Sentences with phrase «legislative seats come»
That seems unrealistic, some lawmakers said privately, given that it is an election year for the 213 legislative seats come 2016.
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Cantor predicted a slew of contested races at the local, state and federal levels in the coming year (recall that all the House and state legislative seats will be up for grabs with new district lines, which further boosts the possibility of competitive contests).
But come January when the legislative session begins, the Democrats are expected to lose two members — Ruben Diaz of the Bronx who won a City Council seat, and George Latimer of Westchester who beat Republican incumbent Rob Astorino for County Executive as part of that previously mentioned «Blue Wave.»
Still, that would come in an election year for all 213 legislative seats in the Assembly and Senate.
Republicans came out with 299 state legislative seats compared to the 250 seats Democrats won in the four states that held elections in 2011.
And IDC members, including Staten Island Sen. Diane Savino, expect Hamilton to join their conference once the new legislative session is seated come January.
Liberal advocates remained frustrated with Cuomo since last year after Democrats came up short in the legislative elections against Republicans, who gained a firm, 33 - seat majority in the Senate chamber.
ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo's economic development programs came under fire Wednesday during a legislative hearing that kept his economic czar in the hot seat for hours.
The dispute comes as the Nassau Republican legislative majority proposes to increase its mailing budget by $ 400,000 — to a total of $ 1.1 million — in a year when all 19 legislative seats are up for election.
It's not clear yet how, exactly, the respective nominees will be picked, but since the race for the First Legislative District seat will come in the form of a special election to fill the remaining year on Mr. Romaine's term, there are no options to run a primary.
But Dayton's win means Democrats will have a seat at the table when it comes to redrawing the state's congressional and legislative districts.
But, when it comes to other major Obama legislative initiatives, there's no guarantee that all 58 Democrats (or 59 if entertainer Al Franken winds up being seated in the Minnesota race) stick together or that the same trio of GOPers can be relied on to cross party lines.
The digital ad linking Astorino to the Mercers is set to debut Thursday and comes months after the Daily News reported that state Dems were «salivating» at the chance to link Republican candidates to the conservative donors, especially in 2018, when Gov. Cuomo is expected to head a Democratic ticket that will include all statewide elected officials and every House and state legislative seat.
The plea comes after many of Brownback's conservative legislative allies were ousted in the August primaries, and it appears more conservatives may lose their seats in November.
The New Jersey Education Association (NJEA), the state's dominant teachers union, has made it clear that it does not suffer gladly what it sees as traitors to its cause and members, and it will make its voice and electoral machine well - heard in the coming months with all 120 legislative seats on the ballot.