Sentences with phrase «as majority leader»

I think he's going to do a great job as majority leader, and he always has been — and he's known as — a gentleman.

But as he gears up for his third full legislative session as majority leader, he has given up on the idea to focus solely on his current job.

The «working group» to which the minority leader refers was as far as the majority leader was willing to go.

I intend to change the Republican Party as we have known it with the voluntary or forced resignation of previously identified RINO County Chairs like Vinny Reda, in Rockland County, as well as Dean Skelos as Majority Leader of the Senate and Brian Kolb as the Minority Leader of the Assembly.

In response, Flanagan steered a series of SAFE Act reforms through the Senate after he replaced Dean Skelos as majority leader in May.

Smith briefly served as majority leader of the Senate during a tumultuous time and was forced to step aside following the resolution of a leadership coup in 2009.

The only legislator to serve as majority leader in both houses, Calderon has already secured major endorsements from Assembly Speaker John Perez and State Treasurer Bill Lockyer, a former Attorney General, as well earned support from dozens of state legislators and judges.

Senator Skelos stepped down from his post as majority leader of the State Senate after his arrest on May 4; they face federal charges of extortion, bribe solicitation and conspiracy to commit honest services fraud..

The company's vice president is Sheldon Killpack, who resigned as majority leader of the Utah Senate in 2010.

Republicans moved for a surprising leadership vote and although it was disputed by Democrats soon Skelos was standing in the chamber shaking hands with Espada - the two split Smith's positions as Majority Leader Espada and Senate President Skelos.

When the rallying to oust Skelos became louder, Nozzolio and Seward joined 14 other senators in signing a letter that said «We strongly believe that Senator Dean Skelos should remain on as majority leader of the New York State Senate.»

Court papers filed ahead of Smith's upcoming Manhattan corruption trial say he unwittingly told an FBI informant that he bought his way into power as majority leader by doling out campaign cash to other senators in 2008.

Today is the two - year anniversary of John Flanagan's election as majority leader in the state Senate.

He served in the Senate until 2010, serving stints as the Majority Leader and Senate President Pro Tempore.

The source believes Dean Skelos, who is currently serving his first term as Majority Leader of the Senate is the legislative colleague of a lifetime.

If Brodsky wants to play the guilt - by - association card, then he should admit that he supports having a state budget that's 40 days late, and the highest taxes in the country, and three men in a room, and Pedro Espada as majority leader, and killing congestion pricing, and killing charter schools, and every other embarrassing failure to come out of the legislature.

During his time as Majority Leader Skelos won battles on redistricting, not only pushing back efforts to create independently drawn lines but even succeeding in the creation of the 63rd Senate seat upstate.

When Sen. Dean Skelos was arrested last week on federal corruption charges, Nozzolio and Seward said that there was no reason for Skelos to be replaced as majority leader of that house.

Today, Reuters published a story on the power struggle:» Democrats won a majority in the upper house Senate for the first time in more than 40 years in the Nov. 4 election, but three Democratic senators refuse to back fellow Democratic Sen. Malcolm Smith as majority leader without concessions.

Kathy Marchione became the latest Republican senator to call for Dean Skelos to step down as majority leader while he faces corruption charges.

Freshman senators Rob Ortt and George Amedore are both calling for Skelos to step aside as majority leader as he fights charges from the office of U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, who on Monday unveiled a six - count corruption complaint against Skelos and his son, Adam.

Skelos was ousted as majority leader as he fights a federal indictment that he used his office to steer money and favors to his son.

Flanagan was nominated for re-election to the post he held since the May 2015 resignation of Dean Skelos as majority leader by Syracuse Sen. John DeFrancisco, who has been spoken of as a possible replacement and had sought the job last year.

Dean Skelos, a Nassau County Republican, resigned as majority leader following his arrest, but retains his seat in the chamber.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday called the allegations leveled against Republican Dean Skelos «deeply disturbing» but declined to back growing calls for him to step aside as majority leader of the state Senate.

After less than three months, Albany Legislator Gary Domalewicz may be about to lose his new role as majority leader as a push is under way for legislators to build up resources to make them more responsive to county citizens.

Senate Republicans allowed votes on a number of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's major issues during his tenure as Majority Leader including same - sex marriage and the SAFE Act.

«In light of Senator Pedro Espada's indictment, he has been removed as Majority Leader and Chair of the Senate Housing Committee effective immediately.»

Brooklyn's Simcha Felder, who represents portions of that borough's socially conservative Orthodox Jewish community, has caucused with the Republicans, and five other Democrats, under the leadership of Jeff Klein from the Bronx, caucus as the Independent Democratic Conference, and also give their votes to Long Island GOP Senator John Flanagan as majority leader.

Skelos» legacy as majority leader includes allowing senators to vote for the first time on bills that legalized gay marriage and the NY Safe Act, a strict gun control measure, although Skelos personally voted against both laws.

Cuomo was asked, by a reporter at the budget signing ceremony, whether he would support Senator Skelos to continue as majority leader of a Republican led Senate after the November elections, Cuomo did not say no, only that it was still too soon to talk about politics, with several months of the legislative session remaining.

Barmore has served as the majority leader for the GOP, while Cornell was minority leader prior to 2013.

Dean Skelos, who served for seven years as the majority leader of the state Senate before his arrest on federal corruption charges earlier this year, was convicted on eight counts of using his office to secure lucrative employment opportunities for his son, Adam.

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.

Their argument: A Democratic - controlled Senate would make history with Andrea Stewart - Cousins as majority leader.

1997 was the year a newly minted Joe Bruno as Majority Leader declared that the rent protection laws should be permitted to sunset.

His predecessor as majority leader, Dean Skelos, also did it.

Espada said He said «will be responding to this complaint in the near future and will continue to work as Majority leader doing the work the people of the 33rd district elected me to do.»

He was responding in part to questions raised about his successor as majority leader, Long Island Republican Dean Skelos, who is under federal investigation for potentially exerting undue influence on behalf of an Arizona - based company as well as a real - estate company with ties to prolific donor Leonard Litwin.

President Donald Trump on Monday criticized and encouraged recalcitrant Republican senators ahead of the big health care vote just as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was trying to line up their votes.

This story was corrected online after it was brought to the attention of the News that the original version of the story incorrectly identified Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer as majority leader.

The Ohio congressman who as chairman of the House education committee helped shepherd the No Child Left Behind Act into law won a surprise election as majority leader last week.

Cantor, who was first elected to Congress in 2000, has served as majority leader since Republicans reclaimed the majority in the House in 2011.

Republican Ken Ronk of Wallkill will be back for a two - year term as chairman, with Mary Beth Maio of Lloyd returning as majority leader.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco is Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and was involved in the leadership battle in the Senate when former leader Dean Skelos resigned as Majority Leader after being arrested on federal corruption charges.

For his part, Mr. Flanagan struck an embracing tone in his early hours as majority leader, saying he would, first and foremost, listen to his colleagues and constituents.

«That is why this morning, on the Jay Oliver Radio Show, I called for Dean Skelos» resignation as Majority Leader of the New York State Senate.»

By Chris Cillizza November 16, 2006; 12:21 PM ET Categories: Democratic Party, House Save & Share: Previous: Democrats Choose Hoyer as Majority Leader Next: The Fix Talks Back: More Thoughts on 2008