Sentences with phrase «chairwoman of»

Ms. Godsil was Mr. de Blasio's chairwoman of the Rent Guidelines Board from 2014 until 2016.

«They're on a circuit for sure,» said Kathryn Casey Quigley, the chairwoman of the Southold Town Democrats.

Nancy Naples, chairwoman of the campaign, told The New York Times that Paladino gained a feeling of emotional closure through his gubernatorial campaign.

The location will be provided with the RSVP, according to Jennifer Maertz, the chairwoman of the EEDW.

Terry Bernardo, chairwoman of the county legislature for two years, sat quietly rereading her acceptance speech as the convention wound down toward adjournment before goading her nominators into acting.

«Government is an art of compromise,» Ms. Peoples - Stokes, who served as a chairwoman of Mr. Cuomo's re-election campaign, said, adding that Mr. Cuomo «has to really work a lot better with people.»

But then both of her parents got involved in local politics — her dad ran for office and her mom became the Democratic chairwoman of New Hartford in Oneida County, traveling to the 1976 Democratic convention as a delegate for Jimmy Carter.

In Rochester, freshman Republican Ron Lapp, a retired cop, surprised incumbent Democrat Lynn Archer two years ago, much like Archer shocked Terry Bernardo, then the Republican chairwoman of the legislature, in 2013.

In a joint statement released on Tuesday, Ms. Mark - Viverito and Elizabeth Crowley, a council member and the chairwoman of the committee overseeing Rikers, urged Mr. de Blasio and Mr. Ponte to seek out new leadership.

But Brooklyn Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte, chairwoman of the Oversight of Minority and Women - Owned Business Enterprises Subcommittee, lauded his experience working with MWBEs.

She has served as chairwoman of the Petersburg Democratic Committee and has served on the City of Petersburg Planning Commission.

«You have the chairwoman of NYCHA acknowledging that NYCHA has been lost in the shuffle, and we'd like to hear from the deputy mayor in charge of affordable housing why that is.»

WASHINGTON (CNN)- The deal Democratic House leaders struck with a group of conservative Blue Dogs Democrats Wednesday was not embraced by one leading liberal House Democrat: Rep. Barbara Lee, D - California, chairwoman of the Congressional Black Caucus.

As chairwoman of the land - use committee, she negotiated various down zonings in Queens and supported new developments, including Willets Point and Hunters Point.

Brenda W. McDuffie, the Buffalo Urban League's president and chief executive officer, is expected to be named the new chairwoman of the Erie County Industrial Development Agency next week.

Lisa Gomez, chairwoman of the New York State Affordable Housing Association, a builder's group, argues that union pay scales would torpedo the production of affordable housing.

Majority Leader Lorigo made the announcment during a press conference held May 23, 2014 and was joined by his colleague, Legislator Lynne Dixon, Chairwoman of the County's Health and Human Services Committee.

Julie Menin, chairwoman of lower Manhattan's Community Board 1 — who also hasn't officially declared but has announced her intention to run for the borough presidency — has raised nearly $ 480,000, according to New York City Campaign Finance Board filings.

Adele Malpass, the chairwoman of the Manhattan Republican Party, wants Ms. Moskowitz to give the Wilson - Pakula more thought.

In the Assembly, she served as chairwoman of the subcommittee on urban health and fought against the privatization of public hospitals, she said.

«I have seen chancellors come and go,» said Ms. Nolan, the chairwoman of the Assembly's Education Committee.

The other candidates included Gigi Li, the chairwoman of the local community board, who earned 10 percent of the vote; Jenifer Rajkumar, a district leader, with 19 percent of the vote; Don Lee, a businessman, with 11 percent; and Paul Newell, a community activist, with 16 percent.

But Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and the chairwoman of the committee said it wasn't their purview.

Public Advocate Letitia James and Bronx Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, chairwoman of the City Council's Committee on Public Safety, also attended.

«They like to say that the holidays are the most wonderful time of the year,» said Sen. Catharine Young, chairwoman of the Senate Finance Committee.

Wasserman Schultz announced Sunday she is stepping down as chairwoman of the DNC at the end of the party's convention.

Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos has been named chairwoman of Heartland Engagement for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee for 2018.

Joan Davidson, the first chairwoman of the Gracie Mansion Conservancy, told the New York Times.

In 1985 she regained her seat on Belfast City Council, representing the «Pottinger» area and became chairwoman of East Belfast Unionist Association.

Maya Wiley, a former top lawyer for Mayor Bill de Blasio, stepped down from her role as chairwoman of New York City's independent police oversight agency on Thursday.

If we are going to be serious about fighting this battle, there has to be a real commitment and steps taken that save lives,» said Legislator Dixon, Chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Committee.

Rep. Bachmann, the chairwoman of the Tea Party caucus who had hoped to use her popularity in the influential movement to gain a leadership post, ultimately voiced her support for establishment - backed Hensarling Wednesday in a statement.

Gigi Li, the chairwoman of the Lower East Side and Chinatown's Community Board 3, who serves as the director of Neighborhood Family Services Coalition, is also running for the Democratic candidacy.

As part of the process for charter renewal (which expires at the end of 2016) the culture secretary, John Whittingdale, has recruited eight experts, among them former Channel 5 chair and chief executive Dawn Airey and Dame Colette Bowe, the former chairwoman of the regulator Ofcom, to oversee a «root - and - branch» review of the public broadcaster.

Poughkeepsie, New York — Marie Smith, the Chairwoman of the New York State Reform Party, announced today the Party's endorsement of County Executive Marc Molinaro for the upcoming November election.

Several years ago the then Chairwoman of the Erie County Legislature, Betty Jean Grant, initiated the practice of allowing legislators to designate one of their constituents as Erie County Citizen of the Month.

It is our hope that these additional deputies are another step towards addressing the heroin epidemic,» said Legislator Lynne Dixon, Chairwoman of the Health and Human Services Committee.

In 2015, McDaniel ran for chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party, receiving support from both the...

A day after Gov. Andrew Cuomo unveiled plans for the new Penn Station, a Metropolitan Transportation Authority board member — Veronica Vanterpool, chairwoman of the Tristate Transportation Campaign — is raising concerns about the project's timeline and its funding.

Maria Cuomo Cole, the chairwoman of Help USA and the sister of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has contributed $ 5,000 to Democrat George Latimer's county executive campaign, a 24 - hour notice filing Monday shows.

Later in the afternoon, Trump will meet with the chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, followed by a signing ceremony for H.J. Res.

The delegation headed by Liberian leader Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, a Nobel Peace laureate and the current chairwoman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), will include Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari, Sierra Leone leader Ernest Bai Koroma and former President John Mahama.

From 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., vice chairwoman of the Clinton Foundation, Chelsea Clinton, former Motion Picture Association of America Chairman and CEO, U.S. Agriculture Secretary and U.S. Rep. Dan Glickman and NYC Public Advocate Tish James will be honored by NYC Coalition Against Hunger officials; Blue Water Grill restaurant, 31 Union Square West, Manhattan.

Since then, she has worked for Clinton on her Senate campaigns and at the Clinton Foundation and is now the vice chairwoman of her presidential bid.

The Dutchess County Board of Elections on Tuesday tossed the election of Maureen Natrella as chairwoman of the County Conservative Committee.

[1] She was previously a member of the California State Assembly (1996 — 2002) and Chairwoman of the California Board of Equalization (2002 — 2004), the nation's only publicly elected tax commission.

«I don't understand why the city can't contribute more,» said Sen. Catharine Young, R - Olean, the chairwoman of the Senate's budget committee.

Congresswoman Maxine Waters and Sen. Kamala Harris of California, Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman - Schultz — who resigned as chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee last year amid the first WikiLeaks email scandal — and Congresswomen Grace Meng, Yvette Clarke and Nydia Velazquez of New York were also in attendance.

The chairwoman of the Tristate Transportation Campaign also wanted to know where the $ 220 million to revamp the Long Island Rail Road concourse and subway stations will come from.

Ms. Koslowitz, the chairwoman of the Committee on State and Federal Legislation, is a logical choice.