Sentences with phrase «incumbent on the working families»

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As the Independent Democratic Conference moves toward being abolished, the labor - aligned Working Families Party on Wednesday in a statement said it would continue to back challengers to IDC incumbents.

NEW YORK >> New York's progressive Working Families Party formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon on Saturday as its gubernatorial candidate — challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

New York's progressive Working Families Party formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon on Saturday as its gubernatorial candidate — challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

NEW YORK >> New York's progressive Working Families Party formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon on Saturday as its gubernatorial candidate — challenging incumbent Democratic Gov.

Republican candidate for governor Rob Astorino derided Gov. Andrew Cuomo's video presentation at the Working Families Party convention on Saturday as a «hostage tape» and questioned the agreement that gave the Democratic incumbent the party's endorsement.

Third Ward: incumbent Councilman Ron Bailey lost to Joyce Love in September, 307 - 177, but will be on November's ballot on the Working Families and Independence parties lines.

In District 2, incumbent Chris Allen, the Democratic and Working Families candidate, has served as a county legislator for two consecutive terms, serves as the Deputy Chair for the Public Health and Social Services Committee, and holds positions on the Economic Tourism and Development Committee and the Ways and Means Committee.

Running on the Democratic and Working Families tickets, eight - year Rosendale Town Board incumbent Manna Jo Greene will be making her third try for the County Legislature, having previously run without success in 1989 and 2003.

The Working Families Party on Saturday endorsed Cynthia Nixon for governor over incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo, highlighting a broader fissure among liberals in New York, activist groups and the union movement.

He defeated incumbent Naomi Rivera (who also ran on the Working Families Party ticket), Irene Estrada - Rukaj and Adam R. Bermudez in the Democratic primary on September 13, 2012.

Grimm said his Democratic target, Rep. Mike McMahon, would have been in physical danger had he voted «yes» on the health care reform bill — a move that cost the incumbent congressman the support of the labor - backed Working Families Party and SEIU / 1199.

Former 1199 SEIU political coordinator Dell Smitherman, who lost a Democratic primary to indicted Brooklyn State Senator John Sampson last month, told the Observer that he plans to campaign for the seat again if the incumbent is convicted on any of the array of corruption charges he currently faces — even if it means running on the Working Families Party line.

The seat is one of five left open on the council by the departure of incumbents; Jen Fuentes, the first member of the Working Families Party elected to office in Kingston, opted not to seek a second two - year term.

Wyman, on a ticket with Democratic incumbent Governor Dan Malloy, were also backed the Working Families Party for the general election; They faced the Republican / Independent ticket of Tom Foley and Heather Somers and unaffiliated ticket of Joe Visconti and Chester Harris.

WHITE PLAINS — Citing an ongoing federal investigation into the convoluted and secretive organizational structure and campaign practices of the Working Families Party (WFP), state Senate candidate Bob Cohen (R, I, C — 37th District) today called on incumbent Senator Oppenheimer to reject the Party's endorsement.

New York WFP Director Bill Lipton said the following about the IDC challengers: «Unlike the incumbents who voted to install a Trump loyalist as leader of the state senate, these Working Families Democrats are committed to supporting the progressive leadership of Democratic Conference Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins on day one.

This past April, she said she felt it was incumbent on Democrats and the labor - backed Working Families Party to find challengers to the governor this fall «if they want to be true to the spirit of the parties.»

A reformer who won the lion's share of labor endorsements in the race, including that of the Working Families Party, Torres was supported by State Senator Gustavo Rivera, who ousted disgraced and jailed incumbent Pedro Espada, Jr. in 2010, as well as by the Bronx's most popular elected official, Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr. (who has broken with his father on social issues like LGBT rights and marriage equality).

Cynthia Nixon played coy Thursday on whether she would mount a campaign for governor on the Working Families Party ballot line if she loses the Democratic Party primary to heavily favored two - term incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

In 2005, then - challenger Corey Ellis rebounded from just such a defeat to win the 3rd Ward Common Council seat from incumbent Democrat Michael Brown on the Working Families Party line.

It is incumbent upon mothers to work on the issues that can derail the safety of their communities; if left untouched, the values and principles of family are undermined.