Sentences with phrase «currently hold the seat»

Assemblywoman Alice Cancel (D - Manhattan) currently holds the seat after winning a special election in April to fill out Silver's term.

Labour currently holds the seat with a near 9,000 majority vote and would be likely to retain it at the forthcoming election, with a resignation now ahead of a national poll preferable to a departure mid-way through the next parliament when Purnell's move would have triggered a byelection, more high profile and potentially more perilous for the party.

Councilwoman Diana Reyna, who currently holds the seat, can not run again because of term limits, and there are at least three other candidates besides Mr. Lopez who have begun campaigns in anticipation of the September primary.

Ayala has also received the support of her former boss and mentor, Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, who currently holds the seat and is term - limited at the end of 2017.

Certified Occupancy Specialist (COS), Specialist in Housing Credit Management (SHCM), Fair Housing Certified (FHC) and currently hold the seat for State Tax Credit Coordinator state of Tennessee for SAHMA.

Not exact matches

And five of the eight seats that are considered «toss - ups» by one or more of the political pundits rating the races are currently held by Democrats.

Flipping the seat currently held by outgoing Flake could be instrumental in changing control of the Senate.

The party likely needs to win the seat currently held by outgoing Republican Sen. Jeff Flake if it has any chance of winning a Senate majority.

And of the 5,415 board seats on America's largest corporations, 1,057 (20 %) of them are currently held by females — up 4 % from February.

The Class B common board seats held currently by Ryan Graves, Arianna Huffington and Wan Ling Martello would be nominated by Khosrowshahi, but subject to approval of the majority of the board and a majority of outstanding stock.

The Sherwood Park seat is currently held by first term New Democrat Annie Mckitrick.

It is expected that any cabinet ministers appointed from outside the Assembly would be required to run in by - elections alongside Mr. Prentice, who currently does not hold a seat in the Alberta Legislature.

Republicans fighting to take back the House of Representatives have focused on seats currently held by moderate, pro-life Democrats.

Commission seats currently held by William Sherman and Jerry Yoksoulian will be open in April.

Republicans brought Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips to meet GOP senators this week at the state Capitol, a sign, sources said, of her potential candidacy to run for a seat currently held by Sen. Jack Martins, who is running for Congress.

Democrats plan to push hard in an effort to win a number of seats — the one vacated by former Sen. Chuck Fuschillo, the one that used to be held by Foley and will potentially being vacated by Sen. Lee Zeldin (assuming he wins the NY - 1 GOP primary) and the one currently held by Sen. Jack Martins).

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.

Four parties are likely to clear the 5 per cent hurdle to gain a portion of the 225 party - list seats: United Russia, the centrist «party of power,» which currently holds 238 seats in the Duma; the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), a leftist opposition party (92 seats); the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), a nationalist party dominated by its firebrand leader, Vladimir Zhirinovsky (56 seats); and A Just Russia (JR), a leftist party engineered by the Kremlin to capture votes from the KPRF — but which also included a small number of liberal legislators in the 2011 - 2016 Duma (64 seats).

Jacobs is currently the Erie County clerk and a «proven vote getter,» which means Repubs could conceivably pick up the Panepinto seat which of course they previously held with Mark Grisanti.

He is the leader of the right - wing Jewish Home party which currently holds 8 of 120 seats in the Knesset (Israeli parliament).

«I am thrilled to receive the endorsement of Councilmember Perkins, who held the seat I currently hold in the Senate for more than a decade.

The party currently holds 9 of 57 seats in the legislature and their presidential candidate achieved a full 20 % of the popular vote in the 2010 presidential elections.

These governor seats are currently held by 26 Republicans, nine Democrats, and one independent (in Alaska).

The ability of the LibDems to defend the seats it currently holds may depend, in part, on whether its incumbent MPs can buck this national trend in their own constituencies.

Powers, a former Chief of Staff in the Assembly, is running for the East Side Council seat held currently by the term - limited Daniel Garodnick.

Adrienne Esposito, a longtime sustainability advocate and Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, is seeking an open seat currently held by Lee Zeldin, who's running for Congress.

But several Democrats are mounting challenges to GOP incumbents or going after an open seat currently held by a Republican — a sign that Democrats are looking to keep their options open should the presidential race make the state's map more competitive.

Queens Republican Councilman Dan Halloran will announce on Monday that he is running for Congress for the seat currently held by retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman.

If voters believe Cameron's tendentious claim that his party has moved closer to Clegg's they might find it easier to vote Conservative in seats currently held by the Liberal Democrats.

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

Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, who currently represents the district, has said he's «seriously considering» moving on to run for the State Senate seat currently held by Adriano Espaillat, who's running for Congress.

In all six of the seats currently held by the Liberal Democrats, donations to the local party are far in excess of those which have reached their primary rival.

There are currently two women representing Indiana, with the other seven seats held by men.

George Demos released a new Web video today hitting one of his two GOP NY - 1 primary opponents, Chris Cox, for playing up his family ties to the hilt while campaigning for the seat currently held by Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop.

In fact the Conservatives were second in Edinburgh South West last time round and a large part of the seat is currently held in the Scottish Parliament by the Conservatives.

Former Erie County Republican chairman Jim Domagalski, Former Erie County sheriff Patrick Gallivan and former East Aurora Mayor David DiPietro are vying for the open seat that is currently held by retiring Senator Dale Volker.

The debate for the seat currently held by Democrat Leroy G. Comrie Jr. will take place from 10 a.m. to noon on Thursday, Sept. 5 at York College, 94 - 20 Guy R. Blvd., Queens, 11451.

Currently the centre left holds four of these six seats and the right is determined to win these.

Ms. Crowley is locked in a tight three - way race with Assembly members Grace Meng and Rory Lancman — who has also been rolling out some union endorsements of his own for a seat currently held by Congressman Gary Ackerman, who is retiring.

- 15, seat currently held by Joel Rivera, D - Bronx (10 a.m. - noon Sept. 4 at Fordham University, 441 E. Fordham Road, Bronx, N.Y., 10458),

The Democratic Party actually currently holds a majority of the seats in the Senate but the Republicans control the chamber thanks to Sen. Simcha Felder, a Brooklyn Democrat who caucuses with the GOP, and a group of eight other breakaway Democrats aligned with them.

Former City Councilmember Charles Baron is running for the seat his wife, Inez Barron currently holds.

He will try to overturn a Labour a majority of 4,686 in Workington, with the seat currently held by shadow environment secretary Sue Hayman.

That opens up a potentially critical seat for the Democratic Party in a year where they are optimistic about their chances to take control of the state Senate from the GOP, which currently holds a one - seat majority.

Republicans brought Flower Hill Mayor Elaine Phillips to meet GOP senators Tuesday at the State Capitol, a sign, sources said, of her potential candidacy to run for a seat currently held by Sen. Jack Martins, who is running for Congress.

This is currently held by the Conservative Party, and it (and its predecessor seat) have been successfully defended by former Holyrood Presiding Officer between 2007 - 11, Alex Fergusson since 2003.

The seat is currently held by a 15 - term incumbent Ed Towns, and the move by the UFCW could be a signal that he is thinking more seriously about retiring.

A number of competitive races are noticeably absent from the current round of ad spending, for example the race in Iowa's 3rd District, an open - seat contest to replace retiring GOP Rep. Tom Latham, and New Hampshire's 1st District, currently held by Democratic Rep. Carol Shea - Porter.

Brian Simon, the executive assistant for U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D - Jamaica), told TimesLedger Newspapers Wednesday that he has dropped out of the race for the 27th Council District, the seat currently held by Leroy Comrie (D - St.

[1] District 22 is currently represented by Marc Keahey (D) who is a potential candidate for the U.S. House seat held by outgoing Representative Jo Bonner (R).