Sentences with phrase «former election candidate»
Ed Stradling's report on two Lib Dems, former election candidate Jo Shaw and Islington Councillor Greg Foxsmith, speaking out following their resignation from the party over the coalition's Justice and Security bill, which will allow judges in civil trials to hear evidence in secret in certain cases.
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«And that's saying a lot given that the governor went through a recall election,» he said, referring to former Republican presidential candidate Scott Walker.
A lifelong Republican, Whitman switched her support to Hillary Clinton three months before last year's election — she was the only Fortune Most Powerful Woman to publicly campaign for a nominee — stoking speculation that the former gubernatorial candidate would reenter the political arena.
Despite the fact that Trump was widely viewed as having lost the recent debate with Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, and that the election itself is just over a month away, the candidate chose to tweet not about the political issues in the campaign but about his dislike of former Miss Universe contestant Alicia Machado.
Vice President Mike Pence and former White House chief of staff Reince Priebus considered a coup to replace then candidate Donald Trump following the release of the «Access Hollywood» tape just weeks before the 2016 presidential election, The Atlantic reported in a lengthy profile of Pence on Tuesday.
Former presidential candidate and Maryland governor Martin O'Malley campaigned for the Democrat in Pennsylvania's special election, per a Guardian reporter:
Former leader Paul Hinman returned to the Assembly in a 2009 by - election and Heather Forsyth, Rob Anderson, and Guy Boutilier were elected as PC candidates in 2008 before crossing the floor to join the Wildrose Party in 2010.
Simcoe — Grey MP and former Conservative Party of Canada leadership candidate the Hon. Dr. Kellie Leitch announced this week that she would not seek office in the 2019 election.
Mr. Scott narrowly defeated Wildrose candidate and former Wood Buffalo mayor Doug Faulkner by 470 votes in the 2012 election.
An early election would also allow Mr. Prentice to attract new candidates and force PC MLA's too closely associated with former premier Alison Redford into early retirement (ie: Doug Horner, Fred Horne, Sandra Jansen, Doug Griffiths).
Mr. Xiao's candidacy has been endorsed by provincial Health Minister and Edmonton - Whitemud by - election candidate Stephen Mandel, former premier Ed Stelmach and provincial cabinet ministers Jonathan Denis and Manmeet Bhullar.
The now - former Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy was a star PC candidate in the 2012 election, and was seen as a rising star within the caucus.
While I spent a considerable amount of time knocking on doors for candidates in Edmonton, I was also working with a group of MLAs, lawyers and former PC cabinet ministers on what would have been the plan to transition the Liberals into government if the party had won that election ten years ago today.
The Wildrose announced yesterday that its former Executive Director, Vitor Marciano, would be one of its candidates in the next Senate election.
In the 2000 election, Mr. Anders defeated both former Calgary - North West Liberal MLA Frank Bruseker and PC candidate Jim Silye (a Reform Party MP for Calgary - Centre from 1993 to 1997).
The Foothills district is currently represented by UCP MLA Prasad Panda, who was first elected as a Wildrose candidate in a 2016 by - election to replace former MLA Jim Prentice.
Not only has he been a vocal critic of (now - former) Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore — who just lost the election to Democrat Doug Jones following numerous allegations that he sexually pursued...
Not only has he been a vocal critic of (now - former) Alabama Senate candidate Roy Moore — who just lost the election to Democrat Doug Jones following numerous allegations that he sexually pursued (and even molested) teen girls — Jimmy Kimmel has also been an advocate of healthcare laws he believes best support the families of young children.
April 27, 2011The path to winning the 2012 general election for Ron Paul will not start during the primary season, but after as an indenpendent with Former Governor Jesse Ventura as his VP candidate.
Former gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino is now a Buffalo school board member after winning 79 percent of the vote in yesterday's elections.
The court also mandated INEC to recognise the National Caretaker Committee of the PDP headed by Sen. Ahmed Markarfi, former Governor of Kaduna State in all matters pertaining the conduct of Primary Elections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oElections for Political Offices and the submission of the PDP List of Candidates for any elections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion oelections to be conducted by INEC pending the hearing and determination of the Motion on Notice.
In a one - on - one - interview, the former Trades Minister refuted assertions that, he has no «constituency» in NDC and that will affect his chances of getting delegates to vote for him to become the presidential candidate ahead of 2020 national elections.
As he faces a tough primary challenge from former NYC Comptroller John Liu, Sen. Tony Avella has picked up the support of the New York League of Conservation Voters, which today will name the Queens senator its top priority candidate in advance of the Sept. 9 election.
The National Organizer of the opposition National Democratic Congress (NDC), Kofi Adams has said former President John Dramani Mahama is the best candidate for his party in the next election in 2020.
Kofi Adams» explanation on how the former first lady left the NDC is borne out of the fact that President Mahama is accusing the NPP's Presidential Candidate, Nana Akufo - Addo of dividing the largest opposition party and as such, he will be a bad president for the country should Ghanaians give him their mandate in the 2016 elections.
Republican Senate candidate Bob Turner is out with his first television ad this morning, calling attention to his upset victory over David Weprin in the special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner.
But already 2013 is not going to be a typicaly election cycle thanks first to the emergence of former Rep. Anthony Weiner as a viable mayoral candidate and — even more amazingly — the new political life of ex-Gov.
«There is a long - standing, well - established tradition in elections across the country of candidates releasing their tax returns to the public,» said Jacobs, a former statewide party chairman, to be released widely on Wednesday.
Anyway, it looks like both sides are calling in the big guns in advance of tonight's Wednesday's dueling chairmanship votes — one that will see Ragusa re-elected to another two - year term, the other resulting in the election of former NYC Council Minority Leader / 2005 NYC mayoral contender and 2010 LG candidate Tom Ognibene.
The Editor - in - Chief of the New Crusading Guide Newspaper, Kweku Baako, has said in a broadcast discussion that former president John Mahama is a better candidate than all those aspiring to lead the National Democratic into the 2020 elections.
Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, the Democratic candidate for the seat of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, accused his GOP opponent, Chris McGrath, of «cozying up» to a pro-Common Core group that funded a $ 1.2 million ad buy in advance of the April 19 special election.
In March 2016, Ella Pamfilova, a former human rights commissioner as well as a former Duma deputy and presidential candidate, replaced the deeply unpopular head of the Central Election Commission, Vladimir Churov.
McGrath, an attorney and first - time candidate for public office, faces Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky in a special election on Tuesday to fill the seat vacated by disgraced Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.
Here's the robocall recorded for Democratic NY - 26 candidate Kathy Hochul by former President Clinton as the party pulls out all the stops headed into the home strech of tomorrow's special election:
Sources said Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Mondello likes the idea of an independent line because he thinks it might help his hometown US Senate candidate, Bruce Blakeman, in the general election against the Conservatives» nominee, former Rep. Joe DioGuardi (assuming DioGuardi doesn't succeeed in his petitioning effort to get onto the primary ballot and defeat both Blakeman and David Malpass in September).
Democratic state Senate candidate Todd Kaminsky is reporting having $ 296,132 in cash on hand for the final push in the special election to replace Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos in a Nassau County district.
«The candidate and now the former candidate is entitled to maintain that money in the campaign fund but it's not to be used for personal usage,» said Erie County Elections Commissioner Dennis Ward.
Assemblywoman Yuh - Line Niou, who was mentioned as a potential candidate to fill former Sen. Daniel Squadron's seat, today announced she is throwing her support to her Assembly colleague, Brian Kavanagh, though she pledged to work to reform the special election process to give voters more of a choice in candidate selection.
Lib Dem leader Tim Farron sacked former MP David Ward as a general election candidate after a storm over his past comments about Israel and Jews.
The Liberal Democrats have sacked former MP David Ward as their general election candidate for Bradford East over accusations of anti-Semitism, after leader Tim Farron had earlier decided not to drop him.
Former New Patriotic Party (NPP) Korle Klottey chairman, Nii Noi Nortey who is contesting the upcoming December 7 election as an independent candidate, has asked the party not to entertain any expectation of him returning to the party's fold.
[3] These include the governor of Lara state, Henri Falcon, a former Chavista who sided with the opposition in the 2009 election and was one of only three opposition candidates to be reelected in December 2012.
«As a former candidate for several positions in local government, I believe the community must be involved in elections,» said Rev. Roosevelt Baums.
A former candidate for public office who failed to file required campaign disclosures or to pay assessed fees from a previous election
A number of high - profile potential candidates for this year's election, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, New York City Public Advocate Letitia James, and U.S. Rep. Kathleen Rice, are not on the list of those to be interviewed.
Former New York governor George Pataki today endorsed Republican / Conservative mayoral candidate Nicole Malliotakis in tomorrow's election.
43 % of English Democrats candidates in the 2012 local elections were former BNP members.
In recent weeks, the list of potential candidates has grown to include Mohr, the county's Republican elections commissioner, Kloch, a veteran jurist; Guerra, a career prosecutor; and McCabe, a Democrat and former prosecutor now working at Delaware North.
More than half the money given to the candidates in last month's special election to replace former state Sen. Dean Skelos was transferred by political party committees, a long - standing practice that is under new scrutiny following criminal investigations into New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's fundraising operation.
The English Democrats fielded a candidate, Joanne Robinson, in the by - election caused by the resignation of former shadow home secretary David Davis from the House of Commons.