Sentences with phrase «become lieutenant governor»

Cuomo earlier in the day said «anyone can run» for lieutenant governor, but pointed out Hochul would be the first Democratic woman to become lieutenant governor in a generation.

Vernon went on to become the lieutenant governor nominee on the Democratic ticket, which lost by a wide margin to Gov. Terry E. Branstad.

On whether other drivers defer to the Lt. governor: When I became lieutenant governor I told them, Don't treat me differently.

Hochul became lieutenant governor in 2015, added to the Democratic ticket in 2014 as Cuomo sought a second term, replacing then - incumbent Bob Duffy.

«It was in 2007 when I chose him to become my chief of staff when I became lieutenant governor, it was then that he told me about his illness and his succeeding tax problems and that he was addressing them, and I think the record will show he was addressing them and that he inevitably paid off the old taxes.»

Wu, the son of Taiwanese immigrants, says if he becomes lieutenant governor, he would not be a cheerleader for the governor's policies, but would offer an independent counterpoint, and might even investigate Cuomo for possible corruption, if necessary.

Prior to becoming lieutenant governor, Paterson was a New York State senator and before that he worked in the Queen's County district attorney's office.

Prior to becoming lieutenant governor in 2007, Paterson served as a state senator from Harlem for more than two decades, the last four years as the Democratic minority leader.

Joseph J. Fauliso, the Senate leader who became lieutenant governor upon the death of his friend, Gov. Ella T. Grasso, on Dec. 31, 1980, and then held the job longer than anyone in more than a century, died Wednesday after a brief stay in hospice care.

Not exact matches

Smith, previously Minnesota's lieutenant governor, was appointed to serve as her state's senator following the resignation of Al Franken, who became embroiled in controversy after several women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him.

The conflict, in part, is easy to see, given that Spitzer elevated Paterson from Senate minority leader to lieutenant governor, who then became the state's first black governor following the March 2008 resignation.

«I was a lieutenant governor and became a governor because the governor had to somehow get out of office.

Mr. Wilson, a Republican who spent 15 years as Nelson A. Rockefeller's lieutenant governor before he became governor after Mr. Rockefeller's resignation, died in 2000.

The one - time lieutenant governor candidate is from Cheshire, where a 2007 triple - murder home invasion became a rallying issue for death penalty proponents.

NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo will nominate former lieutenant governor candidate Dennis Mehiel to become the Battery Park City Authority's next chairman, according to the New York DaiGovernor Andrew Cuomo will nominate former lieutenant governor candidate Dennis Mehiel to become the Battery Park City Authority's next chairman, according to the New York Daigovernor candidate Dennis Mehiel to become the Battery Park City Authority's next chairman, according to the New York Daily News.

Paterson, elected lieutenant governor in 2006, became New York's first African American governor when Eliot Spitzer was forced to resign the governorship after a prostitution scandal.

A lifelong governmental and political figure, Paterson was the first African - American governor of New York, rising to the post from lieutenant governor after Eliot Spitzer became embroiled in a scandal and resigned in 2008.

On July 15, 2016, the Republican ballot slots for governor and lieutenant governor became unexpectedly vacant after Governor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on thegovernor and lieutenant governor became unexpectedly vacant after Governor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on thegovernor became unexpectedly vacant after Governor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on theGovernor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on theGovernor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on the ballot.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- The Latest on Tuesday's primary elections (all times local): 10:30 p.m. Pennsylvania's lieutenant governor has become the first holder of the office to lose in a primary election.

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«(H) e wants to use the lieutenant governor's job as a pulpit, to become the state's de facto public advocate, particularly in support of consumer issues, Internet access and economic development zones,» the Times said.

In practice, this new arrangement transferred much power from the lieutenant governor to the President pro tempore, whose political position became comparable to that of the Speaker of the New York State Assembly.

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He was lieutenant governor under Hugh Carey, and won a Democratic primary against then - New York City Mayor Ed Koch to become governor of New York in 1982.

But like U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who represented a conservative - leaning House district before becoming a statewide elected official, Hochul has emphasized support gun control measures as lieutenant governor.

The New York Progressive Action Network became the latest left - leaning advocacy group to back City Councilman Jumaane Williams's bid for lieutenant governor.

On March 10, 2008, David Paterson, then lieutenant governor, was unwrapping a curried chicken takeout lunch in the State Capitol when the governor's office called to say that Gov. Eliot Spitzer had become embroiled in a prostitution scandal.

In the wake of Obamacare's enactment, Wyman became the first Connecticut lieutenant governor to take on the additional responsibility of chairing the board of directors of the Connecticut Health Insurance Exchange.

The lieutenant governor of Indiana serves as acting governor when the governor becomes incapacitated or, in the state's early history, when the governor was away from the capitol.

Paterson, elected lieutenant governor in 2006, became New York's first African - American governor when Eliot Spitzer was forced to resign the governorship after a prostitution scandal.

First, his lieutenant governor, Mario Cuomo, and then Mayor Koch proclaimed that they would seek to become the next governor of New York.

[9] Huckabee became the second Republican since Reconstruction to serve as Arkansas lieutenant governor, the first having been Maurice Britt from 1967 to 1971.

And I would say my father's attempt to become the first black lieutenant governor, and winning the primary with 71 percent of the vote, won every county except his opponent's county of Huntington, and they wouldn't put my father's picture in the commercials because they didn't really want it known that it was a black candidate running.

Wu has waged a surprisingly strong challenge, winning endorsements from the New York Times and others, and the Sunday rally was as much to lift Hochul's prospects of becoming the next lieutenant governor as it was to re-elect Klein, who led a group of breakaway Democrats that allied with Republicans, and is facing his own liberal primary challenger.

Former Groton Mayor Heather Somers, who touted her «outsider» status on the campaign trail, has come a step closer to becoming an insider, winning a tight Republican primary for lieutenant governor.

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The remarks of the governor and his lieutenant come at a time when the standards have become a contentious political topic in Mississippi, leading to confusion about what they are and how they are changing teaching and learning.

Last week Andre Bauer, the lieutenant governor of South Carolina and a candidate to become the state's next governor, compared providing government assistance to those in need — including school kids eligible for free or reduced price lunches — to feeding stray animals.

Originally named «Gibbs Station,» after Barnett Gibbs (who eventually became one of Texas» first lieutenant governors), the town was renamed in 1892 for George Coppell, wealthy financier from England who came to the United States in the 1880s and was reportedly heavily involved with the final construction of the local railroad line.

Two years ago he was appointed lieutenant governor for the province of Manitoba and became responsible for eight Kiwanis clubs.