Sentences with phrase «elected offices need»

See, elected officials and candidates for elected offices need to submit a public financial disclosure report to the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, which is an office I'm sure that most of us just learned exists (do you think they've heard about this whole Citizens United thing?).

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kermit, If the elected officials need guidance from a supernatural being to do their job — why not do it on their own time either at home before they leave for work or get to the office early and pray alone or with a group of like - minded co-workers?
... and we need to stand up to religious freaks and not elect them to office (ie: Santorum, Romney, Gingrich etc)
«A proven and dedicated public servant, Matt is exactly the type of person we need in elected office.
Let's continue to take a closer look at candidates running for office, and those already elected to office, because to fix the problem of corruption in high places we need people of good character serving the people of these United States.
@RobertHarvey no, because to be elected again they need to act like they like dogs while in office under the current system or check a box under the proposed one.
«This has been another illustration for why we need to elect more women to office.
«If you want to fundamentally and dramatically change the culture of Albany, then you need to limit the amount of time our elected officials are in office,» Griffo said in a statement.
Molinaro, who has been highly critical of Cuomo, said that while he won't run for the state's highest office, he believes New York needs «new leadership, new ideas and renewal of a spirit of community that too many of our elected officials have abandoned,» and he vowed to be an «ardent supporter» of whoever is ultimately tapped by the GOP.
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Reshma Saujani is apparently so certain that she needs to hold elected office that she is pushing herself ahead of the many qualified candidates in eastern Queens — including, one may add, several South Asians — to attain her goal.
«I need all of you to speak to every elected official in Albany and urge them to step up and to urge the governor of the state of New York and the state Legislature to work with the city government, to work with the mayor, to work with my office, to work with the City Council to provide more resources to come up with more innovative plans and proposals to address the crisis of affordable housing in the city of New York,» she added.
Buhari said, «When you elected us into office, you did so with the conviction that our dear nation needed to be put on a new pedestal for the dreams conceived by our founding fathers, dreams that we have adopted to be realized.
«In his first act of political opportunism, Mark Grisanti switched parties, joining the Republican Party to satisfy his need for elected office.
Those elected want to remain in office by all means even if the people do not need to want them.
«We need to have more women in elected offices at all levels,» said Stefanik, whose district includes the North Country and Warren, Washington and parts of Saratoga counties.
«If we want to ensure that capable, progressive hard working candidates are supported for the bench and for all levels of elected office, then we need to begin electing new district leaders,» said Restler.
he did the «CRIME» now he needs to do the «TIME», no 33 page memo and all those letters even the one from a newly elected NYC Council member can change the fact that he turn his office into a ATM machine for himself and «BUDDIES»
Astorino has said he wanted to broaden the party's appeal to not just opposing Common Core, but also highlight the need for ethics reform as well as term limits in elected offices.
If we want to really change Albany, we need to start electing people who aren't afraid to stand up to the status quo,» Wozniak said, standing in front of Gabryszak's former Walden Avenue office.
Most importantly, Ortt said the legislature needs to pass a constitutional amendment stripping pensions from elected officials who commit felonies related to their public office.
They also agree on the need to create a public online database of all county contracts, strip pensions from elected officials convicted of corruption and institute term limits for countywide and legislative office holders.
I know that those who carelessly condemn him in public, clandestinely go back to heal wounds knowing what the man represents, his affability, readiness to listen and reluctance to get emotional easily no wonder after years of intense condemnation, Prof Martey openly praised him for his humility and assured him of his constant prayers to succeed.In our bid to get our parties to office, we must also consider the safety of our nation and the cohesion we've enjoyed so far.I don't think the Npp in its current state can manage its internal issues if elected into office let alone manage the nation.Our democracy shouldn't be toyed with in the name of political extremism and unworkable promises.We don't need a leader who will establish himself by intimidation and force, who will choose henchmen around himself, create secret police and abandoned all pretence of consulting the wishes of the masses but will only expect regimented YES from us on all national issues like we seeing in the Npp today.
Dr Bawumia assured Ghanaians that if Npp is elected into office, borrowing will end and told us, we have all the resources around to raise monies needed for our projects.
Gillibrand was a hardworking lawyer (partner in David Boies» law firm); elected TWICE in a heavily Republican district; serves on the Armed Services Committee; ranks among the top ten fundraisers in the House; was hired by President Clinton to work at HUD; fought for the rights of abused women; is a genuine working Mom who gave birth to her second child just last March, making her only the sixth woman in the House to do so while serving in office; she has voted in every single election (unlike Kennedy who has missed even GENERAL elections); magna cum laude graduate of Dartmouth... Need I say more?
The new Prime Minister has not been elected to office even by her own party's members - and she said Gordon Brown needed to call an election in similar circumstances
CITY HALL — The court system's administrative office and its chief judge need to act swiftly — and be more bold — in establishing a plan to protect New Yorkers from courthouse interference from federal immigration agents, elected officials and activists said Thursday.
Therefore, even though Gates is currently Defense Secretary, he will need to be reconfirmed when President - Elect Obama takes office as president.
Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul, citing a Saturday appearance in Seneca Falls - the birthplace of the women's right to vote - told the crowd the country is changing and more women need to run for office and be elected to see some of the issues marchers were pushing put into place.
The question we ultimately need to answer is: to what extent are unions successful at getting their favored candidates elected to office?
Our elected officials and central office leaders need to prioritize doing things well over doing things fast.
It was while teaching that she realized the need to do her part to help serve the community she grew up in and decided to run for office, getting elected to the Lynwood School Board at only 23 years old.
«County council offices up and down the country, elected members and council officers made sure that schools both kept to the rules and served the needs of their local communities.»
But Deal repeatedly postponed that pledge after he was elected, and entering his final year in office, he made official what many lawmakers long figured was inevitable: There would be no rewrite of a formula he once assailed as a disservice to students, a drain on taxpayers and not suitable to «meet the needs of a 21st century classroom.»
The FVMA Professional Advocacy Committee (PAC) is a bipartisan, nonprofit, political committee formed to raise contributions from our members to provide needed financial support to candidates for state - elected offices.
We all need to get a move on before cynicism paralyzes our essential institutions, citizens withdraw totally, and no one bothers to run for elected office, or even vote.
If you choose to elect the driver improvement course option, you must make your election within 30 days of receiving your ticket and will need to complete the school and provide proof to the Alachua county Clerk's office within 90 days of receiving the citation.
«If our elected officials are not willing to stand up and say, «I'm not going to continue to take money from the [National Rifle Association] because children are dying,» they shouldn't be in office and they won't be in office because this is a midterm year and this is the change that we need
Sit down with a caller to determine their needs and authenticity FIRST (yes you can elect to show them a couple of properties before filling out paperwork based on that meet up); But the choice is yours to make; meet up either at your office (not alone after closed hours) or meet in a public venue.
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