Sentences with phrase «gubernatorial candidate who»

The numbers, distributed at recent speeches by Mecklenburg County attorney Richard Vinroot, a former Charlotte mayor and GOP gubernatorial candidate who's a major figure in North Carolina's school choice movement, claim that the state's charters serve a greater percentage of students who qualify for free and reduced lunch as well as special education classes than do traditional public schools.

Carl Paladino, Trump's New York state co-chairman, a former gubernatorial candidate who had his own scandals over sexism and racism, said Trump's «gutter talk» was something «all men do, at least all normal men.»

«With 37 governors races in 2010, this $ 10 million commitment — confirmed by Steve «Majors» Levy himself to the New York Post - must come as a serious shock to every single Republican gubernatorial candidate who is not 30 points down,» he said, alluding to the «Six Million Dollar Man» character portrayed by actor Lee Majors.

Lazio did not belittle the achievement, but said it was time for voters to focus on the contrast he offers to Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate who leads both of his would - be GOP challengers in polls and fundraising.

ALBANY — The Working Families Party is talking to a potential gubernatorial candidate who is a close ally of the teachers» union, sources said.

The legal team filing the lawsuit includes Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham University law professor and former New York congressional and gubernatorial candidate who has been studying and writing about the Emoluments Clause for nearly a decade.

Bonnie Campbell, a former Iowa attorney general and gubernatorial candidate who was a national co-chairwoman for Clinton 2008, said she believes that if Clinton backers build the groundwork in Iowa for a 2016 presidential bid that she will come.

Asked why he wanted to bring Teachout and Wu to New Paltz, he said, «I think a gubernatorial candidate who talks about the need to ban fracking, to make public higher education affordable and about alternative energy sources, resonates with people in New Paltz.»

MONTPELIER — The Republican former gubernatorial candidate who nearly defeated Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) in 2014 kicked off a campaign to challenge Democrat U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy in the November election.

Howie Hawkins, the Green Party's 2014 gubernatorial candidate who is contemplating another run in 2018, welcomed Cynthia Nixon's declaration of her candidacy with the following statement:

Paladino, the Republican gubernatorial candidate who surged to a surprise primary victory two years ago against Lazio, endorsed Long on Sunday.

M. Myers Mermel, the one - time LG contender and short - lived gubernatorial candidate who failed to make the cut at the state GOP convention this summer, has contributed $ 21,000 to Carl Paladino's campaign for governor, making him among the Buffalo businessman's largest (if not THE largest) individual contributors.

Giuliani recorded a last - minute robocall for a New Hampshire GOP gubernatorial candidate who's likely to lose today's primary.

He said he is attending at the invitation of state GOP Chairman Ed Cox and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, the Republican gubernatorial candidate who will be officially nominated here tomorrow.

However, its customer loyalty seems to be still haunted by a controversial $ 150,000 donation to MN Forward, which in turn supported a gubernatorial candidate who opposed same - sex marriage made in 2010, according to YouGov BrandIndex, the only daily consumer perception research service of brands.

Under the Citizens Election Program, the state's voluntary public financing system, gubernatorial candidates who raise $ 250,000 by collecting donations of $ 100 or less are eligible for a $ 6.5 million grant to spend in the general election.

Fundraising in the form of small - dollar donations is critical for candidates planning to participate in the state's Citizens» Election Program, which offers millions in taxpayer - funded election grants to gubernatorial candidates who raise at least $ 250,000 in qualified contributions.

Republican and Democratic gubernatorial candidates who came to the state Capitol to hear Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's final State of the State address Wednesday had predictably different takeaways from the 37 - minute speech.

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin (R) endorsed a total of 47 Senate, House and gubernatorial candidates who won their party primaries and were on the ballot in Tuesday's election.

The governor, who will leave office next year because of term limits, also secured the signatures of all seven major gubernatorial candidates who vowed to back all of the changes outlined in Tennessee's Race to the Top plan.

Not exact matches

This isn't the first time that Romney has pointed to Whitman — who is also the former CEO of Ebay and a former California gubernatorial candidate — as a leader to emulate.

Of most significance over the long range was prominent Republican fund - raisers» declaration after the Republican mayoral loss in New York City and gubernatorial losses in Virginia and New Jersey that they would not support Republican candidates who opposed legalized abortion.

«It slices the vocal cords,» complained Jeffrey Henson, who ran the Facebook page, calling for a boycott of Target over its $ 150,000 donation to a group supporting a candidate some view as hostile to the gay community, Minnesota gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer.

Here's a brief taste of my interview today with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo, who made his CapTon debut (at least since I've been here, and for the current election cycle) from the Hancock International Airport in Syracuse.

One of the two announced Democratic LG candidates, Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence took some subtle swipes at his opponent, Bill Samuels, who has pledged to primary whomever the presumptive gubernatorial nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, picks as his running mate.

Last month, another Gershman story — this time on the pension collected by Cuomo's running mate, Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy — provided fodder for Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio to question the AG's judgment in selecting a preferred LG who, according to Lazio, was engaged in «double - dipping.»

In a sharply - worded editorial, the Times joins the call for Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo to quit his Rose Garden strategy and engage in campaign combat with his GOP opponent, Carl Paladino, whom the Gray Lady deemed «a formidable candidate who must be countered.»

But they didn't love the idea of losing control over who gets to run on their ballot line, which they — through gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins — worked so hard to secure in the 2010 campaign.

Bellavia predicted victory in today's GOP primary, despite facing off against a better - funded and better - known candidate who has the support of the Republican establishment (along with 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino).

Laura Lavine, the Republican candidate for Syracuse mayor, split with her local campaign manager, Danny Fitzpatrick, and is bringing in a consultant from New York City, Michael Lawler, who ran Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino's 2014 gubernatorial bid.

GOP gubernatorial nominee Carl Paladino is trying to embarrass his Democratic opponent, Andrew Cuomo, into a freewheeling debate that, in the Buffalo businessman's opinion, should include every single candidate who got on the ballot — from the Anti-Prohibition Party Manhattan Madam to the Freedom Party's Charles Barron.

What never ceases to amaze ME is the political «wisdom» that (1) black voters are more likely to vote for a gubernatorial candidate governor who will appoint a black Lt. Gov. and (2) women are more likely to vote for someone who appoints a female Lt.. The menfolk (including some in the press) must think that female and minority voters are simpletons.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, a presumptive GOP gubernatorial candidate, called for the firing of Michael Green, who serves as commissioner of the Division of Criminal Justice Services.

Rabbi Yehuda Levin, who wrote at least one version of the explosive anti-gay remarks Carl Paladino delivered to Brooklyn ultra-Orthodox leaders last weekend, has withdrawn his endorsement of the GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful following the candidate's (sorta) apology yesterday.

Queens GOP Chairman Phil Ragusa, who is so far the most prominent county leader to flip his support from Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy to the newest gubernatorial contender, M. Myers Mermel, told me the former LG candidate's business acumen is what sold him.

«In the gubernatorial race, they'll choose between Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, who has served as a strong voice for New Yorkers and consistently taken on corruption in both government and the private sector, and Carl Paladino, a radical Republican candidate who is out of touch with New Yorkers — and whose positions appear to be growing more extreme by the day.»

He said Sharpton made an analogy about his decision to stick with an ally being much along the lines of President Obama's snub to Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio out of loyalty to his opponent, independent candidate Lincoln Chafee, who (as a Republican) crossed party lines to endorse Obama over GOP Sen. John McCain in 2008.

Recall that it was Ed Cox who confirmed the Mermel - for - governor phenomenon long before the candidate himself announced he had decided to end his LG bid and join the already - crowded GOP gubernatorial field.

In so doing, Lazio is basically conceding there will be a floor fight for the party's gubernatorial nomination — not a great development for a candidate who once believed he would have a lock on Row B (back after his main competition, Erie County Executive Chris Collins, who suffered from a persistent case of foot - in - mouth disease and decided not to run).

GOP gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino made another foray to Brooklyn today to meet with Hasidic leaders, but did not manage to sit down with Rabbi Yechezkel Roth, who reportedly cancelled at the last minute, according to a source familiar with schedule.

DiCarlo launched his primary with the backing of 2010 Republican gubernatorial candidate and businessman Carl Paladino, who has pledged to unseat incumbent Republicans and install a new, more conservative leadership team in the state Senate.

The conservative Susan B. Anthony List PAC ($ 10,000), former Assembly Minority Leader / 2006 gubernatorial candidate John Faso ($ 250), former 2010 US Senate candidate / consultant Jay Townsend ($ 500), and Dinesh D'Souza, founder of the Dartmouth Review — an association that got Long in some hot water — who gave $ 2,500.

Among the other Democrats still in the running for the seat vacated on Jan. 1 by Westchester County Executive George Latimer are People for Bernie co-founder Kat Brezler, who received the endorsement yesterday of 2014 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout; and Bedford Supervisor Chris Burdick.

So far this week, endorsements and fundraising appeals have been sent out on behalf of GOP US Senate candidate Wendy Long from surrogates who hold sway with certain elements of the primary electorate — Grover Norquist, Steve Forbes, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long, and the latest: Former Assembly Minority Leader / 2006 GOP gubernatorial candidate John Faso.

Her announcement Thursday that she will be a candidate for the post sets up a possible showdown with Susan Bysiewicz, who is running for lieutenant governor on a ticket with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont.

Terry McAuliffe, former chair of the Democratic National Committee and gubernatorial candidate in the 2009 Democratic gubernatorial primary, says that he is hearing from sources on the ground that the lines are being slowed down by Republican poll watchers who are demanding excessive proof, such as extra forms of identification, for many voters.

Those variable aside, a range of names have surfaced within the last 12 hours of potential candidates who could run for attorney general, including former New York City Councilman Dan Garodnick, Sens. Michael Gianaris and Todd Kaminsky, New York City Public Advocate Tish James, Cuomo counsel Alphonso David, ex-Financial Services Superintendent Ben Lawsky, former gubernatorial and congressional candidate Zephyr Teachout and former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner.

In Georgia, Republican gubernatorial candidate Michael Williams drives around in a bus he promises to fill with «illegals» who will be deported to Mexico.

Weinberg, who represents part of Bergen County, said she had sent letters to most of the gubernatorial candidates about the issue of funding the bus terminal.

Gibson, who was known for his bipartisanship in Congress, sounded a bit like a gubernatorial candidate himself, criticizing Cuomo on the lagging upstate economy and troubled subway system in New York City.