Sentences with phrase «former councilman»

Espaillat, a Manhattan Democrat, is facing a stiff primary challenge from former Councilman Robert Jackson, an ally of Rep. Charlie Rangel.

Small Business Congress also endorsed former councilman Sal Albanese for mayor.

Mayor Bill de Blasio argued to reporters today that he is not at fault for the failure of Democrats to capture the State Senate, nor for GOP Congressman Michael Grimm's stunning defeat of former Councilman Domenic Recchia yesterday — even though Republicans in all races relied heavily on linking the Democratic candidates to Mr. de Blasio and his policies.

Mr. Grimm, a Staten Island Republican, is running for re-election this year and is facing a challenge from former Councilman Domenic Recchia, a Brooklyn Democrat.

The state Senate campaign of former Councilman Robert Jackson has in recent days received a boost from an independent expenditure committee backed by the state teachers union.

It was no secret that Sheehan is seeking a second term but the event served two purposes — to allow Sheehan to trumpet the $ 12.5 million in funds she won for Albany after intensely lobbying the state and to debut her alliance with former Councilman Corey Ellis, the man she defeated in the 2013 mayoral contest.

Rebecca Lynch, a former City Hall aide, has the most cash on hand heading into the final stretch of a crowded race for former Councilman Mark Weprin's eastern Queens seat.

But in a nod to the IDC, the AFL - CIO endorsed the rest of its conference, including Senate Co-Leader Jeff Klein, a Bronx Democrat who is being challenged in a primary next month by former Councilman Oliver Koppell.

Weighing in all the way from Minnesota, Congressman Keith Ellison said today he was endorsing Ali Najmi, an attorney, to replace former Councilman Mark Weprin in Queens.

Democrat Pete Harris, who ran unopposed in 2009 and won by slim margins over Republican Everett Glover in each of his two contested races, would have faced stiff competition this year from former councilman Vincent Orlando, a Republican.

Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson has selected former councilman John Peavy to be the city's senior director of public works.

Amardeep Singh, co-founder of the Sikh Coalition, said his group had worked on similar legislation with former Councilman David Weprin in 2005 that ran into decisive opposition at City Hall.

Voters can also choose who will replace former Councilman Vincent Ignizio for his vacant City Council seat but will have an easy choice: Only a single candidate, Joe Borelli, filed to run in the race.

«Our budget is a disaster,» said Behar, an attorney who previously ran for former Councilman Tony Avella's seat.

Led by Councilman Eric Ulrich, the faction has tried to knock off Mr. Ragusa before, failing two years ago to install former Councilman Tom Ognibene as chairman.

Cold Brook Road resident Shiela Isenberg, wife of former Councilman Chris Collins, asked people not to be so divisive.

Candidates in southeast Queens are gearing up for next month's special election to fill the seat vacated by former Councilman James Sanders (c.), shown celebrating after his Democratic primary victory for state Senate.

Wills, 40, trounced former Councilman Allan Jennings, Clifton Stanley Diaz and Michael Duvalle for the seat with 2,699 votes, or 70 percent of the -LSB-...]

Klein has turned aside primary challenges before, handily defeating a bid against him by former Councilman Oliver Koppell in 2014.

Kathy Sheehan became Jennings» successor in 2013 after defeating former councilman Corey Ellis in the Democratic Primary.

Highway Superintendent Pete Harris, who became the only elected Democrat in town government after former councilman Al Krupski was elected to the Suffolk County Legislature earlier this year, shocked his party Wednesday morning by announcing he won't seek re-election.

In southern Queens, state Sen. Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach) is facing a re-election challenge in the 15th Senate District from former Councilman Anthony Como, a Republican.

Mr. Harris, 60, remained the only elected Democrat in town government after former councilman Al Krupski was voted to the Suffolk County Legislature earlier this year, and he shocked his party in May by announcing he wouldn't seek re-election.

The union endorsed former Councilman Frank Commisso Jr. for the mayoral seat.

With more than 90 percent of the precincts reporting, it looks like Marisol Alcantara — a leader in Espaillat's political club — has beaten back former Councilman Robert Jackson and Micah Lasher, the former chief - of - staff to state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, to take over Espaillat's State Senate seat covering Washington Heights, Inwood and a strip of the West Side.

If you can believe what Will Bredderman wrote in recent «Will's Watch» column in the Courier Life — and I usually do — there is a scheme afoot that would have an Evangelical minister (who is also a former mayoral candidate) run in a Democratic primary against former Councilman Domenic Recchia, who is the leading Democrat in the race to unseat Republican - Conservative U.S. Rep. Michael Grimm in November.

The most recent addition came in January, when Cuomo named former Councilman Jim Gennaro, also of Queens, to a new position at the DEC..

Mr. Weiner said he'd reached out to all of his fellow Democratic contenders, from current front - runner and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn to longer - shots, including former Councilman Sal Albanese and conservative Rev. Erick Salgado.

In 2011, Mr. Ulrich led a failed coup to install former Councilman Tom Ognibene as chair of the party.

Other politicians in the running for the congressional seat include Assemblyman Keith Wright, former presidential advisor Suzan Cook, Mike Gallagher, state Sen. Bill Perkins, and former Assemblyman and former Councilman Adam Clayton Powell.

A fireman on Plum Island and a registered Republican, Mr. de Kerillis said town Republicans had offered him a spot to run for Trustee, but he turned that down to run for the office he narrowly missed six years ago, when former councilmen Al Krupski and Chris Talbot defeated him.

That bill was similar to another spearheaded by former Councilman Michael McMahon that former Mayor Michael Bloomberg vetoed in 2005.

Mario Cascone, a seventh grader at David Boody Intermediate School, presents former councilman Domenic Recchia (right) with a portrait of him that he drew.

Pictured here is one of the candidates for appointment, former councilman Don McBrayer, as he made his case before the board last Monday.

Dionisio, who has also been endorsed by the Independence Party, will run against the winner of a Democratic primary between Chris Rodier, the town Democratic Party endorsed candidate, and Stout, who was appointed by an all - Republican council in January following former Councilman Joe Canella's resignation to become a town justice.

Mr. Farrell announced today he will back State Senator Adriano Espaillat for re-election over former Councilman Robert Jackson, Mr. Rangel's chosen candidate.

Wills, 40, trounced former Councilman Allan Jennings, Clifton Stanley Diaz and Michael Duvalle for the seat with 2,699 votes, or 70 percent of the total of 3,832 votes, according to unofficial election results from the Associated Press, which had 87 out of 95 voting precincts reporting.

In the tax receiver's race, which the Democrats framed as a referendum on abolishing that position, George Sullivan easily bested former councilman Bill Edwards with 64 percent of the vote.

His record, however, includes the indictment of former State Senator Malcolm Smith and the conviction of former Councilman Dan Halloran for an alleged scheme to bribe Mr. Smith's way onto the 2013 ballot for mayor.

She faces former Councilman Robert Jackson and Micah Lasher, an ex-aide to Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, in a primary later this month.

It took three years for the charges to be brought against former Councilman Ken Zalewski — but only three days to resolve them.

Susan Rizzo, who was appointed by Mayor Kathy Sheehan to the vacant city auditor position following Rizzo's win in the Democratic primary for the post against former Councilman Glen Casey, will again face Casey on the general election ballot.

Struggles for the first black judge, the first black state senator,» said former Councilman Archie Spigner, who worked with Young for decades as both the male district leader for the 29th Assembly District Part A and the co-leader of the Brewer Democratic Club.

Others who were vying for the seat included Nicole Paultre - Bell, the fiancee of police shooting victim Sean Bell, former Councilman Alan Jennings and Albert Baldeo.

And county leadership also backed former councilman Leroy Comrie against Malcolm Smith, who once led the Democratic conference in the Senate but was replaced, and later joined the I.D.C..

But his victory at the polls apparently left him thinking that if he could beat former Councilman Domenic Recchia, he could beat 20 counts of tax evasion and fraud.

Hernandez Gioia, who is married to former Councilman Eric Gioia, said she believes Pilgrim - Hunter is «great» and has done a lot of good things for the community (she was involved in the effort to redevelop the Kingsbridge Armory — a very controversial issue in the Bronx).

21 CCD 5 candidates filed to replace Councilwoman Julissa Ferreras - Copeland — Assemblyman Francisco Moya, former Councilman Hiram Monserratte, Assembly aide Yonel Letellier - Sosa, former Council aide Ericka Montoya & community activist Christina Furlong.

Ragusa is fending off a challenge from former councilman Thomas Ognibene, whose supporters are boycotting Ragusa's meeting at the Reception House Wednesday night, and holding a meeting of their own at Villa Russo in Richmond Hill.