Sentences with phrase «lawmaker in his second term»
Ball, a Putnam Valley lawmaker in his second term, has often been rumored to be a possible Congressional candidate, most recently against GOP Rep. Nan Hayworth in what could have been a potentially bruising primary.
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Trump has told Republican lawmakers that he plans to deal with the issue of entitlements in his second term, should he get one.
The event marks the 17th installment in the second - term lawmaker's ongoing Coffee with Your Congresswoman series.
Astorino is considering a second run for governor in 2018, but may face competition for the GOP nomination from Rep. Chris Gibson, a Hudson Valley lawmaker who plans to retire at the end of the current term and consider a statewide bid.
The push back from nearly all sides in the Legislature, including lawmakers in his own party as well as Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, comes as lawmakers have grown bolder during the start of Cuomo's second term in publicly challenging a governor known for his hardball tactics.
The second - term lawmaker raised $ 3.1 million in 2016 when she defeated Democrat Mike Derrick by 35 points for a second term.
On Tuesday, the second - term lawmaker also slammed lawmakers in both houses for failing to include pension forfeiture bills in ethics reform packages earlier this year.
The mailer in the Nassau County Senate district touts Cronin's proposals, including term limits for state lawmakers, campaign finance reform measures such as closing the LLC loophole, boosting penalties for corruption and support for stripping public officials of their pensions if they are convicted of corruption — the latter of which is now up for second passage in the Legislature next year as a constitutional amendment.
The mailer accuses Martins, a second - term lawmaker, of having «voted against women» by opposing the provision in the agenda that is aimed at codifying Roe v. Wade.
Demos is charging that Zeldin, a second - term lawmaker in the Senate, approved funding for the statewide implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
Mr. Cuomo, a Democrat now in his second term, used an executive order to make the change, bypassing a potentially fraught battle in Albany with Republican lawmakers.
Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, one of the most influential Democrats in his home borough of the Bronx and across New York State, today backed Assemblyman Michael Blake's bid for vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee — the latest sign formerly chilly County machine is warming to the second - term lawmaker's attempt at national influence.
As state lawmakers have returned to work and Governor Andrew Cuomo has been inaugurated for his second term, one of the most important issues on the agenda in Albany will be housing related.
Evers, who was re-elected for a second term in 2013, also adopted the Common Core State Standards in 2010, and continued to support them in recent years as the standards became increasingly unpopular among conservative lawmakers.