Sentences with phrase «congressional seats under»

The state will lose two of its 29 congressional seats under redistricting because other states grew faster in population.

Steiner said Cuomo was obliged to set a special election date for a congressional seat under federal law, but state law allows the governor to set one for a state legislative vacancy at his discretion, so a court challenge might not be successful.

Not exact matches

«Many immigrants who are already terrified of being deported and targeted under this administration, will simply choose not to participate, out of fear that the information they provide is being used to target them,» said Meng during a press conference at the New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC), where lawmakers and advocates warned that lack of immigrant participation would lead to inaccurate census data and could jeopardize New York's share of federal funding and Congressional seats.

Michael Grimm: A felon who has admitted to hiring undocumented workers, tax evasion and lying under oath, is running for a congressional seat in New York.

Though the district he's pined for is under the threat of extinction, Democratic Congressional hopeful Rory Lancman says he still expects to run for a House seat once the dust settles on redistricting.