Sentences with phrase «legislators running for reelection»

Last week, state legislators running for reelection, and those challenging them, filed financial disclosure reports with the state's Board of Elections.

With 23 Ulster legislators running for reelection this year, along with the county executive, the prospect of bringing home more bacon could prove alluring to the solons.

Not exact matches

«One of the arguments that we hear quite often is that with two year terms legislators are running for reelection and with four - year terms they can concentrate more on their legislative duties, but actually this argument runs contrary to facts,» Niebel said.

He also said that data from recent elections disproves the argument that legislators focus too much on running for reelection and not enough time on actual county business.

Terry Gipson, a former state legislator who served one term before losing reelection, has been talking with liberal groups across the state, and could also run for the top office in the state.

She explains that about 20 percent of state legislators won't run for reelection in the 2012 elections, and says the new class could be much friendlier toward climate initiatives.