Sentences with phrase «legislative aide»

In fact, I have some friends who were appointed as legislative aides or special advisers and were really determined to offer their services to the country.

Unlike the 2016 bill, the measure does not raise salaries for lower level legislative aides in district offices.

Seven women who worked as legislative aides for former Assemblyman Dennis Gabryszak and suffered from unchecked workplace abuse are going to court, according to interviews and litigation papers scheduled to be filed on Thursday by six of the plaintiffs.

Two former legislative aides who brought harassment complaints against former members of the Assembly say that even now, they're dogged by their pasts.

In recent years, plenty of B - school admissions staffers have turned into admit consultants, similar to the hordes of legislative aides who later become lobbyists on Capitol Hill.

Days before the Democratic primary, lieutenant governor candidate Litesa Wallace's campaign denied she had fired a female legislative aide in 2014 for reporting sexual harassment by a community leader.

Kellner was accused of conducting sexual explicit chats online with legislative aides; he later sought to have his punishment imposed by then - Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver overturned.

Contrast that with the case of Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak, a Cheektowaga Republican who on Wednesday was sanctioned by Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie just 14 months after being sworn in as a state lawmaker, and eight months after the Ethics Committee learned of allegations that she had sexually harassed legislative aide Elias Farah.

Former top legislative aides and secretaries to past governors say Cuomo has a lot to be proud of during his first six months, but his budget could pose a problem going forward.

The statement comes after a report detailing from the Joint Commission on Public Ethics that detailed multiple instances of sexual harassment by Assemblyman Vito Lopez against legislative aides was made public.

It's not as if the public is clamoring to have the Legislature return to Albany,» a senior legislative aide said.

Now, Rep. Justin Burr is proposing a judicial gerrymandering bill that one legislative aide said was intended to elect more Republican judges.

Giovaniello, a former legislative aide on Capitol Hill and a 20 - year veteran lobbyist with NAR, has been an instrumental part of the legislative success of the national association, says NAR Executive Vice President Terrence M. McDermott.

But as the event got underway, a Democratic legislative aide walked in with a printed statement from House Speaker Brendan Sharkey and Majority Leader Joe Aresimowicz, saying that they and Senate Democrats had agreed to withdraw the proposal.

Former Assembly legislative aide Elizabeth Crothers revealed that she received a threatening letter from Silver's office in 2003 — two years after she accused the speaker's counsel, Michael Boxley, of rape.

The New York - born and - educated daughter of Greek and Cuban immigrants, she compiled a respected record as a community liaison and legislative aide before defeating a Democratic assemblywoman (later identified as Shelly Silver's mistress) in 2010.

The two former female legislative aides at the heart of a sexual harassment scandal in the Assembly settled their legal claims against the disgraced former Assemblyman Vito Lopez and the recently deposed speaker, Sheldon Silver.

Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins defended Democratic Senate hopeful Shelley Mayer's handling of sexual harassment complaints made by legislative aides, saying the lawmaker faces «a double standard» with the criticism.

ALBANY — Longtime legislative aide Indira Noel was charged with two misdemeanors on Friday morning.

Bill Faulk, a former county legislative aide who now works for Brookhaven Town, said the county's well - drilling unit has put the equipment needed for the project out to bid and will have the first well drilled in early May.

Former legislative aide Elizabeth Crothers says Assembly counsel Bill Collins threatened to smear her in the press back in 2003 after more accusations were leveled against Michael Boxley.

In an earlier email, Balderson's legislative aide provided Gentil with a copy of a deeply flawed and biased study by Strata Policy and the Institute for Political Economy at Utah State University, both of which have funded by the Koch brothers.

A Bachelor's degree in political science, social sciences, public administration or communication is often featured in a good Legislative Aide resume.

«For the 18 years of my life, I grew up drinking water that was laced with carcinogenic PCBs as a result of dumping that was done at the GE plant in Fort Edward many many years before I was born,» said Nelson, a political activist and former state legislative aide who lives in Stillwater, Saratoga County.

Politico's Jake Sherman reported Tuesday that funding for Hurricane Harvey will likely be included in a bigger legislative aide package.

In response to Sen. Dick Durbin's comment that such a parade would be a «fantastic waste of money to amuse the president,» Legislative aide Marc Short said on MSNBC on Wednesday, «I'm not sure honoring the military is a waste of money.»

Multiple lawmakers have left office in recent years in disgrace after they were accused of sexually harassing or abusing legislative aides.

Sources on Friday afternoon indicated the agreement had been reached and language was being haggled over between legislative aides.

Only a few legislative aides remain to be named, and with the committee assignments set, Gibson's team said they will soon be on board.

49 CCD Councilwoman Debbie Rose is being opposed by civic leader Kamillah Hanks & former legislative aide Phil Marius.

Running are former candidates John Quaglione & Robert Capano, District Leader Lucretia Regina - Potter & former legislative aide Liam McCabe.

Others believed to be in the running for the post are county legislative aide Jeremy Zellner, Cheektowaga party chair Frank Max and NFTA Commissioner James Eagan.

The new governor, who has rejected the state's traditional reliance on higher taxes and borrowing to close budget gaps, will outline specifics of his tough spending plan on Feb. 1, setting the stage for what one legislative aide called «a budget Armageddon» with the Legislature.

Legislative aides push copies of Connecticut's budget plan through the Legislative Office Building, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2016, in Hartford, Conn..

One gun show last year turned particularly controversial after a Democratic legislative aide snapped pictures of Confederate and Nazi memorabilia and books being sold and displayed inside the show, giving rise to Democratic calls for its removal.

One of these sources is a man who worked in public relations for the Right to Life candidate in the last gubernatorial campaign; another is a veteran, politically conservative legislative aide who has long been a source for the press on organized - crime matters.

IDC Leader Jeff Klein was accused Wednesday of forcibly kissing a then - legislative aide outside of a bar in March 2015.

The leadership of the National Assembly Legislative Aides Forum (NASSLAF) has been embroiled in crisis between Darlington Udeh, an aide of Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate president, and Samuel, the younger brother of Dino Melaye, lawmaker representing Kogi west Senatorial District

Prior to this, I also held a variety of positions both domestically and internationally in the public sector, including Legislative Aide to Senator Howard Metzenbaum on education policy, Senior Policy Advisor on international affairs to Congressman Erick Fingerhut, and Political Risk consultant to the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.

Legislative Aides assist senators and government representatives, and their tasks vary greatly depending on the legislator's needs.

The requirements that a successful Legislative Aide resume sample needs to meet are previous legal work experience, being able to prepare legal documents and having excellent communication skills.

Lexington Urban County Government, Lexington • KY 2005 — 2007 Legislative Aide Responsible for producing newsletters, press releases, presentations and pamphlets.

Prior to joining Cuomo 2010, Mr. Vlasto worked for U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer starting in 2004, first as Legislative Aide for transportation and homeland security, then moving to Deputy Communications Director, upstate Press Secretary, and finally New York City Press Sectary from 2007 - 2010.

The Legislative Ethics Commission formally charged ex-Assemblyman Vito Lopez today with a $ 330,000 fine for breaking the public officers» law after a Joint Commission on Public Ethics report found he sexually harassed legislative aides.