Sentences with phrase «freshman legislators»

For freshman legislators, the most powerful source of political power was not the local school board; it was the new governor.

Always accessible, Valerie has been patient in her explanation of the budget process — ensuring freshman legislators and veteran lawmakers alike understand the intricacies of each year's document and the impact each plan will have on taxpayers — and has given each of us the most accurate information available to make an educated decision on the budget.

PATS President John Moyer stated «With the recent elections, the main goal of the «Hike To Harrisburg» event was to thank those legislators who have been PATS supporters and to enlighten the freshman legislators about our Society, as well as, our role in concussion and sudden cardiac arrest management and other recent health care issues that we have supported.»

This breakfast was an opportunity for freshman legislators to be introduced to many medical groups from the Commonwealth and to discuss hot topic issues.

If a Republican is elected this February to replace Ed Romaine in the County Legislature, we'll also be represented by a freshman legislator in the minority party.

«I have to be honest with residents in my district and with... New Yorkers that — potentially — yes, the [federal] government can have access to these things,» said Mark Treyger, a freshman legislator from Brooklyn.

Though some races are still too close to call, the key role Allen played in tipping the balance should yield the freshman legislator some influence in the new legislature.

ALBANY — The Assembly's ethics committee is investigating a sexual harassment complaint against Angela Wozniak, a freshman legislator from suburban Buffalo who was elected in the wake of a previous sex scandal.

When the freshmen legislators arrived in January 1993, 67 of the 187 legislators were new arrivals — the highest total in the past 40 years.

They're strange bedfellows, this pair, the young veteran leader and the outspoken freshman legislator.

It was, however, too little, too late for State Senator Cecilia F. Tkaczyk, a freshman legislator who faced a fierce rematch from George A. Amedore Jr., a former Republican state assemblyman, in the 46th District, near Albany.

BY PAUL SCHINDLER Capital budget allocations that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., is due to announce in coming weeks demonstrate the increased attention that the needs of the LGBT community there are receiving from his administration as well as from out gay City Councilmember Ritchie Torres, a freshman legislator who represents a central Bronx district.

«The most common path to the presidency is through a governor's office (19 out of 43) and the most common governor's office to hold is New York (4 out of 19),» Assemblyman Bill Nojay, the freshman legislator who represents the Rochester area, wrote in the memo given to Mr. Trump and a small group of Republicans.

Nowhere in his item does Mike Allen mention that Blake is presently a freshman legislator in the New York State Assembly.

The freshman legislator said he «understands the value of basic research» because his constituents in and around Huntsville, Alabama, make up «one of, if not the most, highly educated districts in the sciences.»

Not exact matches

The organization insists that several new legislators in the biggest freshman class in decades will likely vote for the measure, while those who opposed it in 2009 will shift political course in 2011.

It was neither a surprise nor a shock that freshman alderman Lynn Eckert trounced 20 - year Kingston legislator Pete Loughran in what many saw as an old - Kingston - versus - new - Kingston matchup.

«He's a freshman New York City political elected official legislator,» Benjamin said.

Despite her strong points, the big problem for Ms. Fleming is that replacing such an elder legislator in the Senate majority, which looks out for Long Island's interests, with a freshman Democratic lawmaker who will likely be in the minority does not benefit the region.

Mr. McGrath has said that he supports some ethics reforms, like term limits for legislators and stripping pensions from lawmakers convicted of a felony; Mr. Kaminsky's spokesman, Evan Thies, defended his attendance record as «excellent,» noting that he had sponsored 16 bills that eventually passed, a freshman record.

Upstate, Gianaris said the DSCC is targeting the Rochester - area district represented by retiring Sen. Jim Alesi and is pushing Chuck Swanick, a former Erie County legislator, against freshman Sen. Mark Grisanti, a Buffalo Republican who won a close race in a heavily Democratic district.

The reception was attended by nearly 20 legislators as well as many education leaders, including Joan Buchanan, Chair of Assembly Education Committee, freshman Assemblymember and charter champion Cheryl Brown, Assemblymember and member of the Education Committee Rocky Chavez and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, just to name a few.