Sentences with phrase «as minority leader»

He's served in the chamber since 2000, and was chosen as minority leader in 2009.

Oswego County Democratic Chairman Mike Kunzwiler, who previously served as the minority leader of the Oswego County Legislature, also endorsed Deacon.

Deacon, a Democrat, has been endorsed by Mike Kunzwiler, who serves as minority leader of the Oswego County Legislature and chairman of the Oswego County Democratic Committee.

George Pataki served in the state Assembly from 1987 through 2002 — the last four years as minority leader of the lower chamber.

In 2002, Councilmember Oddo was unanimously selected to serve as Minority Leader by the Council's Republican delegation.

Erie County Legislator John J. Mills, R - District 13, was unanimously re-elected as the Minority Leader of the Erie County Legislature's six - member Republican Caucus.

Faso has a long record of cutting taxes and closing budget deficits that go back to his tenure as Minority Leader in the Assembly, where he developed and pushed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — including the first reduction in state spending in decades while closing a $ 5 billion deficit.

Klein has said he would not support Sampson for another term as minority leader.

Kolb was first elected to the Legislature in 2000 and has served as minority leader since 2009.

The former governor, who led the Senate Democrats as minority leader before running on Eliot Spitzer's gubernatorial ticket, called the Skelos news «sad.»

Shilling served as minority leader during the last legislative session and spearheaded Senate Democrats» campaign strategies this past summer.

Farley served in the Arizona House of Representatives, representing District 28 from 2007 to 2013 where he served as minority leader from 2011 to 2012.

When asked after the debate if, were he re-elected and cleared of all charges, he would seek to re-join the larger Democratic delegation — which Mr. Smith led as minority leader and as majority leader — or the breakaway Independent Democratic Conference he joined in 2012, Mr. Smith said he'd side with the Democrats.

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.

Just as minority leader Brian Kolb did on our show Monday, Morelle will offer his take on the recent session, the governor's race, and more.

Paterson was elected by the Democratic caucus of the Senate as Minority Leader on November 20, 2002, becoming both the first non-white state legislative leader and the highest - ranking African American elected official in the history of New York State, unseating the incumbent Minority Leader, Martin Connor.

As a second - termer in Congress, Rice has little seniority and, being low on the totem pole, holds little stake in Pelosi, who's now in her second tenure as minority leader after serving as speaker during the last two presidencies.

But the soft spoken leader on the minority side in parliament on GHOne TV on Monday said «for now I'm leading NDC as a minority leader in Parliament.

Your refusal to allow me even as Minority Leader to proceed can only be an effort to cripple us».

And so the damage done by Charles Nesbitt's disastrous time as minority leader has finally been undone.

After six months as minority leader, U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer has melded the blustery negotiating strategies of his predecessor, Harry Reid, with the cagey tactics of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

He led the Assembly GOP with conviction and principle and came to see many of the policies he advocated as Minority Leader later enacted into law during Governor George Pataki's first term.

Then it seems likely Kean as minority leader may be able to find Sen. Gordon the three votes he would need.

Republican Chair Don Boyden, who represents the Towns of Scott and Preble, is expected to be reappointed as Chair with Republican Kevin Whitney named as Majority leader and Democrat Richard Bushnell named as minority leader.

Democrats sharply criticized Puzder's nomination, as Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said he «is so anti-working people that it's appalling.»

In addition, Michael Grant will return as majority leader and Frank Sparaco will continue in his role as minority leader for his fellow Republicans.

If he is the nominee, Kolb said, he will relinquish his post as minority leader.

Schumer is expected to be chosen as minority leader this week, where he and fellow Democrats are the only check on Republicans controlling the White House and Congress.

They will be voting «no» today on the resolutions to elect John Sampson as the minority leader AND Dean Skelos as the majority leader.

Meanwhile, outgoing Minister of Employment and Labour Relations Haruna Iddrisu has been nominated and accepted as the Minority Leader of the yet - to - be-constituted 7th Parliament of Ghana's Fourth Republic.

«It is past time for Senator Schumer to use his political power in Congress as the minority leader and finally bring home a clean #DreamActNow for undocumented youth, without compromising the future of their families by funding a racist wall and increased border security measures that only tear families apart.»

From 1983 to 1989, he served as Minority Leader Pro Tempore.

Over several months, many Assembly members, including Republican James Tedisco of upstate Glenville, Kolb's predecessor as minority leader, have told The Post that they're convinced Silver has directly or indirectly blackmailed Kolb into silence because he possesses some evidence or allegation of improper conduct against him — a claim Kolb's spokesman strongly denied.

«I am proud to support Legislator Mills as minority leader in 2011.

Democrats in the state Senate gave Jennifer Shilling another two years as minority leader Tuesday, brushing aside a subpar performance at the ballot box that left Republicans with their largest majority in more than 40 years and uncertainty about whether Shilling will retain her own seat in the face of a recount.

Tell Nancy to resign as Minority Leader, too.

While setting aside the claimant's right to sought relief of judgment as the minority leader, the judge said the House in the other relief acted outside its constitutional power.

Erie County Legislature Democrats have a new leader, as members chose Amherst member Thomas Loughran as minority leader.

As Minority Leader Gephardt said:

Indy Politics talked to Council President Maggie Lewis as well as Minority Leader Mike McQuillen about the votes.

The Albany - based Republican Assembly Campaign Committee (RACC), under Faso's direction as minority leader, conducted what some saw as an unusually negative campaign against the former assemblyman.

Mayor Bill de Blasio faced a bigger crisis Monday than just the abrupt resignation of the city's highest - ranking black cop — as minority leaders blasted his handling of the NYPD...

The same month Skelos began his stint as minority leader his predecessor was indicted on eight counts of corruption.

New York's Charles Schumer has suddenly become the most important Democratic leader in the country through his selection as Minority Leader in the United States Senate.

Schumacher had explicitly refused a grand coalition and led his party into opposition, where it would remain until December 1966, assuming the chair of the SPD parliamentary group as minority leader.

As expected, Assemblyman Brian Kolb was re-elected as minority leader by his expanded conference earlier today, netting his first full two - year term as head of Albany's smallest legislative conference.

Kolb said he's helped raise $ 18 million for the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee during his eight years as minority leader, and would make his case directly to party committee members around the state.