Sentences with phrase «held the seat before»

Now that all the would - be candidates from the Senate majority have decided to take a pass on the race, it appears support is coalescing behind Assemblywoman Jane Corwin, who has the support of Langworthy, (who I believe controls the lion's share of the weighted vote in the district) former Rep. Tom Reynolds, who held the seat before Lee, and others.

Other possible replacement candidates, should Grimm heed calls to step down: Republican Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, Democratic Assemblyman Mike Cusick (a former aide to US Sen. Chuck Schumer) and former Democratic Rep. Michael McMahon, who held the seat before Grimm.

Former congressman Michael McMahon, who held the seat before Grimm, publicly flirted with the seat after Grimm announced his resignation, but appears to have withdrawn himself from consideration.

Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, a Democrat from Great Neck Plaza, held the seat before her.

Espaillat praised the «two giants» who had held the seat before him, and praised Wright and Rangel by name.

Boyland's father, William Boyland, Sr. held the seat before him.

Not exact matches

Particularly as CMOs, we're being held accountable more for KPI's than ever before — and the CMO role really being a hot seat.

Right wing politics is failing in Alberta and the last hold out is rural Alberta, but how long will it be before most rural people would like to have a seat at government as opposed of making a lot of noise that gets very little attention.

He went on to work as a Treasury analyst before returning to the family farm in Dipton and standing in the seat known today as Clutha - Southland — a post he held until his decision in 2014 to stand as a List MP only.

The scribes and Pharisees take the chief seats in the synagogue, the seats before the ark which holds the sacred scrolls.

Though home games are still held in a splendid old whale - shaped building near the heart of campus and the audience still includes gray - haired men in tweed jackets who rise to their feet to celebrate Bulldogs goals, now these old - school types must jostle for standing room when the 3,486 - seat Ingalls Rink opens an hour before face - off.

John Carl Hastings (@jchastings09) I had flown from North Carolina to attend with my family in the seats we've held since before I was born.

The Vicarage Road Stand was formerly an open terrace before being rebuilt in 1993 where it is now all seated and can hold over 2,000 away fans behind the goal.

Before you plop your little one in a swing, bouncy seat or other baby holding device, consider playing with your newborn!

There will be a chest and lap clip for you to secure the child into the seat before each trip and tighten to hold the child in the correct position.

As always, there are safety precautions to follow when bathing with your baby — primarily, be sure the temperature is not too hot, and that there is either someone available to hand the baby to when you get out, or you have a safe and easy place to put the baby (remembering that you will be wet and holding a wet baby), such as a bouncy seat, before getting out yourself.

I used the Target one before my baby shower to help me register and now I'm going back to buy the things that are still on there... nail clippers, thermometer, baby tub soft liner, baby monitor (I'm getting one with two receivers so I can have one upstairs and one down) two car seats, a light stroller frame to hold them in, and a few more not - to - terribly exciting things like newborn diapers (work for up to eight pounds of baby) wipes, etc...

Before infants develop the strength to hold up their heads at around 4 months, they may slump over when placed in a seated position.

«Clearly, if our message is government first, putting people first, we can make a good case as we identify other candidates to move back into some of the seats that Republicans held before.»

Ball actually briefly announced a run in NY - 19 before switching races to run for the 40th SD seat then held by Vincent Leibell.

Eve, the well - known Buffalo Democrat, held that Assembly Seat before Peoples - Stokes.

These symposiums are normally held after the Congressmen - elect know that they are likely to be certified as winning their seats, but before their inaugurations.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said Maziarz, who held the Senate seat before Ortt for more than two decades, concocted a scheme to secretly funnel money from his campaign funds to a former staffer.

Another sitting state legislator, Sen. Rob Ortt, has been indicted on corruption charges, along with George Maziarz, who held the western New York Senate seat before him.

Before the election, Democrats held 287 of the 578 seats while Republicans controlled 285 seats.

With an open seat in the attorney general's office, Republicans believe they have a shot at the office that has been held by Democrat George Jepsen for the past eight years and by Richard Blumenthal for two decades before that.

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 nomination ultimately went to Michael McMahon, a Democratic councilman from the North Shore, who won the seat but held it only a term before being defeated by Mr. Grimm.

«Everyone from the president of the United States on down wants him to leave for the good of the nation,» said Powell, whose father held the Harlem congressional seat before being unseated by Rangel in 1970.

As House Democratic leaders reportedly are pushing Rep. Charlie Rangel to make a deal with the ethics committee before charges against him are unveiled Thursday, Gov. David Paterson said this morning he is fully behind the embattled Harlem congressman and his bid to retain the seat he had held since 1971.

The senator said he had a «great relationship» with former Rep. Jim Walsh, the moderate Republican who held the Central NY seat before Maffei.

The two Congress members are rivals with Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who held the State Senate seat before Hamilton and is seen as the Albany lawmaker's mentor and political patron.

Republicans hold a thin 33 - seat majority in the 63 - seat chamber, and it was unclear if the conference had the 32 votes necessary to pass the legislation before the debate began at 9 p.m.

Shortly before 6 am on Friday, Labour held two key seats in Southampton to bring its total to 258 so far and deny the Conservatives the possibility of securing a majority.

The last polls conducted before polling day show the Scottish National Party (SNP) is likely to win a lot of seats and hold the balance of power.

The 29th District seat of former Rep. Eric Massa (D) had been held by two Republicans before Massa and was considered by both parties to be a shoo - in for the GOP, but other Democratic - held upstate seats such as the 20th District (Rep. Scott Murphy), the 24th District (Arcuri) and the 25th District (Rep. Dan Maffei's race, which remains too close to call) had only recently shifted toward the Democrats.

The City Council campaign is now between Moya and Hiram Monserrate, who held the council seat for seven years before he was removed from the state senate for assaulting his girlfriend and served time in federal prison for fraud.

On Dec. 20 — with 11 days remaining before Democratic County Executive - elect Laura Curran was to take office — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo held a news conference at Belmont to announce that the Islanders would be returning home to Long Island and would spend $ 1 billion to build an 18,000 - seat arena, 250 - room hotel and 435,000 square feet of retail at the state - run park.

Prior to Katz, Koslowitz held the seat for eight years before term limits prevented her from making another bid to represent the district that covers Forest Hills, Kew Gardens, Rego Park and parts of Maspeth and Elmhurst.

The 49th Senate District seat held by state Sen. David Valesky, D - Oneida, is one Republicans consider one of their top priorities as they try to retake the majority in the state Senate they held for over four decades before losing that hold in 2008.

«I think God has really blessed him with his dad's good's looks, his dad's name, and then God gave up on him,» he added, referring to Mr. Powell's father, who held Mr. Rangel's seat before him.

These are just two examples of easily avoidable types of problems that District Leader Frank Gulluscio, who won the Democratic primary last month for the City Council seat currently held by Eric A. Ulrich, state Senator Joseph Addabbo (D - Howard Beach), and local community activist Betty Braton say could be avoided in the future if two bills currently before the New York City Council are passed.

The fundraiser, according to the source, will be held in New York City on May 15 — just five days before the Democratic primary for Pennsylvania's 13th District seat on May 20.

Koslowitz held the District 29 seat before Katz and is currently the director of community boards at Borough Hall.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo called the special election — held on the same day as the closely watched New York presidential primary — to fill the seat left vacant by Silver, who represented Lower Manhattan for 35 years before he was found guilty of corruption charges related to two separate bribery schemes.

Without the logistics of seating guests for a brunch and navigating a larger venue, the Clinton campaign easily escorted people into a standing crowd, surrounding the small stage that would hold Clinton and a rotating lineup of local Democratic elected officials who came to support her, each speaking briefly before her.

Before Florida Democrats started eyeing more Senate seats in the 2018 cycle, Cruz had filed to run for the Hillsborough County Commission seat held by term - limited Republican Sandy Murman.

Ex-con City Council candidate Hiram Monserrate failed to retake the Queens Council seat he once held before doing prison time for fraud, losing out to Assemblyman Francisco Moya...

Unlike Peralta, he enjoys the tacit support of the Brooklyn Democratic Party and remains an ally of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, who held the central Brooklyn seat before Hamilton.

With less than two weeks to go before Election Day, Democrats are trying to defend three seats upstate held by freshman Sens. Cecilia Tkaczyk, Ted O'Brien and Terry Gipson.