Sentences with phrase «local candidates because»

Companies prefer local candidates because they understand local systems.»

Not exact matches

«I'm currently working on my own board, so we spoke about what makes a good board member,» she said, «and because these were local representatives, having a confidential conversation, they even suggested some potential candidates in the area.

In addition to calling your representatives, consider attending a town hall, writing letters the editor of your local paper, connecting with the local Democratic Party to help with voter registration efforts and to challenge voter suppression / gerrymandering, and (because it's becoming painfully obvious that progressives have ceded local politics to the extreme right for too long), running for office or helping a better candidate get the job.

There is one woman quoted who had not heard of Corbyn and another man quoted who had heard of him, didn't like him, but was still voting Labour because of the local candidate.

Note that the «here's someone who's doing a great job» examples are always good to have, but I'm really looking for state - and local - level candidates who've either won or become seriously competitive because they used the internet to find support or to capitalize on it.

First, the good: public - interest news outlet ProPublica is asking citizens to help track political advertising by candidates and outside groups like SuperPACs (they need assistance because the FCC has balked at making local TV stations publish online...

I've seen a well - groomed local email list with 1,000 members raise $ 1,000 from one email because the people on the list were sufficiently engaged — they wanted to be there, they cared about the candidate, and the candidate made a genuine effort to connect.

(The filing for the local committee isn't on - line because the race pre-dated a chane in state law that now requires all local candidates to file at the state level).

Suffolk Democratic chairman Richard Schaffer said he won't be able to attend because he'll be «busy raising money for the local candidates.»

Some observers felt that the local team had opted for Ali precisely because she was an outsider with less chance of winning, the aim being to punish the Labour leadership for barring the favoured male candidate.

«I don't want to belabor this one incident, because stuff happens, but I do think — as someone who has had his own share of tension with local media about, ahem, different subjects — I may have something to add to the conversation,» said Weiner, a failed Democratic mayoral candidate who resigned from Congress in June 2011 after lying about sending lewd photos and messages to multiple women.

State Senate Candidate Karen Smythe said she has noticed an increased energy in her local community because of what is happening in Washington.

Ukip has also been forced to defend itself against claims they barred a candidate from standing as a candidate in a local election because he was disabled.

Dozens of local - level candidates this season have been denied or knock off the ballot line after a state Supreme Court judge ruled no one had control of the party because a majority of the statewide candidates are yet to sign off on rules for the WEP.

Tedisco thought it only appropriate that a champion candidate like Astorino should receive mementos commemorating local champions because, despite the so - called odds, he'll win by 10 lengths when the November race for Governor is over.»

Whoever wins the primary likely goes to Congress, because local democrats haven't been able to get a candidate on the ballot for the fall election.

She said she believes she got a huge wave of financial support because local attorneys and others believe she is the most qualified candidates for surrogate judge in Erie County.

«It's absolutely critical that any congress member be working with local officials, local organizers, on all kinds of issues because the deeper that grounding (is) the more power you have,» the 19th Congressional District candidate told reporters.

«I think we're all here because Bernie Sanders is the most authentic candidate for president that we've seen in a very long time,» local Democratic district leader Nick Rizzo, one of the few party figures to back the senator, told the Observer.

Piperato explained he chose Schoenberger because he wanted to support a candidate who he believes can work with local leaders, update -LSB-...]

«It was laughed out of the chamber,» says Fay Hough, the 30 - year - old Labour candidate for the Rainham & Wennington ward in the upcoming local elections, «because there were no positives.

Candidates who would have been stymied because they are out of favor with the local political establishment now find themselves free to run in open primaries, which typically determine city elections.

State party committees routinely send mailers on behalf of local political candidates because they can save several cents per copy in postage due to their nonprofit status.

That's because candidates are essentially picked by local Democratic Party leaders like Brooklyn party boss Frank Seddio.

Republicans, who have fewer registered voters in the district, are considering several candidates and are hopeful because the deciding issues may not be local ones but the stewardship of President Obama.

Whilst I certainly want far more local candidates and working class candidates selected by Labour, I won't write off Ed Miliband purely because he comes from a reasonably comfortable background (and I wouldn't exaggerate the riches of those on academic salaries either).

Almost 200 candidates were kept off Democratic and Republican primary ballots (for state legislature and local partisan office) because of confusion over the deadline for filing a Statement of Economic Read more»

Almost 200 candidates were kept off Democratic and Republican primary ballots (for state legislature and local partisan office) because of confusion over the deadline for filing a Statement of Economic Interests.

The county democratic party hardly focuses on judicial races and judicial candidates seldom reach out to local clubs for endorsements; however, I have elected to include their ratio in this piece because courts have the ability to deeply impact anyone who is involved in the justice system, and people in a lower socio - economic class are likely to have less control over and support with their legal matters.

That's because local Democratic Party leaders plan to designate a candidate to challenge Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, by the end of February, with the goal of avoiding a potential primary in June.

«The head of a local Conservative Party association claimed that a potential parliamentary candidate lost out on a chance to run for election because she had the «double whammy» of «being brown and a woman.»

«It appears that TFA alumni candidates running for school boards paid attention to both national and local messages because of a growing recognition that local politics is far from dead,» said Jacobsen, associate professor of teacher education and lead investigator on the study.

Truth be told, candidate Trump had earlier signaled that his promise to respect state and local control was fraudulent because he pledged to spend $ 20 billion on charter schools and tuition vouchers for children to attend private schools.

Despite this, critics say that the curricula and methods at the majority of the nation's 500 - plus university - based principal preparation programs remain subpar and out of step with district needs.10 A growing number of districts have become more assertive with universities and other training providers about improving their offerings, because district leaders want enough well - prepared leadership candidates to meet local learning goals and to lessen the expense and damage of early turnover among poorly prepared novice principals.

Indianapolis has a deep pool of potential Fellowship candidates because of its rich array of great teachers and leaders within local district and charter schools and other education innovators.

I used to be somewhat active in the Green party, and I became disheartened because in one local race, we had a very good candidate who was clearly far better than the Democrat or Republican, but the Democrat had name recognition and had been in there a long - time.

Employers tend to favor local candidates over out - of - towners because they're less expensive to hire (think relocations costs, travel expenses during the interview process, etc.) and less likely to get flakey and jump ship.

Our enviable portfolio of local and global clients choose Nigel Wright because they receive consistent excellent service and a genuine collaborative approach, and our individual teams focus on specific disciplines, sectors and locations ensuring our clients and candidates always work with experienced and knowledgeable specialists.

For higher level positions, there are even more opportunities to get hired because the expectation is that the top level candidates may not be local.

Lastly, for pharmaceutical sales professionals looking for a new position, Taylor says it's important that candidates have a good and current LinkedIn profile, are in contact with local recruiters, and are diligent on job boards, especially MedReps.com, because it is industry - specific.

Because of the hiring manager being out of the office for awhile, he was planning to interview local candidates this week and then non-local candidates when he got back.