Sentences with phrase «first run for political office»

Political life: Hudson made her first run for political office in 2011, when she easily won her at - large seat on the council.

It was his first run for political office and his opponent was Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, who had been appointed to the office three years prior.

As the dust settles on the party's choice, the question remains of how, in practical terms — and how much, in political terms — the WFP endorsement will help Nixon, an actress and educational activist making her first run for political office.

Not exact matches

She is the only first lady to have ever run successfully for political office, becoming the first female senator from New York in 2001.

Clark was a former Liberal, having worked as a staffer at the Legislature during Laurence Decore «s time as party leader (Clark's father, Gilbert Clark, was 823 votes away from ending Ralph Klein «s political career when the former mayor first ran for provincial office in Calgary - Elbow in 1989).

Trump, who made a fortune in real estate before running for political office, has decided to donate his first - quarter salary of $ 78,333 to the National Park Service, the White House announced.

Even though this is his first run for office, Mr. Bachmann has been participating in the American political process for ten years.

Zacarese, on the other hand, is a true political outsider making his first run for elected office.

Barkan, a political journalist making his first run for public office, said he would fight for the disabled if elected.

This is his first run for public office, but he has vast experience and social network in the political realm.

He said he supported Deacon over the other two Democratic candidates because she grew up in Syracuse, attended Syracuse schools, and worked her way up in the political arena, working for former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand before running for office this year for the first time.

In a bid to become the city's first African - American mayor, Marlon Anderson threw his hat in the ring Wednesday night, announcing at Albany public library's main branch that this will be the last time he runs for political office.

The fact that he changed his name 25 years after he first read «The Autobiography of Malcolm X,» while in the middle of his first run for elected office, shouldn't make you think that there were any political implications to his choice.

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.

The parade is a political minefield for Gonzalez, who is making his first run for elective office.

The 2nd Senate District race offers a stark contrast in political experience, with the incumbent boasting 30 years at the legislature and his challenger running for her first elected office.

Trump Jr. has taken an active interest in his family's first political campaign, making himself a crucial adviser along with his adult siblings, and the speech drew immediate suggestions that he should run for office himself.

The first is she may have her sights on higher political offices in Washington, D.C., although she denied a run for president last May, according to

The first is she may have her sights on higher political offices in Washington, D.C., although she denied a run for president last May, according to The Hill.

This is the first time Balter has run for a political office, although she has become a recognizable face in Central New York as an organizer of CNY Solidarity Coalition, a grassroots group of activists that formed to oppose the policies of President Donald Trump after he was elected.

Benoit noted the race would be his first run for office, which he said he did not think would hurt him against a political veteran like Smith.

Political life: Thompson first ran for office in 2013.

But those who know Mr. Cuomo well say he is also keenly aware of the powers of the attorney general's office: His own investigations of Eliot Spitzer and Gov. David A. Paterson crippled both men's political careers, paving the way for Mr. Cuomo to run for governor in the first place.

City Council attorney Deirdre Feerick has won the endorsement of the Jim Owles Liberal Democratic Club, a citywide political organization named for the first openly gay man to run for elected office in New York City in the 1970s.

Baird Ellan is not the first former judge step down from the bench and run for political office.