Sentences with phrase «congressional election in the state»

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Protect Our Winters, a group that includes celebrity skiers and mountain resorts, is targeting four states in the mid-term congressional elections, hoping to elect more climate - friendly lawmakers.

Wills began this book in the wake of the Republican triumph in the congressional elections of 1994, in which conservatives apparently rode to power on a wave of antigovernment sentiment, sentiment they promised to honor by taking out a contract on the national state which they labeled a Contract with America.

New enrollment figures from the state Board of Elections show that in 11 NY House seats, the difference between enrolled Democrats and Republicans is less than 40,000, which means a number of tight congressional races this fall.

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Clinton's loss in the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump was seen as a galvanizing event for many women to run for office in down - ballot races — from local elections, state legislation races and congressional campaigns — this year.

Former Gov. George Pataki made news last week when he announced he's creating Tipping Point — one of the first Super PACs to focus specifically on congressional elections in a single state.

A bid for attorney general is a much riskier bet, especially considering state election law is fuzzy about whether a congressional candidate can run for the post this late in the midterm election cycle.

He has a new book about Republican efforts in the 2010 election to target state legislative seats and thereby gain a huge advantage in congressional redistricting, which he says made a big difference in Republican representation in Congress.

(Data from the Cooperative Congressional Election Study reveal a similar disparity — a majority of Democratic voters in swing states in 2010 and 2012 recall receiving phone and mail contact, but almost no voters recall someone knocking on their door.)

Within 100 days of when governor receives official notice of vacancy, unless vacancy occurs in the year of a general state or congressional election, in which case the vacancy is filled in that election

Much has happened since he last appeared on the floor of the House in February — the boundaries of his Congressional district have been redrawn and extended into the Bronx, and he is facing one of his most formidable election opponents in many years, State Senator Adriano Espaillat.

Pennsylvania hosted its first primaries Tuesday under a new congressional map, solidifying general election matchups in an important swing state.

According to the press release announcing the event, the Thompsons were «were incredibly instrumental when a rather shy individual took a stand against politics as usual in New York State and made the 23rd Congressional District Special Election international phenomena.»

Now that the congressional primaries have passed and the general election battles are set, (for the most part), candidates in contested races across the state and their respective supporters have turned their attention to the opponents against whom they'll be facing off in November.

State Sen. Jack Martins, facing an unexpected Oct. 6 Republican congressional primary, on Friday asked a federal court in Syracuse to put off the general election for the 3rd District until Dec. 6, nearly a month after the presidential election.

Queens Democratic leader Joe Crowley, who will pick the party's nominee for the Sept. 13 special election, is anxious to carve up Weiner's former territory when state lawmakers redraw district lines in 2012 to reduce New York's congressional delegation by two.

«As the New York State Supreme Court considers the serious voting - access and counting issues in the 13th Congressional District election, we are pleased to welcome Marty Connor to lead our legal team,» Mr. Espaillat's spokesman, Ibrahim Khan, said in a press release.

With EMILY's List endorsing Democrat Hiral Tipirneni and the Republican National Committee, National Republican Congressional Committee and Congressional Leadership Fund spending money to boost former state Sen. Debbie Lesko for the April 24 special election, I'm glad we moved the special election out of Solid Republican back in February.

Questions during the post-speech «gaggle» included the cost of a special election, his reaction to a New York Republican Party 50 Shades of Grey parody of Bill de Blasio and Al Sharpton, Rudy Giuliani's recent comments about Barack Obama, the expected Republican candidate in the 11th Congressional District special election, state legislature financial disclosure forms, the refusal of Port Authority commissioners to accede to Cuomo and Chris Christie's request to resign, his planned trip to Cuba, congestion pricing, and UFT comments asserting that the governor has shortchanged New York City schools by $ 2.5 billion.

In our unprecedented effort to cover the midterm elections, Roll Call has hit the campaign trail in 14 states so far this year, covering 24 congressional races and writing 36 datelined stories from Adel, Iowa, to Tallulah, LouisianIn our unprecedented effort to cover the midterm elections, Roll Call has hit the campaign trail in 14 states so far this year, covering 24 congressional races and writing 36 datelined stories from Adel, Iowa, to Tallulah, Louisianin 14 states so far this year, covering 24 congressional races and writing 36 datelined stories from Adel, Iowa, to Tallulah, Louisiana.

Republican congressional candidate Mia Love talks with reporters during the Utah State GOP election night watch party Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012, in Salt Lake City.

This process establishes congressional and legislative district lines in many states, which can influence the competitiveness of those elections in favor of one political party or another until the following census in 2030.

My two - year effort to reform the operation of the city and state Boards of Election is gaining some steam due to the closeness of the congressional race in NY - 13 (Harlem / NW Bronx).

Alan Van Capelle, the executive director of the Empire State Pride Agenda (ESPA), the state's LGBT lobby group, and out gay Chelsea Democratic Senator Thomas K. Duane, the measure's lead sponsor, both reiterated their confidence in the wake of an election in which a Republican marriage equality supporter was forced from an upstate congressional race and voters in Maine narrowly opted to repeal the gay marriage law there.&rState Pride Agenda (ESPA), the state's LGBT lobby group, and out gay Chelsea Democratic Senator Thomas K. Duane, the measure's lead sponsor, both reiterated their confidence in the wake of an election in which a Republican marriage equality supporter was forced from an upstate congressional race and voters in Maine narrowly opted to repeal the gay marriage law there.&rstate's LGBT lobby group, and out gay Chelsea Democratic Senator Thomas K. Duane, the measure's lead sponsor, both reiterated their confidence in the wake of an election in which a Republican marriage equality supporter was forced from an upstate congressional race and voters in Maine narrowly opted to repeal the gay marriage law there.»

AARP officials say that in the 2010 midterm congressional elections, voters 50 and older went to the polls at nearly twice the rate of younger voters, accounting for 58 percent of all votes cast in New York State.

At a rally in Manhattan in early June, Governor Andrew Cuomo publicly joined a push by the State Democratic Committee to unseat at least six New York Congressional Republicans in the 2018 midterm elections.

In each election year of 2012, 2014 and 2016, New York wasted $ 25 million by holding primaries for congressional office separately from primaries for state and local offices.

With the battle over, the question now is whether the Republicans can form any sort of detente that will allow them to defend several Council seats against in the next city election, take on State Sens. Tony Avella and Joe Addabbo in 2012, and defend Bob Turner «s congressional seat.

In the 2014 mid-term elections, Republican David Rouzer won the state's Seventh Congressional District seat, increasing the congressional delegation party split to 10 - 3 in favor of the GOIn the 2014 mid-term elections, Republican David Rouzer won the state's Seventh Congressional District seat, increasing the congressional delegation party split to 10 - 3 in favoCongressional District seat, increasing the congressional delegation party split to 10 - 3 in favocongressional delegation party split to 10 - 3 in favor of the GOin favor of the GOP.

James P. O'Neill, the police commissioner, wrote in a letter in February to the state's congressional delegation that the Police Department had spent $ 300,000 a day protecting Trump Tower between Election Day and Inauguration Day and $ 127,000 to $ 145,000 a day since then, on top of other costs.

The day is expected to be further complicated by brand new Assembly and Senate district lines, which have changed many voters» districts and polling places, as well as lingering doubts over the competency of the Board of Elections, which bungled the ballot count in June's Congressional race between Rep. Charlie Rangel and State Sen. Adriano Espaillat so badly that it took weeks to learn the final results.

She points out that nearly all of the politicians elected in the state's Southern Tier in the November elections are pro gas drilling, including a congressional race where the losing candidate, Democrat Martha Roberts ran on an anti fracking platform.

Off topic question topics included whether the mayor and his wife have smoked marijuana inside Gracie Mansion, a Daily News call for the mayor to «accept responsibility for inflaming the police», whether the mayor believes he should apologize for comments on the police, whether the Democratic National Committee has expressed concerns about current mayoral / police friction as it considers Brooklyn as a site for the 2016 Democratic Convention, whether the mayor supports the recent Cuomo / Christie veto of legislation on the Port Authority, a pending state legislative bill on police disability pensions, the expected special election in the 11th Congressional District, whether the mayor believes there is a police slowdown, the dismay of the recently shot and wounded police officers at Mayor de Blasio's hospital visit, the possible change in the Staten Island Chuck / Groundhog Day ceremony, the meeting today between Police Commissioner Bratton and union leaders and how Mayor de Blasio envisions the current mayoral / police friction ending.

Congressional contender Jon Kaiman on Monday asked the state Board of Elections to throw opponent Thomas Suozzi off the Democratic primary ballot in the 3rd District, claiming more than half the petition signatures that Suozzi submitted were not valid.

New York State could potentially hold three primary elections in 2012, one each for: president, congressional offices, and state offState could potentially hold three primary elections in 2012, one each for: president, congressional offices, and state offstate offices.

The resolution is in response to the U.S. Department of Justice's request to a federal judge to order the state to move its congressional primary to no later than Aug. 18, in order to comply with a federal law requiring absentee ballots be sent to members of the military no less than 45 days prior to the Nov. 6, 2012 general election.

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), who has called for a nonpartisan commission to draw congressional and state legislative districts, called the ruling «a tremendous step forward in the fight for free and fair elections.»

This move proved completely effective, as no State or Federal legislative office changed party in the 2004 election, although 53 congressional, 20 state senate, and 80 state assembly seats were potentially at State or Federal legislative office changed party in the 2004 election, although 53 congressional, 20 state senate, and 80 state assembly seats were potentially at state senate, and 80 state assembly seats were potentially at state assembly seats were potentially at risk.

A federal judge will hear an expedited appeal next week filed by State Senator Jack Martins to move the election to replace Representative Steve Israel in Long Island's 3rd Congressional District to December.

Keep in mind that there are actually four election days in New York this year: presidential primary on April 19, followed by congressional primaries in June, state - level primaries in September, and the November Electelection days in New York this year: presidential primary on April 19, followed by congressional primaries in June, state - level primaries in September, and the November ElectionElection Day.

Mr. Pataki's new group, called Tipping Point, would be one of the first to focus specifically on congressional elections in a single state.

There were no regularly scheduled state executive, state legislative or congressional elections in New York in 2015.

These states allow 17 - year - olds to vote in a Congressional primary election if they will be 18 by the date of the general election.

«If Jewish New Yorkers and others who support Israel were to turn away from the Democratic Party in that congressional election and elect the Republican candidate to Congress in 2011, it might very well cause President Obama to change his hostile position on the state of Israel and to re-establish the special relationship presidents before him had supported,» Koch wrote.

And in some cases, one congressional district with an active general election contest encompasses several state Senate districts where Democrats and Republicans are fighting for dominance.

A number of the Republicans who signed the resolution represent states or congressional districts that Hillary Clinton won in the presidential election.

Cuomo's take on the election comes as liberals and progressive advocates are blaming the governor for Democratic defeats in state Senate and congressional races.

The jockeying could actually result in three primaries in 2012: one for the GOP presidential primary, one for congressional offices and a third for state elections.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in Washington has made Tenney's seat one of its top two pickup priorities (along with the seat held by Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus) in New York state for the 2018 election.