Sentences with phrase «fill the seat once»

One strategy for Democrats to win back the majority in the chamber has been through Long Island where they are currently running Todd Kaminsky to fill the seat once occupied by former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Only a small percentage of registered voters are expected for the race, which would fill the seat once held by Inez Dickens, who was elected to the state Assembly last fall.

Not exact matches

Yeah, this is a strange race because she was appointed, and by New York State law, once you're appointed to fill out the seat, you don't actually fill out the entire time.

Once Pheffer departs, there will be three vacant Assembly seats — all of which could be filled via special election at the call of the governor.

MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua County Legislature could be making some changes to how a seat on the panel is filled once it becomes vacated.

Washington (CNN)- As two of the three candidates in a special election to fill a vacant congressional seat in upstate New York get ready to debate, another major national political organization has jumped into the ad wars, another sign that a once semi-obscure local election is now firmly in the national spotlight.

Two recent polls show Paladino gaining on Cuomo, once thought the prohibitive favorite to fill the seat being vacated by Gov. David Paterson.

Chris McGrath, the Republican looking to fill the seat vacated by former Senate GOP Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once did legal work for the disgraced ex-lawmaker's political club and a close ally.

Democrat Brian Benjamin has won an open state Senate seat in Harlem, filling a vacancy left by Bill Perkins and giving his party 32 enrolled members in the chamber once again.

Bergen County Democratic Committee Chairman Lou Stellato said once Eustace leaves, Democrats will be required by law to fill the 38th district's Assembly seats within 35 days.

Ms. Lofstad, a Hampton Bays resident who was elected to fill the empty seat left by Councilman Brad Bender's resignation almost two years ago, received 31 percent of the vote once the results from all 42 districts came in.

But whoever is chosen to fill the seat in the short term, the once sleepy general election for the next attorney general will suddenly become one of the most competitive contests in the state.

Brian Benjamin «s victory last week in the special election to fill Harlem's vacant State Senate seat will once again leave registered Democrats with a one - member numerical majority in the upper chamber of the State Legislature.

The Democratic state treasurer and a five - term Republican congressman will face off in November to fill the U.S. Senate seat once held by President Obama.

Giannoulias is looking to fill the Senate seat once held by Obama and now held by Sen. Roland Burris, who was appointed to fill the seat after Obama was elected and is not running for re-election.

Thanks to two pre-existing vacancies on the New York side of the board, Cuomo will soon be presented with the rare opportunity to fill five of his six seats at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, giving him the chance to remake the New York side all at once.

Once assigned to a specific mission, the lucky dozen who will fill those seats spend an additional two years training, much of it in Russia with their crewmates.

Additional seating will be available in satellite spaces on campus once Askwith Hall fills to capacity.

Once all available seats have been filled, the lottery continues to generate the waitlist.

Once all seats are filled, students wishing to enroll will be placed on a waiting list on a first come, first - serve basis and contacted in order of the waiting list if a seat becomes available.

But despite higher gas prices, once the lines for a daily or weekly ration at the filling station disappeared, consumers found that those little econoboxes with vinyl seats, 5 - speed manual transmissions, AM radios and doors that had to be locked individually and by key, were a pain.

«If you look at our industry, there is some analogy to filling hotel rooms and airline seats,» explains Christopher Mundy, executive vice president of strategic planning and operations for Chicago - based Equity Office Properties Trust (NYSE: EOP), which once again ranked No. 1 on this year's Top Office Owners survey.

What was once the dining room in the Georgian part of the house is now an airy living room filled with plump seating and a fire that is lit when the days draw in.