Sentences with phrase «citywide office»

Her current list includes Sen. Dan Squadron, a Brooklyn Democrat who has $ 134,944 in an unspecified campaign committee (he might run for citywide office in NYC in 2013), and $ 125,875 in his Senate account.

Running as a Republican for citywide office in New York is kind of like that — only maybe more frustrating.

Her warm - up act included several female firsts: State Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the first female legislative conference leader in the New York State, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, the legislature's first openly lesbian member, and Public Advocate Letitia James, the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City, as well as city first lady Chirlane McCray and former congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who is now one of the country's best - known advocates for gun control.

They previously won citywide office by courting the entire Democratic electorate.

The term limit debate heated up again in 2008 when Mayor Michael Bloomberg, citing the struggling economy, successfully mounted an effort to extend term limits through a Council law which benefitted himself, the Council members and citywide office holders.

«The MTA seems so dependable when it comes to perennial service cuts and subway shutdowns,» said Liu, a former NYC Councilman who was an outspoken critic of the authority prior to taking his current citywide office last January.

The elections are long over, but the three leading Democratic candidates for citywide office last year still face fines of nearly $ 1.5 million for plastering the town with illegal posters, The Post has learned.

MANHATTAN — East Side City Councilman Daniel Garodnick has raised more than $ 1 million for a run at citywide office, posing a potential challenge to replace embattled City Comptroller John Liu, who is eyeing a run for mayor.

Having strong pro-union voices in the other citywide offices creates a line of defense for labor in the event de Blasio proves to be less supportive than planned, sources said.

The disgraced former congressman — who's sitting on a $ 4.5 million campaign war chest — is mulling a bid for citywide office next year and «seriously considering» a mayoral run, multiple sources told The Post.

For citywide offices though, those waivers — commonly known as a Wilson Pakula — must be issued from the leadership of the county committees within New York City.

Candidates for citywide offices like comptroller have to have 3,750 signatures from registered voters in their party by Thursday.

As of Nick's last post on this subject, no vote had been scheduled for the leadership race, but he noted that the contest could pit a top Republican donor's family against one of the first African - American candidates the party has had run for elected citywide office in recent memory.

Accidentally sharing crotch shots with the public dashed Anthony Weiner's dream of running for mayor (for now at least), but he's said to be considering a run for a lesser citywide office.

«Having the ability to participate in elections would create a lot more civic engagement and, on a political level, I don't think communities like the community that I represent, which is 68 percent immigrant, would ever be able to be ignored again by anybody running for major citywide office in New York City.»

Flushing had already vaulted one of its own into citywide office: Comptroller John Liu, who was elected in 2009.

She made history in 2014 — by becoming the first woman of color to hold citywide office in New York City.

Unless that happens it's hard to imagine another Republican winning citywide office.

Bill de Blasio and, presumably as of Sunday, John Liu have declared that they are giving up their current citywide office and running for mayor.

Caputo - Pearl, 43, a high school social studies teacher, organized a slate of candidates, called Union Power, that swept the union's other citywide offices.

For the first time in at least a century, a socialist is holding citywide office in Seattle, Wash..

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. may run for citywide office in 2013 but if nothing is done with the Kingsbridge Armory, he may find it difficult to get elected.

«As Manhattan Borough President, he's been at the forefront of fighting government waste and mismanagement, and will continue building on this record of results in citywide office.»

The Working Families Party on Thursday evening voted to endorse the Democratic incumbents running for citywide offices, including Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Also at 11 a.m., NYC's eight leading transportation advocacy organizations release a comprehensive transportation agenda and announce a plan to share the list of priorities with every candidate running citywide office, outside the City Hall R train stop, Manhattan.

And when he was running for citywide office, Tony even sent parts of the little funding he had outside the borough!

Both Democrats are eyeing the congressional seat as a stepping stone for a 2013 race for citywide office.

There is a single candidate seeking the Conservative Party nomination for each of the other two citywide offices; Michel Faulkner is seeking the comptroller nomination and Mike O'Reilly is seeking the public advocate nomination.

«The city is lucky to have so many qualified candidates running for citywide office this year, but there is no one more qualified than Melinda -LSB-...]

PEC - ING UP THE PIECES: Anthony Weiner, who resigned from Congress last year over a sexting scandal (above), may run for citywide office.

Liu, a former Queens councilman, took over as the city's fiscal watchdog in 2010, becoming the first Asian - American elected to a citywide office.

The certificate means a party has given its blessing for a non-party member to run on its ticket for a citywide office.

Her pending departure to the citywide office — of which she was the first African - American to serve — isn't coming easy.

The Board of Elections is exploring «instant runoff voting» in this year's citywide races, allowing voters to select their first and second choices for citywide offices at the ballot box in September.

I suspect Adolfo Carrion is hanging up his bid for citywide office.

Clinton has long broadcast her admiration for the Public Advocate, the first woman of color to hold citywide office.

Letitia «Tish» James is New York City's third Public Advocate and was the first African American woman elected to citywide office in 2013.

A ticket to the event at the Carmine's in Manhattan's Theater District costs between $ 500 and $ 4,950 — the maximum amount someone running for citywide office can accept in an individual contribution — according to a copy of the invitation, which was obtained by Capital.

The city's campaign finance law prohibits individuals from contributing more than $ 4,950 to a candidate running for a citywide office during one election cycle.

Then again, running for citywide office would boost his take in matching campaign funds - which he legally could swing back into his Bronx race should he decide to stay put.

As New Yorkers head to the polls this fall to cast their ballots for citywide office, I wanted to take a second to tell you why I support Scott Stringer to be the City's next Comptroller.

He became the first Asian American elected to citywide office in 2009 when he won the comptroller race.

Mayor Bill de Blasio is from there, as are such rising political stars as Rep. Hakeem Jeffries and Public Advocate Letitia James, currently the only woman to hold citywide office and the first black woman to do so.

«It's an important statement to those who said it was not possible in the course of three - and - a-half days to gather enough signatures to get a candidate on the ballot for citywide office,» he said.

It's not every day a SI'er runs for citywide office, let alone mayor.

Now it is your duty to go make difference and work with our endorsed candidates in your districts, or your boroughs, or with the candidate of your choice running for citywide office.

Geez Louse, Scott Stringer is reeeeeally mad he has to actually work to win a citywide office!

The primary victory of John Liu as comptroller — likely the first Asian - American to be elected to a citywide office — is a sign of growing ethnic power that's likely to change the city in years to come.

Endorsements for Rangel also came in from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Public Advocate Leticia James, who is the first African - American woman elected to citywide office, along with civil rights leader Jesse Jackson.

Among them: the first man to defeat Brooklyn D.A. Charles Hynes in more than two decades, the guy who stepped on Eliot Spitzer's comeback, and the first black woman ever to be elected to citywide office.