Sentences with phrase «bid for the seat of»

-- 32BJ has backed Assemblyman Mike Gianaris» bid for the seat of retiring Sen. George Onorato.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A Broome County legislator whose family started the Dick's Clothing and Sporting Goods chain says she will run for Congress as a Democrat in a bid for the seat of retiring Rep. Richard Hanna.

Not exact matches

He lost his bid to replace Harris as party leader in 2002, his seat in the 2003 provincial election, his bid for the leadership of the Conservative party in 2004 and his first attempt to win a federal seat later the same year.

She did not win her bid for a seat representing New York in the House of Representatives.

With Macron having no significant, established political party behind him, we expect those parties whose candidates fell short in the first round of the presidential campaign to push hard for parliamentary seats in the June parliamentary elections in a bid to win influence.

The election of a majority Liberal government not only saw high - profile changes in rhetoric — think, «Canada is back» — but also equally lauded announcements on accepting 25,000 refugees from Syria, international peacekeeping, or a bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council, among others.

With Alonso seemingly out of the running that leaves Valtteri Bottas as the favourite to take the vacant Mercedes seat, despite their initial bid for him being rejected by Williams.

One might argue that the Democrats (in both houses) have more to lose, with several of their members who are running for Congress perhaps enjoying the insurance policy that two primaries brings — the option to run for their current seats if a bid for higher office doesn't work out.

Members of the Northern Ireland assembly today took their seats for the first time since October 2002 in a new bid to restore devolved power.

A development happening weeks after Zanetor won her bid to contest the Klottey Korle seat of her father's party the ruling NDC, it appears to have been in the works for some time now, as a facebook post by Mr. Mensah in the week in which the suit was filed suggested

Hein was re-elected to another term as county executive in November, but a chorus of local Democratic officials had urged him to launch a bid for the House seat.

Cuomo had reportedly pledged to support Fiala's campaign by raking in $ 100,000 in donations for her bid to flip a long - held Republican seat following the forced ouster of Tom Libous, who was convicted on a charge of lying to the FBI in July.

After Libous was forced from office, Cuomo quickly endorsed Fiala's bid for the seat, an unusual move for a governor who has often sought to stay clear of the state Senate's thorny politics.

Also at 1 p.m., prominent Bronx lawmakers will endorse Sen. Adriano Espaillat's bid for retiring Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel's House seat at a press conference, in font of Kingsbridge Armory, the Bronx.

The lawmakers who made up the now - dissolved Independent Democratic Conference have contributed to the campaign of Democratic Senate hopeful Shelley Mayer, who is making a bid for a pivotal seat in the chamber next week.

Republican NY - 23 congressional hopeful Matt Doheney is scheduled to meet privately this Monday in Washington, D.C. with leaders of the Club for Growth — the conservative organization that played a key role in the 2009 campaign of Doheny's primary opponent, Doug Hoffman, spending and / or bundling more than $ 1 million for his special election bid for the seat vacated by ex-Rep.

«We are very excited to support Sara Niccoli in her bid for the 46th District Senate seat,» said Vice Chair Beth Schneck of Greenville.

Both Democrats and Republicans had spent millions of dollars on the Westchester contest, airing hostile television ads, in an effort to win the seat, which was vacated in January by George Latimer, who won his bid for county executive.

The Barack Obama Democratic Club endorsed Adriano Espaillat in his bid for the Congressional seat currently occupied by Charlie Rangel at a candidates forum at the Church of the Intercession on W. 155th Street that featured (almost) all five people running in the race.

Following the phone call, another supporter of Nadler (right) offered Rosenberg a seat on a prestigious, not - for - profit board if he withdrew his congressional bid, the challenger claimed.

Steve Stern has won the endorsement of the powerful SEIU Local 1199 United Health Care Workers East in his bid for retiring Rep. Steve Israel's Third District seat.

But, according to a number of sources, her bid for the seat is predicated on a series of political deals and exchanges of favors that would leave her indebted to a vast array of political machines and prominent political actors.

A NYC Council candidate is accusing his opponent of shaking him down so he'd drop his bid for the Bronx seat, sparking an NYPD probe into possible criminal coercion.

Former Yonkers Inspector General Dan Schorr on Thursday announced his bid for the 37th Senate district in Westchester County, a seat that is at the center of a fight over control for the chamber.

Republican Chris McGrath, who lost his bid in April for the Senate seat held by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is calling for first passage of the amendment, which is mired in legislative gridlock in the Assembly and Senate.

The parliamentary candidate of the National Democratic Congress» (NDC) for the Weija - Gbawe constituency, Obuobia Darko - Opoku says she will not fail in her bid to snatch the seat from the main opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2016 elections.

Tabone garnered 41.5 percent of votes, according to NY1, in his failed bid to succeed Carrozza, who announced earlier this year that she would not run for re-election to the seat she has held since 1996.

Even running for an open attorney general's seat, Bharara would find himself vulnerable to someone more willing to do the bidding of entrenched interests.

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley is set to receive the endorsement of the Uniformed Firefighters Association in her bid for an open Congressional seat in Queens.

The Working Families Party this morning announced its support for Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice's bid for the Long Island House seat of retiring Rep. Carolyn McCarthy.

Michael Simanowitz, the longtime chief of staff to retired Queens Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn, wasted no time in formally announcing his special election bid for her seat in the 27th AD after receiving the nod from his fellow Democrats earlier today.

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.

State Assembly candidate Aravella Simotas will face no challengers in her bid for Assemblyman Michael Gianaris's (D - Astoria) seat after John Ciafone dropped out of the race last week.

To launch a campaign for any of the seats being mentioned, Wright would need to kick his fundraising apparatus into high gear quickly, although it would likely be far easier for him to raise the funds needed for a Council or state Senate run than a mayoral bid.

Washington (CNN)- In the aftermath of the Arizona shootings, some critics have accused Republican Sharron Angle of spewing potentially dangerous political rhetoric in her recent bid for Nevada's Senate seat.

The assemblyman is running for the 23rd Council seat now held by his brother, Councilman David Weprin (D - Hollis), who chose to make a bid for the comptroller's job instead of seeking a third term.

She has run dozens of campaigns throughout Queens, New York City and the state and is currently working on Democrat Steve Behar's bid for the 26th state Assembly District seat in northeast Queens and consulting for incumbent Assemblywoman Democrat Catherine Nolan, who is up for re-election in the 37th Assembly District in western Queens against Republican John Wilson.

In a bid to gain a majority, a second election was soon called for October 1974 in which Labour, still with Harold Wilson as leader, won a slim majority of three, gaining just 18 seats taking its total to 319.

A happy belated birthday to Jerry Iannece, the Chairman of CB 11 and Assembly candidate, who received the nod from Christine Quinn in his bid to run for the seat left vacant by Rory Lanceman.

County Legislator Jay Schneiderman of Montauk will face off against Cornelius Kelly of Westhampton Beach, a Republican, this fall in his re-election bid for the Second District seat, one he has held since 2003.

Prior to Katz, Koslowitz held the seat for eight years before term limits prevented her from making another bid to represent the district that covers Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Rego Park and parts of Maspeth and Elmhurst.

Cuomo, who previously backed six candidates, endorsed Staten Island's Debi Rose's re-election and Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez's bid for the East Harlem / South Bronx seat of term - limited Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Other transportation proposals include procurement reforms to reduce sealed bids for MTA contracts; requirements that all backseat automobile passengers wear seat belts, and children under age 8 be properly restrained in school buses; and removal of legal barriers to encourage self - driving car manufacturers to operate in New York.

He gestured toward the retirement of the «legendary» Margolis — who recently dropped her bid for the seat amid fallout from a disparaging comment she made about her opponents — as the impetus for his announcement.

The atmosphere in Hasbrouck Park last Friday morning was festive, even electric as a crowd of approximately 1,300 people congregated to hear Socialist Vermont senator and former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders deliver a ringing endorsement of Zephyr Teachout's bid to reclaim New York's 19th Congressional District seat for the Democrats, after it was held for three terms by retiring Republican Chris Gibson.

Cuomo was in town stumping for his reelection bid and also with goals of Democrats flipping the U.S. House of Representatives to a Democratic majority and extending their narrow one - seat majority in the New York State Senate, where Republicans still control the body.

Jared Polis, a web entrepreneur who launched his bid for a Colorado U.S. House seat last May and has received the endorsements of openly gay Rep. Tammy Baldwin as well as the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, was bypassed by top gay fundraisers and activists in his home state in favor of Joan Fitz - Gerald, a former Colorado Senate President.

An ethics complaint has been filed against the campaign of Michael Grimm, who is making a comeback bid for his old Staten Island congressional seat.

Long shut out of statewide office, Southern California Democrats saw a glimmer of hope last week, when Orange County Rep. Loretta Sanchez announced a bid for the Golden State's open Senate seat.

They say that the third time is the charm, and fortune finally turned in Manna Jo Greene's favor on Election Day 2013: She prevailed in her bid to represent all of Rosendale and part of Marbletown as Ulster County Legislator for District 19, after having lost previous bids for the same seat in 1989 and 2003.