Sentences with phrase «acting as an elected official»

A spokesman for the Democratic mayoral nominee said he was acting as an elected official responding to the needs of constituents in both instances.

The board or the commissioner also would have to decide whether Paladino made the comments while acting as an elected official, which could slice two ways.

Not exact matches

We can expect of our elected officials (and ourselves) integrity — the idea that we can act as honorably in the locker room as we would from the stage of the political rally or the seat in the Oval Office — without requiring perfection.

Some of our elected officials may be religious, but we expect them to act as Humanists, not religionists.

«You look at why people are upset; you look at the way some people act, and it's certainly not becoming of them as an elected official and not becoming of them in the job that they're supposed to doing.

At a time when the struggles and hardships of women and children who have been sexually abused and harassed are becoming more apparent as victims find the courage to come forward, it is baffling these elected officials are acting as a roadblock.

The news is significant, not only as it temporarily exonerates Silver — once one of the state's most powerful elected officials — though he can be retried, and the acting U.S. attorney has indicated he will, in fact, seek to take another legal crack at the former Manhattan Democratic lawmaker.

As an elected official and a religious leader I know the pain of such acts.»

But in a 2016 ruling in a Virginia case, the high court said «official acts» by an elected official had to include specific use of government power, rather than acts that could be perceived as «constituent services.»

In the video, elected officials such as Public Advocate Letitia James and U.S. Rep. Nydia Velazquez, says a vote for the WFP is a vote for women's equality, as well as campaign finance reform and the Dream Act.

«As elected officials, as community leaders, as religious leaders, as ordinary citizens, we must stand together to condemn these acts of hate against our Muslim and Jewish communitieAs elected officials, as community leaders, as religious leaders, as ordinary citizens, we must stand together to condemn these acts of hate against our Muslim and Jewish communitieas community leaders, as religious leaders, as ordinary citizens, we must stand together to condemn these acts of hate against our Muslim and Jewish communitieas religious leaders, as ordinary citizens, we must stand together to condemn these acts of hate against our Muslim and Jewish communitieas ordinary citizens, we must stand together to condemn these acts of hate against our Muslim and Jewish communities.

If you agree, you can send a message to our local elected officials telling them you will no longer tolerate their decision to act as willing co-conspirators with the DEP as that agency continues to engage in its long - held practice of profligate spending, this time in our community, as it proposes to spend $ 1.8 million on a parcel of land carried on our assessment roll at $ 165,500.

We reached out to the remaining members of The Mount Vernon City Council, Council President Roberta Apuzzo (D), Acting President Pro Tem, Marcus A. Griffith (D), and Deborah Reynolds (D) as well as The Commissioner of the Westchester Board of Election and Westchester Democratic Chairman, Reggie Lafayette (who I believe is also Mt. Vernon Democratic Chairman as well - sound like a conflict of interest to me, but I digress) and other local elected officials who have yet to respond to our request for a comment.

An author and one - time elected official under New York Gov. George Pataki, McCaughey has made her name largely with blistering attacks on health care reform efforts offered by Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 1990s and then eventually passed into law as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

While stating that the party remained in intact, Maku described Agbaso's leadership of APGA as void, adding that Oye and other party officials were elected through a properly organised convention of the party duly monitored by INEC and other appropriate agencies in line with the party's constitution and the Electoral Act.

«We can, however, state categorically that Senator Sampson has not betrayed the public's trust while acting as an elected public official.

: Mr. Sampson's attorney issued the following statement in response to the new indictment, insisting the lawmaker «has not betrayed the public's trust while acting as an elected public official.»

As a federal prosecutor representing Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, and as Acting Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Section, Todd took down corrupt elected officials who used taxpayer dollars to fund lavish lifestyles, as well as drug kingpins and other major felonAs a federal prosecutor representing Long Island, Brooklyn and Queens, and as Acting Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Section, Todd took down corrupt elected officials who used taxpayer dollars to fund lavish lifestyles, as well as drug kingpins and other major felonas Acting Deputy Chief of the Public Integrity Section, Todd took down corrupt elected officials who used taxpayer dollars to fund lavish lifestyles, as well as drug kingpins and other major felonas well as drug kingpins and other major felonas drug kingpins and other major felons.

Lynch said the mayor, as well as other elected officials, only pays lip service to supporting the police, but fails to act when it counts.

We applaud Governor Cuomo for acting on the evidence that has accumulated over the last few months that indicate that Secure Communities is not fulfilling its stated mission as well as evidence that Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials have misled elected officials in New York and throughout the country.

There is also some debate about when board members are acting in their capacity as elected officials, as opposed to private citizens.

«Between June 2012 and August 2012, [Huntley], while acting at the direction of the government, made numerous recordings of meetings with nine different people, including seven elected officials and two individuals who had previously been employed as a staff member or a consultant by elected officials,» Assistant U.S. Attorney Paul A. Tuchman wrote in sentencing memo filed Friday.

District leaders help run local elections, act as ambassadors between constituents and elected officials and serve as community leaders.

As I watch our elected officials act like children, and our culture's obsession with youth, I wonder: How might we (as first - world citizens) confer meaningful rites of passage to our students to help them embrace maturitAs I watch our elected officials act like children, and our culture's obsession with youth, I wonder: How might we (as first - world citizens) confer meaningful rites of passage to our students to help them embrace maturitas first - world citizens) confer meaningful rites of passage to our students to help them embrace maturity?

Many educators and elected officials, including more than a few members of Congress, regard «No Child Left Behind,» the well - known moniker of George W. Bush's 2001 education act, as a discredited «brand.»

The above developments arising from Bill 68, particularly the new role of Integrity Commissioners in respect of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, are notable for all elected public officials as a sign of forthcoming changes in the regulation of conflicts of interest.

Accordingly, while elected municipal officials may be quite free to discuss matters of public interest, they must act as would the reasonable person.

Associations must conduct two «vote» activities, such as encouraging members to register to vote or to vote on a particular ballot initiative; two «act» activities, such as organizing an association visit with local or state elected officials or having members testify on proposed real estate — related legislation or regulation; and two «invest» activities, such as holding an RPAC fundraising event or hosting an association RPAC phone bank.