Sentences with phrase «convicted felon elected»

These include: pension forfeiture for convicted felon elected officials who betray their oath of office, term limits for leaders, truth in spending to bring sunlight to state spending in the shadows to end quid pro-quos, equal staffing and resources for members, and giving rank and file members the ability to bring legislation to the Floor for an up or down vote.

Tedisco said the Majority's plan does not contain provisions for pension forfeiture for convicted felon elected officials who betray their oath of office, term limits for leaders, truth in spending to bring sunlight to state spending in the shadows to end quid pro-quos, or giving rank and file members the ability to bring legislation to the Floor for a vote and diminish the unbridled power that's been given to legislative leaders.

Not exact matches

The sight of an elected official sitting with a convicted felon is questionable, unethical, perhaps even illegal.

«Let's be clear, Ali has no plans on taking money advice from someone who consistently fails to pay his own taxes but if he wants to look at connections, let's look at the fact that Murphy was elected only two years ago after taking over a million dollars from convicted felon Dean Skelos to help him join Albany's culture of corruption.

Convicted felon and disgraced former Queens politician Hiram Monserrate lost his comeback bid for a seat on the NYC Council as voters in his working class district couldn't look past his history of corruption and domestic abuse, electing Assemblyman Francisco Moya instead.

Both supporters and detractors of Ganim said 2015 was a historic election — and one that received national attention because of Ganim's record as a convicted felon and Connecticut's reputation for corrupt elected officials.

«His career as an elected official is over, and his life as a convicted felon begins.»