He refused to even comment on the possibility of somebody not from Harlem holding his seat, which has been based in the neighborhood since Adam Clayton Powell Jr., New York's first black
congressman won it in 1944.
Though the anti-Faso resistance is mobilizing in Ulster County,
the congressman won the race thanks to the solidly Republican north, and it surely looked kindly on his health care vote.
New York 23: Democrats narrowly missed defeating GOP Rep. Tom Reed in 2012, but
the congressman won re-election more easily in 2014.
Hillary Clinton won the 21st District by 15 points, according to calculations by Daily Kos Elections, while the three - term
congressman won it by 14 points.
Not exact matches
He attempts to get a US
congressman to table a «favourable» motion (about independence) to «snooker» the Foreign Office, tries but fails to persuade the former (Labour) first minister Henry McLeish to back independence (he «is clearly torn between loyalty to party and country»), and tries but fails to
win the Scottish Sun's backing (on September 7th Murdoch is still prevaricating; by September 16th he has opted for «benign neutrality»).
When pressed on whether he has at least thought about a campaign for the formerly GOP - held seat he
won back in 2006 (the post was open due to the retirement of former GOP Rep. Sherwood Boehlert; Arcuri defeated former state Sen. Ray Meier), the
congressman said he's focused right now on health care -LRB-!)
These symposiums are normally held after the
Congressmen - elect know that they are likely to be certified as
winning their seats, but before their inaugurations.
«Remember when
Congressman Bob Turner shocked the country by
winning Anthony Weiner's seat in Congress?
Mayor de Blasio, Comptroller Stringer, Public Advocate James, Congressmembers Jeffries and Maloney and 21 Democratic Elected Officials Endorse Brian Kavanagh Endorsements follow Kavanagh
winning majority of 26th Senate District Democratic County Committee New York - Today, Assemblymember Brian Kavanagh's campaign for State Senate was endorsed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, Comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Tish James, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney,
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries as well as 21 Democratic elected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committee vote.
Congressman Brian Higgins easily
won his re-election bid Tuesday over challenger Mike Madigan.
The Tea Party helped him
win the Republican nomination for governor in a stunning defeat of former Long Island
Congressman Rick Lazio in last week's primaries.
Congressman Brian Higgins recently
won unanimous support in Congress for a measure requiring the Department of Homeland Security to conduct a terrorism threat assessment on the transportation of chemical, biological, nuclear and radiological materials in the United States.
The NY - 20
congressman, who
won his seat in a close special election and is now running in hopes of keeping it, used the fact that he has been endorsed by both the WFP and the state Independence Party (which has its own share of legal issues) to tout his cross-party appeal.
But he has failed to gain much attention in the media, which has been largely focused on the Shakespearean drama of Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV's attempt to beat the
congressman and
win back his father's old seat.
But Higgins is suddenly perceived as vulnerable after last night's 145th Assembly District special election, in which another Paladino - backed candidate, Buffalo Common Council Member Michael «Mickey» Kearns, defeated the
congressman's top aide, Chris Fahey, in a decisive upset
win.
Retiring
Congressman Charles Rangel is confident Hillary Clinton will
win the presidential election despite recently revealed federal probes, but if Donald Trump triumphs after all, the octagenarian lawmaker says he's «out of here» — and he's taking his friends with him.
In March, Governor David Paterson, a Democrat, said an «apolitical» method would be used to pick a new supplier after state and federal authorities began probing whether Aqueduct Entertainment Group had
won the lucrative contract to assist one of Paterson's political allies, the Rev. Floyd Flake, who is a former
congressman.
The court papers also mentioned the fact that Gov. Paterson met with a key AEG partner — influential Queens pastor and former
Congressman Floyd Flake — just days after the governor announced AEG
won the contract.
Progressives have even made inroads in less hospitable territory: On Tuesday in Nebraska, community organizer Kara Eastman beat a more moderate former
congressman to
win a Democratic primary for a House seat, and in western Pennsylvania, two Socialist candidates
won Democratic primaries for legislative seats.
After a bruising campaign many thought was his to
win, Democratic former Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. conceded to incumbent
Congressman Michael Grimm tonight.
«
Congressman McMahon has the utmost faith in the voters who have put their trust in him and looks forward to
winning that confidence again on November 2,» she said in a statement issued by the McMahon campaign.
O'Donnell surprised the Republican political establishment with her September primary
win over long - time Delaware Republican
congressman and former Governor Mike Castle.
His
win was an historic one in Harlem, which has been represented for the past 71 years by two black
congressmen, Rangel and his predecessor, Adam Clayton Powell, Jr..
The former chief of staff to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman was a chief campaign consultant for the State Democratic Party last year and spearheaded
Congressman Charles Rangel's stunning re-election
win.
But Heck is a thrice - elected
congressman from a battleground House district in southern Nevada, who
won his elections in part because of his broad appeal to Asian - American and Hispanic voters.
Grimm had narrowly
won re-election, 48 percent to 45 percent, two years before in a competitive 11th District anchored by Staten Island, and it appeared that the
congressman didn't have a lot of room for error in his re-election effort in 2014 with a 19 - count indictment hanging over him.
«We're so fed up with a
congressman whose acts didn't represent us in the House,» said Bonnie, 47, a lawyer from Glendale who declined to give her last name, but said she hoped her vote for Lancman would help Democrats
win back the house.
Espaillat himself, who backed Alcantara as his successor, is virtually guaranteed to
win election to retiring
Congressman Charles Rangel «s seat.
In June, Upper Manhattan State Senator Adriano Espaillat finally realized his twice - deferred dream of taking over retiring
Congressman Charles Rangel's seat (or, rather, he
won the Democratic primary, which in that district amounts to the same thing).
(CNN)- Democratic Rep. Ed Markey, a longtime U.S.
congressman, and Republican businessman and political newcomer Gabriel Gomez will face off in the Massachusetts Senate special election after
winning their respective party nominations in Tuesday's primary, the Associated Press projected.
If he
wins the primary in the heavily Democratic district, he would likely become the first Dominican - American
Congressman — a fact he hasn't been shy about repeating.
Fresh off his big
win last night in NY - 9 (vicariously, through
Congressman - elect Bob Turner), Ed Koch plans to return his attention to a crusade he launched last year with (so far) somewhat less success: Redistricting reform.
Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney
won his re-election seat in Congress this year by less than two - percent of the vote.
Congressman Maloney joined us from our Washington, DC bureau to talk more about his
win and what's ahead for him in Congress.
The families of Continental Flight 3407 joined with senators,
congressmen and one of the nation's most prominent pilots today to launch the first strike in what they expect will be a battle to preserve key aviation safety improvements
won after Clarence crash that claimed 50 lives.
Pataki, however, is clearly going to bat for Demos, reiterating his endorsement of his former aide today and insisting that he has the «intellect, character, resources, and energy to
win this campaign against
Congressman Bishop and most importantly to fight for the values that we as Republicans so dearly hold.»
Rep. Chris Collins, a staunch Trump supporter, injected himself into the feud between the president - elect and Georgia Rep. John Lewis, Democratic
congressman and civil rights icon — should be compared to a «spoiled child» after casting doubt that Trump had legitimately
won the White House.
This extension is a huge
win not only for the people of Co-op City, but the entire Bronx, and I commend Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. for brokering this great deal,» said
Congressman Eliot Engel.
When
Congressman Jerry Nadler criticized him for it, Paladino called him a «partisan hack» and an ass kisser, so he will also not
win any awards for politeness.
GOP party Chair Ed Cox says each of the candidates, New York City lawyer Wendy Long, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos and
Congressman Bob Turner brings something very different to the table, and he'll be happy with whomever
wins.
Once considered a safe bet to
win Nebraska's GOP gubernatorial nomination this year, football - titan - turned -
congressman Tom Osborne faces the fight of his political life today against Gov. Dave Heineman.
Brooklyn
Congressman Hakeem Jeffries
won election last night to one of three co-chairmanship positions atop the Democratic delegation's Policy and Communications Committee — which will craft the minority party's platform in unified Republican Washington.
After a final day of intense campaigning, Republican incumbent Richard Hanna
won his second term as a New York state
congressman last night, beating Democrat challenger Dan Lamb for the seat in the newly redrawn 22nd congressional district.
If you do
win this primary against
Congressman Hanna, what would you do to beat the Democrat that is running in this race?
Regardless of who
wins the Democratic primary, both candidates will appear on the ballot to face
Congressman Lee Zeldin (R - Shirley) in November.
«
Congressman Faso will run on a strong record of accomplishment with the resources needed to
win.»
And the other — Keith Ellison, a
congressman from Minnesota —
won Sanders» endorsement and thus the backing of the progressive activists who flocked to the Vermont senator during last year's primary campaign.
When Montana lost its second house seat after the 1990 census, he faced off veteran Republican
Congressman Ron Marlenee of the 2nd District and
won the new at - large seat in a close vote.
I have a hard time seeing how the Republican
Congressmen expect to
win with the attitude, diffidence and hang - back laziness they are displaying up against the highly motivated democratic colleagues.
«
Congressman Israel knows how to
win in tough districts,» Pelosi said in a press release.