Sentences with phrase «in the state senate since»

Dean Skelos has represented a portion of Nassau County on Long Island in the state Senate since he was elected in 1984.

Diaz Sr. — who has served in the state Senate since 2002 covering Castle Hill, Longwood, Melrose, Morrisania, Parkchester, West Farms and Concourse Village — is well - known in The Bronx and was widely expected win.

Mr. Sampson has served in the State Senate since 1997, and until December, served as leader of the Senate Democratic Conference.

Stargel a has served in the state Senate since 2012 and has been noted for her strict conservatism in supporting abortion restrictions and her support of charter schools.

Senator Ihara has been in the State Senate since 1994, and has introduced similar bills many times in the past.

The Republicans had held the majority of seats in the state Senate since 1965, then lost it by a narrow margin in 2008.

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Every past nominee to get a roll call vote since at least the Carter administration received 85 or more yes votes in the Senate, with the exception of Trump's first secretary of state, Rex Tillerson, who got 56.

The New Mexico State Legislature and Governor King quickly passed Senate Joint Memorial 5, which stated, in part and with considerable exaggeration: «Whereas, despite New Mexico's long and rich chile history and prehistory, with solid archaeological evidence indicating the continuous use of both red and green chile since the time of Folsom Man some twelve thousand years ago [this is not true], we now find «Texas Man» claiming the noble chile as his; and whereas despite the facts, we hear boasting from east of the Pecos that «The Lone Star State» is the chili capital of the Southwest... and Texas chefs malign the noble «red and green» by blending it into a slurry of kidney beans and onions called chili; now, therefore, be it resolved by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico that the Land of Enchantment bets the «whole enchilada» and its reputation as the Chile Capital of the World against the Lone Star State in the Mother of All Chile Wars Festival to be held May 29 - 31, 1993 at the Doña Ana County Fairgrounds.»

Stewart - Cousins has been the leader of the Senate Democrats since 2012 and is the first woman to lead a legislative conference in the state Legislature.

An agreement that would unite Democrats in the state Senate is premature, since Republicans would still have the backing of Brooklyn Sen. Simcha Felder, Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco said on Friday in an interview.

«Through my first hard fought campaigns and since my election to the State Senate in 2002, we have worked together on advancing a common - sense progressive agenda,» the Manhattan Democrat writes.

The latest enrollment figures underscore the strain New York Republicans have been under to grow the party in a deep blue state, where the party has not won a statewide race since 2002 and could lose control of the state Senate, its last lever of statewide control in New York.

The Child Victims Act has been adopted in the Assembly four times in various forms since 2006, a statement from Markey's office said, but has never made it to the floor of the State Senate.

Since then, campaign finance filings show the committee gave $ 12,000 to the Clinton County Republican Committee; $ 6,800 to Little; $ 5,000 to support the failed 2006 campaign of Jeanine Pirro; $ 4,250 to the Republican State Committee; $ 3,500 to Senator Tom Libous, a Binghamton Republican; $ 2,509.31 for a «Faso Event» in the fall of 2006; $ 1,350 to the Republican Assembly Campaign Committee; $ 1,000 to Senator Steve Saland, a Hudson Valley Republican; $ 1,000 to the Republican Senate Campaign Committee; $ 1,000 to Clinton County Legislator Paul Maroun; $ 1,000 to Judge Thomas Mercure; $ 800 to Assemblywoman Janet Duprey; $ 5,000 to the Empire Leadership Council and $ 7,750 to various charitable and not - for - profit groups including the American Cancer Society and March of Dimes.

But though he has been in the public eye since he was elected to the State Senate in 1998, the progressive Jewish Democrat from Manhattan's Upper West Side has always been more or less a background player, and something of a cipher.

Incumbent Ken LaValle, 73, has held the 1st District state Senate seat since 1977, having been elected in November 1976.

The conflict is over a state Senate seat vacant since March 2, when longtime Juneau Democratic Sen. Kim Elton resigned for a job in the Obama administration.

Diaz, a former state senator, got at least another $ 13,700 in industry donations to his Senate campaigns since 2002.

State Senate Democrats have reaped $ 85,000 in election - year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public emploState Senate Democrats have reaped $ 85,000 in election - year campaign contributions from the state teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public emplostate teachers union since they skipped last month's vote to cut pension benefits for new teachers and other public employees.

Chiavacci Farley faces an uphill climb: no Republican has won statewide office in the Empire State since 2002, and New York has not sent a Republican to the U.S. Senate since Schumer defeated Al D'Amato in 1998.

Mr. LaValle has served in the New York State Senate since 1976.

Lurie is a state senate lackey, and since the senate GOP is directionless, flailing, and in decline he might be the senators» perfect representative.

Since then, State Senator John DeFrancisco, (R - Syracuse), the No. 2 in the Republican - led New York Senate, and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra jumped into the race.

Alcantara, who is nearly assured victory in the heavily Democratic district, would be the first Dominican woman to serve in the State Senate and the first Latina to serve since 2004.

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Since Arizona achieved statehood in 1912 to 1966, the state Senate was controlled by Democrats after nearly every election.

May 11, 2015 (readMedia)-- The election of Senator John Flanagan as the the leader of the New York State Senate Republican Caucus is a divisive blow to the freedom loving people of New York and should send a chill down the spine of every gun owner since the new leader voted in favor of the so - called SAFE Act.

Nor has the mayor made the least stink as one of his seats sat empty, since the state Senate has refused to confirm City Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez in the post since 2015.

The GOP has been picking off Southern and Appalachian legislatures systematically for the past few decades: In 2012 alone, it won both the Arkansas state House and Senate for the first time since Reconstruction; Democrats are shooting to win back the House this year.

Duffy, the former Rochester mayor, has been a visible presence in Albany since Gov. Andrew Cuomo took office Jan. 1 and frequently presides over the state Senate, one of the few official duties for the lieutenant governor.

It's hard to say definitively what will be in the bill, since it hasn't been introduced, and leaders of the State Senate and Assembly did not immediately return a request for confirmation that they have agreed on specifics of the deal.

By the traditional standards of party loyalty, it was a setback for Mr. Cuomo on Tuesday when Republicans captured the State Senate in convincing fashion, since the party stands in the way of a number of his liberal goals.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first public comments since the leader of the State Senate was charged in an extortion and bribery scheme, says if true, he finds the accusations «disturbing.»

Senate Republican Majority Leader John Flanagan and his GOP members have not had a warm relationship with New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio since the mayor tried to get Democrats elected to the state Senate in 2014.

Since then, Bharara has successfully convicted two of the most powerful legislators in Albany, former Speaker Sheldon Silver and former state Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, on corruption charges.

BY ANDY HUMM New York City and State are known for some of the strongest human rights laws in the country — though transgender rights have only been protected statewide since late last year when Governor Andrew Cuomo employed executive action to overcome the State Senate's long resistance on that score.

They'll discuss the current gridlock in state government and whether it's gotten better or worse since Democrats gained control of the state Senate.

First, Lazio, a Wall Street lobbyist and former Long Island congressman who lost a Senate race to Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2000, will have to tell the state Board of Elections how much money he's raised since Jan. 15, when he reported having a mere $ 637,000 in the bank (compared to $ 16.1 million for Attorney General Cuomo).

Since losing to Mayor de Blasio in November, state Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis has privately considered running for everything from lieutenant governor to the U.S. Senate, sources say.

Robinson said that she doesn't «trust» the timing of the reunification since the change came during an election year, and she blames the defunct group for holding up liberal legislation in the state Senate.

In 1964, for example, the Senate GOP's fundraising operations were pretty much dependent upon how much money the state party funded by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller decided to chip in; since then, the centralized Senate Republican Campaign Committee, a network of independent expenditure committees, and scores of single - member Albany fundraisers each year guarantee that no incumbent in a close race will lack for fundIn 1964, for example, the Senate GOP's fundraising operations were pretty much dependent upon how much money the state party funded by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller decided to chip in; since then, the centralized Senate Republican Campaign Committee, a network of independent expenditure committees, and scores of single - member Albany fundraisers each year guarantee that no incumbent in a close race will lack for fundin; since then, the centralized Senate Republican Campaign Committee, a network of independent expenditure committees, and scores of single - member Albany fundraisers each year guarantee that no incumbent in a close race will lack for fundin a close race will lack for funds.

And Republicans gained at least one seat in the state Senate, resulting in their strongest majority since 1971.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, in his first public comments since the leader of the State Senate was charged in an extortion and bribery scheme, says if true, he finds the accusations «disturbing.»

That's why Akshar said he has what it takes to represent the 52nd District in state Senate, replacing Tom Libous, who has held the seat since 1988 and was convicted of a felony last month.

Long Island has been without a Democratic member of the State Senate since Martins, then the mayor of Mineola, defeated Democrat Craig Johnson by 451 votes in 2010.

The California State Senate has been a term - limited state Senate since California voters approved Proposition 140 in State Senate has been a term - limited state Senate since California voters approved Proposition 140 in state Senate since California voters approved Proposition 140 in 1990.

BUFFALO, N.Y. — More than a month since the state Senate passed a bill to make ride - hailing legal in upstate New York, an Assembly version has yet to surface.

Already, Ms. Gillibrand, who replaced Hillary Rodham Clinton after she was confirmed as secretary of state, has raised $ 2.3 million in the two months since she arrived in the Senate.

Jefferson County has seen a 250 percent increase in poison control calls for synthetic drugs since 2011, according to a 2016 State Senate report.

The Senate Environmental Conservation Committee passed a bill authorizing a moose and elk hunting season, but there's one problem — elk have been extinct in New York State since 1877.