Sentences with phrase «bids for the seat held»

She potentially faces a primary from former state Sen. Al Lawson, who has lost two bids for the seat held by GOP Rep. Steve Southerland II.

Democratic Senate candidate Sara Niccoli will report having raised more than $ 130,000 in contributions since starting her bid for the seat held by Republican Sen. George Amedore.

Miner, who leaves office at the end of the year, is also weighing a bid for the seat held by Rep. John Katko.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

TV crime drama actress and Hurley resident Diane Neal has launched an independent bid for the NY - 19 seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

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.

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.

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 also failed in a 1996 bid for the New York State Assembly seat that was held by Democrat Paul A. Tokasz.

Former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds announced on Thursday his bid for the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democratic Sen. Tim Johnson.

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.

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.

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.

Now, the former South Carolina governor says he is looking for forgiveness as he mounts a bid for the congressional seat he held from 1995 to 2001.

Schneiderman held the State Senate seat prior to Espaillat, and the two have preserved a friendly relationship, so when Lasher announced his candidacy — and vowed to drop out if Espaillat lost his House bid and sought to return to Albany — many observers saw him as a placeholder for the incumbent.

Latimer faces Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian in his re-election bid for the seat he first won in 2012, a Democratic hold after the retirement of Suzi Oppenheimer.

Democrat Adam Haber, who lost a Nassau County executive bid last year, has launched his campaign for the seat held by GOP Sen. Jack Martins, setting up what is expected to be one of the most closely watched races in the state this year.

Angelo J. Morinello, a former Niagara Falls City Court Judge, received the endorsement Saturday from the Niagara County Independence Party in his bid for the 145th district State Assembly seat currently held by John D. Ceretto, D - Lewiston.

After dropping his short - lived bid for the U.S. Senate, Rye town Supervisor Joe Carvin is eyeing a run for the House seat held by longtime Democratic Rep. Nita Lowey, a Republican source confirmed this morning.

Espaillat led challenger Keith Wright by about 1,200 votes in a bid to fill the spot being vacated by a retiring Charles Rangel, who held the seat for 46 years.

Once redistricting moved DeSantis out of his old district — and after a failed 2016 bid for U.S. Senate — he needed quick action for his re-election bid to Florida's 6th Congressional District, a seat DeSantis held since 2012.

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco handily won his bid for the Republican nomination for the Capital Region Senate seat now held by retiring Sen. Hugh Farley.

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani will headline a fundraiser tonight for Lester Chang, the Republican who is mounting a bid for the lower Manhattan Assembly seat formerly held by ex-Speaker Sheldon Silver.

But he did win, and he held the seat of governor until 1994, when he failed in his bid for re-election, losing to George Pataki.

Iannece had already run for the City Council in 2009, when he was defeated in the Democratic primary and ultimately lost his bid for the seat currently held by Councilman Dan Halloran (R - Whitestone).

A Gibson aide confirmed Sunday evening that the Kinderhook Republican, who has held the 19th Congressional District seat since 2011, will file paperwork Monday to create a Gibson for New York committee to explore a bid for governor.