly clear — Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R - Rensselaer), has had enough of Speaker Sheldon Silver and may provide the leadership necessary to force the soon to be federally indicted speaker to resign from his Assembly Speaker post.

They're taking their cues from the state GOP, which is using the scandal as a fund - raising tool and also has an on - line petition calling for Silver to resign his leadership post.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the arrest of Silver «a bad reflection on government» but would not say if he believes the embattled pol should resign his leadership post.

Heastie has been speaker for about six months, winning the leadership post after longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver was forced to resign after being charged by the federal government with corruption.

Silver was first elected in 1976, and served as speaker for two decades, before resigning his leadership post after he was arrested earlier this year.

Gov. Cuomo called the arrest of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver «a bad reflection on government» but would not say if he believes the embattled pol should resign his leadership post.

So far, few Democrats in the Assembly have called for Mr. Silver to resign his leadership post — but last night several newspapers reported that Mr. Silver would step back from his duties, while not resigning his post, and allow five veteran Democrats to run the chamber during critical budget negotiations.

Silver has since resigned his leadership post, but continues to represent the Lower East Side.

Silver, a Manhattan resident, resigned from his Senate leadership post after his arrest but retained his Assembly seat.

Some advocates and legislators have railed against Silver's influence for years, decrying the concentration of power of the «three men in a room,» of which Silver was one until he was indicted and resigned his leadership post.

Unlike many of his fellow Democrats, Mayor Bill de Blasio won't call on Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign his leadership post — but if somebody else does take over, he'd like it to be a New York City lawmaker.