Sentences with phrase «close race for mayor»

Board member Phyllis Landrieu, who is white (and the aunt of U.S. senator Mary Landrieu and Louisiana lieutenant governor Mitch Landrieu, who would lose a close race for mayor in the spring of 2006), proposed replacing acting district superintendent Ora Watson, who took over from Amato and is black, with Bill Roberti, who is the head of Alvarez & Marsal in New Orleans and white.

«We have a very interesting non-traditional close race for mayor,» Greenberg said.

Not exact matches

John Catsimatidis already ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2013, and a source close to the grocery store magnate said that, while Catsimatidis has not made any decisions yet, he might have another race in him.

Already tipped as favourite for the job, Edouard Philippe, mayor of the northern port city of Le Havre, has long been close to Alain Juppé, who was runner - up in the race for the Republican presidential nomination in November 2016.

James is also a rumored contender to run for mayor in 2021, and Bronx sources told Crain's that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. — a close friend of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — hoped the public advocate would join him in the mayoral race and cut into the African - American base of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, another City Hall aspirant.

An investigation into the mayor's fundraising practices and efforts to help state Senate Democrats in key battleground races was closed by federal prosecutors, but became an additional irritant for de Blasio during his first term.

On VTDigger.org, Greg Guma takes a look at how people and groups ranging from outright independents to Vermont's independent, democratic socialist, close - with - the - Progressive - Party Senator Bernie Sanders to a former Green Party candidate are playing a role in the race for Burlington mayor.

Democratic City Councilman David Alvarez has closed the gap after trailing Republican Councilman Kevin Faulconer for much of the San Diego mayor's race, putting the contenders in a statistical dead heat ahead of Tuesday's election, according to a new U-T San Diego / 10News Poll.

The closest he ever came to seeking the position was undoubtedly in 2001, when DeFrancisco spoke of a «malaise» in Syracuse, when incumbent Republican Mayor Roy Bernardi was about to leave for a job in the administration of newly elected President George W. Bush, when Gov. George Pataki urged DeFrancisco to make the race for mayor.

Manhattan Media publisher Tom Allon, the other declared candidate in the race, argued that living in Gracie would make him a more effective mayor, since he'd be close to official business, and said that the live - in model has worked just fine for other officials, like the president of the United States.

Despite her close ties to Bloomberg, a series of New York Times articles over the past several months have reported that the mayor has cast about for other candidates he would like to see enter the race ---- including former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

The Wisconsin native handled communications for the mayor in the 2013 race, and has risen to become one of his closest advisors.

Sources close to Moskowitz maintain that she is still interested in running for mayor at some point, even though she announced last year that she would not challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio in the 2017 race.