Sentences with phrase «lieutenant governor on»

Georgia's lieutenant governor on Monday threatened to prevent Delta Air Lines from getting a lucrative tax cut after the company ended its discount program with the National Rifle Association, in the latest fallout from a deadly school shooting in Florida.

Michigan will hold elections for governor and lieutenant governor on November 6, 2018.

According to Fitzpatrick, Kolb was asked to run for statewide office and while he was specifically asked about the U.S. Senate, he could be in the running for lieutenant governor on the GOP ticket.

Bridgeport resident David M. Walker is known in Connecticut for being the Republican candidate for lieutenant governor on John McKinney's ticket in the 2014 race.

During the Hawkins campaign, there were about 80 people at the Commons, and there was excitement about how there were two socialists running for governor and lieutenant governor on the Green Party line.

Moss, who ran for lieutenant governor on Rob Astorino's gubernatorial ticket last year, has made little secret of his desire to run for statewide office again.

And on Tuesday, Susan Bysiewicz announced she was quitting the governor's race to run for lieutenant governor on a ticket with Lamont.

Wu, the candidate for lieutenant governor on the Teachout ticket, told Susan Arbetter on The Capitol Pressroom Wednesday morning that he would be open to considering reforming the laws when it came to helping small businesses.

State Senator Joe Markley, a conservative Republican from Southington, won the convention endorsement for lieutenant governor on the first ballot with more than...

Her announcement Thursday that she will be a candidate for the post sets up a possible showdown with Susan Bysiewicz, who is running for lieutenant governor on a ticket with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont.

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.

Not exact matches

Other state legislators reacted to Delta's Saturday tweet like Rick Jeffares, a candidate for lieutenant governor and former state senator, who tweeted that he is «leading the charge to let Delta know their attack on the NRA and our 2nd Amendment is unacceptable.»

Patrick, 66, was a radio talkshow host perhaps best - known for getting an on - air vasectomy until he was elected as lieutenant governor in 2014 on a platform of stopping the «invasion» of undocumented immigrants.

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

Duffy served as lieutenant governor under Cuomo until last year, when he declined to run for re-election and was replaced on the ticket by Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Duffy was initially up for the top job at the RBA a year ago and the news caused some awkward headlines for the administration as it appeared the lieutenant governor was on his way out a year before the election.

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.

He's been mentioned as a congressional candidate, and was reportedly on Cuomo's shortlist when he had to pick a new lieutenant governor last summer.

The New York Times reported last week that Quinn is seen as a possible candidate for lieutenant governor, replacing Kathy Hochul on the ticket.

Williams on Friday announced his campaign for lieutenant governor, taking on incumbent Democrat Kathy Hochul, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's preferred running mate.

The pro-Bernie Sanders advocacy group People For Bernie on Tuesday endorsed New York City Councilman Jumaane Williams in his Democratic primary bid for lieutenant governor.

Brooklyn City Councilman Jumaane Williams on Friday formally announced his bid for lieutenant governor, taking on incumbent Kathy Hochul in a Democratic primary.

Mr. Paladino and lieutenant governor hopeful Gregory Edwards are on the Republican, Conservative and the combined Anti-Prohibition, Tax Revolt and Taxpayers lines.

Schneiderman hoped to succeed Paterson when he left the Senate to serve as lieutenant governor under Eliot Spitzer, but he lacked support among his fellow members, and by the time Democrats actually won the majority in the Senate in 2008, he was more or less on his way out.

The surprise selection of Rochester Mayor Robert Duffy — a tax - cutting, tough - talking ex-police chief — was meant to bolster Cuomo's tack to the political right and deliver on his pledge to pick a lieutenant governor who would be ready to take charge immediately if needed.

The Working Families Party tapped three unknowns — all attorneys — to run for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general at its convention in Buffalo today, signaling a clear willingness to deal with Democratic nominee Andrew Cuomo, who took a pass on its line.

That's because his lieutenant governor, Kim Guadagno, whose entire job is to be around when Christie is not, was also on vacation, leaving the Democratic Senate president in charge.

ALBANY — Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino on Tuesday chose the sheriff of Chemung County as his lieutenant governor running mate.

But Fetterman is back on the ballot again, having prevailed in Tuesday's Democratic primary to be his party's nominee for lieutenant governor, where he'll share a ticket with incumbent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf, who is running for a second term.

Most recently, this focus on secrecy was shown in the extraordinary efforts of the governor's aides to shield some of his records from public scrutiny in the State Archives, where a top Cuomo lieutenant spent nearly eight hours screening documents from Cuomo's years as attorney general that were sought by the Times Union under the Freedom of Information Law.

Labor unions allied with Cuomo, meanwhile, are considering forming their own ballot line this fall that would rival the Working Families Party, which endorsed Nixon and Jumaane Williams, a candidate for lieutenant governor, on Saturday.

The latest name to emerge on the Democratic side is Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is running now running a longshot bid to be the next lieutenant governor.

In a ceremony Monday morning, Gov. Andrew Cuomo — flanked by Democratic legislators and his lieutenant governor — signed a state law that will gradually raise the minimum wage on Long Island to $ 15 an hour.

Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney said she was as surprised as anyone to see her name in news reports as a potential candidate for lieutenant governor, she said on an Albany radio show this morning.

«My choice is to continue on as lieutenant governor and to run for re-election with the governor and not be distracted by individuals who would like me to consider beating Chris Collins this year,» Hochul said in an interview with The Buffalo News.

The former lieutenant governor was running on the same ticket as Republican gubernatorial nominee Pete Ricketts in the 2014 election.

Lincoln, Nebraska: The rotating door on Nebraska's lieutenant governor office will spin once again with the resignation of Lavon Heidemann (R) this afternoon.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo revealed his choice for lieutenant governor via a video address to delegates at the state Democratic Party convention on Long Island.

He came on the podcast to share some of his secrets from the dais and talked about the responsibility of filling the shoes of the lieutenant governor in the chamber.

Steve Levy rapped Rick Lazio's choice for lieutenant governor as «bland» and «safe,» but the Democrat who's vying to get on the Republican line for the top job in New York has been turned down by at least three of his own prospects, according to multiple sources.

In addition, a progressive Democrat and wealthy businessman who's been a harsh critic of Cuomo is threatening to try to get on the ballot for lieutenant governor.

Lamont, and Susan Bysiewicz, a former secretary of the state, have decided to team up on a ticket with Lamont seeking the nomination for governor and Bysiewicz seeking the nomination for lieutenant governor.

«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.

Vernon went on to become the lieutenant governor nominee on the Democratic ticket, which lost by a wide margin to Gov. Terry E. Branstad.

He vowed to reinvent the lieutenant governor role into a public advocate position representing the «people's voice in Albany» and that he would take on the «issues that pit a tiny concentrated interest against the broader interest.»

Gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout and her running mate for lieutenant governor Tim Wu made a stop on their «Whistleblower Tour»

She's recently been a source of Fred Dicker - stirred controversy for keeping a low campaign profile (despite the fact that lieutenant governors are not normally major statewide draws or campaign centerpieces anyway), thanks to her liberal - base - incompatible positions on guns and immigration.

Mr. Paterson, meeting publicly in Albany with leaders of the Legislature, also said he would not sign any budget that relied on borrowed money to close New York's $ 9 billion budget gap, a decision that would essentially kill a proposal crafted by his own lieutenant governor, Richard Ravitch, to use short - term borrowing to offset some cuts to government programs.

John Faso, a lawyer and former Assembly minority leader who has had fund - raisers at the track, strongly disagrees with Paterson on the legality of appointing a lieutenant governor.

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.