Sentences with phrase «first bid for the seat»

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He lost his bid to replace Harris as party leader in 2002, his seat in the 2003 provincial election, his bid for the leadership of the Conservative party in 2004 and his first attempt to win a federal seat later the same year.

With Macron having no significant, established political party behind him, we expect those parties whose candidates fell short in the first round of the presidential campaign to push hard for parliamentary seats in the June parliamentary elections in a bid to win influence.

Members of the Northern Ireland assembly today took their seats for the first time since October 2002 in a new bid to restore devolved power.

Republican Chris McGrath, who lost his bid in April for the Senate seat held by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is calling for first passage of the amendment, which is mired in legislative gridlock in the Assembly and Senate.

This was not Norman's first bid for the 5th District seat.

It will, however, be the first time since the early 1970s that the Assembly chamber will be Weprin-less, since David Weprin replaced his brother, Mark, (the sibilings switched seats, with the later taking the former's NYC Council slot after he gave it up to run a failed bid for NYC comptroller in 2009).

Gailor said it was too early to determine if the state would seek to retry Newton on the two first - degree larceny charges and the two counts of illegal campaign practices, all of which involve Newton's unsuccessful 2012 bid for a state Senate seat representing Bridgeport.

Latimer faces Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian in his re-election bid for the seat he first won in 2012, a Democratic hold after the retirement of Suzi Oppenheimer.

Cuomo's 2018 re-election campaign had previously donated $ 11,000 to Kaminsky during his first bid for the Senate seat.

Mr. Rivera, a former political aide who is running for office for the first time, has received significant support from unions, donors and elected officials across the state in his bid for the northwest Bronx seat.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — While State Sen. John DeFrancisco gathers Republican support for his gubernatorial bid, locals are lining up to challenge for his seat, which could be vacant for the first time in 25 years.

The former Energy Minister was moved to Liz Truss's old job - getting a seat at the Cabinet table for the first time - despite quitting her leadership bid within days amid a major row over comments she made about motherhood.

The Syracuse police union was among the law enforcement groups that endorsed Katko in 2014 when he made his first bid for the 24th Congressional District seat.

In 2002, Mr. Lasher contributed to Tim Bishop's Congressional upset in Suffolk County, and in the past election cycle he worked on several races, among them Working Families Party candidate Letitia James» successful City Council bid, for the seat left vacant when James Davis was murdered in City Hall last summer; Steve Levy's winning bid for Suffolk County Executive (the first Democrat elected for that seat since 1987); and Arlene Bluth's failed bid for Civil Court against Shlomo Hagler in Manhattan.

Tesla's first car, the two - seat Roadster, was even quicker but never made a serious bid for our award.

Losing his first bid for elected office in 1976, Hayden in 1982 won a seat in the California state assembly representing Santa Monica, Malibu and part of the west side of Los Angeles.

Virgin and Starwood are also offering two packages that members can bid on, namely trips for two to Maui and Honolulu that include seats on Virgin America's first flight to both destinations, a well as a four - night stay at either the Westin Maui or the Sheraton Waikiki.

Upgrade bidding: An option to use either cash or miles to pay less than the published price for a seat in business or first class by bidding against other passengers for an upgrade.

After losing his first bid for elective office, a 1972 run for a seat on the school board, he began to cultivate a less radical image.