Sentences with phrase «first race for governor»

She is a popular Republican incumbent who played her cards right when she cross-endorsed Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo in his first race for governor.

«Cuomo is very sensitive to communities of color and African American communities specifically,» he said, referencing the 2002 racially - charged brouhaha surrounding Cuomo's first race for governor against former State Comptroller Carl McCall, who is black.

No review of Mahoney's career would be complete without discussing her surprise cross-party endorsement of Cuomo in his first race for governor.

Tensions between Cuomo and Kennedy simmered for years while the two were married, and exploded into an ugly divorce battle in 2003 — a year after Cuomo, a former federal housing secretary, lost his first race for governor — following revelations that Kennedy was having an affair with a married and wealthy polo - playing family friend, Bruce Colley.

She famously endorsed Cuomo in his first race for governor.

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Much like a previous radio ad on this subject, this spot casts the race for governor as a two - person contest between «two major candidates» — Paladino and Cuomo — making no mention of the third contender, Republican Rick Lazio, whom Paladino must first defeat in a primary before facing off against the AG.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is speaking for the first time about his decision to pull out of the race for governor.

«Vote for the Homo, Not Cuomo» is not the first time she's wielded it during the New York governor's race.

Four years ago, the state Business Council broke with tradition and made an endorsement in the governor's race for the first time in its 30 - year history, backing then - state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic frontrunner, over his Republican challenger, Carl Paladino.

NARAL is spending $ 30,000 for the spot — the first independent expenditure in the governor's race — which will be broadcast on NY1 in New York City and on comparable cable news stations in Buffalo and Albany.

Becoming the first New York governor to run for president since Nelson Rockefeller, former three - term Republican Governor George Pataki jumped into the race this morning in a YouTube campaign video before appearing in New Hagovernor to run for president since Nelson Rockefeller, former three - term Republican Governor George Pataki jumped into the race this morning in a YouTube campaign video before appearing in New HaGovernor George Pataki jumped into the race this morning in a YouTube campaign video before appearing in New Hampshire.

Rep. Steve Pearce on Monday became the first Republican to join the race for governor of New Mexico, opening up the state's 2nd District seat, which Democrats were already planning to target in 2018.

Adding a prominent African - American could help Mr. Cuomo soothe any resentment he sets off if Gov. David A. Paterson, the state's first African - American governor, stays in the race and the two men battle for the party's support at the state convention in the summer.

Rep. - elect Anthony Brown, who lost a governor's race in Maryland two years ago, walks down the House steps for the 115th Congress freshman class group photo during the first week of orientation on Nov. 15.

Onondaga County Republican Committee Chairman Tom Dadey said the ongoing federal investigation of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Upstate economic development projects has given Republicans hope that their party can win a New York governor's race for the first time since George Pataki won in 2002.

The state Business Council, which endorsed then - AG Cuomo for governor in 2010 — the first gubernatorial endorsement in its 30 - year history — has also yet to endorse a candidate in this year's race, and might very well remain neutral.

Cuomo for the first time in his tenure as governor is getting actively involved in key races for Democrats seeking to flip control of the House of Representatives.

«Governor Moonbeam» had spent the first part of»91 preparing to mount a comeback race for a U.S. Senate seat in» 92, but when he realized how wide - open the presidential field was, he switched gears and jumped in.

This year Blackwell will count the votes in his own race for governor, in the crucial U.S. Senate race between GOP incumbant Mike DeWine versus Congressman Sherrod Brown, and in a number of critical House races hotly contested for the first time in years.

«I welcome Mr. Ehrlich back into the race for governor,» said the first term Democratic governor, on his Facebook page.

ALBANY — The leader of the state Assembly Republicans announced Tuesday he's running for governor, becoming the first GOP candidate to jump into the race.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb on Tuesday became the first Republican candidate to officially enter the 2018 race for governor.

Molinaro had at first bowed out of the race for governor at the beginning of the year, a move that came days after businessman Harry Wilson also declined to run.

The governor explained that Nigeria's present political structure was seriously affecting the efficiency of both State and Local governments, submitting that for States to give optimal service to their citizens, the principle of inclusion as being practiced in Lagos where anybody irrespective of race or creed can rise to the pinnacle of their chosen career, first needs to be applied to the division of power between the Federal and State governments.

Those included unsuccessful races by Democrat Bill Curry for governor in 1994 and 2002, Westport First Selectman Diane Farrell for Congress against incumbent Republican Chris Shays, and U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in his loss to Greenwich upstart Ned Lamont in the August 2006 Senate primary.

Green Party candidate Howie Hawkins, a Syracuse resident who first ran for governor in 2010, entered the race in April.

State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is the first Republican candidate to officially enter the 2018 race for governor.

State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb said Tuesday he plans to seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2018, becoming the the first member of his party to formally enter the race.

Boughton first ran for governor in 2010 but dropped out of the race to become Republican Michael Fedele's running mate.

WIBC Radio reports the last of three debates in Indiana's race for governor has produced more disagreements while maintaining the cordial atmosphere of the first...

In Syracuse later on Tuesday, DeFrancisco said he wouldn't be the first unknown to beat a Cuomo in a race for governor.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who has engaged in unprecedented criticism of Governor Andrew Cuomo in recent days, suggested for the first time Sunday that he regrets working to shore up liberal support for his putative ally in the governor's race laGovernor Andrew Cuomo in recent days, suggested for the first time Sunday that he regrets working to shore up liberal support for his putative ally in the governor's race lagovernor's race last year.

Not only have Republicans repeatedly cited gubernatorial races as the first step in their rebuilding process nationally but the governors elected over the next two years will play a major role in the decennial redistricting process that will help determine control of Congress for the foreseeable future.

A Republican appears poised to become the first to officially announce his candidacy in this year's race for governor.

Trump — who many still don't believe will entire the race for governor — turned to Cox and said, «well, that's the first time I heard that from you, Ed» and mentioned how he has been backing Astorino, one source recounted..

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who was the first Republican candidate to enter the race for governor, has ended his campaign.

Unlike Crist, a telegenic sitting governor and former attorney general who first ran for statewide office in 1986, Meek entered the race last year without much of a profile beyond of his Miami - area congressional district.

Then in 2010, a year after Schwarzenegger and the Democrat - controlled state legislature took advantage of the leverage given to them by the federal Race to the Top initiative and passed a series reforms (including the nation's first Parent Trigger law and requiring the state's teacher database to be tied to its student data system in order to allow for the use of student data in evaluating teachers), the NEA and AFT spent big to back once - and - future governor Jerry Brown's return to the top office, and successfully back traditionalist Tom Torlakson as state schools superintendent (while defeating longstanding Gloria Romero, the former state senate honcho who worked with Schwarzenegger to pass the reforms).

The leadership of the Connecticut Education Association went so far as to overrule their own political endorsing committee who had voted that the teachers» union should make «no endorsement» in the race for governor because Malloy's policies and actions during his first term were so anti-teacher and anti-public schools.

The campaign contributions that fossil fuel and electric utility interests have made in Ohio's race for governor during the first four months of 2018 have largely gone to Republican candidate Mike DeWine.

«Governor Crist has moved Florida toward the vanguard of states on clean energy policy by recognizing that energy efficiency is the first fuel in the race for a clean and affordable energy future,» said Steven Nadel, ACEEE's Executive Director.

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