Sentences with phrase «endorsement as assemblyman»

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Camara's endorsement comes just hours before district leaders will gather to vote on a successor to Lopez, who announced late last month he would not seek another term as chairman, thanks to the burgeoning sexual harassment scandal that has now enmeshed not only the once - powerful assemblyman, but three top state leaders, too: Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

In his endorsement, Weiner described Miller as an assemblyman who in tough financial times makes sure that while the budget is tight, he cuts only the excess and not important services.

The endorsement celebration was a boisterous affair featuring speeches from top Rangel allies like former Mayor David Dinkins and Manhattan Assemblymen Denny Farrell and Daniel O'Donnell, as well as a bevy of electeds from the Bronx.

The two are so entwined that the governor deployed the assemblyman as proxy to an endorsement meeting of the Village Independent Democrats club that year — only for the group to endorse Mr. Cuomo's long - shot primary opponent Zephyr Teachout, and cite the minimum wage bill as a reason.

Another congressional candidate trying to succeed Rangel, Adam Clayton Powell IV, the former East Harlem assemblyman and councilman, dismissed Diaz's endorsement of Wright as inconsequential.

With the support and endorsements of such California Republicans as Knight, U.S. House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy and Assemblymen Tom Lackey and Scott Wilk, Runner easily could prevent a run - off, just as she did in 2011.

The endorsements come as little surprise — the Queens Democratic Party backed Mr. Grodenchik, a former assemblyman, and most elected officials in the eastern Queens district have endorsed him.