Sentences with phrase «former congresswoman»
"Former congresswoman" refers to a woman who used to be a member of the United States Congress but is not currently in office. Full definition
Mr. Silver insisted that Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running with former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul against Ms. Teachout and Tim Wu, a law professor, did not ask him to come to City Hall to address Ms. Teachout's comments.
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The group, founded by former congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, said Northam would push for tighter gun - control laws.
Among the other groups calling for the law's adoption were New Yorkers Against Gun Violence, the Citizens Crime Commission of New York City, the Coalition to Stop Gun Violence, Everytown for Gun Safety, and the Giffords Law Center, which was founded by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly.
Former Congresswoman Nan Hayworth has officially announced her bid to upstage Sean Patrick Maloney for the 18th Congressional district.
The ad was launched Tuesday by the anti-gun violence group founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who was severely injured in a Jan. 8, 2011, assassination attempt in which six people were killed and 13 injured.
Former Congresswoman Gwen Graham says she will make an announcement soon.
O'Donnell, along with Assemblyman Tom Abinanti, are the only state lawmakers on the list that includes former Congresswoman Liz Holtzman, a former aide to ex-Gov.
As former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul gathered with a cadre of elected officials at City Hall to tout more than 100,000 petition signatures for a new Women's Equality Party, her long - shot primary challenger for lieutenant governor, Tim Wu, blasted the party as a «sham.»
On the latter point, perhaps the most telling comment is that attributed to former Congresswoman Pat Schroeder in response to the string of Republican presidential victories in the 1980s: «There are three things Democrats must do to recapture the White House.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and city Democrats rallied for Kathy Hochul on the steps of City Hall this afternoon, urging liberals across the state to support the moderate former congresswoman over a left - wing insurgent.
Cuomo chose former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul, of Buffalo, to be New York's next lieutenant governor.
Washington, D.C. — October 12, 2012 — Ocean Champions, which works to build political power for the oceans by helping to elect pro-ocean candidates to the U.S. Congress, proudly endorses former Congresswoman Carol Shea - Porter (D - NH) for New Hampshire's 1st District.
This article was published in the April 2018 issue of the ABA Journal with the title «A Birth and Many Firsts: LA lawyer and former congresswoman blazed a trail for women and minorities.»
She first started looking into employment law after she worked with outspoken lawyer and former congresswoman Bella Abzug right out of college.
Christian author Joel Rosenberg organized the trip and was accompanied by Dr Michael Youssef from the Leading the Way ministry, former Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, religious freedom advocate Johnnie Moore and others on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace in Cairo.
Murphy was elected by less than 1,000 votes in a 2009 special election to replace former congresswoman Kirsten Gillibrand after she was tapped by Gov. David Paterson to fill Hillary Clinton's vacant US Senate seat.
A new app is helping people find the graves of President Millard Fillmore, former Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm, singer Rick James, and other prominent figures from Western New York's past.
Not only has he established the Buffalo Billion and installed Zemsky atop the ESDC, but he selected former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul — a native of the Western New York city — as his lieutenant governor when running for re-election in 2014.
Congressman Michael Grimm and his campaign made a big deal about an alleged break - in at his headquarters last weekend, calling the incident «politically motivated» and «an assault on democracy,» claiming hard drives in the office were erased and comparing the situation to the deadly shooting that left former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords critically wounded last year.
The pol alluded to former Congresswoman Susan Molinari's abrupt 1997 resignation to take a job as a television journalist, former Congressman Vito Fossella «s decision not to run for re-election in 2008 after a drunk driving arrest revealed he had a secret family in the D.C. suburbs and Mr. Grimm stepping down last month after he pleaded guilty to a federal tax evasion charge.
Ocean Champions Endorses Carol Shea - Porter (D - NH) Former Congresswoman Ready to Battle for Our Oceans and Environment Washington, D.C. — October 12, 2012 — Ocean Champions, which works to build political power for the oceans by helping to elect pro-ocean candidates to the U.S. Congress, proudly...
In a current case in Georgia, former Congresswoman Denise Mejette is facing an ethics inquiry regarding billing practices.
Music therapy began to draw attention after former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords used the practice to recover from a near - fatal gunshot wound.
The panel will include featured guest former Congresswoman and former Under Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Affairs and Special Envoy for Strategic Stability and Missile Defense at the State Department under President Barack Obama and Hillary R. Clinton, The Honorable Ellen O'Kane Tauscher.
Former Congresswoman Nan Hayworth is reiterating her call for Democratic Congressman Sean Patrick Maloney to step down from the FAA oversight committee.
Levine is running against Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum, former Congresswoman Gwen Graham and Orlando - area businessman Chris King in the Democratic Primary.
«Anthony Brindisi recognizes that respecting responsible gun ownership is consistent with strong, effective gun laws,» said former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, co-founder of Giffords.
The Teachout - Wu campaign began what it says will be a sustained assault on former congresswoman Kathy Hochul's Washington record today, 15 days before New York's Democratic primary.
Assemblywoman Grace Meng and former Congresswoman Liz Holtzman vows to Protect Medicare; calling it a «A non-negotiable position.»
Schneiderman held his own fundraiser Wednesday in Manhattan, with former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly.
Rep. Nita Lowey, D - N.Y., Rep. Louise Slaughter, D - N.Y., former senator Barbara Mikulski, D - Md., Anita Hill, former congresswoman Pat Schroeder, D - Colo., and District of Columbia Del..
Cuomo says he chose former Congresswoman Hochul as his running mate for her «can - do spirit» and commitment to upstate.
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(CNN)-- Democrats will keep the U.S. House seat once held by former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords.
Citing mass shootings in Parkland, Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, the anti-gun violence group founded by former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords launched an ad campaign Tuesday against Gov. Rick Scott «for repeatedly siding with the gun lobby over public safety.»
Lucky for Gillibrand, too, because if she hadn't the former congresswoman would never have risen to the position she's in now.
According to an internal poll conducted for Nan Hayworth's campaign, the former congresswoman is closing fast on her Democratic opponent, Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, and now trails him by just 4 percentage points.
Becker stafferswere skeptical and asked for some time to review his records to confirm that he had indeed given this cash to the former congresswoman.
Former Congresswoman / NYC Comptroller Liz Holtzman, who flirted with a statewide campaign for AG earlier this uear and then declined to endorse the lone woman in the race, Nassau County DA Kathleen Rice, when she decided against running herself, has decided to support Rice after all.
Hochul, a former congresswoman from suburban Buffalo, met with a Chinese delegation in April and signed a memorandum of understanding to speed more foreign direct investment.
Cuomo and his running mate, former Congresswoman Kathy Hochul, will face off against Westchester County Executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino and his running mate, Chemung County Sheriff Chris Moss.
Among those interviewed Tuesday were Assemblymembers Tom Abinanti and Danny O'Donnell, and former Congresswoman and New York City Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman.
NEWS: Liz Holtzman, former Congresswoman and former Brooklyn DA, tells me she is considering running for Attorney General.
Other Democratic names mentioned to be in the running include former City Council members Eric Gioia and Melinda Katz, City Councilmen Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) and Peter Vallone Jr. (D - Astoria), Assemblyman David Weprin (D - Little Neck), former Borough President Claire Shulman and former Congresswoman and city Comptroller Elizabeth Holtzman of Brooklyn.
Flanked by about 100 mostly young women supporters, the former congresswoman from Erie County trumpeted her pro-choice record, condemned a recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, and criticized the State Legislature's failure to pass the Women's Equality Act.
«He's declared war on Buffalo,» said Hochul, a former congresswoman.