Sentences with phrase «congressional seat next»

New Jersey Democratic leaders immediately made a play to fill the power vacuum — encouraging state Sen. Jeff Van Drew (D - Cape May) to run for the congressional seat next year.

STATEN ISLAND — A retired boxer and public affairs officer for the Army — who lives in Brooklyn and plans to run as a Democrat — plans to run to unseat Republican Dan Donovan of his congressional seat next year.

Boyd Melson, a 35 - year - old retired boxer and public affairs officer for the Army, plans to run to unseat Staten Island Republican Rep. Dan Donovan of his congressional seat next year.

New York is due to lose two congressional seats next year during the coming round of redistricting.

Not exact matches

The race for the 27th congressional district could be a very competitive one next year, with the first Democrat eyeing the seat.

Three candidates challenging Democratic Rep. Bill Owens for his seat in next year's congressional race — two Republicans and a Green Party member — have weighed in on the recent government shutdown.

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.

Democrats lost the county executive seat in a 2009 election that presaged big congressional and legislative losses the next year.

Before Assemblymember Keith Wright had conceded to Sen. Adriano Espaillat in their congressional race, speculation had already begun about which seat Wright would seek next if not victorious.

Former TV reporter Rachel Barnhart says she plans to make an announcement next week about whether or not she will run for the 25th congressional district seat, left vacant after the death of Louise Slaughter.

Wright has been figuring out his next step since his unsuccessful attempt for retiring Congressional Rep. Charles Rangel's seat.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> A Kerhonkson man who formerly was an aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo has filed paperwork to run next year for New York's 19th Congressional District seat, which currently is held by Republican John Faso.

Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Deputy Executive Director Matt Canter argued that every current GOP Senate candidate is running from a hyper - conservative playbook, an extremism that Democrats feel will put multiple Congressional seats into play for them next year.

Rascoe said a beefed - up committee and a strong on the ground presence would be key next year when the party will be charged with defending the 19th Congressional District seat currently occupied by Republican John Faso.

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-...]

There's loads of buzz about reconfiguring Rep. Charles Rangel's Harlem congressional district — not so much to help him get re-elected next year, but to save his seat for the man seen as his handpicked successor, Manhattan Democratic Chairman and longtime Assemblyman Keith Wright.

At the time, Democratic operatives said many viable Democratic congressional candidates were waiting for the next presidential cycle when likely Democratic presidential front - runner Hillary Rodham Clinton would give Pennsylvania Democrats a boost in turnout and a stronger opportunity to pick up seats in the Keystone State's congressional delegation.

«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.

KINGSTON >> The Democratic Party chairpeople in the 11 counties that make up New York's 19th Congressional District are pressing Ulster County Executive Michael Hein to run next fall for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Chris Gibson.

He was seated at the front of the room next to Illinois Rep. Jan Schakowsky, a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus.

(CNN)- Nearly $ 1.8 million worth of ad spending has flooded the airwaves in New York's 23rd congressional district in the runup to next week's special election to fill that seat.

«There goes Congress,» predicted legislature Minority Leader Ken Ronk at a Republican gathering in Kingston Tuesday night, referring to speculation that Hein would run for the to - be-vacated 19th Congressional District seat next year.

At a press briefing earlier this week, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Chris Van Hollen (Md.) warned against «irrational exuberance» but couldn't resist predicting: «We will pick up seats in the next election.

State Sen. Adriano Espaillat will announce next week that he is challenging U.S. Rep. Charlie Rangel in a June primary for Harlem's congressional seat.

In fact, there is no natural next step for him, as there is no open congressional or state Senate seat for which he could run.

Mr. Wright, a Harlem Democrat, has often been mentioned as a potential candidate for the next Speaker — but could also consider taking a run for the congressional seat Congressman Charles Rangel is set to vacate.

All six of the House districts are occupied by Republican members whose seats are considered vulnerable in next year's election, including Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, in the 24th Congressional District.

Tennessee could have one of the more interesting congressional races next year, pitting two education committee members against each other for a Senate seat.