Sentences with phrase «lieutenant governor after»

He served in 2009 and 2010 as lieutenant governor after an appointment by Gov. David Paterson.

A lifelong governmental and political figure, Paterson was the first African - American governor of New York, rising to the post from lieutenant governor after Eliot Spitzer became embroiled in a scandal and resigned in 2008.

Duffy himself is stepping down as lieutenant governor after this term.

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Smith, previously Minnesota's lieutenant governor, was appointed to serve as her state's senator following the resignation of Al Franken, who became embroiled in controversy after several women came forward with sexual harassment allegations against him.

The comments from the governor come after a police lieutenant over the weekend was injured during one of the demonstrations.

«This is not a time to be a politician, whether it be in the district or, in my case, running lieutenant governor,» said Samuels, who gave up his LG bid after first saying he would primary AG Andrew Cuomo's pick, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy.

Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he's «seriously considering» a bid for lieutenant governor against Cuomo's running mate, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, after being approached by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor.

The lieutenant governor in Georgia threatened to kill a proposed lucrative tax cut for Delta Air Lines after the company eliminated a discount fare program for the NRA over the weekend.

Tim Wu, a Columbia Law professor credited with coining the term «net neutrality,» is considering a run for state attorney general, four years after he unsuccessfully ran for lieutenant governor as Teachout's running mate.

The former lieutenant governor stepped up to the state's top elected post when former Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned after being named in a sex governor stepped up to the state's top elected post when former Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned after being named in a sex Governor Elliot Spitzer resigned after being named in a sex scandal.

A month after the coup began, Paterson appointed Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor, and with a tie - breaking vote in place over the 62 - member chamber, Espada relented.

Mr. Wilson, a Republican who spent 15 years as Nelson A. Rockefeller's lieutenant governor before he became governor after Mr. Rockefeller's resignation, died in 2000.

New York's lieutenant governor blasted disgraced former Attorney General Eric Schneiderman for betraying women across the state after he was accused of beating four women.

Paterson, elected lieutenant governor in 2006, became New York's first African American governor when Eliot Spitzer was forced to resign the governorship after a prostitution scandal.

-LRB-... A day after declining to endorse either Gov. Cuomo or his Democratic challenger, Zephyr Teachout, in the primary, The New York Times has thrown its support to Teachout's running mate, Tim Wu, in the race for lieutenant governor.

Only hours after Governor Paterson made his legally dubious appointment of former MTA chief Richard Ravitch to lieutenant governor last week, Donald Trump sent Paterson a letter expressing his opposition to the seGovernor Paterson made his legally dubious appointment of former MTA chief Richard Ravitch to lieutenant governor last week, Donald Trump sent Paterson a letter expressing his opposition to the segovernor last week, Donald Trump sent Paterson a letter expressing his opposition to the selection.

In 2006, DiNapoli was a candidate for lieutenant governor, but dropped out of the race after Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the party's frontrunner for governor, chose Senate Minority Leader David Paterson as his running mate.

This decision leaves the Senate in something of an even tougher spot than it was before, as it's now split 31 — 31, with no tie - breaking vote (the lieutenant governor would normally play that role, but since David Paterson was elevated after Eliot Spitzer resigned, and there is no replacement, they're stuck).

After the panel discussion, Levy also told reporters he would announce «within a week» his choice for lieutenant governor.

After all, he was running in a primary last year against the sitting lieutenant governor who had the endorsement of the outgoing two - term governor and the rest of the Democratic party establishment.

Andrew Barovick has finally departed the city's prestigious bar association after making racist tweets against Chris Moss, the GOP's black candidate for lieutenant governor.

Lawsky was a trusted lieutenant of Governor Andrew Cuomo dating to the governor's time as attorney general; he was sent to run the agency after it was created from the merger of the state's banking and insurance depaGovernor Andrew Cuomo dating to the governor's time as attorney general; he was sent to run the agency after it was created from the merger of the state's banking and insurance depagovernor's time as attorney general; he was sent to run the agency after it was created from the merger of the state's banking and insurance departments.

After a month of Senate gridlock brought the legislative process to a grinding halt, Gov. David Paterson appointed former MTA Chairman Richard Ravitch as lieutenant governor Wednesday night in an...

On July 15, 2016, the Republican ballot slots for governor and lieutenant governor became unexpectedly vacant after Governor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on thegovernor and lieutenant governor became unexpectedly vacant after Governor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on thegovernor became unexpectedly vacant after Governor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on theGovernor Mike Pence withdrew in order to run for vice president of the United States and Lieutenant Governor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on theGovernor Eric Holcomb withdrew in order to seek the Republican nomination to replace Pence on the ballot.

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Senator Skelos and Senator Klein also take turns as temporary president of the Senate, a position defined in the State Constitution that is next in the gubernatorial line of succession after the lieutenant governor.

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Since the office of Lieutenant Governor fell vacant after Lt. Gov. David Paterson succeeded to the governorship upon Gov. Eliot Spitzer's resignation, the majority leaders (Bruno, Skelos and Smith) have acted as lieutenant governors.

Four years after asking Dave Walker to join him on his ticket for governor and lieutenant governor, former state Senate GOP Leader John McKinney has endorsed Tim Herbst for the state's highest office over his one - time running mate.

After all, next in line for the job of lieutenant governor is the Senate president, a position that is shared by Republican Dean Skelos and Democrat Jeff Klein under an unusual power - sharing agreement.

Richards succeeded Duffy as mayor of the state's third largest city after the latter was elected lieutenant governor in 2010 after being picked as a runningmate for Andrew Cuomo.

«Kathy Hochul is my lieutenant governor,» he said after an event on Long Island.

Cuomo, who announced his bid for governor Saturday after months of being coy about his candidacy, said he believed Duffy's political experience upstate would make him «especially valuable» as a candidate for lieutenant governor.

Joseph J. Fauliso, the Senate leader who became lieutenant governor upon the death of his friend, Gov. Ella T. Grasso, on Dec. 31, 1980, and then held the job longer than anyone in more than a century, died Wednesday after a brief stay in hospice care.

Schatz, previously lieutenant governor, was appointed to the U.S. Senate by Gov. Neil Abercrombie in 2012 after the death of longtime Democratic Sen. Daniel Inouye.

Fortunately, after the primary, many of them backed Howie Hawkins's Green Party bid (I was the candidate for lieutenant governor), which pushed the campaign to a historic 5 percent of the overall vote.

According to lawyers, part of the Public Officers Law gives the governor power to fill all positions left open before the end of a term — including lieutenant governor, the role vacated by Paterson himself after Eliot Spitzer's resignation.

ALBANY — Kathy Hochul, the state lieutenant governor who has logged tens of thousands of miles promoting Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his policies, again is facing questions about her political future after the governor recently promoted her as an ideal candidate to run for Congress.

He flirted with a bid for lieutenant governor but backed down after the labor - backed Working Families Party decided to endorse Mr. Cuomo in return for a series of compromises, including a commitment to hand control of the State Senate back to Democrats.

Espada's move comes after Democratic Gov. David Paterson's shocking decision to appoint a lieutenant governor to preside over the Senate, giving his party the upper hand in a chamber that has been divided 31 - 31.

Paterson, elected lieutenant governor in 2006, became New York's first African - American governor when Eliot Spitzer was forced to resign the governorship after a prostitution scandal.

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.

He was forced to drop out of the race, however, after a September 1 vote of the Alaska Democratic Party central committee merged the Democratic ticket with that of independent candidate Bill Walker, pushing both French and Walker's former running mate for lieutenant governor off the ballot.

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.

Mr. Duffy, unavailable for interviews since Mr. Cuomo picked him on Tuesday to be the candidate for lieutenant governor, was surrounded by reporters after the speeches ended.

He won election as lieutenant governor in the 2006 election and stepped up to the number one job in New York after then - Gov.

The New York chapter of the National Organization for Women showed its support for Gov. Cuomo after endorsing him and lieutenant governor, Kathy Hochul.

The former lieutenant governor's approval rating soared last autumn, after he took office in the wake of Eliot Spitzer's resignation amid a prostitution scandal.

But after Democrats failed to retake the State Senate last year, and after the 2014 election season was over, with Cuomo victorious, the governor and his lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul both declared the abortion plank of the act officially dormant, if not dead.

Paterson was elected lieutenant governor in 2006, but ascended to the governor's office in March 2008 after Gov. Eliot Spitzer resigned in a sex scandal.