Sentences with phrase «york city comptroller race»

Among the examples cited: «On September 30th, Siena's polling had Eliot Spitzer cruising to victory in the New York City Comptroller race by 15 %.

(CNN)- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand of New York threw her support Monday behind Scott Stringer, the Democrat and Manhattan borough president competing with Eliot Spitzer in this year's New York City comptroller race.

The polls show Spitzer ahead in the New York City Comptroller race.

Not exact matches

The questioner (who happened to be a YNN videographer) then asked Gillibrand if she thought women should be offended by Eliot Spitzer's candidacy for New York City comptroller, as some of her fellow female elected officials have suggested — including NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but she had a political motive in seeking to link Spitzer and Weiner together in hopes of tarring the former congressman, who is one of her rivals in the mayor's race.

In a usual New York City election year, most of the political world does not care much for the comptroller's race.

Disgraced former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is entering the New York City comptroller's race, re-entering the political fray after more than five years on the sidelines following the prostitution scandal that forced him to resign his statewide post.

With gusto, New York Republican Chairman Ed Cox again attacked former Gov. Eliot Spitzer today after a poll released last night showed a 9 percentage point lead for him over Democratic opponent Scott Stringer in the city comptroller's race.

Eliot Spitzer's attempt to return to public life — with a perilously late entrance into the race for New York City comptroller — was being compared to Anthony Weiner's mayoral campaign about 20 times a minute on Twitter, last I checked.

Spitzer, who resigned five years ago amid a prostitution scandal, leads Scott Stringer in the race for New York City comptroller, according to a survey released Wednesday by NBC / / Wall Street Journal / Marist Poll.

Meanwhile, Scott Stringer narrowly won the race for New York City Comptroller over Eliot Spitzer.

(CBS News) As the races for mayor and city comptroller heat up in New York City, the Empire State's lawmakers joined Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Adirondacks over the weekend, for a whitewater rafting event intended to promote tourcity comptroller heat up in New York City, the Empire State's lawmakers joined Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Adirondacks over the weekend, for a whitewater rafting event intended to promote tourCity, the Empire State's lawmakers joined Governor Andrew Cuomo in the Adirondacks over the weekend, for a whitewater rafting event intended to promote tourism.

The pilot public financing program in the state comptroller's race, modeled on the New York City campaign finance system, provides a six - to - one match for contributions between $ 10 and $ 175 from New York residents.

Rep. Charles Rangel will sit down with Bill Thompson tonight in New York City to discuss whether there is a path forward for the former NYC comptroller in the mayor's race.

In the overall race, after Quinn at 25 % and Weiner at 16 %, former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio both stand at 14 %, with the remaining Democratic candidates in single digits and nearly one in five undecided.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Former New York Gov. David Paterson said he was in «stunned disbelief» when he learned that his old boss, Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, had entered the race for New York City comptroller.

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Other Democrats in the race include New York City Public Advocate Bill de Balsio's and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer is asking the public for a second chance as he starts collecting thousands of signatures needed to enter the race for New York City comptroller, years after he was caught in a prostitution scandal that culminated in one of politics» steepest falls from power.

In the CBS interview, Cuomo commented on fellow Democrat former Congressman Anthony Weiner's run for mayor of New York City as well as former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tossing his hat in the race for city comptrolCity as well as former New York Governor and Attorney General Eliot Spitzer tossing his hat in the race for city comptrolcity comptroller.

Spitzer, who resigned as governor in 2008 after revelations he spent thousands of dollars on prostitutes, jumped into the race for New York City comptroller just over a week ago.

John Liu has a new pet issue in this mayoral race: Just ahead of Tuesday's mayoral debate, the city comptroller proposed changing the city's marijuana laws to make the drug legal for recreational use, then taxing it and using the revenue to help pay for the City University of New Ycity comptroller proposed changing the city's marijuana laws to make the drug legal for recreational use, then taxing it and using the revenue to help pay for the City University of New Ycity's marijuana laws to make the drug legal for recreational use, then taxing it and using the revenue to help pay for the City University of New YCity University of New York.

U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner (D?Forest Hills) officially announced he is dropping out of the mayoral race in an online New York Times op?ed piece Tuesday night, citing concerns about being outspent by deep?pocketed Mayor Michael Bloomberg and following a vote by the Queens Democratic Party to endorse his rival, city Comptroller Bill Thompson.

The comptroller's race had been a sideshow compared to the main event of the New York City mayor's race, with Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer the only major candidate for the Democratic nomination.

The state's program for the comptroller race is modeled after New York City's public program under which each dollar from a city resident gives up to $ 175 can be matched by $ 6 in public fuCity's public program under which each dollar from a city resident gives up to $ 175 can be matched by $ 6 in public fucity resident gives up to $ 175 can be matched by $ 6 in public funds.

Washington (CNN)-- Eliot Spitzer is unleashing a pair of new television ads Wednesday in the New York City comptroller's race framing himself as an anti-establishment populist, a theme he has been hitting on the campaign trail since unexpectedly jumping into the race last month.

When it finally came time to tallying the votes late Tuesday night, New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg's victory over Democratic challenger and city comptroller Bill Thompson turned out to be remarkably narrow — and surprisingly so, in part because of the gap the size of the Hudson between what the candidates spent on this race, some $ 81 million from Bloomberg's pocket to the $ 6.6 million Thompson dropped according to recent filiCity mayor Mike Bloomberg's victory over Democratic challenger and city comptroller Bill Thompson turned out to be remarkably narrow — and surprisingly so, in part because of the gap the size of the Hudson between what the candidates spent on this race, some $ 81 million from Bloomberg's pocket to the $ 6.6 million Thompson dropped according to recent filicity comptroller Bill Thompson turned out to be remarkably narrow — and surprisingly so, in part because of the gap the size of the Hudson between what the candidates spent on this race, some $ 81 million from Bloomberg's pocket to the $ 6.6 million Thompson dropped according to recent filings.

While only one of the three men at the panel discussion, former Comptroller Bill Thompson, has formally declared his candidacy in the race to take over from Mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2014, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio were in full campaign mode Wednesday morning, selling their visions of the «Future of New York City» at a panel hosted by the law firm Stroock.

The poll, which surveyed registered New York Democrats, found that 50 percent of voters did not have a selection in the city comptroller race.

Comptroller Scott Stringer Should Learn about Tolerance from Governor Andrew Cuomo You should know that the equal employment opportunity laws of the State and City of New York mandate than an employer can not discriminate in hiring because of sex, color, race, nationality, religion, sexual preference, etc., etc..

In the New York City comptroller's race, ex-governor Eliot Spitzer, who joined the race very close to the deadline, is coming on strong.

And Democrats are privately admitting what most are afraid to say publicly: Spitzer has a very real chance of winning the race for New York City Comptroller, a job for which he is vastly overqualified.

In 2013 hopes of a political comeback were dashed when he lost the race for New York City comptroller.

The first poll taken since Eliot Spitzer leaped into the New York City comptroller's race shows the ex-governor gaining a quick advantage over fellow Democrat Scott Stringer.

He also endorsed Kearns in the New York State Assembly race in 2012 to replace Buffalo city comptroller Mark J. F. Schroeder.

(CNN)- Some big Hollywood names are turning out to support Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer as he tries to regain lost ground after former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer jumped into the Democratic primary race for New York City comptroller.

According to a Quinnipiac University poll released Monday, former New York state Gov. Eliot Spitzer leads Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer 48 % -33 % in the Democratic primary race for New York City comptroller, the city's chief budget offiCity comptroller, the city's chief budget officity's chief budget officer.

Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer leads Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer by nine percentage points in the race for New York City comptroller, according to a Wall Street Journal - NBC 4 New York - Marist poll.

On Sunday, former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer announced his campaign for New York City comptroller, joining a city - wide race that already had former Rep. Anthony Weiner running for maCity comptroller, joining a city - wide race that already had former Rep. Anthony Weiner running for macity - wide race that already had former Rep. Anthony Weiner running for mayor.

Eliot Spitzer may have been eliminated from the race for New York City Comptroller, but he still appears to be campaigning.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand endorsed Scott Stringer in his race against Eliot Spitzer for city comptroller.

As Election Day nears, Mayor Michael Bloomberg has widened the gap between himself and his Democratic challenger Comptroller Bill Thompson to 16 percentage points in the race for New York City mayor.

After two former associates of New York City comptroller and mayoral hopeful John Liu were found guilty in a campaign finance fraud case, Liu said he was «proud of the way that my campaign has been conducted,» and indicated he had no plans to pull out of the race.

Comptroller John Liu's campaign financing has come under scrutiny yet again, and the race for New York City mayor hasn't even begun in earnest yet.

To a large extent, Mr. Schneiderman is following the playbook of Bill de Blasio and John C. Liu, who mustered the same coalition last year to win races for New York City public advocate and comptroller.

NEW YORK CITY — Former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has made his leg of the race for city comptroller as difficult as possible, expert say — waiting until the absolute last minute to begin collecting signatures for his campaign.

Prior to joining the Charter Center, Erik was the Director of City Legislation for the New York City Department of Consumer Affairs, Legislative Director to Council Member Diana Reyna, Campaign Manager to former Council Member Melinda Katz in her race for Comptroller, and Director of Candidate Services at the Campaign Finance Board and Director of Lobbying and Grassroots Organizing for Common Cause / NY.