Sentences with phrase «citywide officials»

He has previously picked up a series of labor endorsements, but James is the first citywide official to back his candidacy.

He has the support of every major union, both Democratic citywide officials, and the bulk of the Bronx Democratic Party.

De Blasio was responding to rumors about a number of potential challengers, ranging from fellow citywide officials Letitia James and Scott Stringer, to former NBA commissioner David Stern, a retired resident of Westchester.

Public Advocate Letitia James was the only citywide official who would respond to an inquiry about Diaz.

As has been well - documented, Mayor Bill de Blasio - along with Stringer and James, one of three popularly - elected citywide officials - has not yet held a town hall event himself.

For more than two weeks, de Blasio has been one of the few citywide officials to not jump ship from the parade for its connection to Lopez Rivera — who was convicted of seditious conspiracy and other charges related to dozens of bombs placed by the FALN group in the 1970s and»80s.

Johnson is white, making three of the four citywide officials white men if he wins.

The WFP played a key role in helping the Democrats take the state Senate majority in 2008 and reached its apex in 2009 when it helped elect a handful of so - called «progressive» City Council members and its first citywide official, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

In that case, all three citywide officials would have been white males, assuming Bill de Blasio ended as mayor and Scott Stringer as comptroller.

The three citywide officials — Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer and Public Advocate Letitia James — are all attending.