Sentences with phrase «lieutenant governor does»

Texas lieutenant governor does not care for the guidance.

In the normal course of events, the job of lieutenant governor doesn't mean much more than a bucket of warm spit, to quote former FDR vice president «Texas Jack» Garner, who in fact, may have been misquoted.

Unlike the governor, though, the lieutenant governor does not have planes or helicopters at his disposal, and Duffy makes the trips by car.

«I mean, lieutenant governors don't have a responsibility to do things.

Stewart's campaign for lieutenant governor did not win her party's endorsement but did win enough votes to compete in the primary against Joe Markley.

Not exact matches

On whether other drivers defer to the Lt. governor: When I became lieutenant governor I told them, Don't treat me differently.

Duffy did not run for re-election this year; former Rep. Kathy Hochul filled his spot on the ticket and will take office as lieutenant governor on Jan. 1.

Duffy will be sticking to a two - year ban on lobbying the executive chamber, but he also pointed out that he did not have a decision - making role as lieutenant governor.

«An endorsement I do make, I have made, I will make, I'll repeat, is for Kathy Hochul as lieutenant governor,» Cuomo said.

But they do work closely with Republicans, providing a cushion when the G.O.P. senators voted to strip the tiebreaking powers of the Democratic lieutenant governor Bob Duffy and to approve the Republican budget.

«Unquestionably, Bob Duffy has done an outstanding job as lieutenant governor both in representing the Cuomo administration and in addressing the interests and concerns expressed by New Yorkers in every region of our state,» said the Silver statement.

Both made speeches, as did Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor Kathy Hochul, to a crowd of approximately 250 people.

«Now you have to ratify what can be done and open the path for what can be done by re-electing your governor and your lieutenant governor,» Clinton said.

Although candidates for governor and lieutenant governor run separately in primaries in Connecticut, candidates for each office sometimes form unofficial «tickets,» something Mr. Walker has done with Republican gubernatorial candidate John McKinney.

As George Pataki moved up the ladder (assemblyman, state senator, governor) so did Dan Wiese (major, inspector, lieutenant colonel, colonel).

Three years ago Governor Andrew Cuomo appointed Ben Lawsky, one of his longtime top lieutenants, to run a new agency, the Department of Financial Services, which was charged with regulating banking and insurance companies doing business in New York.

«When you look at who represents our government, the federal on down, the president, the vice president, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the attorney general, the mayor, the city comptroller, the speaker of the City Council, they do have one thing in common,» he added.

The Paladino campaign is still trying to figure out what to do about its lieutenant governor problem.

And while the governor did not attend the ribbon cutting for the new convention center, he sent his lieutenant, Kathy Hochul, who was full of praise for both the facility and her «adopted city.»

«I don't think that presiding over the Senate is the most important thing that a lieutenant governor can do, but it is one duty that is given to them specifically,» he told Capital.

Lieutenant governor with a city or suburban running mate seems to me a better bet, though as a retired Army colonel Gibson probably doesn't see himself as anybody's lieutenant.

«An endorsement I do make, I have made, I will make, I'll repeat, is for Kathy Hochul as lieutenant governor,» Cuomo said over the weekend.

For instance, Bill Samuels, an announced candidate for lieutenant governor, said the nominating process does not offer voters a true choice.

This is the same group that a month ago had no constitutional problems stripping the lieutenant governor of the powers the state constitution grants him, and yet now they're raising constitutional objections that they didn't utter a peep about during the campaign season last year.»

New Hampshire and Oregon do not have lieutenant governors; in West Virginia, the President of the State Senate serves as de facto lieutenant governor and is elected from within the Senate.

Cable channel NY1 is giving Cuomo until Thursday to respond to its invitation to debate Teachout, saying it will provide airtime to Teachout and her lieutenant - governor running mate, Tim Wu, if the governor doesn't show up.

In my years going to Albany, I never saw a lieutenant governor, in fact any member of the executive do that.»

De Blasio, however, did step up to support Cuomo's lieutenant governor candidate Kathy Hochul when polls showed a tighter - than - expected race.

Among the questions: why would it be bad (in the mayor's view) for Tim Wu, who is to the left of Kathy Hochul, to be LG, how does the mayor square City safety concerns with Hochul's past stances on guns, whether as a past New York City Public Advocate de Blasio supports Tim Wu's idea that the lieutenant governor should act as a statewide public advocate, Hochul's current views on drivers licenses for undocumented immigrants, whether Hochul supports NYC's municipal ID program and why Hochul and Andrew Cuomo have refused to debate their primary opponents.

But this «resolution» doesn't take into consideration the fact that Paterson's lieutenant - governor appointee, Dick Ravitch, will be president of the Senate if his nomination passes legal muster.

ALBANY — The first time Bob Duffy was asked about rumors he was eying an exit from his position as lieutenant governor, he noted that it was a job he «did not actively seek.»

It is possible for Wu to win the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor even if Teachout does not appear on the ballot.

The lieutenant governor is empowered to cast a vote to break ties on procedural matters like choosing a new leader, and there's no question he'll take his lead from Cuomo if he's required to do so.

The lieutenant governor insisted the transaction was done publicly, though it was not performed through a realtor, but through attorneys.

«I would also ask anybody if you go back in history and find a lieutenant governor - governor relationship that has been as smooth, as much fun as collegial as ours has been I would defy them to do that,» Duffy said.

Or does the lieutenant governor's controversial borrowing proposal have some legs despite the governor's opposition to it?

So does the endorsed candidate for lieutenant governor, controversial state Rep. Penny Bacchiochi, R - Stafford.

What did you think of Governor Paterson's decision to appoint a lieutenant governor despite the constitutional murkiness of dGovernor Paterson's decision to appoint a lieutenant governor despite the constitutional murkiness of dgovernor despite the constitutional murkiness of doing so?

I then got on a plane and went to Buffalo, the lieutenant governor and I were doing a second inauguration because Kathy Hochul is from Buffalo.

Credico seems to share principled concerns around anti-Zionism, anti-racism and anti-corruption with the Green Party campaign of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones for New York governor and lieutenant governor, which I support, and Guerrero does, too.

As we reported earlier, it's being widely speculated that in his 5 p.m. televised address tonight, Governor Paterson will either announce the appointment of a lieutenant governor or his intention to do so if the Senate doesn't soon untangle this horrible mess they've Governor Paterson will either announce the appointment of a lieutenant governor or his intention to do so if the Senate doesn't soon untangle this horrible mess they've governor or his intention to do so if the Senate doesn't soon untangle this horrible mess they've created.

«I think she's doing a phenomenal job as lieutenant governor so, honestly, if that's what she wants to continue doing she's an absolute asset for our community,» Wallace added.

Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes, a Buffalo Democrat, said she was with Hochul at an event Thursday night and the lieutenant governor made clear — as she's been trying to do for months — that she is running for re-election.

On Hochul's future as lieutenant governor: «I think our lieutenant governor has done an excellent job and is well respected.

Spitzer's resignation more or less cleared the field for Cuomo, with the exception of his haphazardly selected lieutenant governor, David Paterson, who so botched his own short - lived stint in the executive mansion that he didn't really stand much of a chance against the ambitious attorney general.

But the lieutenant governor says that doesn't mean she's giving up on the abortion rights provision.

Cuomo, who served as Carey's lieutenant governor before succeeding him and whose son, Andrew Cuomo, is the current governor, did not mince words about his former boss's legacy.

In response, Cuomo's lieutenant governor Bob Duffy shot back in a meeting with the Syracuse Post-Standard editorial board, warning Miner if she didn't agree with the governor's ideas, then control of Syracuse could be handed over to a financial control board.

The commission did not look into the campaign expenditures of candidates for governor, lieutenant governor, attorney general or state comptroller.

And I would say my father's attempt to become the first black lieutenant governor, and winning the primary with 71 percent of the vote, won every county except his opponent's county of Huntington, and they wouldn't put my father's picture in the commercials because they didn't really want it known that it was a black candidate running.