Sentences with phrase «congressional seats on»

We are unlikely to see a loss of congressional seats on Long Island since the population there grew relative to the losses north of Westchester County and east of Lake Erie.

«Bottom line — if the Hayworth campaign is able to appropriately fund paid media for the final push to get Nan's message out to voters in the district, she can win back this congressional seat on November 4th,» the memo concludes.

The first - term congresswoman made her comments in a statement after syracuse.com reported that Brindisi will launch his campaign for the 22nd Congressional seat on Wednesday in Utica.

GOP insiders are touting Turner, who won Anthony Weiner's old congressional seat on Democratic turf last year, as the man with the credibility and integrity to fuse the party's warring factions.

Former Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV, son of the legendary Harlem pol, spent the final hours of his losing bid for Rangel's congressional seat on Tuesday pleading for donations in a bizarre email to people who hadn't coughed up to his campaign.

Adam Clayton Powell IV, son of the legendary Harlem pol, spent the final hours of his losing bid for Charles Rangel's congressional seat on Tuesday pleading for donations in a bizarre email to people who hadn't coughed up to his campaign.

Now both are campaign fodder in the race for a congressional seat on Long Island.

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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.

Ryan insisted he did not think vulnerable congressional seats and close races were «going to hinge on whether Paul Ryan is speaker or not.»

Democrats have not said whether they will take any seats on the Republican - majority special committee, saying the new probe - following several other congressional investigations on Benghazi - is also aimed at damaging former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's chances if she runs for president in 2016.

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg was once again in the Congressional hot seat Wednesday — fielding hours of questions from the House of Representative's Committee on Energy and Commerce on the ongoing Cambridge Analytica scandal.

Earlier this week, I reported on the upcoming special election in Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district, where Republican Rick Saccone is running against Democrat Conor Lamb to fill Republican Tim Murphy's seat.

(CNN)- Republicans jumped on the Democrats» Tuesday loss of the congressional seat given up by disgraced U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner as a sign of eroding Jewish support for President Barack Obama and his party.

It sounds most improbable, but Richard ran for a congressional seat in Brooklyn, on a left - of - mainstream Democratic ticket, and I explored doing the same in Johnstown, Pennsylvania» the seat that not long afterward the Vietnam veteran Jack Murtha won.

Cuomo set the special elections for the ninth congressional district and six vacant Assembly seats on Sept. 13.

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

Democrat Will Yandik, the Livingston deputy supervisor who ran for the 19th congressional district Democratic nomination in 2016, won't run for the seat in 2018, he announced on Tuesday in a statement.

On the same day Gov. Cuomo declared May 24 the date for the special election to fill the vacant seat in the 26th Congressional District, the seven Democratic county chairs in the district announced they are beginning the process of interviewing prospective candidates.

According to an invite forwarded by a reader, Emanuel will join unspecified members of the New York congressional delegation at a $ 1,000 luncheon for Bishop ($ 2,400 for a VIP ticket that includes «preferred» seating and an honor roll listing) at The Helmsley Park Lane Hotel on Central Park South in Manhattan.

«Together we got within a few thousand votes of reclaiming this seat in 2010 — for the first time in her 14 - year lock on our Congressional seat!

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.

IT»S BACK... «Texas Democrats look to single - payer in congressional races,» by Renuka Rayasam: «Democrats hoping to wrest congressional seats away from diehard repeal - and - replace Republicans are campaigning on an unlikely issue for Texas — single - payer health care.

This is the latest in a series of stories on some of the candidates seeking Capital Region - area congressional seats in the June 26 primary and November general election.

The Barack Obama Democratic Club endorsed Adriano Espaillat in his bid for the Congressional seat currently occupied by Charlie Rangel at a candidates forum at the Church of the Intercession on W. 155th Street that featured (almost) all five people running in the race.

That means the process for selecting Democratic nominees for vacated congressional seats depends on the timing around the June 26 primary, according to a spokesman for the state board of elections.

When New York Representative Kirsten Gillibrand took Clinton's senate seat, the race for her congressional slot was on.

Having lost a seat, the Republican dominated legislature can defeat a veto from Governor Nixon (D) and has its eye on one of the Democratic seats around St. Louis as the Congressional delegation shrinks.

Following the phone call, another supporter of Nadler (right) offered Rosenberg a seat on a prestigious, not - for - profit board if he withdrew his congressional bid, the challenger claimed.

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.

Early on, many Democrats had pinned their hopes to popular Staten Island Assemblyman Michael Cusick, who in the past has considered but always declined running for the congressional seat.

Should Rice or Maloney win the attorney general nomination at the state party's convention on May 23rd and 24th, a «declination period» would start for the congressional district during which the lawmaker would decline the party's nomination for his or her House seat.

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.

Flanagan's office fired back at McLaughlin throughout the day on Thursday, which included mocking his indecision on running for governor and, later, a open congressional seat.

An open congressional seat is a rare prize, often leading to spirited primary fights or, more often, to closed - door bake - offs between the candidates until the county organization settles on a contender.

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.

McMahon, who represents the North Shore on the City Council, and Straniere are running for the 13th District Congressional seat left open by Rep. Vito Fossella, a Republican who opted not to seek re-election after it was discovered he fathered a child outside of his marriage.

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).

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On a night when the GOP retained a congressional seat in an Arizona special election, the race in Western New York was also being watched and trumpeted by Republicans looking for signs of momentum heading into November.

But unlike in 2008 — or in any election for the congressional seat since then — Mr. Cusick would not have to put his Assembly seat on the line to run for Congress in a special 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.?

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This would mark the first time Linares would run for the congressional seat, but not his first time taking on against Espaillat.

Mitchum released internal polling that showed him within striking distance, leading the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to dump in $ 100,000 on Santa Barbara radio to defend the seat.

Cenedella, described by an adviser as a lifelong Republican who favors limits on legalized abortion, opposes gay marriage and backs the death penalty, is in ongoing talks about his candidacy with E. O'Brien Murray, a GOP consultant who managed Bob Turner's stunning victory in the special election for the Brooklyn / Queens congressional seat left vacant by Anthony Weiner's resignation in June.

Two of the Democratic candidates for the party's nomination to take on incumbent Republican John Faso for the 19th New York Congressional District's seat have set upcoming forums in Kingston about healthcare.

Democratic congressional hopeful Zephyr Teachout on Thursday was endorsed by the Working Families Party in her bid to win a Hudson Valley House seat.

«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.

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.

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.