Sentences with phrase «for assembly seat»

Before successfully running for an Assembly seat, Ms. Amundson — a former teacher — served for nearly a decade on the Fairfax County, Va., School board, including two years as its chariwoman.

In California, charter school advocates successfully backed Tim Grayson in his race for an assembly seat against Mae Torlakson, the wife of the Golden State's traditionalist - oriented superintendent, and got Scott Weiner elected to a state senate seat.

A source close to Hiram Monserrate said the former Democratic state senator, who was ousted from his Jackson Heights seat after cutting girlfriend Karla Giraldo's face with a broken glass, has been taking petitions to run for the Assembly seat left vacant by Jose Peralta.

Additionally, there were seven already - vacant seats or seats where the current officeholder is not seeking re-election — most of these seats saw competitive primaries, but City Council Member Inez Dickens ran unopposed for the Assembly seat being vacated by Keith Wright in Harlem.

Good day sir my name is Fred Ricks and I am currently a candidate in the 79th district for the assembly seat.

Besides the congressional race, Mr. Linares faces a challenge for his Assembly seat from the chief of staff to Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez — a close ally of State Senator Adriano Espaillat, another contender for the House seat.

He left to run for the Assembly seat he now holds after Helen Marshall vacated it to run for City Council, winning 92 percent of the vote.

Espaillat said his support of Marisol Alcantara for his Senate seat and Carmen De La Rosa for the Assembly seat represented the «year of the woman» but he might have meant «year of the Dominican woman.»

Tabone ran against Democrat Ed Braunstein in 2009 for an Assembly seat and lost although I'm not so sure he realized I was the guy with the bullhorn at his poll site.

Also on the primary ballot will be community activist Tamika Mapp, who ran against Rodriguez for his Assembly seat in the 2014 primary, and former State Assemblymember Israel Martinez.

ALBANY — Working Families Party candidate Diana Richardson has won a special election for an Assembly seat representing Brooklyn.

From left, Democrats Jean Kessner, David Stott and Pamela Hunter have all shown an interest in running for the Assembly seat held by Sam Roberts, who was nominated today as commissioner of the state Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.

Goldfeder was Schumer's director of intergovernment affairs for three years before stepping down a month ago to run for the Assembly seat that became vacant after Audrey Pheffer took the Queens county -LSB-...]

YOu are saying that he acted like a democrat and then WORKED as the CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR in Washington Heights (the very area Ydanis is from) for the Republican Party and then ran for the Assembly seat outside his district... oh you obviously intentially left out the councilman he worked for - Miguel Martinez, who is now in his way to jail.

With 57 out of 90 precincts reporting, Democrat Phil Goldfeder has defeated Republican Jane Deacy for the Assembly seat from the 23rd district in the Rockaways.

At times he may have seemed like the candidate who couldn't shoot straight but Rafael Espinal has emerged as the winner of a hotly contested three - way race for the Assembly seat from the 54th district in Bushwick.

(The governor has indicated he was likely to set an election for the Assembly seat vacated by Mr. Silver, the Manhattan Democrat and former speaker, in April, perhaps coinciding with New York's presidential primary.)

Blake is running for an Assembly seat in the Bronx.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — While Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis is running an uphill campaign for mayor, a challenger has emerged to run for her Assembly seat when the Republican's term is up next year.

He unsuccessfully sought the party's nomination to run for the Assembly seat two years ago.

But Linares would have to give up his uncontested re-election bid for his Assembly seat to run for Senate.

(Currently, Linares» daughter is planning to run for the Assembly seat.)

(Linares» daughter is running for his Assembly seat, which complicates things, as is an aide to Assemblyman Denny Farrell Jr., who is also a Rangel supporter).

Also in Buffalo, Democrat Monica Wallace easily beat back a challenge from Kristy Mazurek, who has been tied to political operative Steve Pigeon, for an Assembly seat.

It's also worth noting that the Queens GOP's vice chairman, Vince Tabone, who is running for the assembly seat being vacated by Ann - Margaret Carrozza, works for supermarket mogul John Catsimatidis.

Hiram Monserrate filed petitions to run for the Assembly seat of the man who replaced him in the Senate, Jose Peralta.

Nigel Loncke will run against Michelle Titus for her Assembly seat.

Since Tedisco's running for the Senate, there's an opening for his Assembly seat.

Speaking with Politicker this morning, Mr. Barron said he wasn't certain about why the pieces had been covered — «I don't know if they're doing that to make them better or get rid of them» — but indicated he is «definitely» running for the assembly seat that currently belongs to his wife, Inez Barron.

Washington Heights resident and social worker Marianna Gonzalez, 32, said that she voted for Gomez for the Assembly seat.

Newell, who previously challenged Silver in the Democratic primary for his assembly seat, said the culture of backroom negotiations, something Silver has become known for, is fueling bad politics for all New Yorkers.

Espaillat set de la Rosa, a staffer for his ally Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez, up against Linares in the race for his Assembly seat.

Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo said he is «seriously considering» a run for the Assembly seat.

In the 65th District of Manhattan, one of New York's most ethnically diverse, six candidates are vying for the Assembly seat that Mr. Silver had held for nearly four decades.

Adam Bermudez, an aide to New York City Councilman Andy King who previously ran for the Assembly seat in 2012, has registered a campaign committee with the Board of Elections.

Phillip Goldfeder, an aide to Sen. Charles Schumer, was selected to run for the Assembly seat recently vacated by Audrey Pheffer, while Michael Simanowitz, a longtime aide to Assembly member Nettie Mayersohn, was chosen for the race to succeed Mayersohn.

Another familiar figure in local politics, district leader Manny De Los Santos, is running for the Assembly seat as a member of the Democratic party.

They say are would consider giving Fitzpatrick the authority to run both for Assembly seat and for Flanagan's seat.

Pinon's announcement is for the Assembly seat currently held by Assembly member Shelley Mayer, who is currently running for the State Senate seat in the 37th District, which includes East Yonkers.

Mr. LaValle said Governor Andrew Cuomo put in a certificate of necessity for a special election in New York City, but not on Long Island, so it would seem that there will be no special date for the Assembly seat and the election will be held in November.

In making the announcement that he will not seek re-election for his Assembly seat this year, the GOP chairman said that he wanted to give candidates time to mount potential campaigns.

-- Queens Assemblyman Rory Lancman runs in a primary for the House seat currently occupied by Rep. Bob Turner, (assuming NY - 9 still exists after redistricting and Turner doesn't end up in a general election head - to - head with Rep. Joe Crowley or Rep. Gary Ackerman), loses and then goes back to run for his Assembly seat.

The candidate in question is Phillip Goldfeder, currently the intergovernmental affairs director for Sen. Chuck Schumer and a former aide to Mayor Bloomberg, was tapped this week by the Queens Democrats to run for the Assembly seat vacated by Audrey Pheffer (now the Queens County clerk).

Kenneth Blankenbush, a Republican running for the Assembly seat Dede Soczzava is vacating is considering running on Carl Paladino's Taxpayers line.

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Kaminsky and Eramo, a Verizon field technician and chief steward of CWA Local 1106, both ran for the Assembly seat in 2014 after Assemb.

Asked by his colleagues, friends and community members, he decided to run for the Assembly seat.

According to El Diario's Roberto Perez, Ms. Rosa will announce her intention to run for the Assembly seat in Upper Manhattan's 72nd District at a press conference on thursday.

Schiliro, an active two - decade veteran of the Suffolk County Park Police and a teacher, is challenging Anthony Palumbo, who won a special election last November, for the Assembly seat representing this North Fork district.

Those are the two conflicting viewpoints following a surprise win by a Bernie Sanders supporting candidate in a special election this week for an Assembly seat that went overwhelmingly for Donald Trump in 2016 and has traditionally been easily held by Republicans.