Sentences with phrase «about running for public office»

While it used to serve Americans well to carry the label «Christian» in most circumstances (think about running for public office, for instance), it can actually be polarizing or considered intolerant now.

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Hawkins has run for public office about 20 times over the past 22 years.
«As you know, under the public authorities law, I'm not allowed to even talk about running for office,» Lhota said.
Nassau County legislative leaders talk about a new law proposed by majority Republicans on Monday, May 1, 2017, that would bar individuals convicted of felonies involving public corruption from running for county office or holding a county - appointed board or commission seat.
She added, «Someone who feels that their constituents are not entitled to know anything about them shouldn't be running for public office
Cathy Guerriero is a first - time candidate who says she's been thinking about running for Public Advocate for 20 years, essentially since the office was created.
While she acknowledges that «in today's climate it would be crazy not to think about running for office,» she also is concerned about what a return to public life might do to her professional career: «I have clients, a team and regulations that demand my time.»
Republicans are more forgiving than Democrats when it comes to the personal issues of a candidate who's running for public office, according to a new Morning Consult / Politico poll that shows GOP voters care more about policy positions.
There is a lot of cynicism in the minds of the public about the effectiveness of local elected officials, government and those who run for public office.
The New York City public financing system has only been fully funded since about 2010, but the effect has been far more women and people of color running for office, and far more incumbents getting challenged.
Like many of his rivals, Mr. Coffey had only nice things to say about the current office holder, Andrew M. Cuomo, who is poised to announce his run for governor and has maintained high ratings in public opinion polls.
«As a husband and father I was simply outraged and appalled,» Mr. Faso said about Mr. Trump's boasts of grabbing women's genitals; he called the remarks «wholly inappropriate for someone running for public office
Bharara, who has consistently denied he is eying a future run for public office, said he spoke out about the arrangement «a little bit out of frustration as a citizen.»
Reporters have been writing about Smith's chronic violation of state election laws since shortly after he first ran for public office.
«It's a participatory democracy, so people need to get up and vote, or even better, get up and run for public office instead of just complaining about it.
«We want people to engage in public affairs by getting them to run for office or be on the Hill to talk about their science and the importance of scientific integrity.»
Still, the issue is staying on the radar and gained steam a few years ago when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was running for office and spoke publicly about public defecation, calling for every school to have a separate bathroom for boys and girls.
This is the space that I know the most about and the area that I've studied and worked on over my career, starting from a public interest law firm experience at the Institute for Justice, [then] the Heritage Foundation, the White House, and the U.S. Department of Education running the Office of Innovation and Improvement.
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