Sentences with phrase «elections by state senate»

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Wyoming.

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Arizona.

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state Senate districts in Texas.

Not exact matches

When vacancies happen in the representation of any State in the Senate, the executive authority of such State shall issue writs of election to fill such vacancies: Provided, That the legislature of any State may empower the executive thereof to make temporary appointments until the people fill the vacancies by election as the legislature may direct.

A Long Island Republican wants the state Board of Elections to expand an investigation into the use of county party committees by de Blasio and his team to help Senate Democratic candidates in 2014.

Republicans who control the state Senate are urging Cuomo to drop his plan to raise taxes and fees by $ 1 billion as a condition for winning their approval on a new, $ 168 billion election - year budget by April 1.

«For decades, Republicans controlled the State Senate and blocked every single piece of reform legislation proposed by the Assembly and Democrats in the Senate — campaign finance reform, election reform, ethics reform and budget reform,» the speaker said.

Judging by the mail in what is expected to be a pivotal state Senate election, Democrat Shelley Mayer will do the bidding of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio if elevated to the upper chamber of the Legislature.

New York could dramatically boost voter participation by holding elections on weekends, according to a new field survey by state Senate Democrats.

That's a clear indication of the cancerous results such monies spawn — the, «Perpetuation & Maintenance» of an IDC Coalition, bought into being by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, which denied Democrat Voters the «Majority» role in the NYS State Senate for 2 Election cycles now!

The town supervisor of Bedford has filed papers with the state Board of Elections to run for the state Senate seat being vacated at the end of the year by Westchester County Executive - elect George Latimer.

The special election to fill the Senate seat vacated by Republican ex-Majority Leader Dean Skelos will be held April 19, the same day as the state's presidential primary.

Democratic Assemblyman James Skoufis has created a campaign committee geared toward running for the state Senate seat being vacated by Republican Bill Larkin, a filing at the Board of Elections shows.

Dutchess County Legislator Joel Tyner has filed to run for the state Senate seat held by Republican Sen. Sue Serino, according to a state Board of Elections filing.

Vacated by Westchester County Executive George Latimer at the start of the year, the district is one of two Democrats must fill in a special election in order for a plan to unite the fractious party in the state Senate.

Democratic state Senate candidate Brian Benjamin on Monday was endorsed by New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio ahead of tomorrow's special election to replace Bill Perkins in the chamber.

Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, a Bronx Democrat who typically has stayed out of state Senate politics, is prepared to try and help flip that chamber to Democratic control by getting involved to assist Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer in the upcoming April 24 special election.

Democrats are trying to turn the special election for a state Senate seat in Westchester County into a referendum on Trump by criticizing Republican Julie Killian for accepting money from Dick DeVos Jr., husband of U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.

The January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, accuses de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.

A January 2016 letter from Risa Sugarman, the state Board of Elections» chief enforcement counsel, which was leaked to the Daily News in April, accused de Blasio and his team, including top aide Emma Wolfe, of purposely violating election law by routing donations to three upstate senate candidates by using county committees to avoid donation limits.

In Iowa in December, Democrat Jim Lykam won his state Senate race by 48 points — 31 points better than Clinton's performance there the month earlier, according to district - level data compiled by the Daily Kos Elections site.

A former aide to Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonTrump Jr. met with Gulf adviser who offered help to win election: report Voters Dems need aren't impressed by anti-waterboarding showboating After year of investigation, Trump can rightly claim some vindication MORE criticized Sen. Kirsten GillibrandKirsten Elizabeth GillibrandOvernight Health Care — Sponsored by PCMA — Trump hits federally funded clinics with new abortion restrictions Dem senators ask drug companies to list prices in ads Gillibrand to publish children's book about suffragists MORE on Thursday after the New York Democrat became the first of many senators to join a successful push to force the resignation of Sen. Al FrankenAlan (Al) Stuart Franken100 days after House passage, Gillibrand calls on Senate to act on sexual harassment reform Eric Schneiderman and #MeToo pose challenges for both parties Senate confirms Trump judicial pick over objections of home - state senator MORE (D - Minn.).

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 wa...

Proponents of the legislation say it will save the state $ 50 million if enacted by having primary elections for Congress, U.S. Senate and state offices on the same day.

If the state Senate is controlled by Democrats after the election, taxing and spending policies could see some differences.

As the public continues to bear the brunt of pain after budget cuts to services, schools, and safety net programs, community leaders came together to demand that our elected leaders in the State Senate and Assembly ensure the priorities of Central New York are met by passing Fair Elections.

More recently, Bill Perkins» victory in a City Council special election created a vacancy in the State Senate, which was filled by Brian Benjamin, who won the Democratic nomination by virtue of a county committee vote.

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.

State Senate Democrats are licking their chops as Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly plans to set an April special election for the Long Island seat vacated by Republican Dean Skelos.

Kavanagh discussed the need for a broad range of solutions that includes enacting reforms in the State Election Law — including his Voter Empowerment Act, co-sponsored in the Senate by Mike Gianaris — and improving administrative practices at the New York City Board of Elections.

«For decades, Republicans controlled the State Senate and blocked every single piece of reform legislation proposed by the Assembly and Democrats in the Senate — campaign finance reform, election reform, ethics reform and budget reform.

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.

A state supreme court justice in Albany has ruled that the Senate Republicans must comply with subpoenas issued by the state Board of Elections chief enforcement counsel looking deeply into potential violations of state election law.

If the intra-party warfare is still going on by the state's presidential primary date of April 19, it could be good for the GOP as it battles to retain former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat on Long Island in a special election that will also take place on that day.

A Republican lawmaker who defied state party leaders by pushing for prevailing - wage repeal faces a cash disadvantage in a race to best a GOP challenger in Tuesday's primary election for a state Senate seat.

An analysis by Louis Jacobson, a staff writer for PolitiFact, asserted that partisan dominance was at stake in 12 of the 43 state senates with elections in 2010, while 31 state senates were very likely to close out the year with no change in majority party.

On the eve of the midterm elections, Senate Democrats are staring down a hole dug by President Barack Obama's disapproval ratings and an unforgiving map packed with red states.

Kaminsky (D - Long Beach) faces Republican lawyer Chris McGrath in a special election April 19 for the State Senate seat vacated by convicted ex-GOP majority leader Dean Skelos.

Since Arizona achieved statehood in 1912 to 1966, the state Senate was controlled by Democrats after nearly every election.

Democrats Francisco Moya of Corona and Aravella Simotas of Astoria, both of whom had no opponents in the general election, stepped into seats left open by officials moving on to the state Senate.

Recall that last Friday, former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo and a former member of the House of Representatives, Uche Ekwunife, who later represented Anambra Central at the Senate, before her election was annulled by the appeal court, defected to the ruling APC.

The amendment, due to go before voters on Election Day, is aimed at removing the process from state lawmakers and in to the hands of a commission appointed by the Assembly and Senate.

Filling those seats, held by Sens. George Latimer and Ruben Diaz who are leaving office at the end of the year after winning local elections, is key to the plan for reconciling the two factions of Democrats in the state Senate.

Ahead of last year's elections, state Senate Republicans boosted many of their candidates with financial support from a campaign fund that was barred under state law from being used to promote individual candidates, according to a court filing by the state Board of Elections» independent enforcemenelections, state Senate Republicans boosted many of their candidates with financial support from a campaign fund that was barred under state law from being used to promote individual candidates, according to a court filing by the state Board of Elections» independent enforcemenElections» independent enforcement office.

«These fringe groups have repudiated efforts by the state Democrats, Senate Democrats and the governor to go into the November elections with a unified party,» he said.

After a criminal referral to prosecutors from the state Board of Elections office, other subpoenas sought records related to hundreds of thousands of dollars in donations solicited by the mayor's campaign that were rerouted to upstate Democrats running for the state Senate.

The announcement comes after Giannoulias, the Illinois state treasurer, lost his Senate bid to Rep. Mark Kirk in the November elections, despite campaign stops by President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama.

The unification plan put forth by leaders of the New York State Democratic Party, predicated on a special election likely to be held after the state budget is approved in late March or early April, would bring together the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) with the 23 mainstream Democrats in the SeState Democratic Party, predicated on a special election likely to be held after the state budget is approved in late March or early April, would bring together the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) with the 23 mainstream Democrats in the Sestate budget is approved in late March or early April, would bring together the Independent Democratic Conference (IDC) with the 23 mainstream Democrats in the Senate.

Marty Connor, an election lawyer and the former leader of the State Senate Democrats, pulled Teachout's voting records and spent Friday and Saturday sharing them with journalists, noting that she claimed to be a permanently disabled voter (this lets her vote by absentee ballot), had no record of voting in New York in 2011 or 2013 and questioned whether she met the five - year residency requirement to be governor.

The money then went to two Democratic candidates in tight Senate races, Terry Gipson and Justin Wagner, who would have been barred by state election law from collecting such large sums directly.