Sentences with phrase «for citywide office»

The city's campaign finance law prohibits individuals from contributing more than $ 4,950 to a candidate running for a citywide office during one election cycle.

Results of a Survey of All Candidates for Citywide Office In a survey conducted by Advocates for Children of New York (AFC)'s Junior Board, candidates in the 2009 New York City elections for Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller provided answers to questions covering a variety of controversial issues that affect local public schools....

Her current list includes Sen. Dan Squadron, a Brooklyn Democrat who has $ 134,944 in an unspecified campaign committee (he might run for citywide office in NYC in 2013), and $ 125,875 in his Senate account.

The disgraced former congressman — who's sitting on a $ 4.5 million campaign war chest — is mulling a bid for citywide office next year and «seriously considering» a mayoral run, multiple sources told The Post.

As New Yorkers head to the polls this fall to cast their ballots for citywide office, I wanted to take a second to tell you why I support Scott Stringer to be the City's next Comptroller.

City Councilwoman Melinda Katz (D - Forest Hills) and Queens Library External Affairs Director Jimmy Van Bramer have announced the cross-endorsement of each other's campaigns for citywide office.

The Board of Elections is exploring «instant runoff voting» in this year's citywide races, allowing voters to select their first and second choices for citywide offices at the ballot box in September.

Both Democrats are eyeing the congressional seat as a stepping stone for a 2013 race for citywide office.

The elections are long over, but the three leading Democratic candidates for citywide office last year still face fines of nearly $ 1.5 million for plastering the town with illegal posters, The Post has learned.

For citywide offices though, those waivers — commonly known as a Wilson Pakula — must be issued from the leadership of the county committees within New York City.

The certificate means a party has given its blessing for a non-party member to run on its ticket for a citywide office.

Candidates for citywide offices like comptroller have to have 3,750 signatures from registered voters in their party by Thursday.

Running as a Republican for citywide office in New York is kind of like that — only maybe more frustrating.

She had run several times for citywide office but hadn't succeeded.

As the commission settles on what to put before the voters, it should recommend a return to two - term limits for citywide offices and borough presidents, while keeping the limit for the City Council at three terms.

In the past few weeks, Lower Manhattan's political clubs have been weighing which candidates to support for citywide office.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. may run for citywide office in 2013 but if nothing is done with the Kingsbridge Armory, he may find it difficult to get elected.

I suspect Adolfo Carrion is hanging up his bid for citywide office.

«It's an important statement to those who said it was not possible in the course of three - and - a-half days to gather enough signatures to get a candidate on the ballot for citywide office,» he said.

Both have sounded progressive themes in their campaigns for those citywide offices.

Donors currently can give candidates for citywide office no more than $ 4,950 during a four - year election cycle, while they can give a City Council candidate a maximum of $ 2,750.

The Working Families Party on Thursday evening voted to endorse the Democratic incumbents running for citywide offices, including Mayor Bill de Blasio.

And when he was running for citywide office, Tony even sent parts of the little funding he had outside the borough!

«The city is lucky to have so many qualified candidates running for citywide office this year, but there is no one more qualified than Melinda -LSB-...]

PEC - ING UP THE PIECES: Anthony Weiner, who resigned from Congress last year over a sexting scandal (above), may run for citywide office.

A ticket to the event at the Carmine's in Manhattan's Theater District costs between $ 500 and $ 4,950 — the maximum amount someone running for citywide office can accept in an individual contribution — according to a copy of the invitation, which was obtained by Capital.

Then again, running for citywide office would boost his take in matching campaign funds - which he legally could swing back into his Bronx race should he decide to stay put.

It's not every day a SI'er runs for citywide office, let alone mayor.

Now it is your duty to go make difference and work with our endorsed candidates in your districts, or your boroughs, or with the candidate of your choice running for citywide office.

Of the four, Cahill is the only one who has experience running for citywide office.

Councilman Eric Ulrich, who last week opened an exploratory committee to run for citywide office, described his perceived path to victory last week.

Spitzer, 54, is the second scandal - scarred New York politician to seek redemption by running for citywide office this year.

«What's become increasingly clear is that candidates for citywide office would rather pander to the Upper East Side and their campaign donors than do right by communities in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Harlem,» Williams said in a statement.

For citywide offices, a runoff is called for if no candidate receives at least 40 percent of the vote.

Democrat Adam Baumel has filed with the state Board of Elections to challenge Malliotakis for the 64th Assembly District, alleging the Republican has been neglecting the constituents who elected her as she runs for citywide office.

A Common Council member and critic of city budgeting is considering a run for a citywide office, possibly mayor, in 2017.

«As the jury found, Jia Hou and Oliver Pan stuck a knife into the heart of New York City's campaign finance law by violating the prohibition against illegal campaign contributions, all to corruptly advantage the campaign of a candidate for citywide office,» U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a press release.

«The city is lucky to have so many qualified candidates running for citywide office this year, but there is no one more qualified than Melinda Katz,» said Vallone in a statement.

In a telling sign of his City Hall ambitions, the invite to a Diaz fund - raiser Tuesday includes an option for guests to give his campaign a donation of $ 4,950 — which is the maximum for a candidate for citywide office.

At the time, Diaz Jr. was considering a run for citywide office, but later opted out.