Sentences with phrase «city council seat representing»

Linares, 65, was the first Dominican - born immigrant elected to public office in the United States when he won a City Council seat representing Washington Heights / Inwood in 1991.

On Wednesday, Kellner campaigned for a New York City Council seat representing Manhattan's Upper East Side.

In 2013, Mr. Johnson successfully ran for a City Council seat representing Manhattan neighborhoods including Greenwich Village, Chelsea and Midtown West that had been occupied by Christine C. Quinn, then the speaker of the City Council.

State party officials also gave $ 10,000 to Bob Dougherty, a political novice recruited by Miner's staff to run for an open 3rd District city council seat representing Strathmore and the Valley.

Not exact matches

The former lawmaker, who also previously held a seat in the City Council, will challenge Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland to represent Queens» 21st Council district, which includes parts of Corona, Elmhurst, Flushing and LaGuardia Airport.

McMahon, who represents the North Shore on the City Council, and Straniere are running for the 13th District Congressional seat left open by Rep. Vito Fossella, a Republican who opted not to seek re-election after it was discovered he fathered a child outside of his marriage.

Teamsters Local 237, a union that represents more than 30,000 government workers in the city and parts of Long Island, has thrown its support behind Heidi Harrison Chain, one of five Democratic candidates vying for Melinda Katz's (D - Forest Hills) Council seat.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - City Councilor Jake Barrett held on by a 38 - vote margin to win re-election to his 1st Council District seat representing Syracuse's North Side, elections commissioners said today.

De La Rosa's defeat of Linares and Alcantara's win in the «open» seat currently held by Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who is heading to Congress, represent a consolidation of power for the three, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, their allies, including Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and other Uptown politicians and activists, especially those of Dominican descent, but also the larger Hispanic community.

Most of the proposed corridors on Fifth and Sixth avenues go through Community Board 5, led by district manager Wally Rubin, and City Council District 3, represented by Speaker Christine Quinn, who is vacating her seat and running for mayor.

Former AG Oliver Koppell, who represented the Bronx for decades, first in the state Assembly and later in the City Council before losing an uphill battle for state Senator Jeffrey Klein's seat last year, has put his Bronx home on the market for $ 2.5 million.

City Council, District 4: The race to represent Midtown East, Murray Hill, Stuyvesant Town and The Upper East Side in the seat that Eva Moskowitz is leaving because she is running for Manhattan Borough President (although she could serve until 2009) has several candidates, two of whom appeared before 504 seeking an endorsement.

A city councilman representing southeast Queens since 2011, Wills now automatically loses his council seat.

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

The Kingston unit of the CSEA, which represents about 150 city employees, took the unusual step in early October of endorsing only Republican - and Conservative - backed candidates for Common Council seats.

Biography After a 20 - year career as a Wall Street banker, David Weprin began his career in politics after winning a City Council seat in 2001 representing northeast Queens.

One of the 10 «open» City Council seat races is taking place on the East Side of Manhattan, in District 2, currently represented by Rosie Mendez, who is term - limited out of office.

Senator George Latimer, of Westchester County's 37th District, is eying the county executive seat, while Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., representing the Bronx's 32nd District, is a candidate for a City Council seat he briefly held in 2001.

City Council member Mark Weprin, a Democrat who represents part of Queens, announced on Monday that he will step down from his seat to join Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration as Deputy Secretary of Legislative Affairs, making him...

Maloney joined dozens of community leaders, labor unions and political action committees in endorsing Costa's City Council campaign for a 22nd District seat, which represents Astoria along with parts of Long Island City, Woodside, East Elmhurst, and Jackson Heights.

Rounding out the top five recipients of the PAC's largesse were City Council member Margaret Chin, running for re-election to represent Lower Manhattan, including Soho and Chinatown, with $ 121,108; Alan Maisel, running for a seat in South Brooklyn covering Sheepshead Bay and Canarsie, with $ 120,451; and Paul Vallone, an attorney running in a crowded contest for a seat in northeastern Queens, including Bayside and Whitestone, for whom the PAC has spent $ 113,134.

While candidates planning to run for City Council seats in November are just starting to pick out color schemes for lawn signs, campaigns to represent the southeastern-most neighborhoods of Queens are in full swing ahead of a special election next month.

De Blasio's own political career began with a slot on the Community School Board for District 15, then a seat on the New York City Council, where he spent eight years representing Brooklyn (2001 to 2009).

One - term incumbent Nury Martinez, who represents the east San Fernando Valley in District 6, is widely expected to run for the City Council seat about to be vacated by Tony Cardenas, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.