Sentences with phrase «best local candidates»

What strategies do you find attract the best local candidates for your roles?

Giving the voter two votes widens choice, meaning that we are no longer restricted to making the agonising decision of choosing between a good local candidate who is from the wrong party, and a party we like that has a weak local candidate.

Not exact matches

In addition, if you make an effort to recruit a wide variety of candidates — not just those who went to the local college or who match the ethnicity of the rest of your staff — your company is more likely to hire the best and the brightest in the labor market.

But, there is nothing magically inherent to a venture backed startup company that makes it a better IPO candidate than a local hardware store.

«I'm currently working on my own board, so we spoke about what makes a good board member,» she said, «and because these were local representatives, having a confidential conversation, they even suggested some potential candidates in the area.

In addition to calling your representatives, consider attending a town hall, writing letters the editor of your local paper, connecting with the local Democratic Party to help with voter registration efforts and to challenge voter suppression / gerrymandering, and (because it's becoming painfully obvious that progressives have ceded local politics to the extreme right for too long), running for office or helping a better candidate get the job.

The Waldorf School of Atlanta does not discriminate against candidates for admission or employment on the basis of age, race, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or disability status as well as other classifications protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

Note that the «here's someone who's doing a great job» examples are always good to have, but I'm really looking for state - and local - level candidates who've either won or become seriously competitive because they used the internet to find support or to capitalize on it.

First, the good: public - interest news outlet ProPublica is asking citizens to help track political advertising by candidates and outside groups like SuperPACs (they need assistance because the FCC has balked at making local TV stations publish online...

I've seen a well - groomed local email list with 1,000 members raise $ 1,000 from one email because the people on the list were sufficiently engaged — they wanted to be there, they cared about the candidate, and the candidate made a genuine effort to connect.

A previously unknown candidate beat an admired and well known local MP.

Best Website For County, Local Or Judicial Candidate, Mark Ridley - Thomas for L.A. County Supervisor by PowerThru Consulting.

Pity that the GOP can't come up with better candidates, not only local and statewide, but nationally as well.

A good way of assessing this question is to look at the experience of local elections and analyse how much other parties benefitted when UKIP stood a candidate in 2013 but not this year, compared with where they had candidates both times.

CFD serves the political needs of the Upper West Side by promoting and organizing progressive opinion on local, state and national issues, as well as supporting Democratic candidates dedicated to peace, progress and social justice.

(Adam Afriye was born in Wimbledon, and represents Windsor; Sheilash Vara was born in Uganda, went to school in Aylesbury, and represents Huntingdon, Cambs; Priti Patel grew up in London and is standing in Witham, Essex; there may well be other «local candidate» cases, but I can't immediately think of one in the most winnable seats).

But some in the party believe the money is better spent on local candidates, and not — as financial disclosures show — on consultants that include a felon and a state GOP employee.

And of course, donate to and volunteer for candidates you support, since local campaigns in particular are likely to need the money and the time and be able to put it to good use.

Fellow Democratic candidate Tony Meloni, a well - known Astoria resident who runs local advocacy organizations New York Anti-Crime and Immigration Advocacy Services, has raised $ 44,038.

Candidates need not be MPs but must be proposed and assented to by 50 party members of good standing, drawn from at least 10 local associations.

It's clear from feedback on the ground that our local candidate is well respected as a hard - working councillor.

Full disclosure, my firm PowerThru Consulting won «Best County / Local / Judicial Candidate Website».

I have rarely met a candidate who is so well plugged in to the local community.

To get on the ballot, a candidate must have the endorsement of 200 members from 20 local party organisations as well as 10 % of the parliamentary party, which amounts to needing the support of less than one of the eight remaining Lib Dem MPs.

Willie Bain did his best to disassociate himself from Gordon Brown and the UK Labour party, fighting the campaign instead on a local basis, as a local candidate, standing up for local issues.

Now an almighty row has emerged: The BBC quotes local CLP secretary Alun Williams as saying their views had been «ignored» and ««taken for granted», and «the constituency needed the best candidate, regardless of their gender.»

Last month, the Gardiner Democratic Committee endorsed candidates for town offices whom it thought would best represent local Democratic values.

Levine, who is a likely candidate for Jackson's seat, wrote that he believed «that a 7th Council District which includes Morningside Heights, Hamilton Heights, and Washington Heights would serve the best interests of local residents while meeting all legal requirements of the districting process.»

Representatives of local unions in the building trades, as well as the industrial, public and service sectors, voted on the candidate selections.

Regionally, the party still fared best in the Dublin region at the local elections, where Labour candidates won 12.0 % of all the first preference votes, but the party vote share in Dublin fell dramatically from a 26.4 % level at the 2009 elections.

Without good candidates to rally around, parties find it tough to win favor with the local communities.

Not only will you be able to vote in the upcoming leadership election, but you can have a say in forming our policy platform at party conferences as well as choosing local candidates.

It's a political practice as well - established as candidates kissing babies: a local legislator shows up at a senior center or an elementary school, giant check in hand, to announce that he'll be funding a daily meals program or buying new uniforms for the spring soccer team.

Democrats swept to victories Tuesday in Waterbury, New Britain, Middletown and Milford as well - organized candidates pounded away on local issues and got their voters to the polls in the state's big cities.

We have now selected our Ruth Alcroft as our parliamentary candidate as well as having important local elections coming up.

The bulk of those who have not previously been Parliamentary candidates have experience of local politics - there are two Members of the Welsh Assembly, as well as numerous councillors and group leaders on the list.

The «Stop Common Core» party candidates would include Astorino and his running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Chris Moss, as well as other Republican candidates for statewide offices and federal or local contenders who want to run on the line, he said.

Even if you live in a constituency with a large majority, a well attended public meeting will send a clear message to your MP and parliamentary candidates that democracy and civil liberties matter to local people.

Additionally, what makes you think a local elected official is any better at vetting competence and qualifications of a candidate for official position than the voters?

«When it comes to fighting for working people, protecting women's health, and growing the local economy I can think of no better candidate than Alison Boak to represent the 40th District — I know she will be a strong and hardworking leader for the people of the lower Hudson Valley,» Maloney said.

As such, the idea is that the candidates are well known to local community, and as such are pre-vetted - if not for their expertise then for their character.

With a new leader and a record in government to promote — as well as the local candidate's merits — the Conservatives could adopt that route without dishonouring Cox.

-LSB-...] See the link below for the list of candidates from some of the main political parties as well as a few campaigning on particular topics of local and national interest such as The Yorkshire Party and The NHS Action Party http://www.democraticaudit.com/2018/05/01/englands-local-elections-2018-the-unusual-case-of-sheffiel… -LSB-...]

«Members of the local party level should focus on selecting the best candidate as they see it and we shouldn't seek to divert them from this in a hope of a cash injection,» Mr Simpson argued.

They're currently on a recruitment drive for candidates for the upcoming local elections in England - as well as, of course, elections to the devolved administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

The labor - backed party is best known for its involvement in statewide races and political campaigns in New York City, but in this month's election, it recruited and supported 111 candidates in local races.

Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone got late infusions totaling $ 65,000 from two well - known donors to Republicans — former NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg, and local hedge fund magnate Robert Mercer, who usually funds conservative candidates and causes.

«She's well known locally, she grew up around here and is seen as the best candidate by the local Labour party.»

At a Meet - the - Candidates Night event at the Rosendale Recreation Center last Thursday evening, sponsored by the Women's Club of Rosendale, about 100 local residents turned out to hear a succession of three - minute «elevator speeches» about the candidacies of contenders for the posts of representatives for the 19th US Congressional District and New York State's 103rd Assembly District, as well as judges for the Ulster County Supreme Court and Family Court.

To get on the ballot, a candidate must have the endorsement of 200 members from 20 local party organisations as well as 10 % of the parliamentary party, though the latter requirement equates to less than one of the eight remaining Lib Dem MPs.