Sentences with phrase «choice committee chairmanship»

If the deal holds, Brooklyn Democrats are set to reap the spoils, including at least one choice committee chairmanship and patronage jobs with the City Council that have eluded them in years past.

Not exact matches

Johnson must now also give up his chairmanship of the Foreign Language Film Award Executive Committee, where he has spearheaded a number of changes that have angered some members but also significantly reduced the confounding choices and grievous oversights that once plagued the category.

Just hours after the elections, Espada, Kruger, Monserrate and Diaz formed «the four amigos» and refused to back Smith as leader unless they were given plums — including titles, choice office suites (Espada's overlooked the chamber floor from the Capitol's fourth floor) and the chairmanships of committees like finance.

He's also not convinced that the front - runner for the chairmanship, Representative Jerry Costello (D - IL), will take the reins, noting that Costello may prefer a senior post on the higher - profile transportation committee if offered the choice.