Sentences with phrase «house held elections»

2007 was the last year that the state senate and state house held elections.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON — House Democrats, frustrated by what they see as GOP inaction and with an eye on midterm elections, on Tuesday held the first of what they hope to be several interviews with witnesses who have not been interrogated in the Republican - led Russia investigations.

FBI agents on the case expected that Petraeus would be asked to resign immediately rather than risk the possibility that he could be blackmailed to give intelligence secrets to foreign intelligence agencies or criminals... [T] he FBI, Justice Department, and the White House held off on asking for Petraeus» resignation until after the election... FBI agents on the case were aware that such a decision had been made to hold off on forcing him out until after the election and were outraged.

The GOP took back the Senate and strengthened its hold in the House of Representatives, setting up two years of divided government leading up to the 2016 Presidential elections.

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 White House said Pence would use his address to the Organization of American States to call on nations to increase pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to address the country's humanitarian crisis, release political prisoners and hold free and fair elections.

Yet current polls show a greater likelihood of a Democratic takeover in the House of Representatives following the midterm elections, while they suggest that Republicans likely will maintain a hold on a Senate majority.1

-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.

The Republicans took control of the House of Representatives in the election, while the Democratic Party of President Obama held on to the Senate by a narrow margin.

The only surprise yesterday was the GOP strangehold over the House being held — so we'll have to step up the vote at the next election to free the House from the poison too.

Here is the often thoughtful Thomas Friedman of the New York Times on the eve of last November's elections: «Let Karl [Rove] know that you think this is a critical election, because you know as a citizen that if the Bush team can behave with the level of deadly incompetence it has exhibited in Iraq — and then get away with it by holding on to the House and the Senate — it means our country has become a banana republic.

Here is the often thoughtful Thomas Friedman of the New York Times on the eve of last November's elections: «Let Karl [Rove] know that you think this is a critical election, because you know as a citizen that if the Bush team can behave with the level of deadly incompetence it has exhibited in Iraq — and then get away with it by holding on to the House...

During Bush's first term as president, during the mid term elections the repubs held majorities in the house, Senate, and they had the white house.

He had developed something of a portfolio career — much of which he will drop, bar his weekly ballroom dancing lessons — and as recently as February hinted to The House that he would retire from frontline politics if a snap election was not held this year.

Barack Obama won re-election, his party managed to hold the Senate, and the House of Representatives is still — exactly as before the elections — dominated by the Republicans.

«And so tomorrow I will move a motion in the House of Commons calling for a general election to be held on 8 June.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any alien to vote in any election held solely or in part for the purpose of electing a candidate for the office of President, Vice President, Presidential elector, Member of the Senate, Member of the House of Representatives, Delegate from the District of Columbia, or Resident Commissioner, unless -

In an election held this month, Raymond Benedict Bartholomew Michael Asquith, third earl of Oxford and Asquith was elected to take up the seat in the House of Lords vacated by the death of Robert Alexander Hold Methuen, the seventh baron Methuen.

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.

Rep. Devin Nunes and GOP members of House Intelligence Committee are frustrated the Department of Justice hasn't turned over documents related to the conduct of Justice Department and FBI officials in their handling of an investigation during the 2016 presidential election, and threatening to hold AG Jeff Sessions in contempt.

Republicans currently hold nine of Empire State's 27 House districts — a third of the state's delegation, even after a great election cycle in 2014.

The 1st Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

Of the 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018, 24 of them — 12 senate chambers and 12 house chambers — include incumbents who are unable to run for re-election due to term limits.

If that lead holds, once the absentee ballots are counted, she will face Lee Zeldin, a Republican serving his first term in the House of Representatives, in the Nov. 8 election.

The 2nd Congressional District of New York held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

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.

My downstate colleagues have been doing a pretty thorough job covering what might be the most interesting of the six Assembly special elections to be held Sept. 13: The three - way Democratic battle for the Brooklyn seat vacated by Darryl Towns, who is now Gov. Andrew Cuomo's housing czar.

Fourteen state senate chambers and thirteen state house chambers which held general elections on November 4, 2014, included some state legislators who were unable to run for re-election in 2014 because of their state's legislative term limits.

However, Louisiana did not hold elections for its state senate or state house in 2012.

«If the election were held today, he'd definitely carry the 1st Congressional District of New York,» Zeldin said outside the Capitol Hill Club on Thursday after Trump's meeting with House Republicans.

There were 45 state houses holding general elections in November 2014.

Heading into the November 2 elections, the Democratic Party held a commanding lead in state houses in the 88 legislative chambers that held elections in 2010.

Fourteen state senate chambers and thirteen state house chambers that held general elections On November 2, 2010, included some state legislators who were unable to run for re-election in 2010 because of their state's legislative term limits.

Adrian Kavanagh, 19th April 2017 Following an announcement by Theresa May yesterday and a House of Commons vote to confirm this today, a «snap» general election is now scheduled to be held in the United Kingdom on Thursday 8th June 2017.

15 states have state legislative term limits, but Louisiana did not hold a state house election in 2012 and Nebraska does not have a state house.

ST. PETER, MN — The Independence Party of Minnesota held an endorsing convention in St. Peter on Saturday to endorse Tim Gieseke, a candidate for the MN House District 19A special election to replace Representative Terry Morrow.

The first elections to the House of Lords, with members being elected for 15 - year terms, are expected to take place at the same time as each of the next three general elections, with the first being held in 2015.

Additionally, Michigan did not have a state senate election in 2012, and Nebraska does not have a lower house to hold an election for.

There are 15 states with state legislative term limits, but Louisiana did not hold a State House election in 2014 and Nebraska does not have a state hHouse election in 2014 and Nebraska does not have a state househouse.

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.

Prior to the election, the democrats held the Senate by five votes and the House by an eight - vote margin.

2007 was the last year that the state senate and state house both held elections.

The Republican Party held the majority in 16 houses, and 15 of those houses had elections in November.

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

Out of 17 Republican primaries, five took place in Democratic - controlled districts — all in New Jersey, where Democrats held majorities in the House and Senate heading into the general election.

Congressional election will see the GOP holding onto its» majority in the House; and very possibly taking over the Senate.

Even in the House of Assembly election held that year, APC garnered 109,783 votes while PDP struggled to poll 51,540 votes.

Nevada holds a special election on September 13 to fill the vacant U.S. House seat, 2nd district.

Ten of New York's Democratic - held House seats were ranked as competitive by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report prior to the election; the 4th District was ranked likely Democratic; the 13th, 22nd and 25th Districts were ranked as lean Democratic; the 1st, 19th, 20th, 23rd and 24th were ranked as toss - ups; and the 29th District was ranked as likely Republican.