Sentences with phrase «major black candidate»
In the mayoral primary battle, Weiner has the backing of 31 % of black voters, far ahead of Quinn at 16 %, with Thompson, the only major black candidate in the mayoral field, at 14 %.
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But that doesn't mean McCall has forgotten 2002, when Cuomo drew the wrath of the Democratic establishment to mount a long - shot primary challenge to the then - comptroller — the party favorite and the state's first black major party gubernatorial candidate.
Higher Heights» Glynda Carr said black women in New York face the same challenges as black women in other states: navigating the political infrastructure and gatekeepers, being prepared to raise the necessary amount of money — particularly in a «major media outlet» like New York — to be a viable candidate and navigating where the entry points will be.
NEW YORK CITY — Democratic Presidential Candidate Hillary Clinton said Eric Garner was «choked to death» by police during her first major policy speech at Columbia University where she called for a dramatic shift in the way the nation's criminal justice system treats black men.
This new development could present a problem for Cuomo, who has had an up and down relationship with the black and Latino communities for years, dating back to his short - lived primary challenge to then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, the state's first black major party candidate for governor, in 2002.
There hasn't been a major - party black candidate for governor since then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall ran in 2002.
Paladino rarely donates to black political candidates and was a major financial backer of Brown's opponents for mayor in 2005 and 2009.
Cuomo was in the Democratic doghouse after his failed long - shot 2002 primary challenge to then - state Controller Carl McCall - at the time New York's highest - ranking black elected official and first black major party gubernatorial candidate.
[57] According to UCL's Parliamentary Candidates UK project [58] the major parties had the following percentages of black and ethnic minority candidates: the Conservatives 11 %, the Liberal Democrats 10 %, Labour 9 %, UKIP 6 %, the GCandidates UK project [58] the major parties had the following percentages of black and ethnic minority candidates: the Conservatives 11 %, the Liberal Democrats 10 %, Labour 9 %, UKIP 6 %, the Gcandidates: the Conservatives 11 %, the Liberal Democrats 10 %, Labour 9 %, UKIP 6 %, the Greens 4 %.
Wright, who is considering a candidacy for the Harlem congressional seat now held by Charles Rangel, threw his support to Heastie which was a major boost to The Bronx representative's chances because black and Latino legislators would not have to split votes between two black candidates.
Cuomo has been extra sensitive to the diversity question since his disastrous 2002 primary challenge to then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, the state's first black major party gubernatorial candidate.
In one of her first major speeches as a presidential candidate, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today called for sweeping criminal justice reforms in the wake of the deaths of unarmed black men in police custody — most recently in Baltimore, plunging the city into days of unrest.
While speaking on the floor, Barron said «it's time for a black speaker» and referred to the late Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm — the first African - American woman elected to Congress, the first black candidate for a major party nomination and the first woman to run for the Democratic presidential nomination.