Sentences with phrase «back by the incumbent»

For that reason they are investing their own money by spearheading the creation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the contentious new institution that has yet to receive support from the United States, Japan, or Korea, and has been held back by the incumbent Asian Development Bank in Manila.

At the center of the race were disagreements over taxes and the city's controversial «stop - and - frisk» program backed by incumbent Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Marjorie Velazquez, who is backed by incumbent Councilman James Vacca and Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, has been promoting the Bronx Women United organization as one of her main professional achievements.

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The incumbent, Carles Puigdemont is campaigning from Brussels, too scared to go back to Catalonia for fear of being arrested by Spanish police.

One quick point before I hop a plane back to DC — as you're absorbing the media and the punditry's attempts to Understand The Meaning of Tuesday's primary losses by Arlen Spector in Pennsylvania and Trey Grayson in Kentucky (see: «Specter Defeat Signals a Wave Against Incumbents»), don't forget the classic observation that all politics is local.

Republicans in Nassau County are prepared to back village of Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips to run for the Senate seat being vacated by incumbent Sen. Jack Martins, who is running for congress, sources familiar with the plan said.

The main choice was between the incumbent Hugo Chávez, backed by a coalition of progressive and left - aligned parties and social movements, and Henrique Capriles Radonski, a state governor with strong ties to the country's elite, who had formed a right wing coalition known as the MUD.

Progressive Democrats notched a big victory over their establishment counterparts in Pennsylvania's Democratic primary Tuesday as an insurgent candidate backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I., Vt.) upset the incumbent lieutenant governor.

So... to recap, Bernie is continuing to send money down - ballot by backing 3 more congressional candidates, who are allies, 2 of whom are running against incumbents who are gay... because they believe they are better on fiscal policy.

When Democratic Westchester County executive hopeful Noam Bramson announced his full - throated support for Gov. Andrew Cuomo's women's agenda, the campaign of Republican incumbent (and possible gubernatorial candidate next year) Rob Astorino hit back hard by wondering why their opponent supports Silver remaining in office.

Democratic challengers in some of this year's most competitive races are appealing to Americans» fears about terrorism to broach gun control, specifically by calling out Republican incumbents for not backing New York Republican Rep. Peter T. King's bill, first introduced nine years ago, to prevent people on the terror watch list from purchasing firearms.

Waste, penned by British playwright Harley Granville Barker in 1906 before being revised in 1926, is set against a hung parliament with the incumbent administration facing defeat at its upcoming Queen's Speech — while an expectant Tory party waits with bated breath to seize back control.

Austin Harig narrowly defeated by incumbent Paladino back in May of 2016 by 132 votes.

Freeman — who in the 2007 Democratic primary defeated incumbent Albany County Legislator Lucille McKnight on the machine count only to lose by four votes once absentees were tallied — this time held his lead over party - backed candidate Victor Cain for Albany's 2nd Ward Common Council seat.

With an upstart Republican candidate whose well - wishers tried to get him nominated by the Democrats, and an incumbent supervisor fighting back to hold onto her job, New Paltz's supervisor race is anything but sleepy.

New Jersey: After several weeks of being pilloried by Republicans over alleged ethical transgressions, incumbent Robert Menendez is fighting back with an ad that says state Sen. Tom Kean, Jr. (R) «conspired with a corrupt politician to smear Bob Menendez.»

And yesterday, GOP Senate candidate Andrew Russo fired off the following angry press statement in reaction to the news that his recommended endorsement by local party leaders was among those overturned by MacKay and the executive committee, who decided to back incumbent Democratic Sen. Dave Valesky instead.

The poll, a copy of which was obtained by Capital, surveyed 550 likely Democratic and unaffiliated voters, between May 22 and May 25, and again on May 27, just a few days before delegates to the party's convention in Albany would have to decide whether to back the incumbent governor or gamble on a protest challenger.

Town council chair incumbent Nancy Nickerson, a Republican backed by the RTC, is seeking her third term in the position.

Incumbent Republican Bill Larkin has been backed by GNYHA's group ($ 136,500) and Balance New York ($ 328,709).

Washington (CNN)-- As the Senate begins getting down to the business on Friday of whether to defund the health care law backed by President Barack Obama, a national Republican political committee cautions Democratic incumbents facing tough reelection fights.

According to the report, while the incumbent Senator, representing Osun Central Senatorial District at the Senate, Prof. Sola Adeyeye, won the ticket to go back to the Senate for the second term, a former governor of the state, Isiaka Adeleke, won in Osun West Senatorial District by defeating Senator Husain Mustapha, while Alhaji Sola Lawal, who is the Publicity Secretary of the APC in Ogun State, defeated Senator Jide Omoworare in Ife / Ijesa Senatorial District.

Incumbent Senate Democrats also had a good night: Gustavo Rivera crushed a challenger who benefited from over half a million in spending from education reform groups, Queens» James Sanders beat back a challenge bolstered by his own county's party officials, and Toby Ann Stavisky cruised to a second straight double - digit victory in Flushing.

Among the battleground Senate districts this year, Unshackle Upstate is backing Westchester County hopeful Julie Killian, who is running for the suburban Senate seat held by Democratic incumbent George Latimer.

Meanwhile, the super PAC backed by online rental company Airbnb is spending in the 37th Senate district, dropping $ 19,481 on a mailer in support of Democratic incumbent George Latimer.

«Yesterday though, when I was told by the state Chair and his favorite henchman, Tom Connolly (the first Vice-Chair) that because Andrew Cuomo wanted our party to back the incumbent, my level of disgust, frustration and hopelessness became too much to bear.»

It was drawn by the NYS Senate Republicans, using the most advanced redistricting software back in 2002 to ensure victory for then incumbent John Sweeney.

Incumbent Rep. Nydia Velazquez is facing a tough primary challenge from term - limited City Councilman Erik Dilan, who is being backed by Brooklyn Democratic boss Vito Lopez.

The United Federation of Teachers backed Rangel in the past and its switch to Espaillat, a state senator, represents the biggest abandonment of the incumbent by Big Labor.

In contrast to their one - on - one televised debates, which have consisted largely of Stringer alluding to the «black socks» prostitution scandal that ended Spitzer's career as governor (and Spitzer countering by pointing to the array of entrenched financial interests who along with Lena Dunham are backing his opponent), the candidates used this forum (co-hosted by Democracy for NYC, Living Liberally, and ACT NOW) to fill out their visions for how the office might be more of a progressive force than it has been under incumbent John Liu, the longshot Democratic mayoral hopeful.

They defeated Republican incumbents Randy Hopper and Dan Kapanke in recall elections this summer that were prompted by anger over a Republican - backed law to curb union rights.

Communications Advisor Rob Ryan fired back, criticizing the Democrat incumbent for disenfranchising 52 poll workers by challenging their absentee ballots.

The candidate backed by Senate Republicans to replacing the retiring incumbent, Michael Nozzolio, is Pam Helming.

All incumbents were endorsed, including Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj who did not receive the did two years ago in his successful challenge to incumbent Naomi Rivera, who was backed by the union.

Republican Town Council nominee Bill Schirmer, a small business owner with a long history of community service, will provide incumbent Supervisor Kelly Myers and Deputy Supervisor Jimmy Bruno with the support they need to reform our town government and eliminate the $ 400,000 General Fund deficit accrued by the Democratic - backed majority.

Braddock Mayor John Fetterman, who was backed by Sanders and had a surprisingly strong showing in Pennsylvania's 2016 Democratic Senate primary, defeated the incumbent for lieutenant governor.

Incumbent highway superintendent Rich Klotz, a Democrat, was also nominated by Dispensa, who said, «He and I and his Dad go way back.

The other Republican / Conservative - backed candidates endorsed by the union are Teryl Mickens, a member of the Independence Party who is running against incumbent Democrat Bill Carey in Ward 5; James Rodden, a registered Democrat who is running against incumbent Democrat Steve Schabot in Ward 8; and Patrick O'Reilly, who is not enrolled in a political party and is running against registered Democrat Bryant «Drew» Andrews for the open seat in Ward 7.

(CNN)-- Even though his upstart Democratic primary challenge to incumbent Sen. Blanche Lincoln has been powered by union support, Arkansas Lt. Gov. Bill Halter was coy Sunday when asked about his union backing and the Employee Free Choice Act (or «card check» bill), a piece of legislation backed by some of the country's largest and most influential unions.

The legal practitioner's reference came on the back of remarks by Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East George Andah on TV3's New Day on Saturday that the incumbent government has shown the way by not accepting the resignation of an appointee and re-assigning him.

Dickinson, Muratori and Hurley had been swept into office in 2011, backed by the upstart grassroots Lake George Citizens Group, earning a spot in local political history as they defeated a slate of popular incumbent Republican candidates.

BROOKLYN, NY — In the end, there were few surprises during Tuesday's electoral primaries in Brooklyn, with most races won by wide margins, and incumbents beating back challengers with ease.

Once again, the political winds on the Buffalo School Board are shifting, with Tuesday's election putting an end to the current majority and replacing it with a new one backed by the teachers union.Candidates supported by the Buffalo Teachers Federation nearly swept this year's races, unseating two incumbents and handily taking three of the other seats up for grabs.

Incumbent Trustee Dave Bergen, who was not backed by Republicans for re-election last year but was appointed to the vacant seat as an interim trustee in February, is expected to receive the GOP nomination at the county convention in Coram Wednesday night.

Michael Krasner, a political science professor at Queens College and co-director of the Taft Institute, said the primary's results provided further proof that incumbents and candidates backed by the county parties were difficult to defeat.

There may not be a primary battle for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the mayoral runoff election in Chicago - triggered Tuesday by incumbent Rahm Emanuel's failure to get 50 percent of the vote - looks like it is going to serve as a proxy, with netroots progressives and unions on one side backing Emanuel's challenger Chuy Garcia, and high finance and the Democratic establishment backing Emanuel.

Incumbent town supervisor Cynthia Hyde — a Democrat with a long tenure as the town clerk — turned back a challenge launched by former board member and past Deputy Supervisor Susan Shepler, the Republican candidate, by a vote of 230 to 211.

Two candidates backed by powerful Buffalo businessman and Buffalo School Board member Carl Paladino and an incumbent were declared winners Tuesday night in the city school board elections.

By Chris Cillizza October 23, 2006; 1:40 PM ET Categories: Democratic PACs, House Save & Share: Previous: Kentucky's 4th: Bad Guess May Hurt GOP Incumbent Next: Florida: Is the Governor's Race Back in Play?

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