Sentences with phrase «for public office when»

Maragos, who won his first bid for public office when he defeated Democratic incumbent county comptroller Howard Weitzman in 2009, is not expected to be nominated by Republicans next year for a third term.

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When asked if she was concerned about Facebook getting «ahead» of her office by sending in its own team on Monday night to Cambridge Analytica's London offices, she said: «I think it's very important that we apply for the warrant and that we do the search on behalf of the public.»

In Harper's, Kazin identifies «Arendt as a scholar who writes with deeply moving personal urgency about politics in its classic signification» when it meant no context for office or administration but the public realm in which alone, through action, man knew freedom.»

When Senators Leverett Saltonstall and Edward Kennedy, both from Massachusetts, presented a bill in the Senate to give public recognition to God through requiring the post office department to cancel all postage with the words «For God and Country,» Century editors replied: «If the nation really wants to give public recognition to God let it abandon its unjust crushing of the aspirations of little peoples in various parts of the world» (April 6, 1966).

When Abe Lincoln first ran for public office in Illinois, surely it was not with the ambition of being the Great Emancipator.

especially when they wear their religion in public while running for political office.

When they run for public office they can just say they are religious.

The debilitating practice of feeding the Roman populace went back to the days when rival contestants for office distributed largesses of food to the public.

Joshua Lafazan, who in 2012 became the youngest public office holder in state history when he was elected at 18 to the Syosset school board, kicked off his campaign for the Nassau Legislature, vowing to bring young energy to fight political corruption and restore the county's fiscal integrity.

The last of this dying breed was John Ravitz, who represented the Upper East Side in the Assembly between 1991 and 2002, when he lost a special election for state senate and walked away from public office.

By 1998, when Schneiderman decided to leave private practice for public office, he had both Nadler and Stringer supporting his State Senate run.

Labour's opposition to cuts, and apparent refusal to take responsibility for the state of the public finances when they left office, only reinforce this view.

When I studied aspects of US politics at BA level (admittedly quite briefly and a while ago) I recalled very weak structures for substantive participation outside of campaign times, particularly for those not wishing to stand for public office.

«How elected officials treat citizens who want to exercise their 2nd Amendment civil rights is the main issue our members and constituents look at when considering candidates for public office.»

When asked specifically whether they support creating a system of public financing in New York that would limit the size of political contributions to candidates and match smaller contributions made to candidates for state offices, 61 percent answered in the affirmative.

Candidates running for public office have no formal process when it comes to submitting their tax returns for public viewing.

«I have enjoyed a great relationship with Gary over the years, from interning in his office when I was a high school student to having his support in all of my campaigns for public office, and I'll be supporting Gary this year in the new Sixth congressional district.»

His most recent campaign for public office was in 2010, when he lost a bid for the 120th Assembly District post to incumbent Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli, D - Syracuse.

The left - leaning minor party was angered when Cuomo failed to win a public campaign financing system for state wide offices in the budget.

City College women's studies Professor Joyce Gelb said that being single is now no longer a serious hindrance when it comes to running for public office.

The authority had planned to close the center, which lets the public use Stuyvesant High's athletic facilities when school is not in session, on Dec. 20 — much to the outrage of residents and officials — but the authority agreed to keep it open while they work with Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's office to find a new operator for the facility.

The left - leaning minor party was angered when Cuomo failed to win a public campaign financing system for statewide offices in the budget.

Unlike the early political experiences of most candidates for office, Mr. Cuomo's unfolded in public, starting when he was a teenager.

If Spitzer were to make a bid for public office in New York State this year, voters are all over the map when it comes to which office he should seek.

E.J. McMahon, research director of the Empire Center for Public Policy, said that for the first time since Cuomo took office in 2011 — when he reached a wide - ranging pact over Medicaid spending with various interest groups — such spending could be a major issue in the 2018 budget.

And the differences are even sharper when totals are adjusted for the cost of living in members» districts, according to a POLITICO New York analysis of data maintained by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, the state comptroller's office, the Empire Center and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

(a) Whenever a Party nomination for a public office to be filled at a general or special election is not made at a primary election or by judicial nominating convention, or when no valid designating petition is filed with the board of elections (1) such nomination shall be made by the Executive Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision whose boundaries are coterminous with the County of New York or the Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by the Executive Committee or a subcommittee appointed by the Executive Committee for that purpose, and (2) such nomination shall be made by the appropriate District Committee if for a public office to be filled by the voters of a political subdivision wholly or partly contained within, but embracing only a part of, the County of New York or Borough of Manhattan, and any vacancy in a nomination so made shall be filled by a subcommittee appointed by said District Committee for that purpose.

Michael Martino, a former newspaper columnist and editor who has done public relations work for both Democrats and Republicans, will be the new communications director for Democratic Nassau County Executive Laura Curran when she takes office Jan. 1.

Republicans are more forgiving than Democrats when it comes to the personal issues of a candidate who's running for public office, according to a new Morning Consult / Politico poll that shows GOP voters care more about policy positions.

Ms. James was similarly committed when we asked if she might follow the path of current Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and run for mayor after a term or two in office.

These are the «open» seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection, opening up her seat for a competitive battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on federal public corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.

Guy's last campaign for public office was in 2010, when he lost the 120th Assembly District race to Bill Magnarelli, D - Syracuse.

I suspect change will begin when a few brave souls with the chops to make a difference get in the game and run for public office.

«We believe that it is obscene that at a time when we should be making strong frontline investments in public schools, at a time where we should be making sure our public schools are world class... the Senate and governor are considering implementing a plan that would be a reverse Robin Hood for millionaires and billionaires around the state,» Charles Khan, an organizing director at Strong Economy for All Coalition, said at a rally at the Legislative Office Building.

As attorney general, when he was the one investigating crimes rather than running the executive branch, he sought increased powers for public corruption, pressing legislators to pass a bill granting his office broad jurisdiction and subpoena powers to pursue such cases.

«Gary Ackerman is a solid progressive... I have enjoyed a great relationship with Gary over the years, from interning in his office when I was a high school student to having his support in all of my campaigns for public office, and I'll be supporting Gary this year in the new Sixth congressional district.»

The former surrogate for Hillary Clinton will propose new laws barring Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents from public schools, social service offices and personnel areas of city buildings, except when the federal authorities have a warrant.

'' «notes the threats to the future of the Royal Mail and welcomes the conclusion of the Hooper Report that, as part of a plan to place the Royal Mail on a sustainable path for the future, the current six days a week universal service obligation (USO) must be protected, that the primary duty of a new regulator should be to maintain the USO, and that the Government should address the growing pensions deficit; notes that modernisation in the Royal Mail is essential and that investment must be found for it; endorses the call for a new relationship between management and postal unions; urges engagement with relevant stakeholders to secure the Government's commitment to a thriving and prosperous Royal Mail, secure in public ownership, that is able to compete and lead internationally and that preserves the universal postal service; further notes the Conservatives» failure to invest in Royal Mail when they were in power in contrast with Labour's support for both Royal Mail and the Post Office; and notes that legislation on these issues will be subject to normal parliamentary procedures.»

When alarms were raised over monetary inducements and reckless political spending during the campaigns, none of the major contenders for public offices questioned the sources of funding of the electioneering because doing so at that period might jeopardise their political aspirations.

The legislature, however, closed that door in 2013 when it passed a law saying that a candidate convicted of a felony related to his public office isn't eligible for grants from the Citizens Election Program.

A litany of allegations leveled against Charolotte Osei including spending GHc3.9 million to partition an office, receipt of a bullet - proof Toyota Land Cruiser from the previous government, spending about $ 14 million for district offices when the Public Procurement Authority (PPA) had authorized her to use only $ 7.5 million as well as attending Cabinet meetings under President John Mahama's administration, among others.

In Jonathan Darman's titillatingly good Newsweek profile of Eliot Spitzer, we learn that the disgraced ex-governor has no plans to run for his old public offices again, doesn't want to admit whether he went to therapy, and always knew what he was doing wrong when he paid prostitutes for sex behind his wife's back.

By convention, the Office for National Statistics gives ministers 24 hours» notice of its data, so they can prepare their response to the figures when they enter the public domain.

The department's Office of the Deputy Commissioner, Public Information (DCPI), which handles the issuance of the credentials, has not been accepting applications for new cards for weeks, and has not definitively said when it will begin taking appointments again.

«I am very, very disappointed when a person who runs for public office and holds themselves out to be trusted by their community, winds up involved in a sordid affair,» he said.

Hawkins, when he's not running for some public office or another, is a blue collar unionist and unreconstructed socialist.

Walter, who spent $ 73,000 on the race, said the amount the super PAC is able to spend on races, «is a scary thought when you're running for public office in a small municipality.»

Joshua Lafazan, who in 2012 became the youngest public office holder in state history when he was elected at 18 to the Syosset school board, kicked off his campaign for the Nassau Legislature Thursday, vowing to bring young energy to fight political corruption and restore the county's fiscal integrity.

Percoco's income from the companies didn't become public until late last month, when US Attorney Preet Bharara served a subpoena on Cuomo's office seeking records relating to Percoco's work, as well as the work performed for those and other companies by influential lobbyist Todd Howe, a Percoco friend and longtime associate of both Andrew and former Gov. Mario Cuomo.

Public Advocate James will be attending the tour, but not for the entire 12 hours each day, her office said, noting it's unclear at this time when she'll be riding.