Sentences with phrase «as our elected officials who»

«As an elected official who strives to be involved in the communities I represent, I am excited to have a new office in Orland Park's Village Hall,» Lipinski said.

Sam Radford, president of the District Parent Coordinating Council of Buffalo, says Paladino should be held accountable as an elected official who makes decisions for all of Buffalo's students.

As the elected officials who represent the citizens of New York, it seems that they all are more concerned with their own personal interests rather than those of their constituents.

Having said that, I see the real criminals as our elected officials who have provided no leadership on this issue.

In fall 2013, NextGen played an influential role in electing Democrat Terry McAuliffe as Virginia governor, spending an estimated $ 8 million to frame his Republican opponent Ken Cuccinelli as an elected official who «denies basic science» and who as state Attorney General «wasted taxpayer money» by investigating the research activities of climate scientists.

Not exact matches

The Trans - Pacific Partnership is on life support, and as President Barack Obama readies a long - shot push to get the free - trade deal through Congress this fall, he may be virtually the last elected official in Washington who hasn't given it up for dead.

Being the center of political activity in the U.S. means that this city is shaped by people from all over the country who move here to work as congressional aides, lobbyists, policy analysts, reporters, elected officials, bureaucrats, organizers, etc..

I would like to also remind those who generalize, that pedophiles are not exclusive to the Catholic Church as most of us have witnessed reports of teachers and / or elected officials who have committed similar crimes.

That wasn't even Olson's case, but with assists from a federal district court judge who came out as being in a same - sex relationship only after ruling and retiring, and elected officials who chose to forgo their traditional duty to vigorously defend state law, Olson and Boies did succeed in disenfranchising millions of Californians on a procedural technicality.

Nor is the fact that money talks in the electoral process, having a significant influence on who is elected and what they do as elected officials.

In a recent interview with the Washington Post (part of their ominously titled «Voices of Power» series), Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius discussed Archbishop Joseph Naumann's request that she not present herself for communion because of her public support for legalised abortion: «Well, it was one of the most painful things I have ever experienced in my life, and I am a firm believer in the separation of church and state, and I feel that my actions as a parishioner are different than my actions as a public official and that the people who elected me in Kansas had a right to expect me to uphold their rights and their beliefs even if they did not have the same religious beliefs that I had.

About 47 percent of white evangelicals were less likely to vote for someone who had served as an elected official in Washington for many years, while 34 percent said it made no difference and 18 percent said such political experience would make their support more likely.

Let's put elected officials on the science committee who accept science as reasonable explanation for the world around us.

In their op - ed, Morre, Dupree, and Kinsky wrote that they are excited by what they believe is a «change that we see sweeping the nation,» referencing newer elected officials they dubbed as «new visionaries» who are re-defining what it means to win.

The best we can do is catch a slight glimpse of him as he speeds by us in this life, and hope that he will in some way help prepare us for the day when we elect public officials who wear beanies and have term themes to write.

Along with fellow Commissioner Michael Scott, a host of elected officials and invited guests, the tandem took aim at critics, including some media members who have characterized the proposed park as being Mayor Richard Daley's multi-million dollar playground, and have claimed the Northerly Island project is being pushed forward at the expense of several neighborhood parks that have fallen into disrepair.

«The only thing we know Flanagan supports are double dipping elected officials who voted for large increases in state spending, installed Pedro Espada and Dean Skelos as their leaders and gave state grants to themselves and their families.»

Also, according to this source, Fahey, who has never held office before, started 15 points down in this race, so his loss to an established elected official with name recognition shouldn't come as such a shock — no matter what the internals said.

I will Not support any elected officials who go against my RIGHTS as an American.

Loyal to the hilt, Percoco was described by the governor himself as his «father's third son» and a political fixer who would personally communicate Cuomo's concerns to elected officials and business leaders.

The questioner (who happened to be a YNN videographer) then asked Gillibrand if she thought women should be offended by Eliot Spitzer's candidacy for New York City comptroller, as some of her fellow female elected officials have suggested — including NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but she had a political motive in seeking to link Spitzer and Weiner together in hopes of tarring the former congressman, who is one of her rivals in the mayor's race.

The voter register is the most important tool for making election outcomes credible, it is like a credible and reliable scientific research which relies on the «sample frame»; it is the touchstone that gives assurance to the fact that the ballot, as expressed in an election, arose from the physical presence of eligible voters at the polling unit who delegated part of their sovereignty temporarily to elected officials.

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, one of New York's highest ranking Jewish elected officials, ripped into Trump as «dangerous, offensive and grossly uninformed» and someone who has given «explicit endorsement to anti-Semitic imagery.»

This, in the senator's mind, is tantamount to «double crossing» of the community by its elected officials, whose names he has pledged to make public — just as soon as he figures out who has met with whom.

• The Yankees paid more than $ 300,000 in the first quarter of 2006 to the Mirram Group, a firm run by Roberto Ramirez, a former Bronx As ¬ sembly member and chair of the Bronx Democratic Party who had long - term relationships with Bronx elected officials.

There has been speculation on and off as to whether Miner's tense relationship with Cuomo has cost her city, particularly given the governor's close alliance with another local elected officials with whom the mayor must frequently work — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Republican who crossed party lines in 2014 to endorse the governor's reelection bid.

Hochul is only one of two women who serve as statewide elected officials, the other being Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

James McClelland, a strategist who worked as a campaign consultant for Sasson during the beginning stages of his campaign, said that money could not overcome the resources a longtime elected official like Stavisky, with the backing of the Queens County Democratic Organization, has at her disposal.

LCV, as part of the Conservation Voter Movement along our state LCV partners, advocates for sound environmental laws and policies, holds elected officials accountable for their votes and actions, and elects pro-environment candidates who will champion our priority issues.

Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

Among those present were Barrett's family, including his wife, Fran, who works in Cuomo's office as interagency coordinator for nonprofit services, and a long list of elected officials, including: Reps. Nydia Velazquez and Carolyn Maloney, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, former New York City Mayor David Dinkins, former New York City Public Advocate Mark Green, Counsel to the Governor Alphonso David, Cuomo's Chief of Staff Melissa DeRosa, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and dozens of journalists.

At a time when the struggles and hardships of women and children who have been sexually abused and harassed are becoming more apparent as victims find the courage to come forward, it is baffling these elected officials are acting as a roadblock.

Rice has the support of the more conservative elected officials including the democratic leaders of Queens, Brooklyn, Nassau and Suffolk as well as considerable support among those who are «tough on crime» including the Nassau County Patrolman's Benevolent Association.

Our elected officials seem both unknowing and uncaring, that some behaviors are so egregious and wrong that they disqualify the person who engages in them, from continuing as a public servant.

Cuomo has tried and failed to limit outside income for lawmakers, who earn a base $ 79,500 as elected officials.

Assuming the Brooklyn Democrats vote in two weeks to endorse Rice, as Lopez has predicted, it will be interesting to see who has more sway over the committee members at the convention: The chairman or the borough's elected officials.

Numerous Suffolk and Nassau County electeds, donors, and former officials have received calls from Sweeney, who served in the House from 1999 to 2007, arriving just as Gingrich was ending his tenure there.

If Grimm does decide to run, he'll have to face off against Oddo in the primary, who sources said polls as one of the most popular elected officials in the borough.

Mr. Panakal and Mr. Najmi, who briefly mulled a challenge of Assemblyman Weprin, could each make history as the first South Asian elected officials in the City Council.

One elected official who expressed reservations about the proposed Casa Duarte Cultural and Performing Arts Center as far back as 2003 said he didn't think the project would have stayed alive this long if not for the clout of local Assemblyman Adriano Espaillat, who is now running for state Senate.

Mr. Mitchell, who won the special election to the Council in February, is looking to play the spoiler in what has been celebrated as the ascension of the first African - American elected official from Staten Island.

A number of black elected officials» names had been circulating as potential No. 2s for Cuomo, including Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, whose local troubles were deemed too toxic for the AG's reform platform; and Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, who is well - regarded but lacks executive experience and isn't considered a heavy hitter.

«It's comes as no surprise that Congressman Michael Grimm who is currently being investigated by the FBI himself, would be the first elected official in the country to come to Chris Christie's defense,» said DCCC spokesman Marc Brumer.

The only elected official I spotted was Assembly Member Jose Rivera, who circulated among the crowd watching and, as always, recording video.

Rookie Nassau legislator Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat, but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

This isn't surprising, since Paterson, who has been floated from time to time as a potential replacement for Rangel, knows a little something about scandals that cause nervous Democrats to call on sitting elected officials to step aside.

In a minute - and - half video, Goldberg touts the WFP as the «progressive party» that has helped elect officials who in turn have fought to pass measures such as paid sick leave, living wages and support for public transit.

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.

The cap proposal has been criticized as faulty and flawed by a number of New York City and state elected officials, including city Comptroller Scott Stringer, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, a Democrat from Brooklyn who is rumored to be mulling a run against de Blasio in 2017.

Mr. de Blasio's endorsement is not exactly a surprise — Mr. Rivera is an incumbent Democrat who works closely with the Senate Democratic conference — but comes as the mayor also endorsed elected officials that Mr. Rivera has criticized in the past.