Sentences with phrase «challenge against the governor»

State GOP Chairman Ed Cox suggested the recent call for a review by Cuomo into the handling of the Weinstein case was driven by politics as it came the same day actress Cynthia Nixon announced a Democratic primary challenge against the governor and at a time when his office is being sued over its handling of a sexual harassment claim against a former aide.

Not exact matches

McCall is now a frequent Cuomo surrogate, and even spoke out in Cuomo's favor when it looked like the AG might mount a primary challenge against the state's first black governor: David Paterson.

But the primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon against Governor Cuomo prompted him to take immediate action.

Candidate for Governor of New York Cynthia Nixon delivered a blistering speech against Governor Andrew Cuomo, whom she hopes to challenge in a Democratic primary.

The announcement came the same day that actress Cynthia Nixon announced she would challenge the governor with the backing of the last woman who ran against him, Zephyr Teachout.

On Monday, a New York judge threw out the residency challenge brought against Zephyr Teachout's candidacy for governor following a two - day trial in Brooklyn last week.

McCall not only gave Cuomo cover back when it looked like he might again mount a primary challenge against a black gubernatorial candidate (in this case, a sitting governor — the first African American to hold the post, David Paterson), but also stood by him when other black leaders were complaining about the lack of diversity on the statewide Democratic ticket.

She is facing a challenge from Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams for lieutenant governor, as Cuomo deals with his own Democratic primary against Cynthia Nixon.

Rangel was a big David Paterson fan and ally, and he had some choice words for Cuomo back when the then - AG was headed toward a possible primary challenge against the state's first black governor.

Ironically, Gibson weighed but ultimately ruled against challenging the governor in the 2018 election.

Governor Fayose, who maintained his support for a genuine fight against corruption, challenged the EFCC to also act on petitions submitted to it against All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftains and President Buhari's election sponsors.

Cuomo also faces a primary challenge this year against Cynthia Nixon, an education advocate and actress who has criticized the governor for working too closely with Republicans.

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State, on Friday, challenged President Muhammadu Buhari to direct the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to charge the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh to court if the commission was sure of evidences of fraud against him, saying «the EFCC appears to be operating a system in which an accused person is first arrested, detained endlessly while the anti-corruption agency goes about looking for evidence.»

And Nixon, who's mounting a progressive challenge against Cuomo, seems to have successfully spooked the governor, already succeeding in pushing him left.

There is plenty of room to mount a progressive challenge against the Democratic governor.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his eighth State of the State speech Wednesday, told lawmakers that 2018 will be the «most challenging» year, and that they will have to fight against what he says are «threats» from the federal government.

A panel from the Second Judicial Department of the state Supreme Court's Appellate Division released the opinion Thursday, upholding the challenge brought by state Sen. Dean Skelos (R - Rockville Centre) against Paterson after the governor appointed Ravitch, a long - time government adviser, to the position last month.

In Westchester County, Democratic state Sen. George Latimer is challenging Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP candidate for governor who is believed to be considering a second run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year.

There have been only two other major - party primaries against governors seeking re-election since then: Fulani's challenge to Mario Como, and LG Mary Anne Krupsak's 1978 challenge to her previous partner, Gov. Hugh Carey, in which she received 33.7 percent of the vote.

Meena Bose, political science professor at Hofstra University and director of the Peter S. Kalikow Center for the Study of the American Presidency, said a liberal challenge against Cuomo for governor could make some liberal Democrats in 2020 doubt his progressive credentials.

Fayose governor challenged the DSS to tell Nigerians those who sponsored the Tuesday protest in Abuja by a group that called itself National Support Groups for Good Governance, (NASUGG), saying «When protesters went round major streets in Abuja on Tuesday, protesting against Governor Wike, where was the Dgovernor challenged the DSS to tell Nigerians those who sponsored the Tuesday protest in Abuja by a group that called itself National Support Groups for Good Governance, (NASUGG), saying «When protesters went round major streets in Abuja on Tuesday, protesting against Governor Wike, where was the DGovernor Wike, where was the DSS then?

Even former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, whom Cuomo challenged in the 2002 gubernatorial primary, earning him the long - standing ire of many in the black community, has stepped in to act as a surrogate for the AG against Paladino and also defended him when it looked like he might primary the state's first black governor, David Paterson.

Even a union rank - and - filer who runs against a corporate Democrat (for example, Howie Hawkins, the blue - collar Green who challenged Andrew Cuomo for governor of New York last year) finds it hard to collect labor endorsements.

Even a union rank - and - filer who runs against a corporate Democrat (for example, Howie Hawkins, the blue - collar Green who challenged incumbent Andrew Cuomo for New York governor last year) finds it hard to collect labor endorsements.

And, even as the governor was playing it cool in public, he pulled out all the stops on his own behalf, going to great lengths to assure a united - looking Democratic front against the Teachout - Wu challenge.

Working Families endorsed Cuomo in 2014 in a similar contest against Zephyr Teachout, who was also challenging the incumbent governor in the Democratic primary.

A state Supreme Court judge on Monday tossed out a residency challenge against Teachout brought on behalf of Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The former governor also presented himself as a candidate who could mount the best challenge to Hillary Clinton, given his experience running against what he called the «Clinton machine.»

That happened the last time NYSUT decided to remain neutral in a governor's race back in 2002 when then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall (the official Democratic designee after Cuomo dropped his longshot primary challenge one week before the September election) squared off against GOP Gov. George Pataki.

Candidate for Governor of New York Cynthia Nixon delivered a blistering speech against Gov. Andrew Cuomo Monday, who she hopes to challenge in a Democratic primary.

On September 10th, the Democratic Party's endorsed slate of candidates for the Bridgeport Board of Education, candidates loyal to Mayor Bill Finch, Board of Education Chairman Kenneth Moales Jr. and Bridgeport's faux superintendent of schools, Paul Vallas, went down in a stunning defeat against a challenge slate made up of candidates opposed to Governor Malloy, Mayor Finch and Paul Vallas» education reform initiatives.

The governor and school reformers may also have to go further and actually endorse primary challenges by reform - minded candidates against Silver's colleagues just to keep the speaker honest.