Sentences with phrase «as leaders in their districts»

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Karnataka Assembly Elections 2018: PM Modi will address a rally in Santhemarahalli town of Chamarajanagar district, where the party has never been very strong, as local leaders believe the BJP has the opportunity to make gains in the region.

TORONTO, September 3, 2015 — MaRS Discovery District today announced new tenants in its West Tower, including cutting - edge research groups with a focus on precision medicine and rapidly growing ventures such as Synaptive Medical, a leader in neuro - imaging, and LEAGUE, a new personal health platform.

Since his last re-election, Clarke has openly supported Republican causes on local and national right - wing media outlets; proudly trumpets on official Milwaukee County letterhead his 2013 award from the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association, whose leader suggested using women and children as human shields during Nevada rancher Cliven Bundy's standoff with federal agents; accused Milwaukee County Executive Chris Abele of having «penis envy» and being on heroin when crafting the county budget and needing to be drug tested; blasted Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm and Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers for being «soft on crime»; provided minimal protection for President Obama during his 2012 visit; employs former Scott Walker spokeswoman Fran McLaughlin, who was given criminal immunity over her role in Walker's mixing of campaign and county business; and created pro-gun public service announcements.

We thank the ICF for recognizing MaRS as a leader in this arena,» said Dr. Ilse Treurnicht, CEO of MaRS Discovery District.

In August 2008, anti-Christian mob violence swept across the Kandhamal District of India's Odisha State, then known as Orissa, after Christians were wrongly blamed for the assassination of Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Lakshmanananda Saraswati.

Wahlberg's claim that the Apostle Peter's «first successors might have been something like the leaders or chairmen of the presbyterial college at Rome» is belied by the careful scholarship of Peter Lampe, who, as we point out in our book, «developed the «fractionation thesis» to illustrate the house - church - decentralized flavor of the city along with its various Christian districts.»

[10] McEwen had a reputation as one of the best farmers in the district, and came to be seen by the other soldier settlers as a spokesman and leader.

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and district administrators who have attacked Chicago as having the shortest school day among the nation's 10 largest cities have begun touting this as an accomplishment: CPS officials say the 7.5 - hour day will tie Chicago with Philadelphia as «the leader among the largest cities in instructional time» for...

On Thursday, stakeholders will gather at the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools in Montgomery; representatives from twelve school districts will be in attendance, as well as representatives from the Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom, the Alabama Food Bank Association, Alabama Department of Education, Alabama Education Association, and Alabama School Nutrition Association.

And these charges come after a Dixmoor Park District police officer was identified in a federal indictment earlier this year as a leader of a powerful street gang.

By: Sunny Young, thelunchbox.org bloggerIn addition to acting as one of the leaders in reforming school meals across the country, Chef Ann Cooper also serves as Nutrition Services director of the Boulder Valley School District (BVSD) in Boulder, Colorado.

Dr. Hightower in his presentation cited Ms. McCarthy's stellar record as a classroom teacher, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year, and as a school administrator and district leader.

«I've lived in and served the 6th District for my entire life — as an Assembly member, a community board member and a civic leader.»

«While my policy as leader is not to sign the many pledges that are presented to me, I want you to know my position on the three issues that you have raised with the members of the State Legislature: I support the concepts of applying generally accepted accounting principles to our state budget, requiring disclosure of lawmakers» non-government income and appointing an independent commission to redraw legislative district lines,» Sampson said in a statement released by NY Uprising.

Quinn, the Democratic mayoral front - runner, has lost the backing of three left - wing Manhattan political clubs — including one in her own district — whose leaders say she's become too centrist as speaker.

The real reason is that Queens County Democratic Leader Joe Crowley has settled on Francisco Moya as his candidate, and Moya can't run in a special election because he only moved into the district last September.

They will soon land in the districts of Sens. Jeff Klein, Darrel Aubertine, Craig Johnson, Dave Valesky and Shirley Huntley, as well as Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr. and President Malcolm Smith.

All committee members (also known as district leaders) from towns and cities in the 37th SD will be eligible to vote, selecting between the following five announced Democratic candidates:

Stu Loeser who happens to be a «DEMOC» RAT» and a District Leader who has a vested interest in seeing Shelly Silver stay as Speaker.

Caroline Laskow and Lee Berman defeated the last remaining Rapfogel supported candidates last Tuesday in the District Leader race, including Karen Blatt who is young and talented, but is perceived by some as being too close to the old guard.

Ramos currently has $ 5,061 in her campaign account, «Friends of Jessica Ramos,» which is left over from when she served as District Leader in her Jackson Heights neighborhood from 2010 — 2014.

Take for example, Jessica Ramos, a Cornell graduate, who, at 29, for the past four years has served as a model Democratic District leader in the 39th Assembly District Part A which covers parts of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst.

Keith is a member of the Stuyvesant Town and Peter Cooper Village Tenants Association, Community Board Six, Eleanor Roosevelt Democratic Club, Tilden Democratic Club, Kips Bay Neighborhood Association, League of Conservation Voters, The Epiphany School Alumni Committee, University of Dayton Alumni Committee, and serves as a District Leader for the Democratic Party in Manhattan.

He was elected as a Democratic district leader in 2007.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein and Rockland / Westchester Senator David Carlucci are also in Democratic congressional districts but are seen as stronger candidates.

Finding Edith Bunker Women who could be swayed to vote for Ms. Watson Coleman, the state's General Assembly majority leader from 2006 to 2009, were a key target, said Mr. Wilkins, suggesting that women who could be categorized as Reagan Democrats or «Archie Bunker Voters» were more persuadable than men in the district.

Antonio Reynoso, Council District 34, Brooklyn / Queens (Incumbent)-- Reynoso, who's established himself as a leader in the City Council on matters of pedestrian and cyclist safety, is running for a second term.

Bellone's praise of Sini, whom he appointed in 2015 to overhaul the scandal - plagued department, comes as Suffolk Democratic Party leaders mull over a roster of contenders interested in running for district attorney, including David Calone, a former county planning commission chairman.

She has served her neighbors in Jackson Heights, East Elmhurst and North Corona as a member of Queens Community Board 3, and also as a Democratic District Leader from 2010 to 2014.

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He is seen as increasingly vulnerable in this campaign due to the growing Latino majority in his district and his 2010 censure by the House for multiple ethics violations and has attracted four challengers in this race; Mr. Espaillat, former Democratic National, onetime Democratic District Leader Joyce Johnson and Craig Schley, a local activist and former model who previously ran for the seat as an indedistrict and his 2010 censure by the House for multiple ethics violations and has attracted four challengers in this race; Mr. Espaillat, former Democratic National, onetime Democratic District Leader Joyce Johnson and Craig Schley, a local activist and former model who previously ran for the seat as an indeDistrict Leader Joyce Johnson and Craig Schley, a local activist and former model who previously ran for the seat as an independent.

That project mainly benefits Long Island as well (capacity for more service) but there is a fierce NIMBY campaign against it in western Nassau County (not his district but he has been the leader of the L.I. Senate delegation).

For Alicka, sincere altruism and empathy for others have driven her to serve in a number of capacities as a former District Leader in the 55th Assembly District, volunteering through her sorority Delta Sigma Theta and as a trustee at Wayside Community Baptist Church.

Rep. Joseph Crowley, who serves as Queens Democratic leader, is using campaign funds to rent office space in a family - owned property outside his district, records show.

«I am well positioned in seniority as a member of the Assembly Rules, and Ways & Means Committees and as a leader in the Assembly Republican Conference, and I will continue the fight in Albany for the people of my district.»

At 9 a.m., Assemblyman Walter Mosley announces the «Love Yourself» Brooklyn Peace Concert, in partnership with Sen. Jesse Hamilton, District Leader Geoffrey Davis, and other community members, as a response to tragedies at Brooklyn's J'Ouvert Parade in past years, Medgar Evers College, Brooklyn.

County leaders are feeling the squeeze this year, as are other local government and school district officials, given the allowable growth in the state's cap on property taxes is less than 1 percentage point.

Cole, who has worked for both state and federal governments, most recently as the international division leader for Global New York at ESDC, acknowledged during a Capital Tonight interview that her quest to oust Collins from the most Republican - dominated House district in the state was a longshot.

«Brad and I had good conversations about this campaign and how my experience as a community activist and Democratic District Leader would be an asset in the State Assembly,» she said.

As district leader, Mr. Wu in May voted to back John Choe for the same seat that Mr. Wu was and is running for.

you do not need previous experience in politics to serve as a district leader or to run for office as a Citizens Party candidate.

«I've worked with Carlina Rivera on countless local issues over the years as a community activist, Democratic District Leader and most recently, in government,» said State Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh.

«He (Ryan) is clearly one of our true thought leaders in the Republican party and I respect the work he has done in regards to the policy work and leading our conference as he has,» said Reed, R - 23rd District.

District Attorney Vance enhanced the Manhattan District Attorney's Office as a national leader in criminal justice by expanding the offices» expertise on an array of 21st - century crimes — ...

State leaders, however, are close to an agreement on spending $ 300 million for pre-Kindergarten programs for New York City, with other districts receiving aid as long as they demonstrate a willingness for pre-K in their area.

In 1991, as group leader, he led the Lib Dems to victory in the District Council elections and became the first ever Lib Dem leader of the Council, a post he held from 1991 to his parliamentary victory in 199In 1991, as group leader, he led the Lib Dems to victory in the District Council elections and became the first ever Lib Dem leader of the Council, a post he held from 1991 to his parliamentary victory in 199in the District Council elections and became the first ever Lib Dem leader of the Council, a post he held from 1991 to his parliamentary victory in 199in 1997.

«If Melissa puts in her person as commissioner, she gets to place all kinds of friends in jobs,» said Arthur Schwartz, a borough Democratic district leader who filed a lawsuit on behalf of the Manhattan Democratic Party and leader Keith Wright to block her appointee.

Earlier this month, newly re-elected Chairman Ragusa also won his re-election as District Leader against local businessman Sal Bacarella in a highly watched race.

Espinal is a Democratic district leader in Queens who previously worked as an aide to Moya.

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.