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.
Not exact matches
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.