Sentences with phrase «as a constituent member»

It is more than 300 years since England and Scotland joined together as constituent member countries of the United Kingdom under the Act of Union in 1707.

(A) Such associations shall be organized with local boards as its constituent members, except that it may have individuals as Members in any area where there is no Member Board;

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An MLA's first responsibility is to their constituents, and if Fraser does not feel he can effectively represent the people of Calgary - South East as a member of the UCP, he has every right to leave that caucus.

CNN: Expectations high for first Hindu member of Congress Just days after Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard of Hawaii was sworn in as the first Hindu member of Congress, Hindu American advocacy groups made it clear that they hope Gabbard will help represent the nation's wider Hindu community, on top of her Hawaiian constituents.

What I am proposing is that such regnant societies may not be necessary in every instance, that the structured society itself, as a process of a higher order than its constituent parts or members, possesses its own unity and exercises its own agency, quite apart from whether it is organized monarchically or democratically.

There appear to be troubles for members of the National Assembly, especially those of the Upper Chamber as more of them face either recalls from their constituents or trials.

Hon Nii Lante Vanderpuye who is known as a grassroot man and the longest serving Assembly Member in the Accra Metropolitan Assembly used the occasion to engage opinion leaders from the various ethnic groups in the Old Fadama and Kokomba Yam Market community and members of the National Democratic Congress in his constituency to share ideas on how to mobilize people and make the Party more appealing to the constituents.

If it's not, what then makes the case of Members of Parliament who are often addressed by their constituents and the general public as «Honourable «A or B wrong?

In my estimation, the Chief Justice went overboard especially when the matter before the Supreme Court had nothing to do with the interpretations of the titles of members of parliament either assigned to themselves or as they are often addressed by their constituents or the general public.

«She has long served her constituents with strength and passion and as a senior member in Congress is responsible for many initiatives and has secured both funding and support for many critical issues,» said Reed, who represents a neighboring upstate district.

I mean it should be one of the biggest honours that we have in this country is to actually become a member of parliament and represent constituents of all types and push an agenda that actually helps people as a whole and benefit them,» he says.

«It's a separate thing being a public servant in terms of doing budgets and constituent work,» said Sen. Jim Tedisco, a Republican from the Capital Region, who as a member of the Assembly tangled infamously with Eliot Spitzer, a governor who failed to overcome the hard - charging attitude he carried as the state's popular attorney general.

«She has long served her constituents with strength and passion and as a senior member in Congress is responsible for many initiatives and has secured both funding and support for many critical issues.»

Like the mayor, I have made the tough, but necessary choices to deliver for my constituents as an Assembly Member — a habit I plan to continue as a member of ConMember — a habit I plan to continue as a member of Conmember of Congress.

This letter was featured by the New York Daily News, «Women's Group wants Cuomo to back state constitutional convention» Governor Andrew Cuomo NYS State Capitol Building Albany, NY 12224 Governor Cuomo, We write to you as your constituents and members of the board of...

He had opposed British involvement in the war at its outbreak in 1914, a highly principled position to take in the face of its huge popularity among members of his own party, resigned his position as the leader of the Parliamentary Labour Party in consequence and then had his illegitimate birth raised by the newspapers in an attempt to get him to resign his seat as an MP (they argued that as he'd used a different name during his life from that on his birth certificate he'd stood for election on false pretenses and deceived his constituents).

Niou joined Poozer Politics to reflect on her first year as a member of the Assembly and talked about the personal toll of the late budget, her approach to the legislative process and accomplishments for her constituents.

If my constituents are feeling this pain, Members of Congress should as well.»

The declaration was welcomed by all sides of the House, especially from opposition benches as many Labour members from the North West have constituents who were directly affected by the tragedy.

That will be welcome relief from the relentless pressures on private budgets that hon. Members and their constituents have been experiencing as we try to climb out of the crisis.»

«The presence of these two capable, community - oriented, active councilmen has shown that gay legislators will do a good job of representing their constituents across the board, which in turn reinforces the idea of gay people as members of the community,» Queens College political science professor Michael Krasner said in an e-mail.

At noon, AARP members deliver hundreds of postcards from constituents urging Senate Energy Committee Chair Joe Griffo to push for inclusion of an independent utility consumer advocate as part of the final state budget, Utica State Office Building, 207 Genesee St., Utica.

He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives, as well as a number of sitting Bronx elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and state.

While Councilman Andy Cohen has been the only member in the Bronx to begin the process of participatory budgeting in his district, Councilman Ritchie Torres has already come out and expressed a commitment to start the process with his constituents in the coming months, as one can see in the video below from a Bronx Park East Community Association meeting Thursday night.

Council Member Ritchie Torres would like to invite you to participate in «an exciting new experiment in democracy called Participatory Budgeting» as his office put it, if you are one of his constituents.

UFT members made their displeasure with Brooklyn State Sen. Marty Golden known as they leafleted constituents attending the senator's Town Hall meeting at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge on April 6.

«I think the Democratic leaders have said the job of the members is to reflect the views of their constituents as best as they are able,» he said.

Bruce CotlerUFT members made their displeasure with Brooklyn State Sen. Marty Golden known as they leafleted constituents attending the senator's Town Hall meeting at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church in Bay Ridge on April 6.

Nowhere is our reputation as a nation of shopkeepers and free - market entrepreneurs more apparent than in Witham, and while I am a Member of this House I will stand by the businesses on which my constituents depend and which, of course, make my constituency such a dynamic place to represent.

«Even while being elevated as one of the most powerful members of Congress, Louise always remembered where she came from and her first priority was to her community and her constituents.»

Lorigo said he believes the position is service and constituent - oriented and Kearns has proven as both a Buffalo Common Council member and a state lawmaker that his focus on the individuals he serves.

This also sparked squabbles between the four remaining (all Labour) constituent members of the Combined Authority on the way forward — showing how local leaders struggled to get on and work together, and raising concerns as to how and whether they'd make a devo deal work.

This is why it is vitally important that as MPs and staff we have an awareness of mental illness and know the best ways to support constituents who live with mental illness, as well as their friends, family members and carers.

As a Councilman for the Town of Islip I, along with my fellow Town Board Members, will continue to work for the constituents including working to repair the damage caused by those who have committed environmental crimes in our community.

One MEP, Bill Newton Dunn, Liberal Democrat for the East Midlands and member of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group, had approached the BMF for clarification as he had had numerous emails from constituents complaining about the regulations, but as they had not been specific, consistent or even accurate over their concerns, he found it difficult to form a view.

«As Members of Congress with constituents vested in the future outcomes of our public schools citywide, we urge the State to extend mayoral control.»

These measures would provide more resources to members about what resources are being allocated in their district, as well as empowering them to better communicate with their constituents.

Writing as a state senator sharing constituents, and the ranking member of the Senate Education Committee, Latimer asked his colleagues to work on rewriting NCLB now, saying the current law is failing to meet our children's needs in both these areas.

She added that hers would be «a leadership style that allows all voices to be at the table, helping to shape the direction we take as a legislative body; a leadership style that puts the will of the members and the needs of their constituents before the ambitions of a Speaker.»

A review of de Blasio's archives from his eight years as a member of the City Council found he his staff went to great lengths seven years ago to help Cantor, a constituent at the time living in Park Slope.

As a fulfilment of his social contract with his constituents, a member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, Honourable Olusegun Olaleye, has empowered more than 400...

While noting that Queens Council member Jimmy Van Bramer has a made a habit of releasing an overview of his constituent service work, Kallos explained that the challenge with being public about that data is that requests can range from personal issues such as disputes with neighbors to snow removal concerns.

The last parliament was actually a disaster, as members (both majority and minority) were almost always fighting for their own selfish ends to the detriment of their constituents.

The measure faces strong opposition from more conservative - leaning outer borough Democrats and from the three - member Republican conference, as well as from fellow Brooklyn Councilman Rafael Espinal, whose district contains warehouses that ship and store bags and employ his constituents.

Higgins said House members with sprawling districts — such as Reed — often feel a greater need to host town hall meetings to make their presence known and hear from constituents in areas far from the lawmaker's home base.

Terre Dennis, of Homer, a longtime staffer in Central New York to three different members of Congress, will serve as director of constituent services.

Winterton made it clear that such efforts to segregate MPs had not only undermined party unity but had left Labour members — many of whom had been wrongly labelled as disloyal — open to criticism from their constituents and Labour activists who were demanding why they were not more supportive.

The evidence suggests that at its heart lay a confusion in Mr Hunter's approach between communications with constituents as their constituency Member of Parliament and communications with them as a member of his political Member of Parliament and communications with them as a member of his political member of his political party.

The funds, which are controlled by the speaker, are dished out to members each summer to fund constituent - pleasing services, such as community centers and seniors programs.

As security staff and police attempted to disperse the disturbance, individual objectors loudly accused the Council members of being «sell - outs» and of making the city unaffordable for their constituents.