Sentences with phrase «for city council seats»

While candidates planning to run for City Council seats in November are just starting to pick out color schemes for lawn signs, campaigns to represent the southeastern-most neighborhoods of Queens are in full swing ahead of a special election next month.

The average turnout for nonpartisan special elections for city council seats since 2001 was 10.25 %, 57 % higher than for partisan special elections for state legislative contests.

There were 10 primaries for City Council seats in Queens Sept. 15, six of -LSB-...]

Democrat Bill Perkins left the Senate this year for a city Council seat; Republican Assemblyman Joseph Saladino resigned after he was appointed Oyster Bay town supervisor.

State Sen. Bill Perkins is expected to win a crowded special election Tuesday for the City Council seat in Harlem that he previously held for eight years.

Oliver Rosenberg's campaign says that days after he filed papers to run in the June 28 primary, he was contacted by a Nadler ally who offered to raise thousands of dollars in campaign funds if Rosenberg instead ran for a City Council seat.

Brooklyn City Councilman David Greenfield has tapped his ally Kalman Yeger to run for his City Council seat, in a deal criticized by good government groups who say it deprives Democrats of the chance to choose a candidate in an open primary.

ASTORIA — Costa Constantinides, one of three candidates vying for the City Council seat held by term - limited Peter Vallone Jr., is far ahead of his competitors when it comes to fundraising, according to filings released by the Campaign Finance Board last week.

MANHATTAN — Now that Dan Garodnick has officially declared his plans to run for city comptroller, challengers are lining up to vie for his City Council seat.

This same issue was one of many criticisms Jose A. Padilla, Jr had & was looking forward to debating with the» Majority Leader» during his run for the City Council Seat in 2009!

These are just two examples of easily avoidable types of problems that District Leader Frank Gulluscio, who won the Democratic primary last month for the City Council seat currently held by Eric A. Ulrich, state Senator Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach), and local community activist Betty Braton say could be avoided in the future if two bills currently before the New York City Council are passed.

When I ran for a city council seat in the 32nd councilmanic district in 2003, I was required to take a mandatory leave of absence from my employ.

In 2013, Mr. Johnson successfully ran for a City Council seat representing Manhattan neighborhoods including Greenwich Village, Chelsea and Midtown West that had been occupied by Christine C. Quinn, then the speaker of the City Council.

Austin Shafran is campaigning full - time for the City Council seat currently held by Dan Halloran.

Democratic State Senator Tony Avella is not ready to back his party's nominee for the City Council seat he once held.

He's running for a City Council seat in Northern Queens and facing off against Assemblyman Francisco Moya, who is being backed by the powerful Democratic County machine.

Harlem's political elite turned up at City Hall yesterday to endorse veteran district leader Inez Dickens for the City Council seat being vacated next year by Bill Perkins.

Senator Ruben Diaz, Sr., is surrounded by supporters after defeating several challengers for the City Council seat in District 18.

Greenfield tried to hand - pick a successor for his City Council seat but now Hikind's son is running, too.

In addition, two mainline Democratic seats could be in play in special elections before next November — Bronx Senator Rubén Díaz is running for a City Council seat, and Senator George Latimer is campaigning for county executive in Westchester.

«As many of you know, I have been preparing for a campaign for the City Council seat currently held by Speaker Quinn,» he said.

Senator George Latimer, of Westchester County's 37th District, is eying the county executive seat, while Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., representing the Bronx's 32nd District, is a candidate for a City Council seat he briefly held in 2001.

Mr. Parker, who ran unsuccessfully for a City Council seat last year, won in a largely Caribbean district in a race with two other candidates, besides Mr. Dear.

[amNY] • Mathieu Eugene, who beat nine opponents for a City Council seat, is demanding a revote.

But the Espadas turned the tables the following year, when Mr. Espada won the special election in February 2003 for the City Council seat previously held by Mr. Díaz.

State Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj (D - Bronx), who is running for a City Council seat, was spotted using his city - issued parking placard on his campaign bus last week.

In the close race for a City Council seat, Democrat Marsha Silverman widened her lead over Republican Matthew Connolly.

«This club was founded in early 2009 and Bill de Blasio has, I think, been to every event we've ever held,» said club founder Mark Levine, who is vying for a City Council seat in the 7th District.

The 31 - year - old is vying with Yetta Kurland, a civil rights attorney, for the City Council seat that Speaker Christine Quinn has held for 14 years.

Rajkumar Announces, Challenges Chin For City Council Seat The Lo - Down: News from the Lower East Side

The former councilman's most prominent opponent is Kimberly Council, an East New York activist who ran against Espinal for the City Council seat, losing both in the Democratic primary and the general election on the Working Families Party line.

Lopez will step down from his Albany post at the end of the legislative session on June 20, and he'll run for a City Council seat in November, he said.

New Utrecht HS teacher Mark Treyger, who is running for the City Council seat in Brooklyn's 47th Council District, accepts the union's endorsement accompanied by his parents, Naum and Tatyana Treyger; his wife, Christine Imbemba; and his daughter, Stephanie.

One - term incumbent Nury Martinez, who represents the east San Fernando Valley in District 6, is widely expected to run for the City Council seat about to be vacated by Tony Cardenas, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives.

Not exact matches

Following gigs as the business manager at the University of Alberta's student newspaper and a government relations director at the students» union, Iveson beat an incumbent for a seat on city council.

Duggan, at the same news conference, took issue with Rhodes» concern that it is a possible conflict of interest for the mayor and a member of the city council to have a seat on a nine - member, state - created oversight board for a post-bankruptcy Detroit.

The qualifying period begins Tuesday for Boca Raton's March 14 elections for two seats and a mayoral position on the City Council.

On a flight to New York City this past weekend, I was catching up on a project for our School Health Advisory Council when my seat mate noticed the Houston ISD logo on my paperwork.

But come January when the legislative session begins, the Democrats are expected to lose two members — Ruben Diaz of the Bronx who won a City Council seat, and George Latimer of Westchester who beat Republican incumbent Rob Astorino for County Executive as part of that previously mentioned «Blue Wave.»

Adam McFadden, a Democrat who currently serves as the vice president for the Rochester City Council, has announced his plans to run for the NY - 25 seat formerly occupied by the late Rep. Louise Slaughter.

Congressman Daniel Donovan, the representative of the sole red beachhead in blue New York City, today backed one of his former staffers for a soon - to - be-vacant City Council seat that overlaps heavily with the Brooklyn end of Donovan's Staten Island - based turf.

The race for the 34th District City Council seat is one of those convoluted knots of lunacy, intrigue and stupidity that is so unlikely, it could only be true.

Her son, James Wu, has also taken a foray into politics, running unsuccessfully for the Flushing City Council seat in 2009.

City Council Watch spoke to three primary challengers for the 8th CD seat, and reached out to several others.

Persephone Sanderson - Smith for New York City Council, District 37 Campaign Details 1111 votes, 9.95 % https://enrweb.boenyc.us/CD213800.html Ronald R Ring, City Council Rochester 12th / 12 for five seats, 1579 votes, 1.19 % https://enr.monroecounty.gov/flashresults.html

The District 3 City Council race, for the seat held the past 14 years by Speaker Christine Quinn, pits two passionate and energetic L.G.B.T. contenders against each other for what has often been dubbed «the gay seat.»

Eric Graf for Syracuse City Council District 2 Campaign Details 2nd / x candidates for one seat; 543 votes, 19.79 % https://ongov.resultscaster.com/start.aspx?usersessionid=none

Rodriguez, who has been a member of the State Assembly since 2011, is running for the open seat held by the City Council's term - limited Speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Darlene Elias for City Council, Holyoke 2nd / 2 for one seat; 582 votes, 41.39 % http://www.holyoke.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Municipal-Election-Official-Results-11.7.17.pdf Juan Gabriel Sanchez for City Council, Holyoke 2nd / 2 for one seat; 182 votes, 29.59 % http://www.holyoke.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/Municipal-Election-Official-Results-11.7.17.pdf Laurance Kimbrough, School Committee, Cambridge Elected to one of six seats; 2835 votes, ranked choice vote election ELECTED

The 2017 New York City elections are for the three citywide posts of Mayor, Public Advocate and Comptroller; the five Borough President positions; all 51 City Council seats; the Brooklyn and Manhattan District Attorney posts; and other down ballot offices like some civil court judges and some district leader positions.