Sentences with phrase «ballot as a democrat»

Teachout, a Fordham University law professor, recently won an appeal to get on the ballot as a Democrat after Cuomo's supporters had challenged her residency requirement.

Though Levy could get on the Republican primary ballot as a Democrat, he would need 51 percent of the vote at the party's convention this summer, and party leaders have indicated he'd need to change parties to truly be a viable candidate for them.

WWNYTV April 8, 2018 With less than a week before petitions need to be filed to be on the ballot as a democrat running for New York's 21st Congressional district, candidate Tedra Cobb was making her rounds on this side of the district.

Shelley, 48, of Otisco, said he will continue his efforts to gather the roughly 2,000 signatures required to get on the ballot as a Democrat.

Party members will no longer help Shelley gather petition signatures to qualify for a spot on the ballot as a Democrat.

Not exact matches

As we'll mention in the upcoming edition of C&E's Technology Bytes, I heard the same concern from Democrats at December's Rootscamp, where it came up repeatedly that the presidential campaigns (Hillary WO N'T unchallenged) and a couple of dozen competitive Senate races will suck up a lot of talent on the Left, leaving a dearth of experienced staff to work on races for Congress, governor and on down the ballot.

Even if Fidler manages to eke out a paper ballot win, this race was still a blow to the Senate Democrats as they gear up to try to take back the majority this fall.

Having served billions of targeted voter - matched digital ads online, social media, and mobile devices over the past five years and helping to elect scores of Democrats up and down the ballot for offices ranging from senator and governor to state legislator and school board member, DSPolitical has earned a reputation as a progressive ally and committed innovator.

The news of the robocall comes almost simultaneously with word that Owens, like Democrat Dan Maffei in central New York, has filed a court order to impound ballots ahead of tomorrow's vote — a sign that the race against Republican Matt Doheny will be as close as the public polls have suggested.

Incumbent Sen. Michael Venditto regained a narrow advantage in the 8th district ballot counting process on Tuesday as Democrats accused Republicans of «walking away» from counting the final 300 or so ballots in Democratic friendly election districts.

(As you'll recall, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox wooed Democrat - turned - Republican Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy into the race, but he didn't get onto the ballot at the convention.

The Senate is once again a key flashpoint in this year's down - ballot elections as Democrats seek to gain a majority eight years after losing control following a tumultuous, two - year term.

While the super PAC backed by the statewide teachers union faltered in aiding Democrats in down - ballot state Senate races, the education reform group StudentsFirstNY is taking a victory lap today as the chamber will largely remain the same.

The Times gives a big thumbs - up to primaries as Democrat and GOP leaders head into conventions to try to figure out their statewide ballots.

Even as generic congressional ballot polling has indicated that Republicans are making up some ground ahead of 2018 midterm election, Democrats are widening their targets and a nonpartisan analysis shows that more GOP incumbents might be at risk.

During his visit, he was introduced to Klein for the first time by the IDC's newest member, Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Queens Democrat who just so happens to be spending a lot of time with the NYC GOP leaders as he courts them in his long - shot bid to run on their ballot line in the upcoming mayor's race.

At the same time, this is one of the more formalized and concerted efforts by Cuomo, harnessing the state committee that he controls, to aid Democrats who are running in down - ballot local races as he seeks another term later this year.

Let the IDC run as IDC on the ballot, not as Democrats.»

Membership of the Liberal Democrats rose from 45,000 to 61,000 [93] as the party prepared to hold its 2015 party leadership ballot.

Cox, disappointed with the prospect of former Congressman Rick Lazio of Long Island as the challenger to Democrat Andrew Cuomo, recruited Levy to run - effectively staking his chairmanship on whether the Suffolk County Executive gets on the ballot.

The Democrats have built a nearly 5 - 1 advantage statewide in the number of absentee ballots requested as of Wednesday, with 119,318 compared to 24,909 for Republicans, according to the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.

Jack Davis, who has run multiple times for the seat as a Democrat, will appear on the ballot under the «Tea Party» line.

Though long planned as an event for the IDC, Cuomo's campaign insisted the fundraiser was «for Democratic unity,» and included at least two mainline Democrats who will also be on the ballot: Shelley Mayer and Luis Sepulveda.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino said Tuesday that he'll also run on a ballot line called «Stop Common Core,» as he seeks to use unrest over the controversial academic standards in his bid to upset Democrat Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Of those, 198 were sent to Democrats, 263 to Republicans, 16 to Conservatives, 29 to Independence, 128 to voters registered as blanks and a couple of other ballots to minor party registrants.

In December 2012, as the counting of challenged ballots began, Klein and four other Senate Democrats broke away from the main Democratic caucus and sided with the Republicans.

He was accused of pocketing $ 20,500 in bribes as part of a scheme to get Smith, a Democrat, on the ballot for mayor as a Republican.

Halloran, Smith and former Queens Republican Party Vice Chairman Vincent Tabone are accused of trying to get Smith, a Democrat, on the ballot as a Republican for last year's mayoral election by bribing GOP bosses.

She secured the ballot spot with the backing of the Lower East Side Democrats, her political club, as well as strong support from the Truman Club, Silver's political organization.

Due partially to attacks that presented Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater as dangerously unstable and highlighted racist groups» eagerness to support him, Lyndon Johnson was able to carry Democrats to massive down - ballot gains in 1964.

The endorsement came as part of Obama's down - ballot push for Democrats in U.S. Senate and House of Representative races.

More likely, assuming a turnaround of the economy during 2010 and passage of expanded health care coverage as part of a health care reform package later this year, Democrats may be headed toward an era of ballot - box dominance.

By late Wednesday afternoon, Mr. Brooks — a longtime Republican running as a Democrat — had declared victory after a count of absentee and affidavit ballots.

His predecessor as Democrat leader, Malcolm Smith, was convicted earlier this year of seeking to bribe his way onto the New York City mayoral ballot as a Republican candidate.

Klein, a Bronx Democrat, recently met with Sen. Mark Grisanti, a Republican who lost his primary last month but remains on the ballot as an Independence Party candidate.

Liberals would no doubt once again seek to oust Klein and his members in party primaries — especially given the stakes of the coalition potentially continuing through the next election cycle — even as Democrats eye Hillary Clinton's likely run for president delivering down - ballot gains for them.

The ads come as Democrats are creating the Women's Equality Party, a new ballot line that is aimed at highlighting support for the women's agenda package, which was first proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in 2013 and includes anti-housing and workplace discrimination measures and a provision aimed at curtailing human trafficking.

Denenberg's name will remain on the November ballot, as Democrats abandoned their plan to nominate him for a judgeship and run a replacement candidate in his place.

The ballot line was created this year by state Democrats and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election campaign as a way of promoting the stalled 10 - point women's agenda and drive up turn out among women voters.

The Hudson Valley Senate district has long been eyed by Democrats as a possible pickup opportunity, especially given the presidential election year in which down - ballot Democratic candidates tend to do better.

Clinton's campaign is planning its most ambitious push yet into traditionally right - leaning states, a new offensive aimed at extending her growing advantage over Trump while bolstering down - ballot Democrats in what party leaders increasingly view as a possible wave election.

The Democrat on the ballot had lost to the incumbent in 2006 and had a reputation as a decidedly unpleasant person, but she still ended up winning and beating a popular Republican challenger in 2008, partly due to his having difficulty convincing voters he would be any better and partly due to two more conservative candidates hopping into the race — both very real possibilities for Republicans in 2010.

In an effort to convince members of the Republican State Central Committee to pick him as their party's nominee to replace Mike Pence on the ballot for Governor, Indiana Congressman Todd Rokita is releasing a poll showing him beating Democrat John Gregg by double digits.

Mr. Tillman said Thursday he was pleased to still have Mr. Krupski's name on the ballot as he seeks re-election to the Legislature post he won in a landslide this January, something he believes will help to get town residents to vote Democrat.

Campana and the Brown brothers were identified a year ago as being among nine Democrats that were persons of interest in the absentee ballot fraud investigation stemming from the city's 2009 Working Families Party primary,

Aware that the Clinton campaign is already portrayed as dictating terms to the DNC, Baker raised the concern about making ballot access in primary states a criteria for getting on stage: If Sanders were locked out because of potential trouble qualifying in New Hampshire (given that he's not a registered Democrat), Baker was worried this would be seen as Clinton keeping him out.

Many other petitions were filed under independent party labels by candidates who will already be running as Republicans and Democrats, and these candidates will thus have their names appearing on multiple ballot lines.

With Friday as the last day of qualifying for the federal ballot, three Democrats and five Republicans have qualified to run for the 15th Congressional District being vacated by Dennis Ross, a Lakeland Republican.

Former NYPD detective Bo Dietl is threatening to sue the city Board of Elections for thwarting his attempt to register as a Democrat in time for a mayoral primary — and blames Mayor de Blasio for the ballot - busting move.

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.