Sentences with phrase «for local elected office»

Squadron's Senate seat is safely Democratic, but he joins several lawmakers in the mainline conference who are seeking to leave the chamber, including Republican Sen. Phil Boyle and Democratic Sens. George Latimer and Ruben Diaz Sr., who are running for local elected office.

Not exact matches

They're challenging a 2011 state statute, backed by the gun lobby, that outlines penalties for elected officials who try to enact local gun laws, including a $ 5,000 fine and the prospect of being removed from office.

You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.

Candidates seeking the Green Party nomination for federal, state, and local partisan elected offices (or endorsement for non-partisan offices) will be present, vying to represent the party in the November 2018 election.

The Supplementary Vote (SV)-- this system is employed to elect single office - holders for a whole regional or local authority area (spanning many constituencies or wards, and sometimes called «at large» elections).

This system is employed to elect single office - holders for a whole regional or local authority area (spanning many constituencies or wards, and sometimes called «at large» elections) while taking account of the preferences of as many voters as possible.

A group of about 30 local elected officials, activists and concerned residents gathered Tuesday afternoon outside Rep. John Katko's (R - Camillus) office in downtown Syracuse to protest his support for the controversial Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

In an email to supporters sent out yesterday afternoon, WFP State Director Bill Lipton reiterated that the party has been playing a «long game» with its «Progressive Pipeline» program by nuturing candidates at the local level in hopes of seeing them either 1) start a trend that results in more like - minded candidates running for — and winning — elected office, or 2) rising to a higher post with more clout.

Tomorrow, Congressman Serrano will be joined by local elected officials for the renaming ceremony of the Morris Heights Post Office in honor of Dr. Roscoe C. Brown, Jr., in order to commemorate the life and legacy of a war hero, civil rights, and community leader.

And for all leadership positions, local (including elected mayors), regional and national, there should be term limits on holding such office — no more than eight to 12 years.

(May 1, 2017) New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) and the Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (OTDA) joined Housing Visions, elected and local leaders and development partners to dedicate Walnut Avenue Homes in the City of Niagara Falls, a 41 - unit development of seven new buildings and the adaptive re-use of another that is providing affordable housing for low - income households and the formerly homeless.

He said having worked in elected offices at the local, county and state level gives him a keen sense of the concerns New Yorkers grapple with, from high taxes to providing for their families.

He touted his club's efforts two years ago to run 70 people for an even more obscure political office called county committee, and promises to bring the vitality of his organization to local elected office.

«I think the public should be very watching very carefully, I think that advocacy groups should be watching very carefully all of the filings for everyone — not just at the state level, but at the local level and elected office.

The state Democratic chairman, Jay Jacobs, predicted that Democrats running for local office would benefit from the widespread popularity of the party's top elected official, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Mitchell didn't know how long the suspension will last, but said the community board has asked for an emergency meeting in the next two weeks with the mayor's office and local elected officials to discuss their concerns.

WHAT: Senator Klein, local elected officials and Bronx community leaders will call for official recognition by the NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation of an African Slave Burial Ground discovered last year at Joseph Rodman Drake Park in Hunts Point.

It will be his first run for elected office and could become a showdown between party leaders and Rodney Wiltshire, the City Council president who has clashed with Wade and other leaders of the local party.

There is a lot of cynicism in the minds of the public about the effectiveness of local elected officials, government and those who run for public office.

The new Commissioners, elected on 15 November 2012 to take office from 22 November 2012, will have responsibilty for setting the policing budget and for deciding how much to raise from local council tax for the police.

The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.

The November 8 general elections, including for President and a variety of state and local elected offices, are just under a month away.

In New Orleans, he was one of several forensic pathologists overseen by the parish coroner, Frank Minyard, a trumpet - playing local legend who has held his elected office for more than 35 years.

If an alliance district will submit to getting rid of veteran teachers (and replacing them with scab labor from TFA); getting rid of staff people, not just in the schools and central office, but in town offices as well; hand over their democratic rights to elect their officials and let a Strong Man / Woman Mayor appoint people to the Board of Ed (even non residents); remove all checks and balances in local government; and, let any reformer do whatever they want to children, who will be guinea pigs for reform, drill - and - kill, «no excuses» punishments of preschoolers and kindergarteners — THEN Malloy will release money for leaky roofs and essential remediation of toxins.

Further, I finally fulfilled one of my dreams by running for local office in 2012 and becoming elected to the Democratic County Central Committee in San Francisco.

Georgia Governor Nathan Deal appointed Jake to the Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission (formerly the State Ethics Commission), a quasi-judicial body overseeing the ethical and reporting compliance of candidates for state and local elected office.

Two Broward County elected officials on Friday called for local leaders to defy a state law that puts politicians at risk of being removed from office if they pass any local limits on gun rights.

There are also programs to fund and develop issue or candidate campaigns, for example, to defeat a local tax or elect a member to public office.

Mendenhall pointed to an advisory group 2017 NAR President William E. Brown created earlier this year to look for ways to improve the REALTOR ® Party programs that state and local associations use to elect real estate champions to office and support pro-community advocacy efforts.

One of Alex's first contributions to the Sereno Group was to help lead and implement the «1 % for Good» program, where agents and offices as a whole can elect to donate a portion of their earnings to local charitable and community - minded organizations.

NV / RPAC helps elect candidates for Congress, the Virginia General Assembly and local offices who will uphold the interests of our profession.

B. Individuals who are actively engaged in the real estate profession other than as sole proprietors, partners, corporate officers, or branch office managers, in order to qualify for REALTOR ® Membership, shall at the time of application, be associated either as an employee or as an independent contractor with a Designated REALTOR ® Member of the Association or a Designated REALTOR ® Member of another Association (if a Secondary Member) and maintain a current, valid Florida real estate broker's or salesperson's license or be licensed, registered, or certified by an appropriate state regulatory agency to engage in the appraisal of real property, shall complete, within sixty (60) days of making application, a course of instruction covering the Bylaws and Rules and Regulations of the Association, the Bylaws of the State Association, and the Constitution and Bylaws and Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, shall pass such reasonable and nondiscriminatory written examination thereon as may be required by the Board of Directors, and shall agree in writing or by electronic agreement that if elected to membership they will abide by the Code of Ethics of the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS ®, and by the Constitution, Bylaws, and Rules and Regulations of the local Board, State Association, and the National Association.

The GRAR Industry Advocacy Committee is asking all Members who hold any type of local governmental office or position (Or are considering running for elected office) to please let us know!