Sentences with phrase «hold positions in the party»

In what appears to be a replay of the posture by the suspended National Chairman of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Paul Afoko, the party's 2nd Vice Chairman, Sammy Crabbe has said he still holds his position in the party despite being suspended.

Not exact matches

With the president's party controlling the Senate by just one seat and the Senate holding not only the power to pass or block legislation, but also to confirm nominees to federal positions, including the Supreme Court, the race in Arizona to replace the departing Sen. Jeff Flake is one of several to watch this fall.

Given the absence of a public trading market of our common stock, and in accordance with the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Accounting and Valuation Guide, Valuation of Privately - Held Company Equity Securities Issued as Compensation, our board of directors exercised reasonable judgment and considered numerous and subjective factors to determine the best estimate of fair value of our common stock, including independent third - party valuations of our common stock; the prices at which we sold shares of our convertible preferred stock to outside investors in arms - length transactions; the rights, preferences, and privileges of our convertible preferred stock relative to those of our common stock; our operating results, financial position, and capital resources; current business conditions and projections; the lack of marketability of our common stock; the hiring of key personnel and the experience of our management; the introduction of new products; our stage of development and material risks related to our business; the fact that the option grants involve illiquid securities in a private company; the likelihood of achieving a liquidity event, such as an initial public offering or a sale of our company given the prevailing market conditions and the nature and history of our business; industry trends and competitive environment; trends in consumer spending, including consumer confidence; and overall economic indicators, including gross domestic product, employment, inflation and interest rates, and the general economic outlook.

He held four cabinet posts under Premier Klein's government: in 1997 Stelmach became Minister of Agriculture, Food and Development; in May 1999, he was shuffled to the Infrastructure Ministry and later became Minister of Transport; and in 2004, he became the Alberta Intergovernmental Affairs Minister, a position he held until he resigned in June 2006 to become a party leadership candidate.

As for equating aetheism with fascism, why not start by finding out what the Nazi belt buckle said, or remembering that deified position the Eastern Emperors held, or the miracles involved in the name of the party.

He said the party will lose if the grassroot that worked tirelessly to secure win for the party are neglected therefore core members of the NDC holding positions in government institutions must be sacked.

To take into account the aspects explained above, I introduce the following control variables: MP received an office budget uplift; MP is a London MP; MP held a frontbench position in 2014 - 15 [12]; MP stood down at the next election; the time it takes to drive from the constituency to Westminster; and the MP's party affiliation.

At the time Cable, then the Liberal Democrats» Treasury spokesperson, held an essential agnostic position: his party would plump for something vague in the middle, he suggested.

A very contentious discussion followed, as NKD members — who passed a statement in support of holding a Con Con last year — and others asked why no one had been invited to speak in favor of Con Con, given that the Brooklyn Democratic Party has not taken an official position on this matter.

She has served in various Cabinet and Shadow Cabinet positions and, in her role as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, she has served as the Acting Leader of the Labour Party twice and Leader of the Opposition: from May to September 2010 and from May to September 2015; and remains the only politician to have held this position on two separate occasions.

But in his ruling, Justice Tsoho held that Falana's argument had not shifted the court's earlier position in its ruling delivered on April 28, to the effect that the constitutional rights of the interested parties to be heard by the appeal court outweighed the procedural requirements the SAN was relying on.

The state party might hold a unique position in state law, one that might allow it to help your campaign financially - sometimes very significantly.

Curran has pledged to ban her government appointees from holding active leadership positions in a political party committee or club, and from contributing to her campaign.

Alaska State Senate: The State Senate was in the unique position of being equally split between Democrats and Republicans, with each party holding 10 seats.

Citing constitutional reasons, the President made his position known at the National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the party, which held in Abuja in Tuesday.

Angela has been an active member of the Labour Party since she first joined aged 17 in 1978 and has since held various positions in the pParty since she first joined aged 17 in 1978 and has since held various positions in the partyparty.

But somewhere along the line the party did what many governing parties do and started to retreat from the civil liberties positions it held in opposition.

Also, the National Council of the party, at its 4th general meeting which was held yesterday at Alisa Hotel, noted with delight, how members of the party who are aspiring for various positions in the upcoming primaries, adhered strictly to the orders it gave regarding the display of campaign posters or banners at the just ended national delegates» conference.

Labour has, however, supplanted the Conservatives as the main opposition party (albeit still 15 seats short of the Liberal Democrats) and the Greens continue to hold their own in Callowland ward, pushing the Conservatives into the smallest party position.

The ad notes Curran's ethics plan, which calls for an independent office to monitor county contracts and banning county executive appointees from holding leadership positions in political party committees or clubs.

• Enforcement of her anti-corruption executive orders barring her appointees from holding positions in political parties and donating to her campaign; and banning gifts from vendors with county business.

In an interview after the ceremony, Curran said she plans to immediately sign executive orders that prohibit members of her administration from holding leadership positions in political parties and bar her executive staff from donating to, or fundraising for, her campaigIn an interview after the ceremony, Curran said she plans to immediately sign executive orders that prohibit members of her administration from holding leadership positions in political parties and bar her executive staff from donating to, or fundraising for, her campaigin political parties and bar her executive staff from donating to, or fundraising for, her campaign.

The pair of Democratic committees tasked with raising money for House and Senate candidates — and doing so at a time when the party holds its strongest position on Capitol Hill in a generation — have watched their receipts plummet by a combined 20 percent with little more than a year to go before the November 2010 midterm elections.

Such personal use will be defined as expenditures that are exclusively for personal benefit of the candidate or any other individual, not in connection with a political campaign or holding of a public office or party position.

Tinubu rose to the position of real influence and prominence because of his hold on Lagos politics and the roles he played in breaking the dominance of the Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo, Ogun, Osun and Ekiti states as the leader of the defunct Action Congress of Nigeria.

As for Flanagan, «It's clear that to an embarrassing degree Flanagan is Cuomo's flunky, his most loyal ally in the Legislature, a guy who will abandon the supposed fundamental positions of his own Republican Party in order to hold on to power,» said the lobbyist, a Democrat who has worked with both leaders.

(d) Although a Democratic organization, club or association described in paragraph (a) may, in its discretion, permit within its membership persons holding membership in more than one such organization, in all votes taken for endorsement of a nominee for public office or party position such multiple membership holder may not vote on such endorsement in any such organization if the member has already voted on such endorsement in any other such organization.

Polis, who holds a leadership position in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, took the opposite view and said the political realities make it so that Obama «should use his authority» to give party loyalists a boost.

But either way, when he ascends to the top of the Democratic conference in the chamber, he'll be the first senator from New York to hold a top party leadership position since senators started designating them in the early 1920s.

On the Conservative side of things, after the short - term honeymoon for Theresa May, it is inevitable that a clash will eventually occur between the proper Brexiteers who campaigned for Leave and those that hold a softer, watered - down Brexit position within the Conservative Party, and who would be quite happy for us to maintain open borders and remain in the single market.

The Canadian political landscape might become more like that in the UK if two parties held their ground at both the centre - left and centre - right positions, and merged with any other parties that were close to them.

Prior to becoming Labour's parliamentary candidate in Streatham, Chuka was Vice Chair of Streatham Labour Party from 2004 to 2008 and had held a variety of positions throughout the local pParty from 2004 to 2008 and had held a variety of positions throughout the local partyparty.

«This perhaps informs the state's position that he was not party in the bid process,» Mr Justice Ofoe noted and argued that it was false for the state to hold that Woyome was not part of the bid process for the CAN 2008 stadia project.

Nassau County Executive Laura Curran fulfilled a key election - year promise today, signing an executive order barring her appointees from holding leadership positions in political parties or donating to her campaign.

The governor who made his position known on the rerun election held in Rivers State on Saturday alleged discovery of fake Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) result sheets in some of the Local Government Areas, and accused security agencies of harassing, intimidating and even killing Peoples Democratic Party members

The NDC lost the Walewale parliamentary seat in the 2012 general election to the New Patriotic Party (NPP); the NDC again lost the Kumbungu seat to the Convention People's Party (CPP) in a bye - election held in 2013 after Alhaji Mohammed Mumuni, the then sitting NDC Member of Parliament (MP), resigned from Parliament to take up an international position.

She believes her experience in all previous positions held — at both party and national levels — make her better placed for the new position she is aspiring for.

He said, «George is a life member of the PDP BoT because of the position he had held in the party as a Deputy National Chairman of the party and he remains a member of BoT despite his present decision to contest the national chairmanship of the party.»

Despite the electoral setback suffered by her party, Pelosi sought to continue leading the House Democratic Caucus in the position of Minority Leader, the office she held prior to becoming Speaker.

It would bar the mayor and department heads from holding positions in any political party or soliciting subordinates for campaign contributions for anyone running for a city office.

Gold, who was born in Poland and moved to Brooklyn from Israel, has held the position since 1975 with his goal always being to opening up the party to younger members and minorities.

But Hoffay added that prohibitions on the mayor and department heads seeking contributions from city employees and the ban on department heads holding party positions should remain in the legislation.

He became the party's home affairs spokesman in 1999, using that position to articulate the same liberal views he has consistently held on such issues as penal and asylum policy.

He's also held crucial positions in the Assembly majority, chairing key committees like housing, and heads the New York County Democratic Party Committee.

Despised by the far left, scorned by the far right, pushed aside by liberal progressives, mocked by tea party conservatives, we hold what may well be the most assaulted political position in America today.

Rochas Okorocha, Governor of Imo State has said members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are holding key positions in President Muhammadu Buhari's government.

Abonyi said that as a committed loyal party man who had held virtually all critical positions in the party at various levels of the party structure, Secondus stood out and that he was well - equipped more than anybody in the race at this time to take the party back to power.

In the 25 Liberal Democrat - held seats, though, the collapse in the Lib Dem vote was much more dramatic: the party was down 15 points from its general election positioIn the 25 Liberal Democrat - held seats, though, the collapse in the Lib Dem vote was much more dramatic: the party was down 15 points from its general election positioin the Lib Dem vote was much more dramatic: the party was down 15 points from its general election position.

Because the same people who battled them for the position they hold — the other party — will be in opposition when their terms are up.

First elected to the Legislature in 2011, Majority Leader Lorigo was the first Conservative Party member to hold the position when he was appointed by the Republican - aligned Majority Caucus in 2014.