Sentences with phrase «congressional seat faced»

The four Democratic candidates competing for the newly created Queens congressional seat faced off last week during a debate at the Our Lady of Hope School Auditorium in Middle Village.

Not exact matches

But while history may also be on the Democrats» side — the party in power often loses Congressional seats after a President's first two years in office, even when that President is not as controversial as the current occupant — they actually face a very difficult Senate map.

Babinec is running in a three - person race for the 22nd congressional district in central New York, facing Republican Claudia Tenney and Democrat Kim Myers for the seat being vacated by Rep. Richard Hanna.

And there's some in Upstate New York, some congressional Democrats that won again in either 2006 or 2008, very strong Democratic years, in seats that have traditionally been kind of squishy, not very Democratic, a little bit more Republican, and all of them could face some problems.

Rep. Jerrold Nadler won the Democratic primary Tuesday for a New York City congressional seat he's held for nearly a quarter - century, defeating his opponent in the first Democratic primary challenge he's faced in two decades.

With Murphy and Kirkpatrick's Senate bids, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee faces an uphill climb at keeping its Republican - leaning House seats.

New York State has a slew of fascinating congressional races, from sure things for one party that will still bring a new face, like the contests to replace Charlie Rangel in CD13 after nearly fifty years or Steve Israel in CD3, to a bunch of races that could unseat young representatives and flip seats, such as Republicans Lee Zeldin on Long Island (CD1) and Elise Stefanik (CD21) or Democrat Sean Maloney (CD18).

Espaillat, now in his third attempt to claim Rangel's Congressional seat, is facing off in a crowded election race against Assemblymembers Keith Wright and Guillermo Linares, former Assemblymember Adam Clayton Powell, former Democratic National Committee political director Clyde Williams and others.

Frank Morganthaler announces he's on the ballot Frank Morganthaler, candidate for Congress, will appear on the November 6, General Election Ballot on the «We the People» party line, as he faces off against Nita Lowey and Joe Carvin for the 19th Congressional District seat.

The candidates face a May 5th special election to fill the 11th Congressional District seat vacated by Michael Grimm.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, faces a challenge from Democrat Colleen Deacon of Syracuse in the November election for the 24th Congressional District seat.

But while every new president can expect his party to lose congressional seats in the first midterm election after he takes office, Dawidziak said he doesn't expect a tsunami for Democrats, or for King or Zeldin to face «top - notch» opponents next year.

Though he faces two challengers in the Nov. 6 election for his southeast Queens congressional seat, Meeks said the next couple weeks are all -LSB-...]

Donovan faces off against Democratic Councilman Vincent Gentile in a special election on May 5 for the congressional seat.

Rhodes, a former aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is running for the Hudson Valley congressional seat held by Rep. John Faso, facing a crowded Democratic primary.

«The state of New York also faces redistricting in 2012 which requires the redrawing of all state legislative and congressional seats for next year's election.

In 2016, he lost a contentious Democratic primary for his retiring mentor Charles Rangel's congressional seat to rival Adriano Espaillat, then a state Senator, and now he is facing blowback for accepting a job at a prominent lobbying firm following his years as a state legislator.

The winner would face Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, in the November election for the 24th Congressional District seat.

On Tuesday, District 13, which covers northern Manhattan and the southwestern edge of the Bronx, will host the most competitive U.S. congressional primary in the city, as nine Democratic candidates face off to clinch Rep. Charles Rangel's seat.

But he's facing at least three challengers, including state Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of the man Rangel defeated as a reform candidate decades ago in a race for New York's 15th congressional district seat.

Besides the congressional race, Mr. Linares faces a challenge for his Assembly seat from the chief of staff to Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez — a close ally of State Senator Adriano Espaillat, another contender for the House seat.

U.S. Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, faces a challenge from Democrat Colleen Deacon of Syracuse in the November election for the 24th Congressional District seat.

Frank Morganthaler, candidate for Congress, will appear on the November 6, General Election Ballot on the «We the People» party line, as he faces off against Nita Lowey and Joe Carvin for the 19th Congressional District seat.

Politics are also a high priority this year, with the country facing a presidential election and major congressional races; all the U.S. House of Representatives and one - third of the Senate seats are up for reelection.