Sentences with phrase «first ran for statewide office»
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.
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Jackson will run along side Ken Cuccinelli and is the first black candidate the party has nominated for statewide office since 1988 according to the Associated Press.
One thing is certain: Cuomo is doing no favors for DiNapoli by negotiating this deal with Hevesi so close to the general election, which is the first time the former assemblyman has run statewide since being placed in the comptroller's office by his legislative colleagues in February 2007 after Hevesi's first guilty felony plea in Chauffeurgate.
They've frequently been criticized for stepping into grey areas — for example, statewide parties have used these funds to open up new offices in small villages for the first time in the run - up to competitive elections for districts that include those villages.