Sentences with phrase «lieutenant governor candidate»

Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, two self - described progressives, rallied for lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul on Wednesday afternoon, despite their differences with the former congresswoman on guns and immigration.

The chairman said he's also spoken with former lieutenant governor candidate Leecia Eve, the daughter of former state Assembly Deputy Speaker Arthur Eve, about her interest too.

If Wu could somehow defeat Hochul on their separate ballot line, he has already pledged to continue his campaign alongside Cuomo, whose father got stuck under similar circumstances with an opposing lieutenant governor candidate in 1982.

A source close to Republican presumptive gubernatorial nominee Marcus Molinaro said the panel he created to screen potential lieutenant governor candidates has 11 possibilities who could serve as his runningmate.

Astorino said the other Republican candidates for statewide office would also join the «Stop Common Core» ticket, including lieutenant governor candidate Chris Moss, attorney general candidate John Cahill and comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci.

First off, we want to say that we were very sorry to hear about Republican lieutenant governor candidate Rebecca Kleefisch's recent cancer scare and we wish her the best in the future.

As we reported yesterday, Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Robert Duffy met with striking workers at the Mott's processing plant in Williamson, NY this afternoon.

The WFP could very well field an alternative ticket that includes Nixon, lieutenant governor candidate Jumaane Williams and another candidate for attorney general.

NYS Governor Andrew Cuomo will nominate former lieutenant governor candidate Dennis Mehiel to become the Battery Park City Authority's next chairman, according to the New York Daily News.

Akshar, who said he was humbled to be mentioned as a possible lieutenant governor candidate, faces re-election this year.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki, shown here with Bridgeport resident and former lieutenant governor candidate David M. Walker at the No Labels convention in southern New Hampshire, is being excluded from the Republican debate on November 10 due to low poll numbers in the presidential campaign.

While governor and lieutenant governor candidates run separately in primaries under New York law, they are merged into one ticket in the general election.

First it was Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Bob Duffy, then his running mate Andrew Cuomo and now Democratic attorney general contender Kathleen Rice is coming to the defense of striking workers at the Mott's manufacturing plant in Williamson, NY.

Meanwhile, POLITICO's Maggie Haberman reported last night that Cox has made reference to the possibility of a fourth candidate for governor poised to enter the race, whom sources identified as M. Myers Mermel, a Westchester businessman who is at the moment the lone announced GOP lieutenant governor candidate.

The one - time lieutenant governor candidate is from Cheshire, where a 2007 triple - murder home invasion became a rallying issue for death penalty proponents.

The Maryland governor, who has been candid about his inclination to seek the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016, has signed on to co-host the May 14 Capitol Hill fundraiser for South Carolina lieutenant governor candidate Bakari Sellers, a Democratic source in the state told CNN.

In Capital New York, Blake Zeff explores the possibility that net neutrality campaigner Tim Wu could give Kathy Hochul, Governor Andrew Cuomo's handpicked lieutenant governor candidate, a real scare in the September primary.

In Montana, businessman and former lieutenant governor candidate Steve Daines is already in the race against Sen. Jon Tester (D), but the big name is Rep. Dennis Rehberg (R - Mont.).

Hence the spectacle of the governor's newly reconfirmed ally, the Working Families Party, taking a shot at a little - known lieutenant governor candidate, Tim Wu, on Thursday.

Espada's lawyers claims the New Roosevelt Initiative political committee established by former lieutenant governor candidate Bill Samuels is illegally coordinating efforts with the Rivera Campaign — and the Working Families Party that has endorsed him.

On Wednesday Democratic gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout and lieutenant governor candidate Tim Wu held a press conference featuring actor Mark Ruffalo.

Days after lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul announced she and Gov. Andrew Cuomo intend to run on a new Women's Equality Party line, local Democrats were out collecting signatures to make sure the line gets added to the ballot in time for the November election.

It's not clear yet if Nixon will team up with a fellow primary insurgent in the Democratic Party: lieutenant governor candidate Jumanne Williams.

That rollout was headlined by Cuomo's hand - picked lieutenant governor candidate, former congresswoman Kathy Hochul.

They have gone to court to knock two lieutenant governor candidates allied with Mr. Golisano out of those primaries.

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.

Cuomo's lieutenant governor candidate in 2014, Kathy Hochul of Buffalo, received $ 2,000 from the Ciminellis, half of it from the address of L.P. Ciminelli Development Corp., records showed.

Mahoney, as you'll recall, was mentioned as a potential lieutenant governor candidate — perhaps as a running mate for Rudy Giuliani, back when we still thought he might run for something this fall.

Cuomo's lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul received 58.7 percent of the vote while Tim Wu, a law professor at Columbia University, pulled in 40.3 percent.

With the election only days away, Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino and lieutenant governor candidate Chris Moss headlined a GOP get - out - the - vote rally this morning in the Main - Transit Fire Hall.

The list of potential Republican lieutenant governor candidates is almost as long as Democrats considering a run for attorney general.

Rather than make themselves a vessel through which Cuomo can position himself as a national progressive leader, community groups are backing candidates like Nixon, lieutenant governor candidate Jumaane Williams, and a slate of IDC challengers in September's primary in order to help remake the party in their image.

Among the signers are documentary filmmaker Abigail Disney, philanthropist Ann Loeb, businessman and former YES Network chairman Leo Hindery, Kaplan & Company founding partner Robbie Kaplan, former BlackRock managing director Morris Pearl, and former lieutenant governor candidate Dennis Mehiel, who made his fortune in the cardboard business.

Mentioned as a possible lieutenant governor candidate, Malliotakis said she isn't interested in a 2018 statewide run.

«You can not achieve tax relief in this state without real spending reductions... I'm not talking about freezing spending, I'm talking about cutting spending,» said McKinney's running mate, lieutenant governor candidate David Walker.

Businessman, former lieutenant governor candidate and all - around key Democratic donor Dennis Mehiel is hosting a fundraiser for state Senate hopeful Andrew Gounardes.

Connecticut Republicans have endorsed Southington state Sen. Joe Markley as the party's lieutenant governor candidate, but he faces a likely August primary.

«You have stood up,» Nixon said as supporters swarmed her and New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams, a lieutenant governor candidate and Nixon's likely running mate.

He had been busy on the trail, attending events, meeting with delegates and talking to potential lieutenant governor candidates.

Kathy Hochul, who was officially nominated as the party's lieutenant governor candidate, faulted Astorino for questioning Cuomo's commitment to spend $ 1 billion in Buffalo over 10 years.

Cuomo's lieutenant governor candidate, former western New York Congresswoman Kathy Hochul, could also help the governor in the general elections.

«I will never put duct tape and shove my lieutenant governor candidate into a proverbial trunk,» said Astorino.

Hochul, who has spent time since her selection as a lieutenant governor candidate in May meeting privately with key Latino leaders, says it was a different time and place back in 2006, when she was Erie County Clerk and opposed then Governor Eliot Spitzer's plan to issue drivers licenses to undocumented immigrants.

ALBANY - As the state political conventions draw near, the last piece of the puzzle for Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo or Republican challenger Rob Astorino is selecting a lieutenant governor candidate.

Williams, who some say could be a potential primary opponent to Governor Andrew Cuomo next year, or a lieutenant governor candidate as part of a ticket, opted out of the public funds program and raised $ 226,784 for his reelection to the Council, including $ 66,100 in PAC donations.

The «Stop Common Core» party candidates would include Astorino and his running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Chris Moss, as well as other Republican candidates for statewide offices and federal or local contenders who want to run on the line, he said.

We are friendly with Teachout's running mate, the lieutenant governor candidate and Columbia law professor Tim Wu.

While the debates of the lieutenant governor candidates may not be sexiest, Moss in a statement said the post is important, considering it's next - in - line to the Executive Mansion.

Time Warner Cable News and NY1 have extended invitations to both Cuomo and his primary opponent, Zephyr Teachout, to participate in a debate on Sept. 2, with a separate televised debate for the lieutenant governor candidates on Sept. 3.