Sentences with phrase «elected assembly speaker»

Newly - elected Assembly speaker Carl Heastie says he expects education to be the most challenging part of the budget.

For the third time since he was elected Assembly speaker, Carl Heastie will embark on a statewide tour this month with stops in The Capital Region, Central New York, Hudson Valley, Long Island, North Country, the Southern Tier and Western New York.

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The eighth link features a photo of Heastie himself, standing on the rostrum at the front of the Assembly chamber on Feb. 3, 2015 — the day he was elected to replace Assemblyman Sheldon Silver as speaker, becoming the first African - American in New York history to hold that leadership post.

Heastie, a Bronx Democrat, had pledged to strengthen the Assembly's open government regulations after he was elected speaker in February, replacing Sheldon Silver, who is under indictment.

Carl Heastie was elected the Assembly's 119th speaker on Tuesday, the first African - American to hold the post in the state's history.

Of the 150 current members of the lower house, 124 were first elected to office after Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver became speaker.

Queens Democrat Cathy Nolan in a radio interview on Thursday said electing a woman speaker of the state Assembly would bring a more «collaborative style» to the chamber's leadership.

It's nice that the assembly speaker, a multi-millionaire thanks to his «other» part time job, has spent enough, influenced enough, gotten enough unions to get his man elected.

Her very first vote was to elect Sheldon Silver as speaker of the Assembly, with full knowledge that he's under federal investigation for failing to disclose payments received for unknown work.

For the third time since he was elected speaker of the state Assembly, Carl Heastie will embark on a statewide tour.

Mr. Jenkins is a veteran Democratic consultant and lobbyist, but his stock shot through the roof after his old college roommate, Carl Heastie, was elected speaker of the Assembly.

These are some of the Democrats already moving: Mr. Kaminsky, a former prosecutor who is rumored to be eyeing a run for Mr. Skelos» Senate seat; Mr. Kavanagh, the leader of the reform caucus that emerged during the speaker's race; Mr. Perry, the chairman of the powerful Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus; Mr. Mosley, who took on his seat from now - Congressman Hakeem Jeffries and almost got the Caucus nod Mr. Perry did; Marcos Crespo, new Bronx Democratic chairman and close friend of Mr. Heastie; Mr. Blake, a former Obama staffer from the resurgent Bronx; and Ms. Rozic, who at the time of her election was the youngest woman ever elected to the Assembly.

The Assembly is set to elect a new speaker on Feb. 10, following Silver's arrest last week for allegedly pocketing millions of dollars in bribes and kickbacks that he tried to pass off as legitimate income for legal work, according to prosecutors.

The Assembly speaker, unlike Cuomo, is supportive of Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio's plan to expand pre-K funding with a tax on the rich.

«There is a strong sense among members it would be best for the speaker to step down and for this body to elect a new speaker,» Assembly member Patricia Fahy (D - Albany) said Tuesday.

Mr. Heastie is closing in on the 76 votes needed to be elected speaker of the State Assembly, but roadblocks still remain for the Democrat.

Mayor Bill de Blasio praised the newly elected speaker of the New York Assembly, Carl E. Heastie, as an «incredible» leader and an ally.

Fine's company made the donation on the third of that month, the day members of the Assembly elected Heastie speaker.

Lawyers for Silver, the former New York State Assembly speaker, said in a statement the McDonnell decision «makes clear that the federal government has gone too far in prosecuting state officials for conduct that is part of the everyday functioning of those in elected office.»

The father and son are accused of using Dean Skelos» influence as one of the three most powerful elected officials in the state — alongside the Assembly speaker and governor — to pressure companies into giving Adam jobs for which he either wasn't qualified or just didn't do.

Assembly Democrats had coalesced around Assemblyman Carl Heastie and he was elected speaker on Feb. 3.

In a statement, the Assembly speaker, Vincent Prieto, a Democrat from Hudson County, said: «It's always a good day for New Jersey when elected officials put aside politics and do the right thing for the people.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Bronx Democrat who was elected speaker at the beginning of the year, is traveling to upstate districts of his members.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a one - time sponsor of the legislation before he pulled his name from all his bills after being elected speaker, said there was «no decision» but the conference continued to discuss the issue.

«Quite frankly, the members of the Assembly should be the ones electing the speaker and we should not have several weeks gone by of special interests, outside forces trying to influence who the speaker is,» Borelli said.

The New York state Assembly has elected Bronx Assemblyman Carl Heastie as its speaker, making him the first African - American to lead the body.

He was first elected by a district on the Lower East Side in 1976, rose to speaker of the Assembly in 1994, and has methodically consolidated his control of that half of the State Legislature.

While Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver seems to be nearing the end of his tenure in the chamber, the racial and geographic dynamics in the Assembly make it unlikely that Morelle would ever be elected speaker.

ALBANY — For the first time in two decades, the State Assembly voted overwhelmingly today to elect a new speaker, Carl Heastie of the Bronx, to preside over the chamber after Sheldon Silver's swift and stunning downfall.

Heastie is the sixth Democratic speaker during the tenure of Assemblyman Dick Gottfried, the longest - serving member, who was first elected when Republicans ran the Assembly in 1970.

The Assembly will elect a new speaker on Feb. 10.

NEW YORK CITY — Bronx representative Carl Heastie was elected speaker of the Assembly Tuesday, becoming the first new person to hold the position in two decades and the first black speaker in the body's history.

MAYOR DE BLASIO, SPEAKER HEASTIE ANNOUNCE STATE - OF - THE - ART RECREATIONAL FACILITY COMING TO EDENWALD Mayor Bill de Blasio, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, New York City Economic Development Corporation (NYCEDC) President Maria Torres - Springer and local elected officials announced the selection of -LSB-...]

New York City's own bid — which included four possible business districts — was backed by about 70 elected officials, but not Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, or Council members Corey Johnson and Donovan Richards, both contenders to become the next Council speaker.

John Berenger, the chairman of the Divide NYS Caucus, wrote in an email news release on Monday he wanted to see an end to the concentration of power by the state's top three elected officials — the governor, Assembly speaker and Senate majority leader — and hopes the convention is the best way to achieve that.

His colleagues had forced him to resign as Assembly speaker days after he was arrested in January, though he had maintained his elected office.

During their opening statements Tuesday in the criminal corruption trial of former state Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver, prosecutors and Silver's defense attorneys painted sharply different images of the elected official at the center of the case.

It's possible the Assembly Democrats will elect a caretaker speaker to get them through this session — someone like Codes Committee Chairman Joe Lentol, of Brooklyn, or Ways and Means Committee Chairman Denny Farrell Jr., of Manhattan — both veteran members of the chamber (and close Silver allies).

«If Speaker Silver can not make that commitment, I hope he will do what is best for the people of the State and the Assembly to step aside and allow the Assembly to elect an interim speaker.»

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Because the speaker's position is elected by the Assembly's Majority, Assemblyman Raymond Walter said Silver needs to either step down from his position or the Democratic caucus needs to take him down.

While the privilege of electing the speaker is afforded to the majority party, there is no vehicle provided to the minority party in Assembly rules to force a vote of removal.

As female members of the Assembly, we hope that our colleagues in the Democratic Majority will call for a vote and elect a new speaker; someone untarnished by the corrupt culture of Albany and who will not tolerate abuses toward women.

BY NATHAN RILEY The trumpets did not sound when the New York State Assembly elected Carl Heastie speaker to replace Sheldon Silver, amidst murmuring outside Albany's inner circle that the new man was hardly a breath of fresh air.

Current Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, who was arrested last week on federal corruption charges, is slated to either resign or be ousted by the conference on Monday, leaving majority leader Joe Morelle of Rochester as interim speaker until Feb. 10, when the conference will gather to elect a permanent speaker.

The scramble for Assembly votes was briefer than expected; originally, February 10 was picked as the date to elect a speaker to replace Sheldon Silver, who will resign today after he was arrested on corruption charges.

Sheldon Silver must step down as Assembly speaker — or be ousted from the post that makes him New York's second - most - powerful elected official.

Assembly Republican leader and CCSA Advocates - endorsed candidate Chad Mayes (R - Yucca Valley) said about Rendon's election: «Today isn't about partisan politics; it's about electing a speaker and demonstrating that we can govern as adults.»