Sentences with phrase «elected by the district»

The Fox Valley Park District is governed by a seven - member Board of Commissioners, which is elected by District residents and approves all policy and financial decisions, and also appoints the Executive Director, along with the Park District attorney and auditors.

AFAIK there is no Constitutional requirement for Representatives to be elected by district: conceivably a state might choose elect all from the whole state.

«All other things equal, I'd appoint a Republican because there was a Republican elected by the district,» she said.

Isn't a bigger factor that representatives are elected by district, and districts are uniform enough that the majority tends to win repeatedly in multiple districts rather than proportionately to its share?

Norwalk's common council consists of fifteen council members, five elected at - large and ten elected by district, two from each district.

United States Senators are not elected by districts, but by the states at large.

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.

Moreover, justices of the Louisiana Supreme Court are elected by district.

Not exact matches

The news comes from a report issued Thursday by the Secure Our Smartphones («S.O.S.») Initiative, an international partnership of law - enforcement agencies, elected officials, and consumer advocates headed by New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón, and London Mayor Boris Johnson.

The claim made by black voters in both states is that Republicans packed districts with more reliably Democratic black voters than necessary to elect their preferred candidates, making neighboring districts whiter and more Republican.

Westhead was first elected in 2015 in the Banff - Cochrane district, defeating Progressive Conservative MLA Ron Casey by 2,894 votes.

The Foothills district is currently represented by UCP MLA Prasad Panda, who was first elected as a Wildrose candidate in a 2016 by - election to replace former MLA Jim Prentice.

Many of those officials were not elected by the majority of the eligible voters in their districts.

A barbecue is usually given by the inhabitants of some rural district desirous of giving candidates an opportunity to state, that, if elected, all their energies will be devoted to the interests of their constituents and the public weal, and that they pledge themselves, that, when their tenure of office shall expire, they will restore the high trust committed to their hands unsullied, etc..

At the same time, she and others angered by the park district will seek to elect people who they feel will listen.

A petition was filed Thursday to have Sugar Grove Fire Protection District trustees elected, rather than appointed by the Kane County Board chairman.

The district is governed by an elected Board of Park Commissioners who serve six year terms of office without pay.

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.

Although an aquatic center would be run by the Park District, which is a taxing body separate from the village, elected officials from both boards agreed they should work together since their funds come out of the same pockets.

The Park District of Highland Park is governed by a five - member elected Board of Park Commissioners.

Governance Our district is governed by a five - member elected Board of Commissioners.

The Park District is governed by five elected Commissioners who set policy for the District's operation.

The key race is likely to be a Westchester County district vacated this month by newly elected County Executive George Latimer.

Each state committee member was elected independently by voters in their district and most of them vote their own conscience.

By the succession laws, the next person in line is the Speaker of the House, which is a semi-elected position (elected by elected officials from elected officials, plus being elected from their district), as is the next person, the President pro Tempore of the SenatBy the succession laws, the next person in line is the Speaker of the House, which is a semi-elected position (elected by elected officials from elected officials, plus being elected from their district), as is the next person, the President pro Tempore of the Senatby elected officials from elected officials, plus being elected from their district), as is the next person, the President pro Tempore of the Senate.

Jackson had filed paperwork last month to run for the Manhattan district that had been held by Adriano Espaillat until last year when he was elected to the House of Representatives.

De Blasio — who has resisted including the «Fair Fares» (city - funded half - priced Metro Cards) measure in his budget — was massively outnumbered by an army of city elected officials, district attorneys and labor leaders who called on him to pony up $ 212 million for it in his executive budget.

Both the Bronx district and the Westchester County district vacated by newly elected Westchester County Executive George Latimer are at the focal point of a plan to unite the mainline Democratic conference and the Independent Democratic Conference in the state Senate.

The system with 225 local single - member districts elected by a first - past - the - post electoral system (highest vote wins) offers much room for manipulation, use of administrative resources and pressure, extortion, vote buying and putting only one candidate on the ballot in some districts.

Kavanagh was elected last year to the Senate to fill the district vacated by Sen. Daniel Squadron, a Democrat who left the Legislature to join a national policy institute.

City of Yonkers business owner Joe Pinion, who has worked on presidential campaigns and made appearances on CNN, announced his candidacy for the 90th state Assembly District seat that was held by newly - elected Democratic Sen. Shelley Mayer.

The five latest additions, obtained first by Roll Call, include two candidates running in districts that President Donald Trump carried by double digits, both of whom have said they wouldn't support Nancy Pelosi for Democratic leader if elected.

Towns was elected by voters from New York's 10th Congressional District.

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 CommitteElected 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 Committeelected officials, following the conclusion of processes in Brooklyn and Manhattan that resulted in Kavanagh receiving 53 % of the combined Democratic County Committee vote.

In 2001, Robert was elected to the City Council — and three times overwhelmingly re-elected by the voters of his upper Manhattan district.

Our district's City Councilperson, Corey Johnson, according to all reports, will be elected the Speaker of the New York City Council by the time you read this column.

-- Former Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj was elected to represent the New York City Council's District 13 in the Bronx (left vacant by term - limited James Vacca).

Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County Executive.

In case of a vacancy, by death, resignation or other cause, of any district delegate elected to the convention, such vacancy shall be filled by a vote of the remaining delegates representing the district in which such vacancy occurs.

declared Dylan Michael Schwartz, the new Executive Director of Your Vote Counts, a recently reorganized Staten Island - based political action committee working to mobilize voters to «Flip the district» by electing democratic Councilman Domenic Recchia.

Most of the actual delegates are elected at state and congressional district conventions run by party insiders, members of the Republican establishment that Trump has run against from the outset of his campaign.

shall be submitted to and decided by the electors of the state; and in case a majority of the electors voting thereon shall decide in favor of a convention for such purpose, the electors of every senate district of the state, as then organized, shall elect three delegates at the next ensuing general election, and the electors of the state voting at the same election shall elect fifteen delegates - at - large.

The letter, written by Sen. Todd Kaminsky, a Democrat elected in a special election in April, pointed out that only 121 of the state's 700 - plus school districts so far have submitted evaluation plans that are required in order to receive a portion of state aid.

Congressman - elect Sean Patrick Maloney (D - 18th District) is trying to raise $ 25,000 by midnight on the December 31, saying «Karl Rove and the gang» are already eying his seat in 2014.

Doug Enyart, owner of Clearwater Forest Consultants and a former U.S. Marine, was recently elected from a pool of candidates to represent the Constitution Party for the 8th Congressional District seat vacated by JoAnn Emerson.

Another candidate in the race, Assemblywoman Grace Meng, has been endorsed by the Queens Democratic establishment and almost every elected official in the district, and obviously has her own key turnout operation in her back pocket.

The mayor has also argued that surcharges will unfairly burden low - income and outer borough residents — a concern shared by many elected officials who represent those districts.

Rookie Nassau legislator Joshua Lafazan, who ran for his 18th District seat as a Democrat, but is not registered in any political party, is showing his nonpartisan roots by setting up a property tax grievance workshop with three other elected officials — all Republicans.

Each council has 11 voting members, including nine parents elected by voters in that district.