Sentences with phrase «former state senate seat»

Mayor Bill de Blasio today endorsed Rubain Dorancy over Jesse Hamilton in the contest for Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams» former State Senate seat — in what a source told the Observer is a slight to Mr. Adams.

The time to see if Mangano's fundraising picks up is in June, some Republicans suggested, after the April 19 New York presidential primary and the special election the same day to fill Skelos» former State Senate seat.

Councilmen Jumaane Williams and Antonio Reynoso today endorsed Rubain Dorancy in his tight primary race to fill Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams» former State Senate seat.

State Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh has received a big boost in securing the Democratic nomination for Daniel Squadron's former State Senate seat.

The race for Skelos» former state Senate seat in Nassau County has turned into a proxy war between charter - school advocates, who support Republican Chris McGrath, and teachers unions, which back Democrat Todd Kaminsky.

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State Sen. Kevin de León, D - Los Angeles, the former Senate President Pro tempore, and numerous lesser known candidates are challenging U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D - California, for the seat she has occupied since 1992.

Killian, a former Rye councilwoman, is running for the open Westchester County seat that is seen as potentially pivotal for control of the state Senate.

Martins is himself a product of Albany, having served in the state Senate for six years, and declining to seek re-election in 2016 when he opted to run for the House seat vacated by former Democratic Rep. Steve Israel.

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.

Robert Jackson, a former city councilman from Manhattan, has already filed to run again for the state Senate seat held by IDC Sen. Marisol Alcantara.

Republican Party leaders picked Julie Killian to run in a state Senate special election for an open seat that could shift New York's power structure, selecting the former Rye city councilwoman over former Yonkers inspector general Dan Schorr.

Bedford attorney Sarmad Khojasteh ended his state Senate campaign and declared his support former Rye Councilwoman Julie Killian for a vacant seat in New York's 37th District, considered pivotal for control of the Senate.

Todd Kaminsky, a freshman assemblyman from Long Island's south shore, made official Sunday a bid for the state Senate seat vacated by former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Former Republican Assemblyman George Amedore is expected to announce Monday that he will run again for the state Senate seat he lost last year by just 18 votes.

If the intra-party warfare is still going on by the state's presidential primary date of April 19, it could be good for the GOP as it battles to retain former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat on Long Island in a special election that will also take place on that day.

Former state Senate President Ken Bennett, a Republican, announced his own candidacy for the seat last month, while two others — state Sen. Steve Pierce and former U.S. Army intelligence officer Jonathan Paton — are considering their own campFormer state Senate President Ken Bennett, a Republican, announced his own candidacy for the seat last month, while two others — state Sen. Steve Pierce and former U.S. Army intelligence officer Jonathan Paton — are considering their own campformer U.S. Army intelligence officer Jonathan Paton — are considering their own campaigns.

Gillibrand, who was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2006, was appointed by former Gov. David Paterson to fill Hillary Clinton's Senate seat in 2009, when Clinton was selected as Barack Obama's secretary of state.

ALBANY - More than 25 candidates vying for State Senate and Assembly seats on Long Island were omitted from a government reform survey led by former New York City Mayor Edward I. Koch, records show.

Dave Denenberg (D - Merrick) has dropped out of the race for state Senate, former Suffolk County executive Patrick Halpin may be considering a run for the seat.

The former Senate President stated that unlike before, the other 14 South East Senators were not interested in the seat of the Deputy President of Senate, but were rather behind Ekweremadu, just as the overwhelming number of Senators was solidly behind Saraki and Ekweremadu's leadership.

In 1985, he was elected to the New York State Senate to a seat that was once held by his father, former New York Secretary of State Basil Paterson.

The race for a state Senate seat in Queens is among the most closely watched in Tuesday's primary because it could signal the political comeback of former city Comptroller John Liu.

-- Hoping to persuade former state Rep. Amanda Murphy to run for the open seat in Senate District 16, once held by Clearwater Republican Jack Latvala, who resigned in the wake of a sexual harassment scandal.

With the Republican nomination in the rearview, former Rye City Councilwoman Julie Killian will prepare to take on Democratic candidate and state Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer in an upcoming special election for a crucial state Senate seat.

WASHINGTON HEIGHTS — Former Councilman Robert Jackson has announced a run for the District 31 state Senate seat for a third consecutive time.

(CNN)- In the battle for Connecticut's open Senate seat, a new poll indicates that longtime Democratic state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal leads Republican nominee and former pro-wrestling executive Linda McMahon by 13 points among likely voters.

Republican State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan cooperated with him in passing a minimum wage hike earlier this — and declined to back Democrat Todd Kaminsky «s bid in a special election to fill the Long Island seat of former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Former Rye Councilwoman Julie Killian, a Republican, will take another shot at the state Senate by running for the seat vacated by Westchester County Executive George Latimer, a Democrat, earlier this year.

State Democrats are close to picking a former federal prosecutor to run for scandal - scarred former state Senate leader Dean Skelos» newly open seat while Republicans are scrambling to find a candiState Democrats are close to picking a former federal prosecutor to run for scandal - scarred former state Senate leader Dean Skelos» newly open seat while Republicans are scrambling to find a candistate Senate leader Dean Skelos» newly open seat while Republicans are scrambling to find a candidate.

That strange, and temporary, support of Sanders and Trump results from Gov. Cuomo's decision Saturday to call a special election on April 19 — presidential primary day in the state — for the Nassau County state Senate seat left open by the corruption conviction in December of former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Andre Baker won in the Democratic primary against former state Sen. Ernest E. Newton II for the 23rd District state senate seat.

Jared Polis, a web entrepreneur who launched his bid for a Colorado U.S. House seat last May and has received the endorsements of openly gay Rep. Tammy Baldwin as well as the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund, was bypassed by top gay fundraisers and activists in his home state in favor of Joan Fitz - Gerald, a former Colorado Senate President.

Democrats are looking to capture seats they previously held in the Hudson Valley and retain the seat of State Senator Todd Kaminsky — who defeated a Republican in a special election in April to replace disgraced former State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos — and to possibly capitalize on other GOP scandals in Nassau County.

KINGSTON, N.Y. >> Democrat Patrice Stong, a Kingston business owner and former aide to state Assemblyman Kevin Cahill, has announced she will run this fall for the state Senate seat currently held by Republican George Amedore.

State Rep. Daisy Baez has already filed to run for the Senate District 40 seat, and has already grabbed the endorsements of Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and former U.S. Rep. Gwen Graham, both of whom are running for governor in 2018.

Todd Kaminsky (D - Long Beach), a former federal prosecutor, cast himself as the anticorruption candidate as he announced his candidacy for the State Senate seat vacated by Dean Skelos, who was convicted of bribery, extortion, and conspiracy charges in December.

Setting up a high - profile Democratic primary, former state Rep. Irv Slosberg opened a campaign account to run for a Palm Beach County Senate seat that became vacant last week with the resignation of Lake Worth Democrat Jeff Clemens.

Candidates, state and county campaign committees and independent groups spent more than $ 7.1 million on last month's special election to fill the State Senate seat of former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, according to state Board of Elections recstate and county campaign committees and independent groups spent more than $ 7.1 million on last month's special election to fill the State Senate seat of former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, according to state Board of Elections recState Senate seat of former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, according to state Board of Elections recstate Board of Elections records.

Silver, who served two decades as speaker, forfeited his seat in late 2015, along with former Republican State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was convicted in a corruption trial of his own.

In one of the closest Senate races in the nation, Democratic Wisconsin Rep. Tammy Baldwin is running against Republican Tommy Thompson, the state's former governor, to take the retiring Sen. Herb Kohl's seat in the Senate.

Tkaczyk ran on the Green Party line in 2012, when she narrowly won her Senate seat against Republican George Amedore, a former state assemblyman who is running again for the district that stretches from the Mohawk Valley to the Hudson Valley.

Nevertheless, the Senate Republicans are also feeling bullish about Republican Greg Bernard, who won a special election to fill the remainder of former Yorktown Town Board Member Terrence Murphy's term after Murphy departed at the end of last year to take a seat in the state Senate.

For the second time this week, Republican state Senate candidate Michael Venditto is out with a new TV ad slamming his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau County legislator, Dave Denenberg, as the battle for the Long Island seat vacated by former GOP Sen. Chuck Fuschillo heats up.

Technically speaking, Democrat Dave Denenberg isn't running anymore for the Long Island state Senate seat once held by former GOP Sen. Chuck Fuschillo.

The calendar — with an early Easter and the April 19th special election to fill former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat — has placed added pressure on state lawmakers to get the budget done on time, if not early.

Joined by Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky, the Democratic candidate for former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos» seat, more than 75 people rallied Saturday outside Belmont Park, urging state legislators to support a bill banning video slot machines on Long Island.

Republican former Erie County Clerk Chris Jacobs is nearing a decision on whether he will run for the state Senate seat held by Democrat Marc Panepinto, setting up a potentially key battleground race for control of the chamber.

Brian Benjamin, a real estate developer and former organizer and fundraiser for President Obama, has formed a campaign committee for the state Senate seat held by Bill Perkins, who is campaigning in a crowded primary for retiring Rep. Charlie Rangel's seat.

Former NYC Assemblyman Robert Jackson is running again for the state Senate seat currently held by Adriano Espaillat, who is running for the House seat being vacated by Rep. Charlie Rangel.

A former district attorney candidate and a lawyer from Bedford are among the potential Republican hopefuls for Westchester County Executive - elect George Latimer's soon - to - be-vacant state Senate seat.