Sentences with phrase «congressional seats held»

Pelosi and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo are hoping to increase the number of congressional seats held by the Democratic Party.

In another private room, at The Capital Grille on 42nd Street, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Rep. Joe Crowley, state party leaders and about 10 of New York's most powerful union heads spoke for more than an hour about taking back congressional seats held in New York by Republicans as well as taking over the State Senate to sweep its hold of state government.

Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul on Sunday insisted she's not exploring a campaign for the congressional seat held by Rep. Chris Collins.

Faso, the 2002 Republican candidate for comptroller and 2006 nominee for governor, is vying for the congressional seat held by retiring Rep. Chris Gibson, who is weighing a run for statewide office in 2018.

Even some have floated Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, who the governor has made little secret of wanting to run for the congressional seat held by Republican Rep. Chris Collins.

Kaiman, who announced last Sunday he would leave his state posts as chairman of the Nassau Interim Finance Authority and special adviser to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on storm recovery to run for the congressional seat held by retiring Rep. Steve Israel (D - Huntington), said he was not familiar with the scope of Terry's financial problems.

Rochester, N.Y. - Gates Town Supervisor Mark Assini says he will not run a third time for the congressional seat held by Congresswoman Louise Slaughter.

He also admits an unabashed prejudice for Buffalo and a notion that he might return to Buffalo to run for the congressional seat held by Jack Kemp.

Now, the former South Carolina governor says he is looking for forgiveness as he mounts a bid for the congressional seat he held from 1995 to 2001.

In 2011, the Conservative Party provided the margin of victory in a special election to Bob Turner who took back a Congressional Seat held by Democrats for eighty years.

The Suffolk County district is being vacated by Republican incumbent Lee Zeldin, who is running for the Congressional seat held by Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop.

Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner a month ago in a statement said she would not run for the congressional seat held by Republican Rep. John Katko.

Steven Brisee, a Democrat who announced he would seek the nomination to run for the Congressional seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso, was arrested Dec. 8 and charged with burglary, State Police said.

Mr. Turner, you will recall, won election to the Brooklyn Queens Congressional seat held by Anthony Weiner by making an explicit play for the votes of religious Jews in a race that turned on President Barack Obama's perceived weakness on Middle Eastern policy.

Assembly Member Keith Wright brought his campaign for the Congressional seat held by Charles Rangel to a close this afternoon, conceding defeat to Adriano Espaillat in a Harlem press conference.

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.

Vince Morgan, a candidate for the Congressional seat held by Charlie Rangel, said the West Harlem Development Corp. is a «shell of an organization» incapable of accomplishing its goals.

HARLEM — Two challengers vying for the congressional seat held by Rep. Charles Rangel aggressively criticized the incumbent for caring more about himself than his district during a feisty first debate Thursday night at Abyssinian Baptist Church.

Republican Ron Lewis actually was the start of the 1994 Republican Revolution by winning a special election in May of 94 for the Congressional seat held 41 years by William Natcher, the Democrat who never missed a roll - call vote, or who never accepted a campaign contribution.

HARLEM — A candidate for the congressional seat held by U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel is calling for an independent audit of the group that oversees the $ 150 million community benefits agreement that is a part of Columbia University's expansion into West Harlem.

The only race state - wide is that for the at - large congressional seat held by incumbant Republican Denny Rheberg.

Not exact matches

-LRB-...) The party in power has lost House seats in 9 of the last 10 congressional elections held at the midpoint of a president's first term.

State Sen. Joseph Robach, a Democrat - turned - Republican, will not run for the congressional seat once held by late Rep. Louise Slaughter, saying he believes he can have the «greatest impact» if he stays put in the Senate, where his party holds a tenuous one - vote majority.

The results can be ludicrous at times (at least one member of Congress is reputed to hold her seat because her colleagues in the state senate so despised her that they happily tailored a Congressional district to her needs), but they can also be flat - out obscene.

A Senate GOP source confirms several reports that the congressional district currently held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey (NY - 22) has been carved up in the their House redistricting plan, along with Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman's seat.

Take Virginia, for example, a national battleground state where Democrats control all 5 statewide offices, yet Republicans hold a super-majority in the state House, a majority in the state Senate, and 8 of the 11 Congressional seats.

And yet another candidate in the 19th congressional district is announcing plans to run for the seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

Cox notes Republicans held all of their congressional seats while also fending off challenges from Democrats in both the 19th and 22nd congressional districts.

Clegg is among the crowded field of Democrats running for the nomination in the 19th congressional district in the Hudson Valley, a seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

Rachel Barnhart, one of the people seeking the Democratic nomination for the congressional seat previously held by Louise Slaughter, says she has secured the required number of signatures to get on the primary ballot.

Fresh off the second weekend of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has released its initial list of Republican - held seats it plans to target in 2018.

North Carolina had the distinction of being the only state with Republican - controlled redistricting where Democrats held the majority of congressional seats.

But first, he has to win a Democratic primary to run for the 21st Congressional District seat held by Republican Elise Stefanik.

WAMC / Northeast Public Radio will host a live debate among the Democratic candidates for New York's 19th Congressional district seat held by Republican John Faso on May 31 from 1 - 2:30 p.m. at The Linda in Albany.

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.

Seven candidates for the 13th congressional district seat currently held by Charles Rangel met for a candidate forum Sunday.

Hayworth held a U.S. House seat in the 19th District from 2010 - 2012, and after New York's redistricting, was defeated by Maloney in the 2012 18th Congressional District election.

Democrats are especially focused on Nassau County races this year in particular, with potential pickup opportunities with the seat being vacated by Sen. Jack Martins, a congressional candidate, and the one held by incumbent Sen. Kemp Hannon, who is running for re-election.

Republican congressional hopeful John Faso announced Wednesday he had raised $ 624,750 in the first quarter as part of his bid to win the Hudson Valley House seat held by outgoing Rep. Chris Gibson.

The Department of Justice sued to force the state to move up the September primary, and after several months of delays, a federal judge ruled two weeks ago that the primary for congressional seats was to be held June 26.

John Faso is running to fill the 19th Congressional District seat now held by Congressman Chris Gibson (R), who is not seeking re-election.

Turner went on to defeat Weprin 53 percent to 46 percent and became the first Republican to hold that particular congressional seat since 1920.?

Last week, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced nine more of their candidates had joined a similar program, Red to Blue, for the party's top candidates in open and GOP - held seats.

The 2010 Census determined that New York state would lose two congressional seats, and conventional wisdom holds that one seat upstate and one downstate will be dissolved.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For any of the four Democrats running for the 24th Congressional District seat currently held by Republican John Katko, defeating a popular incumbent will be an uphill battle.

«I am surprised and deeply humbled by the efforts last night to advance me as a candidate for the 13th Congressional District, a seat I was honored to hold for almost twelve years.»

«Everyone from the president of the United States on down wants him to leave for the good of the nation,» said Powell, whose father held the Harlem congressional seat before being unseated by Rangel in 1970.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee announced Friday its latest round of candidates in «Red to Blue,» a program that targets open - seat races and districts held by Republicans.

Guest speakers include Reps. Jared Polis (Colo.) and Donna Edwards (Md.), who co-chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue program that helps candidates running for GOP - held seats.

Democratic congressional candidate Dave Clegg on Thursday reported having raised $ 220,000 in his bid for the Hudson Valley House seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.