Sentences with phrase «sr. is the majority leader»

McCoy is a Sheehan ally, while Commisso Jr.'s father Frank Commisso Sr. is the majority leader of the county Legislature.

Commisso, whose father Frank Commisso Sr. is the majority leader of the Albany County Legislature and a longtime Democrat, has represented the 15th Ward since 2010.

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James Akinjo (Salesian - Richmond, Sr.), 6 - 1, Guard WHAT HE DID: The University of Connecticut - bound playmaker was the unquestioned leader on a 30 - 2 Pride team which spent the majority of the season as NorCal's No. 1 - ranked team.

(Recall that Diaz Sr. is the most outspoken defended of another Bronx Democrat, Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who insists the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo, is on a political witch hunt against him).

Efrain Gonzalez in a primary), the two have been close allies, with Diaz Sr. emerging as the most outspoken defender of the controversial majority leader.

Haile Rivera, a Bronx activist who worked on Espada's campaign, is floating Sen Ruben Diaz Sr. as the next majority leader.

Paterson was referring to Skelos» insistence that his conference will continue to vote in a block against the extenders, even though two Democrats — Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr. — have said they won't vote «yes» any longer, essentially leaving the majority without sufficient support to pass anything and threatening a sMajority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and Ruben Diaz Sr. — have said they won't vote «yes» any longer, essentially leaving the majority without sufficient support to pass anything and threatening a smajority without sufficient support to pass anything and threatening a shutdown.

The effort to oust Epsada is considerably more robust than the push against Diaz Sr., with AG Andrew Cuomo and the state Democratic Party among the majority leader's detractors.

«This is not the first time that people have come to us over the years and asked that something be pulled, and it gets pulled,» Majority Leader Frank Commisso Sr. said.

Though a Republican, he has been a generous campaign contributor over the years to the legislature's Democratic majority leader, Frank Commisso Sr., and also donated to the chairman's son, Frank Commisso Jr., in his unsuccessful bid for the Democratic nomination in Albany's mayoral race this year.

He's a longtime Sheehan critic whose dad, Frank Commisso Sr., is the longtime majority leader of the Albany County Legislature.

Ideally, Sampson needs a No. 2 who's an upstater (remember that the conference lost two upstate members, Darrel Aubertine and Antoine Thompson), an Hispanic (former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., love him or hate him, was the highest - ranking Latino leader in the Legislature — a point Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. likes to emphasize from time to time) and a Leader Pedro Espada Jr., love him or hate him, was the highest - ranking Latino leader in the Legislature — a point Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. likes to emphasize from time to time) and a leader in the Legislature — a point Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. likes to emphasize from time to time) and a woman.

I just got off the phone with Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., which is more or less like talking to Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. because the two Bronx Democrats are that close, and he told me in no uncertain terms that Espada has had a change of heart and will be in Albany within the hour — if not sooner.

I called Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. after seeing his comments to Jimmy Vielkind about the possibility of his support for a Republican Senate majority leader, and he confirmed he's «not committed to anybody» at the moment.

She defeated Commisso — who is the son of longtime county Legislature Majority Leader Frank Commisso Sr. and was on the Independence Party line — again in the general election, capturing over 70 percent of votes.

Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., who opposes same - sex marriage and who «pledged not to support anyone for majority leader who would not promise him - in writing - never to bring the bill that would legalize same - sex marriages to the floor» was asked by reporters, dodged questions about whether he thought same - sex marriage would come to the floor for a vote this year, saying only that he was «satisfied with whatever happens.»

Activist group Queer Rising is calling on amateur paparazzi to join them at a protest of New York State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr.'s fundraiser, thrown by Senate Majority leader John Sampson.

These parents were joined by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, State Senators Martin J. Golden, Ruben Diaz Sr. and Kevin Parker, and Assembly Member Crespo, who called on their colleagues to support charters» critical work educating high - need students.

Majority Leader Frank Commisso Sr. also did not include one relative working for the county, his daughter - in - law Brittany Commisso, who works in the county Attorney's Office and is married to Councilman Frank Commisso Jr..

Golden's bill, which will be submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, is co-sponsored by Deputy Majority Leader Tom Libous of Binghamton and Bronx Democrat Ruben Diaz Sr., a Pentecostal minister who has been the chamber's most vocal opponent of same - sex marriage.