Sentences with phrase «conference leadership»

A Brooks win would solidify the claim the mainline Democratic conference leadership has been making for the last several weeks: A numerical 32 - lawmaker majority in the Senate should be enough to hand them control of the chamber.

The line - up reflects the new power structure within the Democratic conference, which was also on display in Minority Leader John Sampson's selection for ranking committee memberships and conference leadership posts.

The newly minted Republican lawmaker from Brooklyn is running in the so - called «Super Jewish» Senate district, putting him on a collision course with Simcha Felder, a Democrat who has not pledged to support the current minority conference leadership.

Remember if you are part of the current Senate majority caucus you can not speak up on behalf of the constituents who elected you — your loyalty must be first and foremost to the conference and conference leadership!

In a statement announcing their endorsement, the Freedom Caucus said «our constituents will simply not accept a continuation of the status quo» and that «under the present circumstances and without significant changes to Conference leadership and process, [Webster] would be best equipped to earn back the trust of the American people.»

As a result of these charges, I have made the decision to strip Senator Smith of his committee assignments and of his conference leadership position.

Grimm said he did speak with the conference leadership, but didn't reveal details of the discussion.

Rank - and - file lawmakers and members of the conference leadership are blaming a Republican «wave» that contributed to their losses on Election Day, including the unseating of three freshman Democrats from upstate districts.

«The inclusion of Suzy Ballantyne into our conference leadership team will help continue the progress we've made over the past few years in showing New Yorkers that the Senate Democrats are ready to lead and move our state forward.»