Sentences with phrase «by running in the special election»

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Moore is running in Alabama against Democrat Doug Jones on 12th December in a special election to fill the vacancy left by Jess Sessions who left to become Attorney General.

In 2010, Monserrate tried to return to the Senate by running in a March special election for his old seaIn 2010, Monserrate tried to return to the Senate by running in a March special election for his old seain a March special election for his old seat.

Killian, who is running in a pivotal special election on April 24 to fill the district vacated by Westchester County Executive George Latimer, said the tax amounted to a «bait and switch» if the revenue isn't sent to a dedicated and protected fund.

Mayer is running in a closely contested special election to fill the Senate seat vacated earlier this year by Westchester County Executive George Latimer, facing Republican Julie Killian.

Killian is running against Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer in the April 24 special election to fill the seat vacated by Westchester County Executive George Latimer.

Many Republican members of Congress are dismissing Democrat Conor Lamb's apparent special election victory in a GOP - dominated Pennsylvania district as a one - off, giving a number of reasons for his strong performance — from a poor campaign run by his opponent to the Democrat's notably conservative views.

Regardless of who is selected by local party leaders to run, the special election is expected to be one of the most costly in the state's recent history, given the stakes for control of the chamber.

It appears that Democratic Party leaders are coalescing behind Kavanagh in advance of today's vote by party leaders to select a candidate to run in the yet to be called special election.

Fidler is running in the March 20 special election for the seat vacated by former Sen. Carl Kruger, who was forced to resign when he pleaded guilty last month to felony federal corruption charges.

Sepulveda is running for the Bronx district vacated by Councilman Ruben Diaz, Sr. in a special election scheduled for April 24.

The NY - 20 congressman, who won his seat in a close special election and is now running in hopes of keeping it, used the fact that he has been endorsed by both the WFP and the state Independence Party (which has its own share of legal issues) to tout his cross-party appeal.

Moya was not the preferred candidate back when he ran in a special election for the NYC Council seat being vacated by Monserrate when he was first elected to the Senate.

There are already six vacant Assembly seats — all of them previously held by Democrats, and all of them to be filled in special elections to run concurrent with the upcoming September primary.

Now Bohen follows to Albany the same path established by Kearns in 2012, who back then won his own special election to a vacant seat by running as a Democrat on the Republican and Conservative lines.

Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, who was boosted in his 2014 run for a Long Island Assembly seat by robocalls from his legendary relative, may now deliver the State Senate into Democratic control next month by winning a special election that will reverberate heading into the November elections.

The woman recruited by the Miami - Dade Democratic Party to run in the special election for House District 116 was a Republican only hours before...

The woman recruited by the Miami - Dade Democratic Party to run in the special election for House District 116...

Former assemblyman Dan Losquadro, who was elected in good faith to represent us in Albany, abdicated his post after only 2 1/2 years to run for a totally unrelated position, that of Brookhaven Town highway superintendent, leaving a vacancy that may be filled by a special election.

This year's special election for state Assembly features two formidable candidates in John McManmon, endorsed by the Democratic, Independence and Working Families parties, and Anthony Palumbo, running on the Republican and Conservative lines.

The former Republican senator announced Friday he will not run in the special election to fill the vacancy left by John Kerry's departure.

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(CNN)-- Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani strayed from the facts in discussing the discord within the Republican Party caused by the insurgent candidacy of Doug Hoffman, a Republican who chose to run on the Conservative Party ticket in the recent special election for New York's 23rd congressional district.

IN VIRGINIA, the two candidates running in a special election to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Attorney General - elect Ken Cuccinelli II, in western Fairfax County's District 37, offer voters a stark choicIN VIRGINIA, the two candidates running in a special election to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Attorney General - elect Ken Cuccinelli II, in western Fairfax County's District 37, offer voters a stark choicin a special election to fill the state Senate seat vacated by Attorney General - elect Ken Cuccinelli II, in western Fairfax County's District 37, offer voters a stark choicin western Fairfax County's District 37, offer voters a stark choice.

McGrath is running for a second time for the Long Island Senate seat vacated by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a district won by Kaminsky in an April special election.

Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, running in a key state Senate special election, is under fire for her handling of sexual harassment claims made by women who worked for the Senate while she was counsel to the Democratic conference.

The law firm of Chris McGrath, the Long Island Republican running in the crucial April 19 special election, once represented a firefighter fired by NYC after riding on a Labor Day parade float that reenacted the dragging death of a black man.

Also at 6 p.m., the four candidates running in the special election for the seat vacated by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver participate in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, The Villager, The Downtown Express and the Downtown Alliance, LMHQ, 150 Broadway, Manhattan.

The Brigades moved into the space above the Beacon Cinema, which served as a joint campaign office and local headquarters in April 2013 during the run - up to June's special election that saw Democrat Ed Markey take the U.S. Senate seat left vacant by fellow Democrat John Kerry.

40th District (Queens): We interviewed Elizabeth Crowley, who is unopposed in the primary and is running against the newly minted Republican incumbent, to whom she lost by a narrow margin in the recent special election.

White House deputy press secretary Bill Burton has been approached by some party insiders about the possibility of running in the likely special election to replace former New York Rep. Chris Lee (R) and is weighing the possibility of a bid, according to several sources familiar with his thinking.

[1] He ran in the 2010 special election to fill the seat in the United States Senate made vacant by the death of Ted Kennedy, his predecessor's uncle, but lost the primary to Martha Coakley, who in turn lost the general election to Republican Scott Brown.

Assemblyman Ruben Diaz, Jr., who is running for Bronx borough president in an April 21 special election, has decided to forgo public financing from the NYC Campaign Finance Board despite his eligibility, according to a press release issued by Diaz» campaign last night.

Because nominees for established political party lines are chosen by the organizations» executive committees in special elections, the rules effectively barred fellow Democrats Albert Baldeo, Nick Comaianni and Farouk Samaroo from running.

The address of Special Election Operations was the same as that of an Albany consulting firm run by aides to former Gov. George Pataki, who later said they had no other role in setting it up.

Gianaris said there was already a test run of the relative strengths and weaknesses of Clinton and Trump in the suburbs during the special election in April to fill the Long Island seat held by former Senate Leader Dean Skelos.

In a letter sent last week to state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman that was obtained by the News, Mary Beth Calamia of Holbrook cited a $ 50,000 donation procured by de Blasio fund - raiser Ross Offinger from a publicly untraceable Delaware corporation that went to the Nassau County Democratic Committee, which was supporting Todd Kaminsky's successful run for Senate in a special election last montIn a letter sent last week to state Board of Elections Chief Enforcement Counsel Risa Sugarman that was obtained by the News, Mary Beth Calamia of Holbrook cited a $ 50,000 donation procured by de Blasio fund - raiser Ross Offinger from a publicly untraceable Delaware corporation that went to the Nassau County Democratic Committee, which was supporting Todd Kaminsky's successful run for Senate in a special election last montin a special election last month.

Kaminsky, a Democrat, is running for a full two - year term after winning a special election in April to fill the vacant Senate seat formerly held by ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

The state Independence Party has announced its support of Staten Island District Attorney Dan Donovan's run to fil the House seat vacated by former GOP Rep. Michael Grimm, giving the Republican candidate three ballot lines in the May 5 special election.

Weprin, a Queens Assemblyman, was picked by the Democrats last week to run in a September special election for the remainder of Weiner's Congressional term.

Donovan later cleared MacKay in a probe that involved a candidate seeking the Independence Party endorsement in a NYC Council special election whose company had loaned $ 10,000 to a software company run by MacKay's wife, Kristin.

Khojasteh, a Bedford attorney and political newcomer, pitches himself to GOP committee members in the 37th SD, hoping to win their support to run in the yet - to - be-called special election for the seat vacated by former Democratic Sen. George Latimer.

ALBANY - The law firm of a Long Island Republican running in a crucial state Senate special election once represented a firefighter fired by the city after riding on a Labor Day parade float that reenacted the dragging death of a black man.

He ran in the Feb. 24 special election to fill the Council seat vacated by Addabbo, but was taken off the ballot after petition challenges.

A source familiar with the deliberations by Republican leaders in NY - 9 says Queens Chairman Phil Ragusa has lost his struggle to block Bob Turner from getting the party nod to run in the Sept. 13 special election for ex-Rep.

He is running against Republican Marco DeSena in the special election while Goldfeder, a former aide to U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) is being challenged by Republican District Leader Jane Deacy.

Democrats looked like they were going to pull off another recruiting coup in Ohio by convincing Iraq war veteran Paul Hackett to drop his Senate candidacy in favor of a run in the 2nd District where he narrowly lost a special election last August.

He moved on to West Virginia, where he stumped for Gov. Joe Manchin, who is running in a special election for the Senate seat left empty by the death of Sen. Robert Byrd.

Frank Gulluscio, a Democrat who ran against Ulrich in the February special election for the seat but was removed from the ballot by a petition challenge, was also endorsed by DC 37.

In special elections or run - offs where turn out is traditionally lower, campaigns should use absentee voter outreach as a way to increase voter turnout by providing an easy way for voters to vote.

«This is a pretty unusual situation,» Boehner said of the decision by conservative Republican Doug Hoffman to run against Scozzafava on the Conservative Party ticket in Tuesday's special election.