Sentences with phrase «backroom contest»
Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan of Queens bowed out of the frenzied, if abbreviated, backroom contest, assuring that Mr. Heastie would make history tomorrow as the body's first African - American speaker.
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Mr. Wright pulled out of the backroom contest, allowing Mr. Heastie to consolidate support, on the condition that Mr. Heastie back his congressional bid in 2016, sources say.
If Assemblyman Carl Heastie, a front - runner in the backroom contest to succeed Sheldon Silver, is crowned the next speaker of the Assembly, the oft - dismissed Bronx will become a new center of power in New York State.
Below, the Observer will introduce you, in no particular order, to the five Democrats vying to replace Mr. Silver and show why they are most likely to win the backroom contest — or fail miserably.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Congressman Joe Crowley clashed in the backroom contest for City Council speaker.
Ms. Mark - Viverito's chief rival, Councilman Dan Garodnick, has not yet conceded in the backroom contest, however.
Not exact matches
The sitting assemblywoman won the job in a special election in November, after securing the Democratic Party line in a hotly contested backroom battle.