Sentences with phrase «as a democrat in»

Mascia, who's now 70, is running for a seat on the Common Council as a Democrat in a three - way primary.

As Democrats in the state Senate declare victory in the 8th district on Long Island with candidate John Brooks over incumbent GOP Sen. Michael Venditto, one observer pointed this week to the dangers of prematurely celebrating a narrow win.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee took the unusual step of releasing opposition research on Laura Moser, who is running for Congress as a Democrat in Texas» 7th District.

Sal Albanese, 68 Party: Reform Party (previously ran as a Democrat in the primary election) Current role: Former city councilman and public school teacher Brief bio: Albanese was born in Calabria, Italy, on Aug. 29, 1949, and immigrated to Brooklyn when he was 8 years old.

A state Appellate Court's rejection of an appeal by the Bethlehem Democratic Committee means two mavericks, highway department employee Dan Morin and retiree George Harder, will run as Democrats in the November election rather than the committee's choices.

And as Democrats in the chamber lauded it, they cheered equally loudly for Speaker Carl Heastie, who led his conference's push on the issue through a grueling two - week final stretch during which they were routinely subjected to anonymous attacks.

Obama also called for indexing future minimum wage increases to the rate of inflation — something liberal advocates, as well as Democrats in the Senate and Assembly, have called on Cuomo to do, too.

We also want to make sure you know why it's important to register as a Democrat in NYC, even if you think of yourself as independent.

The union, which plans to use phone banks and direct mail supporting Mangan, claims 1,900 members registered as Democrats in the district, a substantial number in a district that saw 2,271 Democrats vote in the last midterm primary in 2006.

As a Democrat in the GOP - controlled Senate, Espaillat could no longer deliver the grants that had largely kept the group afloat since 1997.

This is an opportunity for those registered as Democrats in the town of Gardiner to get directly involved in the democratic process.

Linda Rosenthal represents District 67 as a Democrat in the New York State Assembly which includes parts of Manhattan's Upper West Side and Clinton neighborhoods.

Running as a Democrat in Esopus - Rosendale, former Republican county legislator Laura Petit comfortably defeated political veteran Ira Weiner by 1281 - 1119.

Back on topic: Joe Torsella, the frontrunner for the Democratic Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, announced today that he will not step aside following the news that Republican Sen. Arlen Specter would run for re-election as a Democrat in 2010.

Not that it is easy to get elected as a Democrat in every part of the county, but when you have good candidates who do the basics and there is a strong committee behind the candidates, we do win.

Democratic power brokers, past and present, couldn't keep a political gadfly from running as a Democrat in a Brooklyn special election.

In a State Senate election last year, Mr. Philpotts won a paltry 5 percent of the vote in a three - way race — but he will now have the upper hand on a slate of better - known candidates because they won't be able to compete as Democrats in the heavily Democratic district.

Browning, a longtime Working Families Party member from Shirley who registered as a Democrat in May, said her working - class background gives her an advantage over Zeldin and others seeking the Democratic nomination in the 1st Congressional District.

Still a relatively new arrival, she registered as a Democrat in May of that year, according to Ulster County's board of elections.

However, Koo gave no clue on whether he would seek re-election to the Council as a Democrat in 2013, or to seek any other elected office.

Materna is president of Pleasant Plains, Prince's Bay, Richmond Valley Civic Association and ran against Ignizio for City Council as a Democrat in 2009 before changing her party affiliation to Republican in 2012.

Mr. Meguin formerly served on the town's Democratic Committee and ran for a town justice seat as a Democrat in the mid-1990s.

In February he filed papers with the Federal Elections Commission to explore running for Congress as a Democrat in 2014.

There were more than twice as many Amherst Republicans as Democrats in 1970 when Bill Kindel was GOP chairman.

Former NYPD detective Bo Dietl is threatening to sue the city Board of Elections for thwarting his attempt to register as a Democrat in time for a mayoral primary — and blames Mayor de Blasio for the ballot - busting move.

When Matt Jones, the host of the popular sports talk show «Kentucky Sports Radio» landed in Washington, D.C., last week, it was his second trip to the capital since he began eyeing a run as a Democrat in the Bluegrass State's 6th District against Republican Rep. Andy Barr.

The Suffolk Independence Party is giving its ballot line to Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin over its former party member, Anna Throne - Holst, who switched parties to run as a Democrat in the First District.

Mr. Meguin ran unsuccessfully for town justice as a Democrat in the mid-1990s.

Spota, first elected as a Democrat in 2001, received the backing of Democrats, Republicans, Conservatives and the Independence Party in all three of his re-elections, ensuring that his name was always the only one on the November ballot.

Materna, a Democrat - turned Republican who ran against Vincent Ignizio for City Council as a Democrat in 2009, has raised more than $ 30,000 so far for the Assembly race.

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos is switching parties and says he will run for county executive as a Democrat in 2017.

Spitzer plans to run as a Democrat in the wide - open field for comptroller.

ALBANY — Just a day before the deadline for a new multibillion - dollar spending plan, negotiations over the final pieces of the New York State budget slowed to a crawl on Friday, as Democrats in the Assembly effectively blamed a Brooklyn senator for holding up talks over a provision that would ease state oversight of religious schools.

As Democrats in Albany prepare to celebrate the kickoff of Andrew Cuomo's campaign for governor next week, Mr. Cuomo is quietly putting out the word that if he's elected lawmakers who resist his agenda will be punished.

Any serious candidate, liberal or conservative, would be smart to run as a Democrat in the district if they expect to stand a chance.

On Staten Island, incumbent Republican Assemblymember Ronald Castorina Jr. - who won a special election in April 2016 to replace now City Council Member Joseph Borelli - faces a primary challenge from Janine Materna who ran for City Council as a Democrat in 2009, in AD62.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Broome County legislator whose family started the Dick's Clothing and Sporting Goods chain says she will run for Congress as a Democrat in a bid for the seat of retiring Rep. Richard Hanna.

Sen. Simcha Felder, who ran on the Democratic, Republican and Conservative lines, was first elected as a Democrat in 2012 but has conferenced and voted with Republicans as the two major parties slugged it out for control of the chamber.

Columbia, South Carolina (CNN)- As Democrats in South Carolina face the uncomfortable prospect of having unemployed political novice Alvin Greene as their Senate nominee in November, some in the party have launched an effort to put a more polished candidate on the ballot as an independent.

My friends from upstate will tell you that that is not a winning strategy to get elected as a Democrat in upstate New York.»

Joseph Kopser, a U.S. Army veteran and entrepreneur with an engineering degree, is running as a Democrat in Texas's 21st congressional district, a Republican stronghold.

Foster, like Murphy, ran as a Democrat in a heavily Republican district.

Since 1997, Ron Wyden has represented the state of Oregon as a Democrat in the Senate.

Coming from a long political career in the Michigan state government and federal government, Debbie Stabenow represents Michigan as a Democrat in the Senate.

Debate over medical malpractice suits is heating up in Washington, as some Democrats in Congress search for measures that could persuade Republicans to support a broader healthcare overhaul.

Not exact matches

Immediately, Republicans began pushing out Pelosi's comments, as they always do when she asserts herself as the premier Democrat in the United States.

If she were to write the Democrats» autopsy for 2016 - and she'll have a hand in it as one of the newly elected co-chairs of the House Democrats» policy and messaging arm - she says her message would be to «not only talk about jobs and the economy, but do something about it.»

There are 11 million undocumented workers in the United States, and Democrats generally favor offering them a path to citizenship as part of immigration reform.

In the key swing state of Ohio, Ted Strickland was elected governor as a pro-gun Democrats in 2006, but largely reversed his views on guns before challenging incumbent Sen. Rob Portman this yeaIn the key swing state of Ohio, Ted Strickland was elected governor as a pro-gun Democrats in 2006, but largely reversed his views on guns before challenging incumbent Sen. Rob Portman this yeain 2006, but largely reversed his views on guns before challenging incumbent Sen. Rob Portman this year.

As Republicans and Democrats draw battle lines in the sand, small businesses seeking capital may be left in the cold.