Sentences with phrase «candidates ran for the seat»

Other candidates running for the seat being vacated by Katz are Democrats Heidi Harrison Chain, Karen Koslowitz, Michael Cohen, Mel Gagarin and Joseph Nocerino.

Fred Stevens fills out his ballot while voting at the Sportsmen's Club of Clifton Park on Tuesday in N.Y.. Two Republican primaries were held in the district for candidates running for seats in the state Senate and Assembly.

The race for the State Senate District 31 seat — there are four candidates running for this seat, which covers the district that runs along the West Side of Manhattan from Chelsea to Washington Heights, Inwood and sections of The Bronx.

There are three candidates running for the seat: Incumbent Guillermo Linares, Carmen De La Rosa and George Fernandez.

In contrast, Mr. Banks, one of five candidates running for the seat, was open to bringing a Wal - Mart to East New York.

Despite a resurgent of Green Party activity in the past half - decade, Matt Funiciello garnered just 4.3 percent of the vote, and down - ticket candidates running for seats in the state legislature barely cracked the double digits.

You mentioned that Maria Baez has raised more money than the other candidates running for her seat?

But Powell has the most recognizable name — and the one most rooted in local political legend — among all the candidates running for the seat.

A total of 10 candidates ran for the seat.

Perry is currently the only other candidate running for the seat.

García — the only openly gay candidate running for the seat — says he grew up «very modestly» with a single mother and is a product of public schools.

From tonight through Feb. 18, seven forums are scheduled to give candidates running for seats in Districts 3, 5 and 7 a chance to weigh in on contract negotiations and a slew of other issues.

Emily Verdugo is a candidate running for a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, where she hopes to represent Legislative District 8 in the Pinal County area.

Not exact matches

A Wave of Losses Coming: There's an influx of female candidates running for Democratic seats in 2018 — but many of those women are running in races considered to be easy Republican wins.

Several candidates have indicated they will run, including incumbents Councilman Scott Singer for Seat A and Mayor Susan Haynie.

Five candidates — incumbents Steve Lamal, Debra McNamee and Joe Powalowski and newcomers Fred Lundstrom and Linda Stelle — are running for the three seats.

Three candidates — Weldon Johnson, Randolph Sailer and Linda Richman — will run for the three open seats on the village's separately elected Library Board.

Five candidates, including a challenger and four incumbents, are running for the four open Arlington Heights village board trustee seats that will be filled in next month's election.

-- Ron Kim, a former aide to Assemblyman - turned - NYC Councilman Mark Weprin who's running for the seat being vacated by Assemblywoman / NY -6 congressional candidate Grace Meng.

Clyde Williams, a former DNC member and candidate for NY - 13 2012, said today he will run for Rep. Charles Rangel's seat once more, this time in an increasingly crowded open race.

In 2010, Caller started running in the race for the seat Felder vacated, but dropped out of the running after a chat with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was backing another candidate, Joe Lazar.

Hein had been one of the more prominent Democrats considering a run for the seat, while the Republican field has been a crowded one: At least five GOP candidates are in the mix, including former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, Assemblyman Peter Lopez and businessman Andrew Heaney.

A candidate forum for a vacant southern Brooklyn Assembly seat turned into a bitter verbal tussle over abortion last night — not between the two women running to represent the district, but between one of them and a civic leader in the audience.

Last night, NY1's Bobby Cuza caught up with the three GOP US Senate candidates that have been running for the seat to get their reaction to Bob Turner's decision to run.

He defeated the SRCC's preferred candidate, Somers Town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy, in the Sept. 14 primary, and is running against Democratic Westchester County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz for the seat being vacated by Sen. Vincent Leibell.

Several names have been mentioned as potential Democratic candidates for Morahan's seat, including Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Jr., whose late father ran unsuccessfully against Morahan in 1999 (a race that contributed to the repeal of the commuter tax), and Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is currently running for LG, but says he won't primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo taps as his No. 2 if it isn't himself.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday continued his spate of endorsements for Democrats running in swing seats, backing Democratic candidate Anna Kaplan in Long Island's 7th district.

The league has been phone banking for weeks on behalf of its preferred Democratic candidates; Tom Abinanti, who's running in the 92nd AD for the seat being vacated by AG candidate Richard Brodsky, and Assemblyman Sam Hoyt, who's facing a tough challenge in Buffalo's 144th AD.

I absolutely believe that DioGuardi is the best candidate for the seat, and given enough time and resources can make a serious run for it.

«Most of the candidates for Senator Gillibrand's seat were approached at various points by certain Republican State Committeemen, other than Chairman Cox, to gauge the candidates» interest in running against Senator Schumer, only because there was no candidate for that vacancy for some time.»

And yet another candidate in the 19th congressional district is announcing plans to run for the seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

St. Lawrence, who has been speculated as a potential state Senate candidate (for Tom Morahan's seat) or Rockland County executive contender if Scott Vanderhoef runs for Morahan's slot, as is expected, has said he won't primary Cuomo's pick if it isn't him.

Later yesterday afternoon, the Westchester County Democratic Committee sent out an email informing recipients that a «mini convention» would be called by Chairman Reggie Lafayette for the purpose of selecting a candidate to run for the yet - to - be-called special election to fill the seat of departing state Sen. George Latimer, who will become Westchester County executive on Jan. 1.

Long's small business focus is interesting, considering the fact that Ulrich is one of just two GOP Senate candidates (the other being Bob Cohen, who is running for retiring Sen. Suzi Oppenheimer's seat, is also facing a primary challenge and, like Ulrich, is repped by Bill O'Reilly) to proclaim support for raising the state's hourly minimum wage.

With on the order of 300 - 500 candidates for the Senate across the country, each running for a seat covering an entire Australian state, media relevance becomes a problem.

Elias Farah, the former staffer who Wozniak admitted to having an affair with, said if the candidates who are already running for her seat don't adequately address ethics reform in Albany, he might take it upon himself.

Among the other Democrats still in the running for the seat vacated on Jan. 1 by Westchester County Executive George Latimer are People for Bernie co-founder Kat Brezler, who received the endorsement yesterday of 2014 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout; and Bedford Supervisor Chris Burdick.

Faso, the 2002 Republican candidate for comptroller and 2006 nominee for governor, is vying for the congressional seat held by retiring Rep. Chris Gibson, who is weighing a run for statewide office in 2018.

I guess there's a number of candidates out there... All I know is that I've said to people that I'm interested in running for the congressional seat.»

Democrats in the Erie County Legislature's District 2 will consider at least three candidates to run for the seat being vacated by Buffalo mayoral candidate Betty Jean Grant during a Wednesday meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Martha Mitchell Community Center on Oakwood Avenue

During the last cycle, she help raise more than $ 1 million for other congressional hopefuls and then touted the role she had played in an «historic election for women» that saw a record number of female candidates running — and winning — seats in Washington.

They have selected Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky as their candidate to run for the Skelos seat, and as Jimmy Vielkind astutely pointed out, Democrats have fretted that a fluid national Republican Primary could boost Republican turnout on Strong Island.

David Axelrod, the chief strategist for Obama's presidential campaigns, is among the big - name alumni pitching in to raise cash for NYC Council candidate Ronnie Cho, himself a former Obama White House and campaign vet who is running for an open seat on the East Side.

The current Tory BME candidates running for safe or winnable seats are not «local» candidates — and that partly reflects the electoral and demographic geography of the country.

Any ex officio member of the Executive Committee (District Leaders, past president) who runs against a VID slate or endorsed candidate will forfeit his / her seat on the Executive Committee until the next annual vote for Executive Committee members.

Woolf, who is running for the seat in the North Country's 21st district, hosted the call with current incumbent Rep. Bill Owens to attack the Republican candidate, Elise Stefanik, for her views on tax policy and increasing the federal minimum wage.

StreetsPAC today announced three additional candidate endorsements for Tuesday's general election, supporting the re-election campaigns of New York State Assemblymembers Dan Quart and Michaelle Solages, and the State Senate race of Adrienne Esposito, who's running for an open seat on Long Island.

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.

According to Paladino's website, as of Friday, he has endorsed at least seven other Republican candidates running for Congress or state Legislature seats.

Though he had been mentioned as a potential attorney general candidate as early as 2002, Schneiderman considered running for Manhattan district attorney before deciding to take a shot at the attorney general seat in 2010.