Sentences with phrase «by the incumbent member»

The interpretation is in view of a suit challenging the candidature of Dr Zanetor Rawlings as the National Democratic Congress (NDC) parliamentary nominee for Klottey Korley by the incumbent Member of Parliament, Nii Armah Ashietey.

Senate Democratic Leader John Sampson is standing by incumbent members of his conference who are facing primary challenges, including Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr., who is the target of pro-gay marriage advocates this fall.

At the same time, a good quarter by an incumbent member of Congress can discourage outside political groups from spending big money against them in the November election.

Not exact matches

(Cao was one of the few incumbent Republican House members to be defeated by a Democrat Tuesday.)

Is the «priest - penitent privilege» properly invoked when there is no pastor - parish setting in which confession is a religious duty incumbent upon priest and penitent, when the «penitents» are not necessarily members of the priest's denomination, when there is no «confession» as such, and when the clergyman is asked to divulge not the content of a confession, but, as the legal briefs say, observations made by him «incident thereto»?

Unfortunately, both the phantom reporter and the organisation he represents were so much in a hurry to lend authenticity to their story by talking to any party Exco or member in the state, so were they also too hasty to reach out to the incumbent Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, for confirmation or denial.

Boyle had been endorsed in March by the county Conservative Party committee to run for the post after members there were upset when the incumbent sheriff, Vincent DeMarco, testified in a case that ultimately resulted in the conviction of a party functionary, Ed Walsh.

The governor emerged from the 10 - week selection period for the Clinton seat politically battered, with Kennedy loyalists bitter that a Paterson aide questioned her fitness and character, several incumbent members of Congress upset they had been bypassed for a junior colleague, and a local political establishment dismayed by the inconsistent public signals coming from the governor himself.

Bishop's seat was viewed as vulnerable by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), and Bishop was a member of their Frontline Program to protect vulnerable incumbents.

The incumbent president is however seen to be fighting corruption by some government members, [134] and a fellow politician of an opposition party, [135] after ordering investigations into scandals.

The Republican challenger for New York attorney general is calling for incumbent Democrat Eric Schneiderman to break his silence on reports that the governor's office interfered with the corruption commission whose members were deputized by Schneiderman.

Seven moderate Republican incumbents were defeated by more conservative rivals in an effort to oust members of the Senate who were hostile to parts of Gov. Sam Brownback's agenda.

In Senate District 12, Incumbent Peggy Gilmour (D) was defeated by former house member Kevin Avard (R) in the general election.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will announce Thursday the first 14 members who will join its Frontline program for the party's most vulnerable incumbents, according to an early copy of a news release obtained by CQ Roll Call.

Incumbent Member of Parliament of Parliament for Ningo - Prampram was shockingly beaten by his protégé, Sam George in one of the rancorous primaries held over the weekend.

Yesterday, longtime Independence Party member and operative, Frank Morano, resigned in disgust over the refusal by MacKay et al to provide a Wilson Pakula to an insurgent Assembly candidate in favor of incumbent Democratic Assemblywoman Janele Hyer - Spencer.

A letter to the town board authored by Eddy was read — it objected to the bill he received from the town for $ 1,282 to reimburse taxpayers for the cost of his inquiry to the town's Attorney months ago requesting advice on the tie vote in the November election and the legality of the subsequent «holdover» of incumbent board member Gail Seaman — to which Eddy had opposed.

Unofficial results last week showed Republican incumbents in Oyster Bay won all three open board member offices, town clerk, and receiver of taxes by comfortable margins.

In 1964, for example, the Senate GOP's fundraising operations were pretty much dependent upon how much money the state party funded by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller decided to chip in; since then, the centralized Senate Republican Campaign Committee, a network of independent expenditure committees, and scores of single - member Albany fundraisers each year guarantee that no incumbent in a close race will lack for funds.

In the Western Region, the incumbent Member of Parliament for the Ahanta West, Mr. George Aboagye and Mr. Sam Pee Yalley who lost by six votes in the 2012 primary are competing for the same position.

The incumbent was flanked by numerous elected officials, from Common Council members to county legislators to local representatives in state government.

An «election» could, however, include a situation like that surrounding the adoption of the Magna Carta or the assembly of representatives of the various estates that was convened by the monarch shortly before the French Revolution in which the franchise is quite limited (e.g. limited only to aristocrats, or to elders, or to clergy, or to members of a political party, or to members of a particular tribe or caste, or to a council of leaders of tribes or castes) who are not all members of the incumbent's extended family and whose appointment was not primarily within the control of the incumbent as a practical matter.

Gillibrand and Schumer offered late - in - the game endorsements for Warren after she defeated incumbent Mayor Tom Richards in the September Democratic primary, but then found herself running against him again in the general election, thanks to a grassroots campaign mounted on his behalf by Independence Party members and others.

Democratic incumbents M. Saud Anwar and Liz Pendleton will be joined by former town council member Andrew Paterna, who was not re-elected in 2015.

Noble noted that the current «strong mayor» system was enacted hastily 20 years ago when Mayor T.R. Gallo (the incumbent's late brother) orchestrated a rapid about - face from a proposed city manager system which would have left day - to - day operations in the hands of a professional hired by elected council members.

The following were confirmed by the Legislature on Tuesday: Incumbents Lester Young, an at - large member from Brooklyn; Kathleen Cashin, who represents Brooklyn; and Roger Tilles, from Long Island.

The Republican Party had more members impacted by term limits in the 2010 state legislative elections than the Democratic Party, both in terms of how many individual incumbent legislators the Republican Party lost (190, versus 182 for the Democratic Party) and in terms of how many state legislative chambers lost more Republicans (13, versus 10 for the Democratic Party).

Attorney Matt Cartwright easily defeated Holden in the redrawn 17th district, making him the second incumbent to lose re-election this cycle without being defeated by another Member.

«Early on, this race looked like it was going to be one of the closest in the state, a former Democratic City Council member taking on an embattled incumbent Republican under federal indictment in a district that is, at least by enrollment, dominated by Democrats,» Siena College pollster Steven Greenberg said in a statement.

His action will also strengthen the party by allowing party members, including present incumbents, to seek to contribute to the party by vying for executive offices as they see fit.»

Deputy Supervisor Laura Ricci was elected to her first term as a voting member of the town board and garnered the highest number of votes of the four candidates vying for two seats with 761, followed by incumbent Wenk with 703.

``... By winning this seat the Tories gained control of the Council which they were denied by our standing in another ward in May, when the long term incumbent and Eastern Regional Assembly member for Theydon Bois ward was ousted by 23 votes.UKIP took 136 votes having never stood there before.Had we had the notice of the Grange Hill by election in time we WOULD have stood and I'm confident that we would have denied the Tories success.&raquBy winning this seat the Tories gained control of the Council which they were denied by our standing in another ward in May, when the long term incumbent and Eastern Regional Assembly member for Theydon Bois ward was ousted by 23 votes.UKIP took 136 votes having never stood there before.Had we had the notice of the Grange Hill by election in time we WOULD have stood and I'm confident that we would have denied the Tories success.&raquby our standing in another ward in May, when the long term incumbent and Eastern Regional Assembly member for Theydon Bois ward was ousted by 23 votes.UKIP took 136 votes having never stood there before.Had we had the notice of the Grange Hill by election in time we WOULD have stood and I'm confident that we would have denied the Tories success.&raquby 23 votes.UKIP took 136 votes having never stood there before.Had we had the notice of the Grange Hill by election in time we WOULD have stood and I'm confident that we would have denied the Tories success.&raquby election in time we WOULD have stood and I'm confident that we would have denied the Tories success.»

Incumbent Jason McCarthy, typically a member of the board's majority, lost to union - supported challenger Hope Jay by more than 360 votes, according to the unofficial numbers.

First there was a behind - closed - doors move to endorse local Democrat Tom Cotton instead of eight - year incumbent Hector Rodriguez by a small cabal of New Paltz Democratic Committee members: a move that resulted in a primary and had Rodriguez winning the District 20 Democratic primary by a margin of three to one.

MoveOn Political Action commissioned Public Policy Polling to do surveys of registered voters in 24 House congressional districts currently held by Republicans, and they say the surveys show a generic Democrat would beat the incumbent Republican member if elections were held today.

Gove entered the House of Commons after the 2005 general election having been elected as the Conservative member of parliament for the seat of Surrey Heath, after the incumbent MP Nick Hawkins was deselected by the local Conservative Association.

The other Republican / Conservative - backed candidates endorsed by the union are Teryl Mickens, a member of the Independence Party who is running against incumbent Democrat Bill Carey in Ward 5; James Rodden, a registered Democrat who is running against incumbent Democrat Steve Schabot in Ward 8; and Patrick O'Reilly, who is not enrolled in a political party and is running against registered Democrat Bryant «Drew» Andrews for the open seat in Ward 7.

Incumbent Town Board member Marisa Muratori is joined in a contest for two G.O.P. ballot lines by three other candidates: entrepreneur Sean Quirk, former town Code Enforcement officer Robert Hickey, and Jeffrey G. Martin.

The seat is one of five left open on the council by the departure of incumbents; Jen Fuentes, the first member of the Working Families Party elected to office in Kingston, opted not to seek a second two - year term.

This fall, in races around the city, several qualified female candidates ran in hotly - contested Democratic primaries for open seats being left by term - limited City Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelection.

Incumbent Member of Parliament for the Awutu Senya constituency in the Central Region, Hanna Tetteh, has downplayed threats by the New Patriotic Party (NPP) Parliamentary candidate for the constituency, George Andah to unseat her.

First - term incumbent Rep. John Faso is one of six Republican House members targeted in New York by the Democratic Party, and the Republican National Committee is determined to defend his seat.

Incumbent Democratic Cecilia Tkaczyk, a former school board member and owner of a sheep farm, is fighting what's turning out to be our region's most expensive state race for the large, oddly - configured 46th state Senate district against Republican George Amedore, a former Assemblyman and owner of a second generation Rotterdam - area homebuilding company, who she defeated by 18 votes in a tense recount two years ago.

The legal practitioner's reference came on the back of remarks by Member of Parliament for Awutu Senya East George Andah on TV3's New Day on Saturday that the incumbent government has shown the way by not accepting the resignation of an appointee and re-assigning him.

Richard Iannuzzi, a nine - year incumbent president of New York State United Teachers, was defeated by a comfortable margin Sunday, and James Jackson, a member of the State Board of Regents, was pressured by lawmakers to resign last month; both are casualties of an emotional controversy that has erupted among parents and teachers and mobilized lobbies with a variety of political goals.

Eight - year incumbent Gardiner Town Board member and deputy town supervisor Warren Wiegand was endorsed for reelection by the Democratic Party.

Additionally, there are a handful of incumbent female Council members being challenged by men in their reelection bids and two incumbent male Council members facing significant challenges by female candidates.

A third, Shelly Simonds, is a school board member from southeastern Virginia who trailed the incumbent Republican by 12 votes.

Incumbent town supervisor Cynthia Hyde — a Democrat with a long tenure as the town clerk — turned back a challenge launched by former board member and past Deputy Supervisor Susan Shepler, the Republican candidate, by a vote of 230 to 211.

The Republican Party's House campaign arm announced its 10 highest - priority incumbents Wednesday, naming the members who will get special attention from party leaders as the GOP tries to fend off a fierce push by Democrats to retake the House in 2018.