Sentences with phrase «election in state history»

In April, Kaminsky won the most expensive special election in state history to fill the seat vacated last year by Dean Skelos (the charges against whom partially involved his dealings with a REBNY executive committeeman).

Four years ago, in one of the closest elections in state history, Malloy defeated his Republican rival Tom Foley by about 6400 votes.

Not exact matches

It requires states and local governments with a history of racial and ethnic discrimination, mainly in the South, to get advance approval either from the Justice Department or the federal court in Washington before making any changes that affect elections.

After one of the most contentious and divisive election seasons in recent history, on January 20 the United States will swear in Donald J. Trump as the country's 45th president.

If we consider how increasingly weaponized ad targeting has become, especially since this past summer when Google and Facebook consolidated our browsing histories into their user IDs, and we think about how anybody in the world could target anyone else in the United States with surgical precision by their susceptibilities and propensities, maybe this election was similar to a 9/11 moment, but non-violent and invisible, where we realize that our commercial infrastructure was used against us, and we don't realize it until after the catastrophe?

Before the Dominion Elections Act (1920), voting in Canadian federal elections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recomElections Act (1920), voting in Canadian federal elections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recomelections was largely governed by the provinces, just as voting in US federal elections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recomelections is still, even today, governed by the «several States» (as they are wont to put it)-- except for the 1917 wartime election, labelled as the «largest gerrymander in Canadian history» (I've just finished a fascinating book about that election, fought over the issue of conscription; I highly recommend it).

In describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statIn describing and accounting for the lives of the Religious Right, which we define simply as religious conservatives with a considerable involvement in political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin political activity, the book and the series tell the story primarily by focusing on leading episodes in the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin the movement's history, including, but not limited to, the groundwork laid by Billy Graham in his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin his relationships with presidents and other prominent political leaders; the resistance of evangelical and other Protestants to the candidacy of the Roman Catholic John F. Kennedy; the rise of what has been called the New Right out of the ashes of Barry Goldwater's defeat in 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin 1964; a battle over sex education in Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin Anaheim, California, in the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin the mid-1960's; a prolonged cultural war over textbooks in West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin West Virginia in the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin the early 1970's — and that is a battle that has been fought less violently in community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin community after community all over the country; the thrill conservative Christians felt over the election of a «born - again» Christian to the Presidency in 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin 1976 and the subsequent disappointment they experienced when they found out that Jimmy Carter was, of all things, a Democrat; the rise of the Moral Majority and its infatuation with Ronald Reagan; the difficulty the Religious Right has had in dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and statin dealing with abortion, homosexuality and AIDS; Pat Robertson's bid for the presidency and his subsequent launching of the Christian Coalition; efforts by Dr. James Dobson and Gary Bauer to win a «civil war of values» by changing the culture at a deeper level than is represented by winning elections; and, finally, by addressing crucial questions about the appropriate relationship between religion and politics or, as we usually put it, between church and state.

This is perhaps the only election in the history of the state that is being fiercely contested aside that of 1999.

«For me this has been a phenomenal experience, I made history as the first Latino (in serving as Secretary of State) and we have reaped many successes because I've had a phenomenal employees but things change, the governor decided not to stand for election and me that was very important,» said Cortes - Vazquez, who also noted that his new job is but a continuation of their work to community service.

Regardless of who is selected by local party leaders to run, the special election is expected to be one of the most costly in the state's recent history, given the stakes for control of the chamber.

Six years after receiving the most popular votes in any senatorial election in U.S. history, the five - term Democrat has seen sliding favorability ratings as liberals in the Golden State hammer her for not being tough enough standing up to President Donald Trump.

The Artvoice comments are the latest example in a long history of Paladino making offensive statements, some of which caught national attention because of his role as a co-chairman in Donald J. Trump's New York State election campaign.

History indicates the party of the president loses about 350 state legislative seats on average in midterm elections.

The signatures are in: 16,199 of them — twice as many as needed to initiate the first recall election of a state lawmaker in Colorado history.

«The State Board of Elections» outrageous decision to grant favorable campaign contribution status to LLCs has helped contribute to some of the biggest scandals in New York's political history,» said Blair Horner, NYPIRG Executive Director.

IBB not only crowned corruption as the cornerstone of state policy, he annulled the sanest election in Nigerian history.

Both sides will benefit, Democrats would get Downstate (which in my humble opinion should be called the Commonwealth of New Amsterdam after the most progressive city in Europe and in reference to the city's history), a guaranteed two seats in the US Senate (+1 because Gillibrand did well Upstate in the last election, so 3 seats for the Democrats), guaranteed control of the Judicial, Legislative, and Executive branches, and the once in a lifetime opportunity to write a state constitution to their own liking (firearms rights applies only to military and police, right to choose for women, protections for LGBT New Yorkers, etc)

Attorney Christopher McGrath officially launched his state Senate campaign, telling several hundred supporters in Inwood that the April 19 special election to replace convicted former Majority Leader Dean Skelos is «the most important election in the history of New York State.&rstate Senate campaign, telling several hundred supporters in Inwood that the April 19 special election to replace convicted former Majority Leader Dean Skelos is «the most important election in the history of New York State.&rState.»

He said, «The reality is that this election (2019) will be the most fiercely - contested election in the history of Enugu State politics because we are on the ground.

The committee faced a very difficult task, in fairness, given that the levels of change being determined by the terms of reference would probably amount to the most dramatic redrawal of local election constituency boundaries in the history of the State.

(CNN)- Democratic Gov. John Hickenlooper of Colorado on Thursday set the date for recall elections for two state senators, marking the first recall effort in the state's history.

Seventy - three days after Election Day, Tkaczyk was declared the winner by just 18 votes — one of the slimmest margins in New York State Senate history.

His Senate seat would also open up, and the special election would likely be one of the most expensive legislative races in state history.

New Jersey's teachers union has made a surprising endorsement in November's election, supporting a Republican challenger to Trenton's top Democrat in what has become the most expensive legislative contest in state history.

Other expenses include a few thousand on school supplies, which he handed out in his district a few weeks ago, $ 14,000 in contributions to other political campaigns, and $ 3,243 to the State Board of Elections for violation fees (Espada has a history of failing to file his campaign disclosure reports.)

According to a statement signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr Tunji Bello on behalf of the State Governor, the government said the holiday was in honour of the ideals which June 12, 1993 Presidential election represents being a day that the country experienced an election that was adjudged as the freest and fairest in Nigeria's history.

After the prime minister's social care u-turn, Neil did not pull any punches, most notably by stating: «This must be the first time in modern political history that a party has broken a manifesto pledge before an election.»

While stating that Jonathan made history by conceding defeat after the March 28 election, he further noted that the former president did what no Nigerian leader had ever done since in the history of the country.

This year's election night is likely to be an important one for the LGBT history books: Voters in Massachusetts are expected to elect the nation's first - ever openly gay state attorney general, and voters in Maine could very well elect the nation's first - ever openly gay governor.

This was to be the second gubernatorial recall election in United States history and the first in the history of California.

This morning, six days after the election, the highest vote - getting (and youngest) Green gubernatorial candidate in the state's history went back to his job loading trucks at the UPS hub in Syracuse.

They say their concerns are based on the history of the IDC, which since its inception in 2012 «has perpetuated Republican leadership of the Senate,» according to Alcantara's foes for the State Sen. elections, Robert Jackson and Micah Lasher.

Asian - Americans have a long history of being underrepresented in the state Legislature — there's only one Assembly district, which overlaps with the Senate district represented by Stavisky, in which they've ever won elections.

«The 2018 election is our moment in New York political history and will be our chance to make New York again a fiscally sound, industrious, creative and prosperous state and as such the brightest light in that «shining city on a hill» — The United States of America,» Cox said.

NEW YORK: Thanks to Howie Hawkins «campaign for Governor, with Brian Jonesrunning for Lt. Governor, the Green Party made history by establishing itself as the third party in a state crowded with alternative parties because of New York's election rules, which allow fusion.

Connor's history as a state senator is also newly relevant considering the recent resignation of Senator Daniel Squadron — who defeated Connor in the 26th Senate District in 2008 — triggering a special election process where Connor's name has been floated.

So, for someone to talk so authoritatively and daringly about taking over government in Edo State, I think its unbecoming of the Rivers governor, particularly when you look at the history of his own election in Rivers and how many lives were lost.

Oklahoma was the only state in the nation where every country voted republican in the presidential election and for the first time in state history, Republicans won control of the state senate.

In the most recent election there, charter school supporters and labor unions collectively spent $ 15 million trying to elect their allies, making it the most expensive school board election in United States history, according to The Los Angeles TimeIn the most recent election there, charter school supporters and labor unions collectively spent $ 15 million trying to elect their allies, making it the most expensive school board election in United States history, according to The Los Angeles Timein United States history, according to The Los Angeles Times.

Attorney Christopher McGrath launched his State Senate campaign Wednesday, telling several hundred supporters in Inwood that the April 19 special election to replace convicted former Majority Leader Dean Skelos is «the most important election in the history of New York State.»

Election 2014 marked the first time in Suffolk history that an African - American was elected to the New York State Assembly from a Suffolk district.

An electoral history lecturer at the University of Ghana, Alex Kaakyire Frempong has stated that the governing National Democratic Congress (NDC) will win this year's presidential election if it secures wins in the four swing regions of the country.

The Chairman is about to field the finest roster of Republican candidates for the 2018 election that the State Party has seen in recent history.

Cuomo said New York «refuses to perpetuate the myth voter fraud played a role in our election» and is turning down a request to give the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity the names, addresses, birth dates, voting history and last four digits of the Social Security numbers of every registered voter in thelection» and is turning down a request to give the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity the names, addresses, birth dates, voting history and last four digits of the Social Security numbers of every registered voter in thElection Integrity the names, addresses, birth dates, voting history and last four digits of the Social Security numbers of every registered voter in the state.

From the little i know of election history in Nigeria while a man like Awolowo tried all he could to free the Ijaws and other ethnics of the old Rivers State from the stronghold of the North they refused believing they were better protected by the North.

Mattingly's election simulations can't rewrite history, but he hopes they will help to support democracy in the future — in his state and the nation as a whole.

Beginning her career teaching on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota, Juneau became the first Native American woman in history to win a statewide election when she was chosen as Montana's State Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Her victory was groundbreaking in several ways: not only was Martinez the first female governor in the state's history (and the first Hispanic female governor in the United States), but her election also delivered the governor's mansion to the mainstream GOP after years of Democratic (or libertarian - leaning Republican) control.

This PPT will teach students the common features of the US Presidential elections and States in a fun and engaging way and a good way of promoting US political history.

The conventional wisdom states that she should refrain from showing her bias, especially given the recent history of the 2000 election, when the Supreme Court made the final call on the outcome in Florida, the deciding state that ushered George W. Bush into the White House over Democratic candidate Al Gore.