Sentences with phrase «state senate since»

He currently serves in the Florida State Senate since his election in 2012.

The Republicans had held the majority of seats in the state Senate since 1965, then lost it by a narrow margin in 2008.

Senator Ihara has been in the State Senate since 1994, and has introduced similar bills many times in the past.

Stargel a has served in the state Senate since 2012 and has been noted for her strict conservatism in supporting abortion restrictions and her support of charter schools.

The Arizona State Senate has been a term - limited state Senate since Arizona passed Proposition 107 in 1992.

DeFrancisco, 66, of 401 Sedgwick Drive, has served in the NY State Senate since 1992.

The cast of characters is familiar: Pataki, the Republican governor newly elected to his third term; Joseph Bruno, the Republican leader of the state Senate since 1995; and Silver, who has led the Assembly since 1994.

Mr. Sampson has served in the State Senate since 1997, and until December, served as leader of the Senate Democratic Conference.

Diaz Sr. — who has served in the state Senate since 2002 covering Castle Hill, Longwood, Melrose, Morrisania, Parkchester, West Farms and Concourse Village — is well - known in The Bronx and was widely expected win.

An alliance between the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC), Felder, and the Senate Republicans had kept the GOP in control of the state Senate since 2013, despite Democrats often having a numerical majority.

The California State Senate has been a term - limited state Senate since California voters approved Proposition 140 in 1990.

Long Island has been without a Democratic member of the State Senate since Martins, then the mayor of Mineola, defeated Democrat Craig Johnson by 451 votes in 2010.

Dean Skelos has represented a portion of Nassau County on Long Island in the state Senate since he was elected in 1984.

According to Nickol's LinkedIn profile, he has worked for the state Senate since May 2008.

«It's a very, very big change,» says Ken Herman, a columnist at the Austin American - Statesman, who has covered the state senate since 1981.

The Arkansas State Senate has been a term - limited state senate since Arkansas voters approved the Arkansas Term Limits Initiative in 1992 as an initiated constitutional amendment.

Mr. LaValle has served in the New York State Senate since 1976.

Not exact matches

Every past nominee to get a roll call vote since at least the Carter administration received 85 or more yes votes in the Senate, with the exception of Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, who got 56.

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.

The New Mexico State Legislature and Governor King quickly passed Senate Joint Memorial 5, which stated, in part and with considerable exaggeration: «Whereas, despite New Mexico's long and rich chile history and prehistory, with solid archaeological evidence indicating the continuous use of both red and green chile since the time of Folsom Man some twelve thousand years ago [this is not true], we now find «Texas Man» claiming the noble chile as his; and whereas despite the facts, we hear boasting from east of the Pecos that «The Lone Star State» is the chili capital of the Southwest... and Texas chefs malign the noble «red and green» by blending it into a slurry of kidney beans and onions called chili; now, therefore, be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico that the Land of Enchantment bets the «whole enchilada» and its reputation as the Chile Capital of the World against the Lone Star State in the Mother of All Chile Wars Festival to be held May 29 - 31, 1993 at the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds.»

Of course the bill's doomed on the Senate floor, since Republicans would no doubt filibuster it out of existence, but that's not enough for the grandly - titled «Public Advocate of the United States,» one Eugene Delgaudio of Loudon County, Virginia.

Stewart - Cousins has been the leader of the Senate Democrats since 2012 and is the first woman to lead a legislative conference in the state Legislature.

An agreement that would unite Democrats in the state Senate is premature, since Republicans would still have the backing of Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco said on Friday in an interview.

«Through my first hard fought campaigns and since my election to the State Senate in 2002, we have worked together on advancing a common - sense progressive agenda,» the Manhattan Democrat writes.

The latest enrollment figures underscore the strain New York Republicans have been under to grow the party in a deep blue state, where the party has not won a statewide race since 2002 and could lose control of the state Senate, its last lever of statewide control in New York.

The Child Victims Act has been adopted in the Assembly four times in various forms since 2006, a statement from Markey's office said, but has never made it to the floor of the State Senate.

Since then, campaign finance filings show the committee gave $ 12,000 to the Clinton County Republican Committee; $ 6,800 to Little; $ 5,000 to support the failed 2006 campaign of Jeanine Pirro; $ 4,250 to the Republican State Committee; $ 3,500 to Senator Tom Libous, a Binghamton Republican; $ 2,509.31 for a «Faso Event» in the fall of 2006; $ 1,350 to the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee; $ 1,000 to Senator Steve Saland, a Hudson Valley Republican; $ 1,000 to the Republican Senate Campaign Committee; $ 1,000 to Clinton County Legislator Paul Maroun; $ 1,000 to Judge Thomas Mercure; $ 800 to Assemblywoman Janet Duprey; $ 5,000 to the Empire Leadership Council and $ 7,750 to various charitable and not - for - profit groups including the American Cancer Society and March of Dimes.

Democratic Senate candidate Richard Painter sent out a tweet on Wednesday asking what the point of the Revolutionary War with Britain was since the United States now has a president «guilty of treason» and doesn't have a single - payer health care system.

But though he has been in the public eye since he was elected to the State Senate in 1998, the progressive Jewish Democrat from Manhattan's Upper West Side has always been more or less a background player, and something of a cipher.

The race is set for a New York state Senate seat left vacant since January 1, when Democrat George Latimer took office as Westchester County Executive.

Incumbent Ken LaValle, 73, has held the 1st District state Senate seat since 1977, having been elected in November 1976.

The conflict is over a state Senate seat vacant since March 2, when longtime Juneau Democratic Sen. Kim Elton resigned for a job in the Obama administration.

Diaz, a former state senator, got at least another $ 13,700 in industry donations to his Senate campaigns since 2002.

State Senate Democrats have reaped $ 85,000 in election - year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public emploState Senate Democrats have reaped $ 85,000 in election - year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public emplostate teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public employees.

While Boyle says he might still run for Sheriff as a Democrat (the Democratic County leadership would have to give him permission), State Republicans are breathing a momentary sigh of relief since they might not have to fight a special election for his swing Senate seat.

Since Daniel Squadron announced his resignation from the New York State Senate last week, there has been a lot of conversation about «County Committee.»

Tedisco was the first author of the Property Tax Cap, which put a lid on out of control tax hikes and has saved taxpayers $ 15.3 billion statewide and residents of the 49th State Senate District $ 344.5 million since its implementation.

The assumption was that the state Senate would eventually just come on board since they had no alternative to mayoral control and most of the Senate Republicans do not hail from New York City anyway.

The state Senate has passed versions of this bill almost annually since 2012, but the state Assembly has never voted on it.

Chiavacci Farley faces an uphill climb: no Republican has won statewide office in the Empire State since 2002, and New York has not sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate since Schumer defeated Al D'Amato in 1998.

Since the Republicans all but washed out on Election Day at the state level, losing every statewide contest and nearly deadlocking the Senate (although things are looking up for them there), Cox has been focusing on the House successes whenever anyone criticizes his leadership and suggests he should resign.

Lurie is a state senate lackey, and since the senate GOP is directionless, flailing, and in decline he might be the senators» perfect representative.

The document, signed by Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Director of Operations Jim Malatras includes an agreement to suspend portions of the SAFE Act that created a statewide database for ammunition purchasers to undergo a background check — a project that was hampered by technical glitches since state officials sought to implement it.

Since then, State Senator John DeFrancisco, (R - Syracuse), the No. 2 in the Republican - led New York Senate, and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra jumped into the race.

Alcantara, who is nearly assured victory in the heavily Democratic district, would be the first Dominican woman to serve in the State Senate and the first Latina to serve since 2004.

Since 2000, candidates for Iowa State Senate District 49 have raised a total of $ 1,123,351.

More than $ 227,000 was doled out since 2012 to ethics «watchdogs,» who have served on the state Senate Ethics Committee, including $ 40,000 to state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Queens), $ 25,000 to Sen. Michael Gianaris (D - Queens) and $ 105,000 to Sen. Phil Boyle (R - LI), state campaign finance filings reviewed by The Post revealed.

At the same time, Mr. Peralta, a leading candidate for Queens borough president, has paid $ 31,000 since the end of 2011 from his separate state Senate account to the New York City law firm Stroock Stroock & Lavan.

Since Arizona achieved statehood in 1912 to 1966, the state Senate was controlled by Democrats after nearly every election.

May 11, 2015 (readMedia)-- The election of Senator John Flanagan as the the leader of the New York State Senate Republican Caucus is a divisive blow to the freedom loving people of New York and should send a chill down the spine of every gun owner since the new leader voted in favor of the so - called SAFE Act.