Sentences with phrase «leaning working families»

In the final days leading to the primary, the New York State United Teachers, a powerful teachers» union with ties to the left - leaning Working Families party, used its independent expenditure political action committee to fund $ 178,000 in mailers and ads claiming Grisanti wasn't conservative enough for the district.

The left - leaning Working Families Party, which has evolved into arguably the most powerful third party in the state, has decided to focus its considerable organizational resources on ousting Mr. Espada and electing a little - known candidate who is running his first race — Jose Gustavo Rivera, 34, a former aide to Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand.

The left - leaning Working Families Party expects thousands will gather at a park a few blocks to the north.

The left - leaning Working Families Party, which has long championed bread - and - butter labor issues, has shifted focus and is now pressuring New York lawmakers to tackle global warming and support a campaign against Big Oil, The Post has learned.

Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo for re-election months before the Democratic primary in 2014 — and even helped deliver the left - leaning Working Families Party line to the...

New York's left - leaning Working Families Party is working to broaden its reach with a new emphasis on local races around the state.

Samuels says he won't make a decision on whether to launch a primary challenge for lieutenant governor until after the progressive leaning Working Families Party meets in its convention on May 31st.

Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio made it a «high priority» to help political pal Dan Cantor of the left - leaning Working Families Party reduce an inflated...

The email — entitled «New York: Not your typical nail - biter» — opens by declaring Mr. Cuomo will almost certainly coast to victory, but warns that the future of the left - leaning Working Families Party is not so clear.

The end of session gridlock has grown worse after Cuomo pledged to the left - leaning Working Families Party that he would work to end the GOP's partial control in the Senate and replace them with Democrats.

Samuels says he won't make a decision on whether to launch a primary challenge for lieutenant governor until after the progressive leaning Working Families Party meets at its convention May 31.

The Women's Equality ballot line could also draw votes from the left - leaning Working Families Party.

In an overture to the left - leaning Working Families Party, Cuomo said last weekend that the members of the Independent Democratic Conference would either agree that they will return to the Democratic conference, or they would face primaries this year from a unified Democratic Party.

New Yorkers are hungry for an alternative to Cuomo, says Hawkins, who points to an April 2014 poll in which a generic nominee from the left - leaning Working Families Party (WFP) commanded 24 % to Cuomo's 39 %.

Tensions between Klein and his Democratic colleagues began to ease in late May of 2014 when the Bronx Democrat announced that his conference would align with mainline Democrat, as part of a deal brokered between Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the left - leaning Working Families Party.

The end - of - session gridlock grew worse after Cuomo pledged to the left leaning Working Families Party that he would work to end the GOP's partial control in the Senate and replace them with Democrats.

Cuomo had promised the left - leaning Working Families Party, shortly before he received their nomination for reelection, that he would work to give control of the Senate back to the Democrats.

ALBANY (AP)-- Democrat Andrew Cuomo on Sunday accepted the endorsement of the left - leaning Working Families Party in his run to be the state's next governor.

Teachout mounted her bid to oust Cuomo after losing the endorsement of the left - leaning Working Families Party to the governor this spring.

Letitia James won the Democratic Party runoff for public advocate — but her heart is with the smaller, left - leaning Working Families Party.

Meanwhile, Cuomo is taking heat from the left - leaning Working Families Party to convince senators to sign on to a matching small donor proposal.

The left - leaning Working Families Party, which has long championed bread - and - butter labor issues, has shifted focus and is now pressuring New York lawmakers to tackle global warming and support a campaign...

Before winning the backing of the left - leaning Working Families Party over the weekend, Cuomo promised the organization's delegates that he would support primary opponents of members of the I.D.C. if they did not rejoin the mainstream.

The left - leaning Working Families Party is going to war with the Democratic Party by endorsing three female insurgents in primaries against three male Democratic state Senators — Jeff Klein of...

Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio made it a «high priority» to help political pal Dan Cantor of the left - leaning Working Families Party reduce a water...

Cuomo has also received the endorsement of the left leaning Working Families Party, and promised them he'd help Democrats take over the State Senate.

The governor has also received the endorsement of the left - leaning Working Families Party, and promised them he would help Democrats take over the state Senate.

Along with unions, the anti-convention coalition includes some strange bedfellows: Right - to - Life and Planned Parenthood; the Conservative Party and left - leaning Working Families Party; LGBT Network and New York State Rifle and Pistol Association.

By cutting a deal with progressives, Mr. Cuomo had already secured the endorsement of the left - leaning Working Families Party, which at one point had seemed poised to endorse Ms. Teachout.

Wisneski and several dozen other Citizen Action members are also committee members in the progressive leaning Working Families Party, or WFP.

New York's liberal - leaning Working Families Party is working to broaden its reach with a new emphasis on local, down - ballot races around the state.

COLONIE — Roughly two years ago at the Desmond Hotel, the left - leaning Working Families Party handed Zephyr Teachout a disappointing setback by endorsing Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election rather than her insurgent bid.

Teachout was originally considered as a possible candidate for the left - leaning Working Families Party.

VOTE - COPE, a PAC with ties to the New York State United Teachers, a union with ties to the left - leaning Working Families Party, has spent $ 4 million on this year's Senate races, records show.

The union is a key component of the labor alliance behind the left - leaning Working Families Party, which made a commitment to a Democrat - controlled State Senate an integral part of its endorsement of Gov. Andrew Cuomo — an endorsement 1199 helped secure, along with ally Mayor Bill de Blasio.

Wisneski and several dozen other Citizen Action members also are committee members in the progressive - leaning Working Families Party, or WFP.

Cuomo says the effort does not conflict with his promise to help the left leaning Working Families Party engineer a Democratic take over of the State Senate.

MoveOn Political Action emailed its members in New York, urging a vote for Teachout - Wu but acknowledging the endorsement of Andrew Cuomo by the left - leaning Working Families Party.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo won the endorsement of the state's left - leaning Working Families Party in a messy convention vote that stretched to nearly midnight on Saturday night.

Cuomo, in exchange for an endorsement from the left leaning Working Families Party, promised to help reunite the two Democratic factions in order to achieve passage of several progressive issues, including public campaign financing, a women's equality act with an abortion rights provision, and a measure to give college aid to children of undocumented immigrants, known as the Dream Act.

One hot steamy night in early summer, the left leaning Working Families Party was debating whether to endorse Andrew Cuomo for a second term in office.

The governor also received the endorsement of the left leaning Working Families Party.

Running instead as the candidate of the left - leaning Working Families Party, Ms. Niou positioned herself as a reformer who would break with Mr. Silver's brand of politics, earning the bulk of the endorsements and donations in the race.

The governor made that pledge under pressure from the left - leaning Working Families Party in exchange for an endorsement.

Union leaders closely allied with Gov. Cuomo are considering creating their own ballot line to back him as the left - leaning Working Families Party is moving toward nominating Nixon for governor, sources told The Post.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo won the endorsement of the state's left leaning Working Families Party in a messy convention vote that stretched to nearly midnight on Saturday night.

A former design director for MTV Networks, Gipson also has strong ties to the left - leaning Working Families Party and Green Party.

The left - leaning Working Families Party said that's too long to wait.

Mayor de Blasio, the Democratic incumbent who will likely secure the backing the left - leaning Working Families Party, will be formidable.

1199 helped undercut one of Cuomo's mortal enemies, the left - leaning Working Families Party, by breaking away from its labor coalition and depriving it of funds and manpower.