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Bugbee was headed to a Friday afternoon court appearance as a result of a lawsuit previously filed by McLaughlin over which candidate received the Independence Party's endorsement in the race when the confrontation started.

Not exact matches

Bellavia, an Iraq War veteran, had sought the endorsement of the committee back in 2011, when the nod went to Republican Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, who ultimately lost the race in an upset to Democrat Kathy Hochul.

Regarding Mark Levine's early lead, Johnson remarks, «I wasn't in the race when he got those endorsements,» and «nothing is decided yet because no votes have been cast.»

And when GOP voters rejected their party's nominee in favor of an outsider, they took a striking stand against cross endorsements, races rigged by party bosses, and backroom deals for Election Day patronage spoils.

A bigger endorsement fish however will be determined tonight when the Working Families Party meets to hold their endorsement meeting in the race.

The race for the 10th Congressional District got a big more serious today when Assembly member Hakeem Jeffries received the first labor endorsement in the race.

When I mentioned the endorsement of the WFP in the House race, Scozzafava spokesman Matt Burns told me «there has been no discussion of this.»

Cuomo, as you'll recall, is generally pretty judicious with his endorsements, preferring to hand them out only in instances of 1) political expedience (like, say, the tight race for Westchester County executive where he would personally benefit from the defeat of incumbent Republican Rob Astorino, who has been mentioned as a potential future gubernatorial contender); or 2) almost certain victory by his preferred candidate; or 3) when his nod is highly likely to make the difference between victory and defeat in the 11th hour of a campaign.

The party's endorsement of Mayer marks a shift from a race in 2016 when Killian — a former Rye City councilwoman — secured the line in her unsuccessful bid to unseat then - state Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, who, in turn, vacated his seat after winning a 2017 bid for Westchester County executive.

MANHATTAN — Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer got a big celebrity endorsement Thursday when actress Scarlett Johansson said she would support him in the 2013 mayoral race.

Few American churchgoers have heard endorsements from the pulpit in the past few months of this contentious presidential race, but when clergy members did speak out in church, far more favored Clinton than Trump, according to a Pew Research Center survey.

One of the most unusual primaries in Illinois history comes to an end Tuesday, when voters get their say after active presidential campaigns on both sides, millions of dollars spent on individual legislative races and the White House making an endorsement...

Friday's announcement is its first wave of endorsements and more are expected to follow in the coming months, leading up to the September primaries when most City Council races are actually decided in Democrat - heavy New York City.

While other potential 2012 presidential contenders largely stayed quiet on the divisive congressional race that has exposed fault lines in the party, Palin delivered a slap in the face to Republican Party leadership in Washington when she offered a full - throated endorsement of third - party conservative Doug Hoffman over the GOP's anointed candidate, Dede Scozzafava.

Director of Queens Community Boards Barry Grodenchik also received the first union endorsement of the race when he was backed by Local 3 of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, the largest union in the borough by the candidate's count.