Sentences with phrase «bid for the public advocate»

Polanco has been visiting many Republican political organizations throughout the City over the past couple of months, preparing to launch a bid for public advocate.

The charismatic Rev. Michel Faulkner of Harlem, a former NFL player, has scrapped his own mayoral bid to run for controller, and Republican circles are buzzing about the possibility of J.C. Polanco, a Dominican - American attorney from the Bronx, launching a bid for public advocate.

But contributions such as these made up a small portion of the nearly $ 2 million Gioia has raised in his bid for the public advocate seat in November's election.

Mr. Cabrera backed Ms. James in her bid for public advocate.

Mr. de Blasio was a close friend of a chief WFP architect, Jon Kest, and won his 2009 bid for public advocate with the party's help.

Stein later dropped out before the primary and briefly tried a bid for public advocate against City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mark J. Green, City Councilwoman Susan Alter, and State Sen. David Paterson, but withdrew from the race after a few weeks.

Not exact matches

But who the candidate will ultimately wind up being remains up in the air as the party could select a placeholder for the post after New York City Public Advocate Tish James confirmed she would not seek the party's line in her bid for AG.

Quinn was widely believed to be the front runner for the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2013, but ultimately lost her bid to Bill de Blasio, then the public advocate and eventual winner that year.

PARK SLOPE — Public Advocate Bill de Blasio officially launched his bid for mayor Sunday, surrounded by dozens of supporters in Park Slope.

Sworn in as public advocate in 2010, the city's second highest elected office, de Blasio's past work includes managing Hillary Clinton's first U.S. Senate bid from New York in 2000 and serving in the City Council for eight years, representing Brooklyn neighborhoods.

ALBANY — A group advocating public campaign finance is taking the rare step of endorsing Zephyr Teachout's bid for Congress, a nod that aligns her with a cadre of donors who have previously spent half a million dollars backing Democrats in the district.

In 2001, the then -20-year-old Upper West Side whiz kid went to work for then - Public Advocate Mark Green's bid to replace outgoing Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

The statewide emergence of New York City Public Advocate Letitia «Tish» James, who Wednesday announced her bid for attorney general following widespread mention as a future mayoral candidate.

While others have discussed the likelihood that they will run, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn (D - Manhattan) and city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Weiner is the only one who filed paperwork July 15 with the city for his bid to become the city's head honcho.

Following outcry from gay and lesbian and women's groups — and harsh criticism from her former colleagues in the City Council — Public Advocate Letitia James downplayed her endorsement of social conservative Councilman Fernando Cabrera in his failed bid for a State Senate seat.

«The role of council members is to advocate for what's best for the public, not to do the bidding of our mayor,» added Torres.

New York City Public Advocate Letitia James has filed a new campaign committee with the state Board of Elections that could be the first step in a bid for mayor.

Explaining why he didn't want to weigh in on the matter, he pointed to one of the Democratic candidates, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and his role as Clinton's campaign manager in Hillary Clinton's first bid for the U.S. Senate in 2000.

Public Advocate Letitia James is widely expected to win her reelection bid (Luiz C. Ribeiro / For New York Daily News)

Soon after his first bid for state schools chief failed, the then - Beloit School District superintendent threw his support behind another public - school advocate, the soon - to - be state superintendent.