Sentences with phrase «former state party chairman»

The lawyers involved in the effort, all of them volunteers, include former state party Chairman Herb Shepardson and West Hartford town committee Chairman Peter Martin.

After starting as an unknown in the state, Ricketts now has a comfortable double - digit margin over former state Attorney General Don Stenberg, who was the party's nominee against Sen. Nelson in 2000, and former state party chairman Dave Kramer.

For Republicans, former state Rep. Randy Graf remains the favorite, but the candidacies of former state party chairman Mike Hellon and state Rep. Steve Huffman give national Republicans reason for optimism: Kolbe has previously said that Graf, who challenged him in the 2004 primary, is too conservative to win a general election race in this swing district.

Other Democrats running include state Superintendent Tony Evers; Madison Mayor Paul Soglin; state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout of Alma; state Rep. Dana Wachs of Eau Claire; former state Rep. Kelda Roys of Madison; Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik; firefighter - union leader Mahlon Mitchell; former state party Chairman Matt Flynn and political activist Mike McCabe.

«There are people that are hoping that a candidate captivates them more than Jon does,» said former state party chairman David Kramer.

Other Democrats mentioned include former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, former state party chairman Jim Pederson and former state Attorney General Terry Goddard.

The Democratic nominee is former state party chairman Nick Casey, who has longtime ties to the state and popular Sen. Joe Manchin, also a Democrat.

Cuomo also announced that he had tapped four Republicans, including former state party Chairman Patrick Barrett and former state Sen. Michael Balboni of Nassau County, to lead his outreach to GOP voters.

He noted that strong recruits have already emerged in New York's 20th district where wealthy former state party chairman Sandy Treadwell (R) plans to take on freshman Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) and in New Hampshire's 1st district where former Rep. Jeb Bradley (R) is seeking a rematch against Rep. Carol Shea - Porter (D).

Ricketts faces a primary challenge from former state Attorney General Don Stenberg and former state party chairman Dave Kramer; if Republicans have any shot at beating Nelson, Ricketts needs to emerge as the GOP nominee.

Former state party chairman Mike Callaghan is the preferred candidate of the national party.

Not so, countered Jay Jacobs, the Nassau County Democratic chairman, former state party chairman and ally of both Gillibrand and Clinton.

Democrat Nick Casey is trying to position himself as a bipartisan accountant, but he is a former state party chairman and top party fundraiser who endorsed Obama in the past presidential elections.

Clinton's appearance generated a crowd of party activists, including members of the state's congressional delegation and former state AFL - CIO President John Olsen, the former state party chairman.

On Tuesday, Cuomo's point - man in New Hampshire, Joe Grandmaison (a former state party chairman and failed 1990 gubernatorial candidate), was dispatched to pick up a ballot application in Concord, which he then sent to Albany.

John Olsen, a former state party chairman and past president of the Connecticut AFL - CIO, remembered when Murphy was a young political operative.

John Olsen, a former state party chairman and past president of the Connecticut AFL - CIO, said the momentum is with Lamont.

Other chieftains of the party that walked out of the venue included former governor of the state, Mr Sullivan Chime and former state party chairman, Mr Ben Nwoye.

They've got a primary, and they've got Republicans already attacking Coats and Coats having to fire back,» said Robin Winston, a Democratic strategist and former state party chairman.