Sentences with phrase «bring votes for the governor»

And James running a strong AG campaign, especially if she is allied with Cuomo, could bring votes for the governor in minority neighborhoods in New York City that have been electoral bulwarks for Cuomo in the past, but which Nixon is courting.

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Governor Paterson just blasted out a letter to some 250,000 New Yorkers slamming Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver for failing to bring an energy - related economic development bill to the floor for a vote.

Chaos and uncertainty ruled as state Republicans gathered in Midtown for a crucial endorsement vote today that could solidify Rick Lazio's campaign for governor and bring Steve Levy's to a sudden end.

Those three men were the governor and the two Legislative Leaders Senator Joseph Bruno and Speaker Sheldon Silver.If legislation was being negotiated, it was basically the responsibility of these three men to find out which issues need to be brought to their respective parties and negotiated on for a vote.

Addressing supporters of the New Patriotic Party in the Sissala East district of the Upper West region, the former deputy governor of the Central bank urged the residents to vote for the NPP in the upcoming elections in order to bring religious balance to the presidency.

In the months leading up to Election Day, Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson was reluctant to commit to bringing the marriage bill back to the floor for a vote, despite the fact that now Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo said seeing the measure passed and signed into law would be a «priority» for his first year in office.

The people of the state voted for the new governor because they wanted to see change and his poll numbers confirm confidence in him to bring it.

Governor Andrew Cuomo says this is not an ideal year for a public vote due to a lack of statewide political races that will bring voters to the polls.

Heastie says there is not enough support for the governor's education tax credit to bring the proposal to the floor of the Assembly for a vote.

Carl Paladino, the populist conservative who helped organize the gathering and lassoed Donald Trump into attending, had already introduced Trump as «our next governor» and denounced Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos, who Astorino is courting, for bringing the anti-gun control law known as the SAFE Act to a vote in 2013.

«The governor's apparent retreat on an issue he has made a central priority was surprising, especially because the leader of a Republican - dominated voting bloc in the Senate has been eager to bring the issue up for a vote.