Sentences with phrase «bidding for seats in»

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.

Teachout, a former gubernatorial candidate, has raised more than $ 3.2 million since kicking off her bid for the seat in January.

Vallone, brother of outgoing Councilman Peter Vallone Jr. of Astoria, and son of former City Council Speaker Peter Vallone Sr., was making his second bid for the seat in northeast Queens, which includes parts of Bayside and Bay Terrace.

He is unlikely to have shed any tears when Zephyr Teachout, who challenged him from the left in 2014, lost her bid for a seat in Congress.

Two years later, when Barbara Dillon was 27, Mondello tapped her for what turned out to be an unsuccessful bid for a seat in the Nassau County Legislature.

Maathai also lost her bid for a seat in the National Assembly, coming in third.

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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.

Fewer than one ADP shareholder in four backed the activist's bid for board seats at the payroll processor.

With 14 votes in the U.N. General Assembly, the region can be key to Canada's 2020 bid for a non-permanent U.N. Security Council seat.

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.

And in Arlington Heights, incumbent Robert J. Day lost his bid for election to the village board seat he was appointed to in 1989.

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.

Schumer is the highest - profile Democrat to back Kaminsky in the race since Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued his nod earlier this year when the former federal prosecutor formally announced his bid for the seat.

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.

Fahey, on the other hand, had an ad that featured his boss, Higgins, who is preparing for a re-election bid himself in a newly - drawn — and supposedly safe — Buffalo / Niagara Falls seat.

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.

Assemblyman Greg Ball has a new Web video he hopes to get up onto the air within the next few days that portrays him as a maverick Albany outsider in his bid for the seat Sen. Vincent Leibell is vacating to run for Putnam County executive.

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.

Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan insisted he will be «all in» for the bid by Chris McGrath to hold the seat formerly represented by Dean Skelos.

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.

Democrats in Onondaga County have designated John Mannion to run for the New York State Senate seat being vacated by John DeFrancisco, who isn't seeking re-electin after ending his gubernatorial bid.

Thankfully, Ball is not shy about generating press — particularly now that he has competition in his bid for the seat Sen. Vincent Leibell is vacating to run for Putnam County executive.

The club also endorsed its founder, Mark Levine, for the State Senate seat being vacated by Mr. Espaillat and longtime Assemblyman Herman «Denny» Farrell in his re-election bid.

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.

Four years after an unsuccessful bid to be the Democratic nominee for an open - congressional seat in the Capital Region, Phil Steck was victorious in an effort to be his party's representative in a race for the 110th Assembly District (Spoiler Alert: He still has that seat).

Rev. Michel Faulkner, the former Jets lineman - turned - minister - turned mayoral candidate, has a long way to go in his bid to win the Republican nomination and oust Mayor Bill de Blasio — but he's already out backing GOP contenders for open City Council seats.

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.

Dennis Saffran, who lost a bid for the same Council seat in 2001 when he ran against Tony Avella, who is now a state senator, said he would be filing for another run at the spot within the week.

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.

The state's largest supermarket union has endorsed Karen Koslowitz in her bid for Councilwoman Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) seat.

Flushing activist and urban planning consultant Paul Graziano raised $ 19,493 in his bid for the seat, records showed.

Gentile, who served as State Senator for three terms starting in 1996, swapped seats with CM Marty Golden when Golden defeated him in his 2002 bid for a fourth term, and has served since then.

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

Former Councilman Tony Avella was endorsed Thursday by a massive retail union in his bid to challenge state Sen. Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose) for his Albany seat.

Mr. Alles declined to elaborate on his campaign but Queens Democratic sources said the UFOA member has had an interest in the seat since Mr. Peralta launched a bid for Queens borough president earlier this year.

Schaffer came under fire from progressive activists for failing to back Pellegrino in her successful Assembly bid and for taking a hands - off approach to elections for Republican - held state Senate seats in Suffolk.

Democratic congressional candidate Dave Clegg on Thursday reported having raised $ 220,000 in his bid for the Hudson Valley House seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

He won the fight for the Bronx / Westchester Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Ruth Hassell - Thompson, who departed to join the Cuomo administration earlier this year after losing a bid for Mount Vernon mayor in 2015.

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.