Sentences with phrase «held seats in the house»

The statement of support comes, though, after some liberals grumbled at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's effort to flip Republican - held seats in the House of Representatives in upstate New York and Long Island, arguing the effort should be focused on the state Senate.

The Daily News reported this morning Gov. Andrew Cuomo will become more involved in flipping Republican - held seats in the House of Representatives.

She was first elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington at the 1987 general election, when she became the first black woman to hold a seat in the House of Commons.

Therefore a Member wishing to resign has to go through the process of applying for a paid office of the Crown, which automatically disqualifies the Member from holding a seat in the House of Commons.

Not exact matches

The minority party aims to win 23 Republican - held House seats in November to take a majority in the chamber.

Virginia and New Jersey will hold gubernatorial elections later this year, and all 435 seats in the House and 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be contested in the 2018 midterm elections.

The Conservatives hold a majority of seats in the House of Commons, meaning support from the governing party is required for a motion to succeed.

-LRB-...) The party in power has lost House seats in 9 of the last 10 congressional elections held at the midpoint of a president's first term.

Democrats, at this writing, dropped 61 seats in the House of Representatives, where they will now be in the minority, and 6 seats in the Senate, where they will continue to hold a slight edge.

Rep. Sam Gejdenson, who had been in the House of Representatives for seven terms, managed to just barely hold onto his seat by a margin of 21 votes.

Eighteen candidates are vying for a U.S. House seat in central Ohio that Republicans have held for 35 years and Democrats now see as competitive.

From dragging car seats in and out of the house to stacking pillows, trying to hold your baby in an upright position after every meal to avoid acid reflux can add time, work and frustration to every feeding!

At the same time, Blanche Lincoln survived (for now) and the Dems held on to John Murtha's old House seat in a Republican - leaning area, where again observers will try to draw grand conclusions from the fact that Mark Critz found it necessary to run against Obama's healthcare plan.

A Senate GOP source confirms several reports that the congressional district currently held by retiring Democratic Rep. Maurice Hinchey (NY - 22) has been carved up in the their House redistricting plan, along with Democratic Rep. Gary Ackerman's seat.

The Transit Workers Union and the Working Families Party is at odds over the push directed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to help flip Republican - held House seats in New York.

Take Virginia, for example, a national battleground state where Democrats control all 5 statewide offices, yet Republicans hold a super-majority in the state House, a majority in the state Senate, and 8 of the 11 Congressional seats.

So many House seats which held Democrats elected in 2008 or 2006 flipped in 2010.

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But Cuomo has also made it a point this election cycle to flip House seats held in competitive districts by Republicans, viewing Reps. John Faso and Claudia Tenney as especially vulnerable this year.

All told, eight of the state's nine Republican seats in the House are considered possible pickups by the Democrats, with Peter King, the well - known Long Island congressman, holding the sole seat that they apparently feel is unlikely to change hands.

«It would be a serious mistake for House Republicans to pass a Continuing Resolution that would ensure that Harry Reid and the Senate Democrats would come back to Washington, after many of them will have likely lost their seats, for a no - holds barred lame duck session where they will be free to pass legislation that the American people will never be able to hold them responsible for,» the Texas Republican said in a statement provided to CQ Roll Call.

Nine - tenths of the M.P.'s who first won seats in the House of Commons in 1918 or thereafter, and who held some ministerial office in the years from 1918 to 1955, began their progress towards posts in a ministry or a Cabinet by serving as parliamentary secretaries or as junior ministers... Recruitment to the front bench clearly begins with these two offices.

Hayworth held a U.S. House seat in the 19th District from 2010 - 2012, and after New York's redistricting, was defeated by Maloney in the 2012 18th Congressional District election.

Ulster County Executive Mike Hein will not run for the House seat held by Rep. Chris Gibson, the Democrat said in an interview set to air this evening on Capital Tonight.

In an email sent out to supporters this afternoon, Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor listed three major events for the union - backed third party: Kathy Hochul's upset win for a Republican - held House seat (May 24), the genesis of the Occupy Wall Street movement in Zuccotti Park (Oct. 5) and when the worm turned on the tax code debate (Nov. 29In an email sent out to supporters this afternoon, Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor listed three major events for the union - backed third party: Kathy Hochul's upset win for a Republican - held House seat (May 24), the genesis of the Occupy Wall Street movement in Zuccotti Park (Oct. 5) and when the worm turned on the tax code debate (Nov. 29in Zuccotti Park (Oct. 5) and when the worm turned on the tax code debate (Nov. 29).

Republican congressional hopeful John Faso announced Wednesday he had raised $ 624,750 in the first quarter as part of his bid to win the Hudson Valley House seat held by outgoing Rep. Chris Gibson.

Republican Rep. John Katko, the Central New York freshman who is fighting to hold onto his seat in one of the most competitive House races in the nation, is out with his fourth TV ad, which questions the ability of his opponent, Colleen Deacon, to act independently of the Democratic conference if she's elected in November.

Battleground chamber: The West Virginia House held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of six seats, which amounted to 6 percent of the chamber.

Battleground chamber: The New Mexico House held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of four seats, which amounted to 5.7 percent of the chamber.

With vacant seats counting towards the party that previously held the seat, the New Hampshire House held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of 40 seats, which amounted to 10 percent of the chamber.

Tennessee House of Representatives: Of the 99 seats in the House, Republicans held 64, Democrats held 34, and one was vacant.

The Democrats held a four seat lead in the House, which was 5.7 percent of the 70 seats up for election in 2014.

This includes fixed terms for five years (when average time between elections has been four); the vote to dissolve parliament before calling a general election requiring 55 per cent support in the House of Commons (meaning the Liberal Democrats can not withdraw their support from the Tories and cause a general election as the Lib - Dems, Labour and other parties altogether hold less than 55 per cent of the seats); and stuffing the House of Lords with many more Conservatives and Liberals to weaken opposition there.

The Iowa House held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of six seats, which amounted to 6 percent of the chamber.

The House Democrats» campaign arm is now going after 79 Republican - held seats in the midterms.

Battleground chamber: The Kentucky House held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of eight seats, which amounted to 8 percent of the chamber.

In the general election held on 6 May 2010, the Liberal Democrats won 23 % of the vote and 57 seats in the House of CommonIn the general election held on 6 May 2010, the Liberal Democrats won 23 % of the vote and 57 seats in the House of Commonin the House of Commons.

Battleground chamber: The Minnesota House held a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of 12 seats, which amounted to 9 percent of the chamber.

Democratic congressional candidate Dave Clegg on Thursday reported having raised $ 220,000 in his bid for the Hudson Valley House seat held by Republican Rep. John Faso.

AS FOR CLAY AIKEN, IT»S TOO CLOSE TOO CALL... The American - Idol star - turned congressional hopeful, holds a razor - thin margin over opponent Keith Crisco in North Carolina's Democratic primary for a U.S. House seat, but CNN and other news organizations have not yet projected a winner.

On Friday, Boehner was in Lake George to Boehner is on behalf of candidate Matt Doheny, who is running for the House seat that's currently held by Democrat Bill Owens.

Republicans have consistently voted against the budget extender bills and Democrats hold only a one - seat majority in the house.

On July 12, California held a special election to fill the empty seat in the 36th U.S. House district.

They are led by Jane Dodds and hold 1 of the 60 seats in the National Assembly for Wales [1] but none of the 40 Welsh seats in the UK House of Commons and none of the four Welsh seats in the European Parliament.

On May 17, California held an election to fill the vacant seat in the 36th U.S. House district.

That means that the parties whose seat shares exceed their vote shares (the Conservatives, Labour, the SNP, the DUP, and — fractionally — Sinn Féin and the SDLP) collectively hold 24 per cent of the seats in the House of Commons more than they would if they were represented in exact proportion to their votes — that is, about 156 seats more.

But then the SNP did win previously safe - as - houses Glasgow East from Labour at the by - election earlier in the summer on a swing of over 20 per cent, and they start with an advantage in Glenrothes in that the party already holds the almost identical Fife Central seat in the Scottish Parliament.

Jim McDermott, the party's candidate for the at - large U.S. House seat in Alaska, is currently holding steady at a healthy 7.5 % of the vote against both a Republican and a Democrat.

The 2010 midterm election is also the third consecutive midterm election held in a president's first term where Republicans picked up seats across both houses of Congress.

Republicans» representation in the state's congressional delegation has withered since the mid-1990s when the party held almost 50 percent of the state's then - 52 House seats.