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«I have had it with our Northern Manhattan elected officials race baiting in order to win votes,» resident Dafari Ekene wrote on the Inwood Community Group on Facebook, calling the mailer «repulsive.»

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Kellie Leitch The pediatric orthopedic surgeon first elected as an MP in 2011 was the first official entrant in the race.

Also, according to this source, Fahey, who has never held office before, started 15 points down in this race, so his loss to an established elected official with name recognition shouldn't come as such a shock — no matter what the internals said.

The questioner (who happened to be a YNN videographer) then asked Gillibrand if she thought women should be offended by Eliot Spitzer's candidacy for New York City comptroller, as some of her fellow female elected officials have suggested — including NYC Council Speaker Christine Quinn, but she had a political motive in seeking to link Spitzer and Weiner together in hopes of tarring the former congressman, who is one of her rivals in the mayor's race.

For the record, Cuomo has only been a statewide elected official since wining the 2006 race to succeed Eliot Spitzer as attorney general.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

«From leaders in the Indivisible movement to party and elected officials, we stand united behind our designated nominee, Dana Balter, and against D.C. meddling that has hampered far too many races thus far.

He's worked with dozens of Democratic elected officials and campaigns including for Rep. Alan Grayson (D - FL), Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D - NY), Congressman Charlie Rangel (D - NY), New York City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, the Anybody But Quinn campaign that helped elect New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and over a dozen city council and state legislative races.

The governor's comments came at a press conference where elected officials were celebrating the state's success in landing federal «Race to the Top» funds.

Bloomberg at his midday press briefing defended the decision to hold the race, which has come under criticism from elected officials like Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

And until state legislators pass reforms that apply to all races in the state, «we will get elected officials purchased for us by others, with the awful results we see in Albany and Washington.»

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.

While normally endorsements from elected officials are overstated, Mr. Koch does have some reason to believe his endorsement won't be ignored in this race.

Ms. Velázquez did not immediately return request for comment, but sources close to the race for the overwhelmingly Democratic and liberal district see a divide between elected officials close to the Working Families Party, which has endorsed Mr. Sikora, and others that owe less to the labor - backed party.

On issues of race, Lindsay was often ahead of the curve for an elected official, but this spelled doom at a time when whites had far more political clout than blacks.

Despite his status as an elected official, Liedka is considered the underdog in this race.

The only woman in the mayoral race made her comments about the two disgraced former elected officials after receiving the endorsements of six members of the City Council.

CORONA — The crowded race for Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland's seat has seen candidate donations from local unions and elected officials — while grass - roots candidates say they're limited in how much money they can raise while they struggle to get on the ballot.

If he had decided to stay in the race, JJR would have been among the first impacted by the newly reinstated «resign - to - run» law, which requires state elected officials to resign 10 days before qualifying in a federal race.

In January, Curran won the Nassau party committee's backing for the county executive race and Nassau Democratic Party Chairman Jay Jacobs said «virtually every elected official» would support the ticket.

The battle lines have been drawn for this race in Yonkers — with local elected officials from both parties standing up for their respective candidates.

Perez Williams is in a hotly contested race with Ben Walsh, who has received support from some local Democratic elected officials in his effort to win as an independent candidate.

Another consequence of being the only significant city race is that endorsers / elected officials will be able to devote any and all resources, such as phone banks and volunteers for election day get - out - the - vote efforts, to this race.

Some elected officials alluded to the dynamics of the speaker's race.

Her GOP opponent, Chris Collins, is a wealthy former local elected official, willing to put his own money in the race.

Bipartisanship has been a big focus in this race, with Maloney touting the support he has received from a number of local GOP elected officials — especially state Sen. Bill Larkin — in the closely - divded district.

At 6:30 p.m., activists participate in a discussion on the upcoming NYC Council speaker's race, the influence of money on elected officials and the impact on local communities of legislation and policies favorable to the real estate industry, LaGuardia Community College, 31 - 10 Thomson Ave., Room E242, Queens.

First, it's a rarity to see three popular elected officials risk their political careers on a race against one another.

Malliotakis is the only Republican candidate in the race who has ever held elected office, and the only female Republican elected official in all of New York City.

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«Most of them are appointed by individuals who have already weighed in on this race, or elected officials who have weighed in on this race, and so what we really want is a full and transparent committee vote,» she said.

Brooklyn - based elected officials like Mr. Recchia, a former Bensonhurst and Coney Island councilman Mr. Colton openly reviled, have repeatedly failed to run competitive races in the district.

[183] Elected officials and observers opined that Scozzafava's showing in the congressional race affected the New York State Senate's December 2, 2009 vote against same - sex marriage legislation.

«I resent the attack on my morality, and I question the morality and judgment of any elected official, much less one in my own party, who would sink so low as to engage in such a smear,» said Grayson, who also blamed Reid for Democrats having «failed so badly in the 2014 Senate races.»

Perez Williams was not immediately available for comment, but she told syracuse.com that «an elected female official that I look up to» urged her to get in the race, though wouldn't identify her.

Doing so, presuming Massey is their choice, may discourage Eric Ulrich (the only New York City or New York State Republican elected official representing Queens) or John Catsimatidis from entering the race or encourage Michel Faulkner to end his campaign.

From people engaged for the very first time this year, to party and elected officials we stand united behind our designated nominee Dana Balter and against the DC meddling that has hampered far too many races thus far.

«an elected female official that I look up to» urged her to get in the race, though wouldn't identify her.

Sunday's invitational whitewater race packed 25 rafts with state elected and appointed officials and members of the media.

INDIAN LAKE, N.Y. (AP)-- New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and elected officials from around the state raced rafts on the Indian River in the Adirondacks on Sunday to promote tourism in the area.

STATEN ISLAND — Elected officials on Staten Island have called on candidates in the upcoming race for mayor to address the rising tolls on the Verrazano - Narrows Bridge, which climbed to $ 15 this year.

Perkins, the only current elected official in the race, is regarded as the frontrunner due to his name recognition — an enormous advantage in what is expected to be an extremely low turnout contest.

During the race for the Democratic nomination in the 11th Council District, Koppell repeatedly used Cassino's support for Bloomberg as a counter-weight to his attacks on Koppell's efforts to overturn the two - term limit (imposed after two citywide referendums) for the city's elected officials.

Catsimatidis, who is up against former MTA chief Lhota and non-profit founder George McDonald, will hold a Friday presser in Queens to highlight his support from former elected officials and candidates in this year's local races.

NEW YORK, N.Y. — Democrat Marjorie Velázquez, candidate in the race for the Bronx 13th Council District, has earned the overwhelming support of city government's women elected officials with the endorsement Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and nine members of the City Council, including Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and Council Women's Caucus co-chairs Elizabeth Crowley (D — Maspeth) and Helen Rosenthal (D — Upper West Side).

In a New York House race this cycle, Crossroads spent $ 800,000 to help elect newcomer Elise Stefanik, a former Bush administration official, by fiercely attacking Matt Doheny, her GOP primary opponent, as unfit for Congress.

So far, only a handful of New York Republican elected officials have chosen sides in the 2012 race.

Our membership includes elected officials, Democratic activists and campaign consultants with a proven track record of being able to deliver victories in important and difficult races.

Regardless, the mayoral candidates certainly seem to be taking these endorsements seriously, and, outside of the actual votes they bring, support from key elected officials can help demonstrate momentum as they race towards the all - important September 10 primary.

Elected officials, business professionals, journalists, members of academia, and others gathered to discuss issues of race and gender in