Sentences with phrase «also ran for mayor»

Former speaker Quinn also ran for mayor but was badly defeated in the Democratic primary.

Though Tabone accepted the envelope filled with cash, his legal team argued that he remained a firm supporter of John Catsimatidis, who also ran for mayor in 2013 and employed Tabone as a lawyer for his company, the Red Apple Group.

Common Council President Carolyn McLaughlin, also running for mayor, commented on the report on NewsChannel 13: «There are a number of suggestions that we have got to educate the community on.

Republican candidate Laura Lavine and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins are also running for mayor.

Republican Laura Lavine and Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins are also running for mayor.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who is from Park Slope and is also running for mayor, is traveling out of town with family and not immediately available for comment.

As WCBS 880's Rich Lamb reported Saturday, Quinn — who is also running for mayor — said there should be no further delay, and court - ordered changes to the policy should be put into place right away, She said she was filing declarations in U.S. District Court to oppose any motion for a stay in implementation.

(Steve Ladin is also running for mayor on his own Red Dog Party line.)

«He certainly can not run security for the armory and continue to work for the city,» said Sheehan, who is also running for mayor this year.

«Daddy» Warbucks is now Will Stacks (Jamie Foxx), the germophobic CEO of a cellphone company who is also running for mayor of New York City.

Not exact matches

It's also worth noting here that the HRC's effort to push for marriage equality in NY is headed by a former Bloomberg aide, Brian Ellner, who removed his name from the running to become head of the Empire State Pride Agenda after some LGBT advocates protested his close ties to the mayor.

He's also giving to Democrats, including $ 1,000 to NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who's likely to run for NYC mayor in 2013; $ 1,000 to NYC Councilman Mark Weprin; and $ 500 to his local DA, Kathleen Rice.

James, the public advocate, has made moves toward a run for New York City mayor in 2021, but her name has also been floated as an attorney general candidate.

She served as an aide to former Gov. George Pataki, working on New York City issues, and also worked as a staffer to late Staten Island state Sen. John Marchi, who twice ran for mayor.

Bloomberg also once tried to draw in a few handpicked candidates to replace him, including an invitation last year to then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to run for New York City mayor.

She also bundled some $ 100,000 to de Blasio's 2013 run for mayor.

Three other Democrats - Alfonso Davis, Marty Masterpole and Andrew Maxwell - also have announced plans to run for mayor.

Lhota also gave a detailed look at his decision to run for mayor and his related discussions with Governor Cuomo.

Malpass also said that if, as expected, the «Stop de Blasio» line draws a large number of voters, its use will be extended citywide next year to back the Republican Party's candidate for mayor — assuming de Blasio is running for re-election.

(Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg also generously donated to the Republican committees when he ran for mayor on the G.O.P. line.)

On Saturday, Liu also encouraged disgraced former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner to run for mayor, following revelations that Weiner has been spending what were once his campaign funds on polling and campaign research.

Metropolitan Transportation Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota has also been named as a possible Republican candidate for mayor, and has won the support of former Mayor Rudolph Giuliani should he decide to run.

Also, amusingly, Smith — whose leadership four years ago was rendered embarrassingly ineffectual by his conference's defectors, and who is no longer in a meaningful leadership position — is now rumored to be flirting with a party switch, after having floated his own name to run for mayor of New York City next year as a Republican.

Tabone, 46, is also an aide to Republican John Catsimatidis, the wealthy Gristedes owner who is running for mayor this fall, working on the campaign and as a lawyer in the real estate department of Red Apple Group since 2008.

Brown's name was also floated as a possible running mate for Andrew Cuomo in both 2010 (he lost out to then - Rochester mayor Bob Duffy) and this year.

James, who has also moved toward a run for mayor, joined a list of potential candidates to replace Schneiderman, a Democrat, who have said they'll stay out of the imminent political horserace without closing the door to seeking the job in the September primary and November general election.

Erie County Republican Chairman Nicholas A. Langworthy also notes that no member of the GOP has yet approached him about running for mayor this year.

The poll also asks voters if they think former Rep. Weiner, or former Governor Eliot Spitzer should run for mayor.

His political acuity also led him to run for the Labour nomination to be London mayor, seeing off Tessa Jowell and David Lammy in the process, in a contest which became increasingly bitter.

He was also mentioned as a possible opponent to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, or perhaps even an LG contender, but in the end decided he would rather return to the private sector and prepare for another run for mayor in 2013.

Smith also outlined his «twofold» ambitions to run for both mayor and Senate majority leader in 2012, saying that «he planned to employ the same process again» to achieve the latter goal, the Manhattan federal court filing says.

Kotlikoff is also running for the Americans Elect nomination, and is currently fourth among declared candidates in supporters, behind former Louisiana governor Buddy Roemer (another Reform Party candidate), former Salt Lake City mayor Rocky Anderson, and activist Michealene Risley.

James is also a rumored contender to run for mayor in 2021, and Bronx sources told Crain's that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. — a close friend of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — hoped the public advocate would join him in the mayoral race and cut into the African - American base of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, another City Hall aspirant.

The Green Party also filed petitions to hold a place with the hope that Kevin Bott will run for mayor

Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who is running for mayor, has said she won't support the bill but also will not block it from coming to a vote.

In short, if Richards remained mayor while also running for the office he could jeopardize federal funding for the city of Rochester.

It's also a win for Senator - elect Mike Gianaris, who worked his heart out on Avella's campaign and insisted the former councilman (who raised his name recognition with a long - shot run for mayor in 2009) had a shot at unseating Padavan — an effort his former colleague, NYC Councilman Jim Gennaro, came within spitting distance of accomplishing in 2008.

Portelli, 62, is a former Albany City School Board member who ran for mayor of the upstate city last year, also on the Green Party line.

Current Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who just outmaneuvered the mayor to get 1,300 more cops in uniform, was also on hand, with former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. — who some believe is destined to run again for public office.

It's also not clear whether the governor or mayor would actually run for president in three - and - a-half years.

He also was in charge of Brooklyn's Long Island College Hospital in Brooklyn, which under his watch ran massive deficits and ultimately got put up for sale, to the outrage of many in the surrounding community — and from de Blasio, then the city's Public Advocate and a candidate for mayor.

Current Queens Borough President Melinda Katz is also said to be considering a run for higher office, with many expecting her to run for mayor in 2021.

But he also said, «I «ve met with a number of individuals in the last two weeks and asked them to run for mayor.

George McDonald, who ran for mayor against Bill de Blasio in 2013 and co-founded the Doe Fund, also is on Cuomo's short list, according to two knowledgeable sources.

Bratton also said Kelly's accusation are linked to his interest in running for mayor, and the promotion of his recently published memoir.

The ceremony at the Tribeca Grill was the 13th Annual Anti-Corruption Awards, along with Carrion and Quinn, also included State Senator Malcolm Smith, a Democrat who has met with local Republican chairmen about the possibility of running for mayor on that party's line.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who also has a long - running feud with the mayor, has been a particularly useful upstate emissary for Success.

But it also left lingering ethical questions about the mayor's behavior and even confirmed the existence of a culture at City Hall in which the mayor considered it normal to make the case for donors in front of city agencies that report to him and acceptable to seek «an end run around» campaign finance limits.

Mr. Halloran was also a frequent critic of former Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who ran as a Republican for mayor.