Sentences with phrase «for gubernatorial»

«These puppy mills have gained a notorious reputation for putting profits ahead of the humane treatment of dogs and cats,» Lesniak — a Democrat of Union County and one of several lawmakers preparing for a gubernatorial run in 2017 — said in a news release.

In a potential political boost for Gov. Dannel P. Malloy, liberal Democrat Jonathan Pelto told The Hartford Courant on Saturday that he fears he will not reach the necessary threshold to qualify for the gubernatorial ballot in November.

According to the Times, when Andrew Cuomo wanted to tap into Wall Street money for his gubernatorial campaign, he had to meet with the executive director of Democrats for Education Reform (DFER), a pro-charter group.

And here's the party, left to decide between two contenders for its gubernatorial nomination.

In the same year 2007, A Just Russia held the primaries to determine the candidate for the Gubernatorial election in Altai Krai.

Justice Abang further directed INEC and the PDP to «reject and ignore any activity including primary elections / congresses for the nomination of candidates for the gubernatorial elections in Edo and Ondo states, purportedly conducted on behalf of the 2nd defendant (PDP) by any other persons or group of persons other than the Sheriff group.»

The limits per individual donor are $ 41,100 for gubernatorial candidates.

He touched the screen for gubernatorial candidate Jim Davis, a Democrat, but the review screen repeatedly registered the Republican, Charlie Crist.

Last year at this time, Cuomo was gearing up for his gubernatorial run and threw himself a big fundraiser / 52nd B - Day bash at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers that featured an appearance by Jon Bon Jovi and an awkward moment between the then - AG and his potential primary opponent, Gov. David Paterson.

While campaigning for a gubernatorial hopeful in Connecticut on Monday, Christie was asked whether he'd do the same for Astorino.

GROTON — New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie traveled to Connecticut for the fourth time in six weeks Monday, making a final effort to rally the Republican base for a gubernatorial election that is a top priority for the national party.

Six races for gubernatorial seats held by a Republican are rated «toss - up.»

There are important races for gubernatorial nominations in California, Iowa and Alabama, a contested Senate primary in Montana and a number of competitive House primary battles.

DeFrancisco will have a jump - start on fundraising for his gubernatorial campaign.

Rob was among the finalists for Lieutenant Governor for gubernatorial candidate John Faso in 2006.

Cuomo, a Democrat up for re-election in 2018, would maintain a massive cash advantage over all but the most wealthy self - funded candidates if the loophole is closed for gubernatorial races.

After a series of increasingly desperate pleas for gubernatorial votes on their line — including an email blast from Executive Director Dan Cantor titled «Imagine a state with no WFP» — the party had picked up more than 108,000 votes for Mr. Cuomo as of this writing, more than double the 50,000 needed to cling to the ballot for four years.

On March 5, Spitzer is throwing a party at his Fifth Avenue home for the gubernatorial campaign of Washington Democrat Jay Inslee, who has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1999.

In addition to the potential for a lively battle for the gubernatorial nomination, Independent Party politics are complicated by another factor: control of the party is under dispute, with two factions fighting it out.

It also advised Adeyeye to stop fuming over his failure to get the support of Governor Ayodele Fayose for his gubernatorial ambition and do his job.

Currently, Teachout is also campaign treasurer for gubernatorial hopeful Cynthia Nixon.

During his stop, Lazio — who raised $ 243,319 for a gubernatorial run as of June — answered several questions about his intentions, his past and his plans for Upstate New York.

At the time, Cuomo, who was finishing his service as the secretary of Housing and Urban Development, was already positioning himself for a gubernatorial primary two years later against Carl McCall.

Cuomo is sitting on a massive $ 23.6 million campaign war chest, and only recently started spending some of that on ads for his gubernatorial campaign.

For gubernatorial candidates, the voluntary spending cap, which is set this year at $ 13.6 million, can prove too restrictive.

That leaves one fewer obstacle for gubernatorial hopeful John DeFrancisco, but he's not ready to take on the mantle of front runner yet.

We estimate the cost to be between $ 40 million and $ 79 million for a gubernatorial election year, depending upon the number of small donors who participate.

Democrats say there is no love lost between Murphy and Susan Bysiewicz, a Lamont rival for the gubernatorial nomination who lost to Murphy in the 2012 U.S. Senate primary.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — While State Sen. John DeFrancisco gathers Republican support for his gubernatorial bid, locals are lining up to challenge for his seat, which could be vacant for the first time in 25 years.

Under the leadership of Astorino and his appointees the county jail has become a state of confusion and danger for officers, civilians and prisoners, a local Westchester blog «Independent Democrats «reported, during Astorino's fail bid for the gubernatorial seat.

... As for the Gubernatorial race, interviewed voters represented a split decision when it comes to Cuomo vs. Astorino.

Even before that news developed, it was a busy day for gubernatorial candidates: Rob Astorino and Howie Hawkins visited the Capitol to bemoan the dearth of debates just a few hours before Cuomo dropped a 245 - page second - term manifesto, «Moving the New New York Forward» (as opposed to, y ’ know, backward).

Hawkins Says Astorino Afraid To Debate a Progressive; Renews Call for a Gubernatorial Debate Focused on Education

Legislative Gazette: Green Party's Hawkins calls for gubernatorial debate after uptick in recent poll

New NY 23 blog: Hawkins Says Astorino Afraid To Debate a Progressive; Renews Call for a Gubernatorial Debate Focused on Education

If a party gets fewer than 50,000 votes for a gubernatorial candidate, it no longer gets an automatic spot on the ballot.

If Cuomo rejects the WFP line, the party could be in serious trouble, as it needs to attract at least 50,000 votes for its gubernatorial candidate in order to maintain its ballot status.

The state Conservative Party is all in for its gubernatorial designee, Rick Lazio, releasing a TV ad that features the candidate challenging the Democratic frontrunner, Andrew Cuomo, over the mosque proposed for construction near Ground Zero.

This past election cycle, Krogh first worked for gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio and is credited with masterminding his GOP convention strategy that blocked his would - be primary opponents, Democrat - turned - Republican Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Carl Paladino, from getting placed on the ballot.

One of his GOP rivals for the gubernatorial nomination, Brian Kolb, in a separate interview pointed to his opposition to the bridge being named after the former governor.

He faces Republican state Sen. John DeFrancisco for the gubernatorial nomination.

The Republican race for the gubernatorial nomination is a potentially crowded one next year: The party's 2014 nominee Rob Astorino is expected to run and businessman Harry Wilson, a 2010 candidate for state comptroller, is also weighing a campaign for governor.

In alphabetical order, here are six states where the impact of a gubernatorial race could drip down the ballot: Arizona: Republicans hope efforts to turn out the vote for their gubernatorial nominee, Doug Ducey, will help their candidates vying to pick up a pair of House seats held by Democrats.

Happening Saturday — The Villages Democratic Club will hold a forum for gubernatorial candidates, with expected guests King, Levine and Gillum, 10 a.m., Savannah Center, 1575 Buena Vista Blvd., The Villages.

During an interview, Paladino recounted for POLITICO how he first met Trump in 2013, when DiPietro and another Assembly colleague, Bill Nojay, were trying to recruit him for a gubernatorial run.

Randy Stufflebeam, the Constitution Party's 2006 nominee for Illinois Governor who received the highest number of write - in votes for a gubernatorial candidate in state history, is currently the National Vice-Chairman of the Constitution Party.

Ned Lamont has selected Susan Bysiewicz as his running mate for the gubernatorial election.

Liz Benjamin wrote: «Remember: Third parties need to get at least 50,000 votes for their gubernatorial candidates in order to maintain ballot status.»

The way around the ballot petition process in New York is through automatic ballot access, where a political party gets fifty thousand votes for their gubernatorial candidate.

Things got personal for the gubernatorial candidates once again.