Sentences with phrase «first race for mayor»

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The first call for former Rep. Anthony Weiner to withdraw from the New York City mayor's race following his acknowledgement of another round of explicit on - line messages and photos comes from one of his Democratic primary opponents, Sal Albanese, who released the following statement:

During his visit, he was introduced to Klein for the first time by the IDC's newest member, Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Queens Democrat who just so happens to be spending a lot of time with the NYC GOP leaders as he courts them in his long - shot bid to run on their ballot line in the upcoming mayor's race.

In the past, de Blasio and Clinton have had a friendly relationship and the mayor served as campaign manager in her first race for the U.S. Senate in 2000.

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his record against Sal Albanese, the former city councilman, in the first Democratic primary debate in the race for mayor, which NY1 hosted, with partners NYC Votes, WNYC, POLITICO New York, the Citizens Union, the Latino Leadership Institute, Civic Hall, and Intelligence Squared US.

Nixon has begun the process of assembling staff to lay the groundwork for a competitive race, tapping Rebecca Katz and Bill Hyers, two veterans of mayor Bill de Blasio's first campaign for mayor.

When I first ran for mayor in 1989, I lost the race.

In his most recent bid for office, the 2017 race for mayor, Hawkins received more votes than Republican candidate Laura Lavine, the first time a third party candidate has finished ahead of a major party candidate in that race in 60 years.

In January 2008, she became the first woman to hold the post of Onondaga County executive after losing the 2005 race for mayor of Syracuse.

Democrat Ben Blake won in Milford in a three - way race as the party captured the mayor's office for the first time in two decades after the Republican incumbent declined to seek re-election.

In a stunning slap at Mayor de Blasio, one of the city's leading civic groups announced Monday that it is not making an endorsement in the mayor's race for the first time in a half century because of «troubling» ethical issues hounding the administration.

The 2013 race for mayor has been under way for more than a year, but here was a first: This afternoon the six declared or likely candidates were all on one stage at the same time.

An investigation into the mayor's fundraising practices and efforts to help state Senate Democrats in key battleground races was closed by federal prosecutors, but became an additional irritant for de Blasio during his first term.

The good - government group Citizens Union is declining to endorse in the race for New York City mayor, the first time the organization has declined to issue a recommendation for the office in a half century.

In the first poll released since Anthony Weiner confirmed he is mulling a potential entry into the New York City mayor's race, the former congressman demonstrates he could still be a contender — or, at the very least, complicate things considerably for already - declared fellow Democrats.

The legislation is a priority for de Blasio, who promised during his campaign to banish the industry as one of his first acts as mayor — a pledge that helped secure the backing of an animal - rights group that later targeted his primary opponent in the race.

In 2013, the Republican Party failed to provide a candidate for the mayor's race for the first time in a century.

Ahead of the pivotal September 12 primary, three leading Democrats aspiring to get the party nod in the race for mayor of Albany are debating for the first time tonight.

The race for Rochester's next mayor kicks off as the first official contender enters the ring.

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NY1 hosts the first general election debate in the race for mayor as Mayor Bill de Blasio faces his challengers, Republican Nicole Malliotakis and Independent Bo Dietl, from Symphony Space on the Upper West Side.

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan's first week in office saw housing help for low - income families, a study of the city's Race and Social Justice Initiative and a proposal for two years of free community college tuition for public high school graduates.