Their effort took center stage Thursday at the annual awards dinner of the Western New York Area Labor Federation, AFL - CIO at Lucarelli's Banquet Center in Lackawanna, which became a platform to influence voters prior to Tuesday's elections for the six
district seats on Buffalo's nine - member School Board.
With control of the Buffalo School Board at stake — or perhaps no five - member majority emerging — candidates already are scrambling for support in the May 3 election in which the six
district seats on the nine - member board will be up for grabs.
The third is deciding whether it's still worth giving it a try amid all the turmoil surrounding this year's contentious elections for the six
district seats on the nine - member board.
UPPER EAST SIDE — Rebecca Seawright beat three Democratic contenders to win the primary for Micah Kellner's 76th Assembly
District seat on Tuesday.
Laurence Hirsh, an accountant from Valley Stream, also is running for the Ninth
District seat on the Green Party line.
To make their potential gains count, Democrats need to hold retiring Rep. Steve Israel's 3rd
District seat on Long Island.
The fundraiser, according to the source, will be held in New York City on May 15 — just five days before the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 13th
District seat on May 20.
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner publicly endorsed Syracuse University alumna Colleen Deacon for the 24th Congressional
District seat on Thursday.
Incumbent Gordon Wheelock is fighting to keep his 10th
District seat on the Have A Voice party line, against Kelly Preston.
At the same time, the PAC has endorsed Democrat Jeff Toback, who is running for the 20th Assembly
District seat on Long Island that was vacated by Sen. Todd Kaminsky.
Cash was the first witness to testify on the third day of the hearing to remove Carl P. Paladino from his Park
District seat on the Buffalo Board of Education.
The two are competing in a special election to fill the 10th
District seat on the Westchester County Board of Legislators.
Republican Joe Carni is running against incumbent Democrat Jake Barrett for the 1st
District seat on the Syracuse Common Council
Two - term incumbent Paul Tonko and Glenville businessman Bob Dieterich debated for the for the 20th Congressional
District seat on October 11, 2012 at WMHT Studios.
Katko began raising money after he received the Republican Party designation for the 24th Congressional
District seat on March 1.
Voter turnout, ballot position and hurried, low - visibility campaigns likely were more important than education issues in Val Flores» victory over Taggart Hansen in the Democratic primary for the 1st
District seat on the State Board of Education.
Not exact matches
In these systems,
seats are not allocated
on a proportional basis; rather, they are given to candidates who win a majority in single - member
districts.
In 2012, John was elected to a
seat on the Montgomery County Board of Education (MD), the nation's 17th largest school
district, where he advocated technology modernization across over 200 schools.
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.
On Clark Island, the Park
District will restore the 70 - year - old stone picnic shelter and footbridges, remove the wooden stage attached to the shelter and build a
seating wall with steps for spectators to use during Shakespeare in the Park performances.
The Park
District election in Highland Park promises to be a hot one this April after Lorenz Werhane, Jr., who resigned amid a pension - padding controversy, threw his hat in the ring to run again for a
seat on the board.
And so a contest about three
seats on a Village Board has become a battle by proxy in the war between the Village of Bensenville and Park
District.
The village and Park
District put off having it built so crews could concentrate
on finishing construction of the 5,000 -
seat ballpark, which opened in May.
Before the village and the Park
District enter into a formal contract, park commissioners said they want less
seating and assurances that the restaurant will be open only
on game days.
Meanwhile, a lawsuit was filed in Cook County in hopes of ousting Price from his
seat on the Harvey Park
District Board.
Hall added that the lack of knowledge could have kept someone from the area from seeking a
seat on the Park
District Board in next month's election.
There was much agreement among the three candidates seeking two
seats on the Park
District of Highland Park in a recent debate.
Ardente said he will retain his
seat on the Park
District Board and may have to recuse himself when parks issues go before the Village Board.
Implementing the Batavia Park
District's forthcoming master plan is the shared goal of incumbents and challengers for the two six - year
seats and one two - year slot
on the park board.
Also invited to Thursday's forum are candidates seeking
seats on the Arlington Heights Park
District board and the Arlington Heights Memorial Library Board.
Only three candidates have filed for the four available
seats on the Indian Trails Library
District board.
It is especially misleading to compare Soldier Field to other stadiums
on a «cost - per -
seat» basis, when this project includes non-stadium features, like underground museum parking, new parkland and new money for Comiskey Park and the Park
District.
The remaining three
seats on the five - member parks board of commissioners could be filled by write - in candidates or elected during the next regularly scheduled park
district election, Smith said.
The
district is planning to build a 1,200 -
seat ice arena
on Winnetka Avenue near Illinois Highway 53.
Candidates for
seats on the Palatine, Inverness and Salt Creek Rural Park
Districts boards outlined their positions and fielded questions Wednesday at a forum conducted by the Palatine Area League of Women Voters in Palatine.
Three board
seats will be up in the Wheeling Park
District, three
on the Wheeling Village Board, three in the Indian Trails Library
District and four in the Prospect Heights Park
District.
Aptakisic - Tripp School
District 102 In the only contested race in Buffalo Grove this April, five candidates have filed for four available
seats on the Aptakisic - Tripp School
District 102 school board.
A candidate challenging three incumbents for three
seats on the Northbrook Park
District board took them to task over finances and community relations, drawing sharp defenses at a recent forum.
Jona Augustyn, an 18 - year - old senior at Buffalo Grove High School, is trying to get a
seat on the Arlington Heights Park
District board (Handout)
The Cook County Electoral Board tossed 18 - year - old Jona Augustyn from the Arlington Heights Park
District ballot, making it an uncontested race for the three open seats on the district's board of commis
District ballot, making it an uncontested race for the three open
seats on the
district's board of commis
district's board of commissioners.
An Arlington Heights teenager vying for a
seat on the park
district board says he will contest objections to his candidate petition, objections filed by two current board members and another candidate.
The three newcomers and one incumbent running for the two open
seats on the Palatine Park
District board talk about issues including a district - owned stable and the future of a municipal golf course as being key in the April 9 e
District board talk about issues including a
district - owned stable and the future of a municipal golf course as being key in the April 9 e
district - owned stable and the future of a municipal golf course as being key in the April 9 election.
Any resident of the Park
District of Highland Park who meets the requirements set forth by the Lake County Board of elections is eligible to run for a
seat on the Park Board.
Cuomo set the special elections for the ninth congressional
district and six vacant Assembly
seats on Sept. 13.
Kennedy: «I'm disappointed with the addition of the 63rd Senate
seat, besides adding to the cost of government, it was put in a place that has no impact
on western New York and quite frankly has no impact
on the population shift in New York state and if there was going to be an additional
seat added that despite the fact that I disagree with you that the Constitution was in fact violated and you say that it was not violated — the fact that this additional
seat adding to the cost and size of government was added to a place in the Capital Region rather than a place where distinctly the population grew down in New York City I believe was based upon the fact that had an additional
district been added in the city where the population shift had come from it would have included that
seat being an additional minority
seat and that is why it was put up in the Capital Region and rather than in the New York City area.
Conference lawmakers
on Thursday held a fundraiser, attended by Cuomo and Shelley Mayer, a Democrat running in Westchester County's 37th Senate
district, as well as Luis Sepulveda, who is running for a Bronx
seat.
After campaigning
on non-partisan redistricting, he purposefully drew himself a part of Rockland / part of Westchester
seat, this despite Rockland's population capable of supporting a single
district.
«It was one of the first bills I actually voted
on when I finally got
seated and I found it very ironic here I was in a gerrymandered
district that had been drawn by for Republican Party and here I was voting for this and I stood up and said I don't support this because it enshrines our gerrymandered
districts in the constitution and it's not an independent panel.»
The 42nd Senate
district in the Hudson Valley is one of several
seats Democrats in the state Senate hope to be competitive in this fall, with others around the New York City metropolitan area and
on Long Island.
In taking
on Hayworth, Maloney becomes the Democrats best hope for taking back a
seat the party lost in the GOP take back of several suburban and upstate
districts in 2010.