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Sen. Mark Grisanti, one of the Senate Republicans» most vulnerable members who must first succeed in Thursday's primary election against attorney Kevin Stocker before defending his seat in November against the Democratic primary winner, announced that he has landed the coveted endorsement of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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Conservative House allies of President Trump have drafted articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein, who oversees the ongoing special counsel probe, setting up a possible GOP showdown over the federal investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
Lawyers for President Trump's attorney Michael Cohen withdrew defamation lawsuits late Wednesday against BuzzFeed and the political research firm Fusion GPS related to a dossier that included claims Cohen helped organize Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election.
Moore is running in Alabama against Democrat Doug Jones on 12th December in a special election to fill the vacancy left by Jess Sessions who left to become Attorney General.
«This is the largest amount of money ever concealed in an election,» says Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson, as tobacco - style tactics by likes of PepsiCo and Nestle are revealed in Washington State's lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association over GMO labeling fight.
The chairman already has a clear favorite among the Republicans vying for the right to face off against Gillibrand in the November general election, and it's attorney Wendy Long.
Turner has argued that his big win against Democratic Assemblyman David Weprin in Weiner's old Democrat - dominated Brooklyn / Queens district, which drew national attention and made him an overnight GOP sensation, afforded him more name recognition than his two primary opponents, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, and makes him a better general election challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
While the Berks County legislator, a longtime advocate of limited government who billed himself as the true conservative in the primary, has neither encouraged or discouraged the nascent write - in movement, which began to take shape only a few days after the state's bruising primary election — a lopsided contest in which the heavily - favored attorney general and the GOP establishment unleashed a last - minute barrage of negative ads against Rohrer's insurgent candidacy.
The methods of humbling this rival have included the Christie-esque maneuver of publicly investigating him when Cuomo was attorney general and declining to clear him until well into his re-election campaign — and conspicuously opting not to endorse DiNapoli in a general election against a well - financed Republican opponent.
But just before offering that explanation, de Blasio was asked whether he planned to endorse Democrat Mike McMahon in Tuesday's Staten Island district - attorney election against Republican Joan Illuzzi.
A longtime Democratic office - holder and former candidate for governor and attorney general in Wisconsin announced Wednesday that she would run against Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election.
The attorney for Republican election officials in Nassau County said Friday that Christopher McGrath, the party's candidate in the special election in the 9th State Senate District, had been «mathematically eliminated» in his race against Democrat Todd Kaminsky.
In September, Behar will face off against three Democrats in the primary election, including Edward Braunstein, who works as a legislative assistant for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan); John Duane, a former assemblyman in the district and brother of Sen. Tom Duane (D - Manhattan); and Whitestone attorney Elio Forcina.
The attorney general has said in the past that election complaints against the WNYPC led to raids of Pigeon's home and two other political operatives and ultimately led to Pigeon being charged with felonies.
The attorney for Republican election officials in Nassau County said that Christopher McGrath, the party's candidate in the special election in the 9th state senate district, had been «mathematically eliminated» in his race against Democrat Todd Kaminsky.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance and Acting U.S. Attorney Joon Kim announced earlier this month they would not press charges against de Blasio over his political fundraising, although they highlighted a number of ways the mayor had apparently circumvented election law and delivered public favors for donors.
[22] He won the general election against Republican nominee and Richmond County district attorney Dan Donovan and took office on January 1, 2011.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A 17 - year veteran of the Board of Elections is seeking the office's top job against a campaign operative who happens to be the district attorney's son.
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Staten Island Democrats still do not have a candidate to run in the special election for Congress against Republican District Attorney Daniel Donovan, even after the Democratic executive committee interviewed three prospective candidates Wednesday night.
The general election features battle - tested GOP Rep. Joe Heck against Democratic state Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto, who has been elected statewide twice against nominal opposition.
But Lazio did capture the Conservative Party's endorsement, and could have continued his bid for governor, running November's general election against Paladino and New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.
The Cuomo administration has set April 24 as the date for the special election, in which state Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, a Democrat, is vying for the Senate's 37th District seat against either Dan Schorr, a former prosecutor in Westchester and New York City and previous Yonkers inspector general, or Sarmad Khojasteh, a commercial litigation attorney from the town of Bedford, both Republicans.
Berky's attorney asked the town to withhold the video, saying its release could prejudice the traffic court case against her and voters in the Nov. 7 election.
Cuomo, who faces a primary against Cynthia Nixon, would not outright say whether he preferred the legislature appoint an interim attorney general, but repeatedly noted the Democratic Convention taking place in two weeks and the elections later this year.
Allegheny County Executive Dan Onorato has, by far, the most money and should be the nominee but will start the general election as a decided underdog against state Attorney General Tom Corbett (R).
State and federal prosecutors announced on March 16 that they would not seek charges against the mayor, though Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance wrote to the New York State Board of Elections that the fundraising appears to have violated «the intent and spirit of the laws.»
The Nov. 3 general election will pit Singas against Hempstead Town Supervisor Kate Murray, the Republican nominee for district attorney.
Tina Bennet, an attorney who now lives in neighboring Madison County, ran against Fitzpatrick in 2007, and she pointed to his campaign spending as evidence that he shouldn't oversee a panel charged with reforming election laws.
A second source said Cuomo was so close to Pigeon that in 2010, Gov. David Paterson refused to allow then - Attorney General Cuomo to name a special prosecutor to investigate election - related corruption charges being made against Pigeon — because he felt Cuomo «couldn't be trusted to authorize a fair probe.»
Mr. Powell said he hoped Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson, an African - American prosecutor who won election last year on a platform of police reform, would ultimately be able to bring charges against Mr. Liang.
Lane is running against Gentile and Republican District Attorney Daniel Donovan in a May 5 special election for Congress.
In September, Forcina will face off against three Democrats in the primary election, including Edward Braunstein, who works as a legislative assistant for Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan); Steve Behar, an attorney who ran last year in the race to replace then - City Councilman Tony Avella; and John Duane, a former assemblyman in the district and brother of state Sen. Tom Duane (D - Manhattan).
«That is absurd overcharging,» said attorney Sarah Steiner when apprised of Tuesday's arrest and indictment filed against her former election law client.
The state senator came from behind to top Terry McAuliffe and Brian Moran in the June 9th Democratic primary and is now facing off against former Virginia state attorney general Bob McDonnell in the general election.
Calverton resident Greg Fischer and two other men, Bill Jurow, a Mastic Beach attorney, and Roger Scott Lewis, who is a Democratic committee member in Southampton Town, brought the suit against the Board of Elections in Suffolk County, Nassau County and New York State on the grounds that LIPA trustees should be elected, not appointed, as they are currently.
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