Sentences with phrase «caucus leader who»

It's bad enough that some of our senators are acting out of petty vengeance and self - interested power struggles, but today the Post reveals that Senator John Sampson, the Democratic caucus leader who is a foe of the schools bill supported by the mayor, is actually working as a trial lawyer in a lawsuit against Joel Klein.

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Outspoken Wildrose Party MLA Derek Fildebrandt, who finds himself frequently at odds with leader Brian Jean, remains in his high - profile role as Official Opposition Finance & Treasury critic after a shuffle of critic portfolios in the Wildrose caucus this week.

He is a former political assistant who publicly attacked former Wildrose leader Brian Jean after he lost his job at the UCP caucus due to budget cutbacks in September 2017.

Schumer, who stands to become the next leader of the Democratic caucus in the Senate, said it's possible some Republicans in the chamber may not go along with McConnell's opposition.

Lobbyists, elected officials and reporters who spent a lot of time waiting around outside closed doors last week, hoping against hope that legislative leaders and the governor would finally hammer out a budget deal, noticed a key member of the Senate GOP conference was not participating in their closed - door caucuses.

Sen. Jeffrey Klein, of New York City, the leader of a renegade caucus of Senate Democrats who temporarily shared power with the Republican majority, had the second - highest amount in campaign funds, $ 1.1 million.

State Senate Republican Leader Len Fasano says he has told the contractor who runs his caucus» official government website to stop performing campaign consulting jobs for GOP Senate candidates, to eliminate any «appearance of impropriety.»

These are some of the Democrats already moving: Mr. Kaminsky, a former prosecutor who is rumored to be eyeing a run for Mr. Skelos» Senate seat; Mr. Kavanagh, the leader of the reform caucus that emerged during the speaker's race; Mr. Perry, the chairman of the powerful Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus; Mr. Mosley, who took on his seat from now - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and almost got the Caucus nod Mr. Perry did; Marcos Crespo, new Bronx Democratic chairman and close friend of Mr. Heastie; Mr. Blake, a former Obama staffer from the resurgent Bronx; and Ms. Rozic, who at the time of her election was the youngest woman ever elected to the Assembly.

But Abrahams, 43, who has served seven terms, wants to keep climbing, and seems ready to have a partnership with a new county executive and a new leader of the Republican caucus.

«These are the same so - called leaders who welcomed Pedro Espada and Hiram Monserrate into the Republican caucus with open arms.

The progressive caucus, of which both Mr. Williams and Ms.Mark - Viverito are a part, had vowed to vote as a bloc — creating a counter-weight to the county leaders who usually rule the race.

The former deputy majority leader, who now heads an independent caucus of Democrats, has received almost $ 320,000 since his election to the Senate in 2004 from big developers with 421a subsidies.

Collectively they're more moderate than the average member, and many of them have actually voted with House Republicans on bills targeting Obamacare — causing headaches for Democratic leaders who yearn for party unity and a more progressive presence in the caucus.

The Minority Leader of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, who is the leader of the PDP caucus, had urged Saraki to declare Ondo South's seat vacant, since there was no division in the PDP to justify the defeLeader of the Senate, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, who is the leader of the PDP caucus, had urged Saraki to declare Ondo South's seat vacant, since there was no division in the PDP to justify the defeleader of the PDP caucus, had urged Saraki to declare Ondo South's seat vacant, since there was no division in the PDP to justify the defection.

Just a day after she «chafed at the decision by California Republican Party Chair Jim Brulte to target Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray of Merced,» Assembly GOP leader Kristin Olsen turned her fire on the caucus staff who helped her...

Still, none of the more than half - dozen Progressive Caucus leaders were among the seven caucus members who voted against the New Year's Day fiscal deal — and more serious capitulation may soon be on the near horizon.

The Senate Republicans have already taken out an insurance policy on whatever 2016 may bring in the form of an ongoing relationship with Brooklyn Democratic Sen. Simcha Felder, who continues to caucus with the GOPl; and with the IDC, whose leader, Sen. Jeff Klein, has been included in this year's budget negotiations — much to the chagrin of the Senate Democrats, who are pushing to have their leader, Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, included as well.

«In 2015, it's simply unacceptable that a leader who better represents our state's diversity, and is the first and only female leader in our state's history, is being excluded from the current budget negotiations,» the caucus said.

Just a day after she «chafed at the decision by California Republican Party Chair Jim Brulte to target Democratic Assemblyman Adam Gray of Merced,» Assembly GOP leader Kristin Olsen turned her fire on the caucus staff who helped her pick up three seats on election night.

The National Democratic Congres (NDC) minority asked the most questions; 75 % of all questions asked, with the caucus» leader, Haruna Iddrisu, being individual who asked the most number of questions.

While John Flanagan, a Republican from Long Island, has been elected as majority leader, the real king of the chamber is Simcha Felder, a Democrat from Brooklyn who caucuses with the Republicans.

A leader of the party, Chief Bisi Akande, who spoke to State House correspondents after the meeting, assured that the caucus would do all it could to secure victory for the APC candidate in the election.

The latest setback this week was the reuniting of Senate Democrats, in which eight dissident Democrats who have propped up GOP Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan's control of the house decided to rejoin their party caucus.

Schumer, the state's senior U.S. senator who stands to become the leader of the Democratic caucus, holds a broad lead over Long, his Republican challenger.

The people who didn't support them were these four, who are worried about reelection ever since they rebelled from the Democratic caucus over unrelated issues like marriage equality and their dislike for leader Malcolm Smith earlier this year (Monserrate, who's got other problems, later joined the caucus).

Brooklyn's Simcha Felder, who represents portions of that borough's socially conservative Orthodox Jewish community, has caucused with the Republicans, and five other Democrats, under the leadership of Jeff Klein from the Bronx, caucus as the Independent Democratic Conference, and also give their votes to Long Island GOP Senator John Flanagan as majority leader.

(CNN)-- Sen. Bernie Sanders, an independent from Vermont who caucuses with the Democrats, derided Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, along with other Wall Street leaders, for pushing for cuts to entitlement programs as a part of the nation's budget negotiations.

The leaders, in a letter signed by Dr. Imade Festus and addressed to the APC caucus leader in the state and former governor Adams Oshiomhole, said free tickets to people who didn't labour for the party will affect its chances in 2019.

Two Democrats, the Reverend Ruben Diaz, Sr., of the Bronx, and Brooklyn's Simcha Felder (who in any event caucuses with the Republicans separate from the IDC) are hostile to LGBT rights, and the recent indictments of two former Senate Democratic leaders still in office — Malcolm Smith of Queens and John Sampson of Brooklyn — recall in Avella's mind and others» the dysfunction that beset the Senate when the Democrats last had control, in 2009 and 2010.

Composed of 58 Democrats and two Independents who caucus with the Democrats, the Senate Democratic Caucus potentially has the 60 votes necessary to break a Republican filibuster of the health care reform bill crafted by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

John Edwards, who finished second in the caucuses, had 20 or more by this time, with more than 100 paid staffers, and had county chairs in all 99 counties and precinct leaders in roughly 80 percent of the 1,800 precincts.

Ebong something else happened last week, House Minority Leader Themis Klarides, who's a Derby Republican, told her caucus she won't be joining the crowded field of candidates running for governor.

Akpabio, who is also the Senate Minority Leader, said Sheriff had extended a letter, dated March 6 to the caucus for a meeting.

Biden, who was a key player in the deal brokered between the White House and Congressional leaders, spent an hour talking to members of the House Democratic caucus explaining the negotiations step by step, the source said.

«It's exactly the kind of legislation that we hope to support,» said Councilmember Brad Lander, who is one of the leaders of the new caucus.

Cuomo met during the day with Heastie, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Sen. JeffreyA Klein, leader of the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, a group of five Democrats who don't caucus with the other DemoLeader John Flanagan and Sen. JeffreyA Klein, leader of the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, a group of five Democrats who don't caucus with the other Demoleader of the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference, a group of five Democrats who don't caucus with the other Democrats.

Jim Brulte, a former leader of the state Senate's GOP caucus, recalled once attending a CTA reception with a Republican colleague who told the union's leaders that he had come to «check with the owners.»