Sentences with phrase «for legislative seats»

Motivated by education cuts and a nationwide spirit of activism, dozens of teachers are running for legislative seats across the country.

The eight contenders for legislative seats in Bristol are scheduled for a candidate forum there, and...

Greenberg, a survivor of sexual abuse himself, has been backing challengers for legislative seats this year in the hopes of getting the bill approved.

Also in Ohio, a battleground state with a Republican governor and a Republican - controlled Legislature, voters approved a plan to establish a commission to oversee redistricting for legislative seats.

Progressives have even made inroads in less hospitable territory: On Tuesday in Nebraska, community organizer Kara Eastman beat a more moderate former congressman to win a Democratic primary for a House seat, and in western Pennsylvania, two Socialist candidates won Democratic primaries for legislative seats.

Since 1902, the president's party has been on the losing end of the battle for legislative seats in 27 of 29 midterm election cycles.

Funding schools, especially in a re-election year for all legislative seats, remains a good applause line for constituents back home.

The supervisor, who ran unsuccessfully for a legislative seat in 2014, said Connecticut has no system of county government, something he thinks Suffolk County should adopt.

The winner would be sworn in right after Election Day, with a vote for the legislative seat taking place 60 to 90 days later.

Democrat Mike MacIsaac will challenge incumbent Republican Mary Wawro for the legislative seat in District 1.

The race for the legislative seat was roiled last week when the Ulster Town Board voted to honor Freedom of Information Act requests filed over the summer by the Kingston Times and local talk - radio host Richard Cahill Jr. seeking access to dashcam video of a May 24 incident involving Berky and Town of Ulster Police Officer Gary Short.

Julian, who party sources said openly supported Cox for the legislative seat, resigned from his staff job with the Republican Committee at the end of its nominating meeting May 25 and was appointed by Mahoney on July 11 to a $ 38,789 job as a confidential assistant in the county Law Department.

Mr. Bell also challenged Mr. Krupski for the legislative seat in 2015.

Competitors are lining up to enter the race for her legislative seat.

Angie Minew gained the Republican endorsement for the legislative seat from District 2 during the summer at the Republican Party's County Convention.

The two Republican candidates vying for the legislative seat of Texas House Speaker Joe Straus, Steve Allison and Matt Beebe, both tout their conservative credentials, but found a few points of disagreement Thursday night at a forum hosted by the North East Independent School District Council of PTAs.

Not exact matches

Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA chief executive Deidre Willmott will not be a contender for Liberal Party endorsement for the Legislative Assembly seat of Cottesloe when the incumbent, former premier Colin Barnett, quits politics.

Ultimately, startups and tech can take a short victory lap after TC Heartland, but should not see the decision as a license for patent reformers to take a back seat in the legislative process.

Cantor predicted a slew of contested races at the local, state and federal levels in the coming year (recall that all the House and state legislative seats will be up for grabs with new district lines, which further boosts the possibility of competitive contests).

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.»

Still, that would come in an election year for all 213 legislative seats in the Assembly and Senate.

It was not quite the blue wave that Democrats in New York had hoped for, but the results of Tuesday's special elections in 11 state legislative seats did give the party hope that they might be able to help national Democrats retake the House of Representatives in the fall.

Democratic candidates yesterday won two special elections for state legislative seats in the Northeast, another indication for the party that a blue wave is forming ahead of November's midterm elections.

The legislative task force on redistricting met for the first time since Republicans, who are in charge of the Senate, announced that they would be seeking an additional 63rd Senate seat in the new district maps.

ALBANY — State government is bracing for a parade of corruption trials in 2018, with five cases involving powerful players going before juries at the same time that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and all 213 legislative seats are up for election.

The race for the 37th District seat is one of 11 special legislative elections on Tuesday, April 24.

Vulnerable House and Senate Democrats want their leaders to skip the party's controversial legislative agenda for next year to help save their seats in Congress.

party is on track to win 400 legislative seats, another victory for the country's young president.

In November 2018, 87 of these 99 chambers are holding general elections for a total of 6,069 seats — roughly 82 percent of the total state legislative seats in the country.

Flanagan's relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo has cooled in recent months, after Cuomo backed Democrats for some Senate seats in the 2016 elections and the governor and legislative leaders had a falling - out over a failed special session in December.

Last week, the Republican State Leadership Committee announced a plan to invest $ 3 million into the recruitment of 100 Hispanic candidates for state legislative seats across the nation in 2012.

«A Brooklyn native who represented Staten Island for six years, his strong legislative record and unparalleled constituent services operation make him the a strong contender for the congressional seat and he plans to speak with the County Chairman and the County Committee in short order.

More than 6,000 legislative seats are up for grabs in 46 states, and voters will choose governors in 36 states.

Nine special elections, all for state legislative seats, have taken place since Donald Trump was elected president in November.

Press questions were primarily «off topic,» with on topic questions covering the enrollment statistics and remaining available seats and whether legislative changes to the common core state standards will be an improvement for students, teachers and parents.

Republican Chris McGrath, who lost his bid in April for the Senate seat held by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, is calling for first passage of the amendment, which is mired in legislative gridlock in the Assembly and Senate.

An NYPD detective who was disqualified from challenging a GOP - backed candidate for a Nassau legislative seat because of a petition error has filed an 11th - hour appeal seeking to get on the ballot.

Six Democrats are battling for the party's nomination to run for the lower Manhattan Assembly seat once held by Silver, making it one of the most closely watched and unpredictable contests in Tuesday's slate of state legislative primaries.

In this system, voters have a single vote, which they can cast for a single candidate in their district, in which only one legislative seat is available.

Altogether, 220 of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats are up for re-election on November 5, 2013.

Altogether, 578 of the country's 7,384 state legislative seats were up for election in the off - election year.

Altogether, 6,125 of the country's 7,384 state legislative seats were up for re-election in the volatile election year.

Altogether, 538 (7.3 %) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for election.

McIntosh is enthusiastic about women's chances of picking up a few more Senate seats in 2014, and cites EMILY's List's work training 1,000 female candidates for state legislative races.

Altogether, 6,057 (82.0 %) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for election during the midterm election year.

This is 23 % of the 1,600 state legislative seats up for election in the 14 term - limited states with 2010 elections.

Altogether, 578 of the country's 7,384 state legislative seats were up for re-election in 2009.

Republican Party Chairman Rob Gleason called the one - seat loss a «sad day,» but said in a statement he remained confident that the leadership of incoming Gov. Tom Corbett and the new GOP legislative leadership «will result in more jobs and more opportunities for our Commonwealth to grow in the years ahead.»

Altogether, 6,015 (81.47 %) of the country's 7,383 state legislative seats were up for re-election during the presidential election year.

Of course others will have started circulating petitions for that state legislative seat weeks before.