Sentences with phrase «majority leader post»

Even if he can't defeat DeFrancisco, Greenberg said he'll use his money to try to defeat a few other Republican senators who oppose the bill so that Republicans lose the majority in the Senate and DeFrancisco loses his deputy majority leader post.

While some of Mr. Espada's colleagues have called for him to step down from the Senate majority leader post, the chamber's Democratic leadership appeared to be in no hurry to force the issue.

Also, even though this alliance forces Smith to let bygones be bygones with a guy who once reportedly tried to oust him from his majority leader post (that would be Sen. Jeff Klein back in 2008 when the leadership struggle No. 1 took place), it could hardly be any worse than being the deposed former majority leader of the Democratic conference where he's pretty much just a back bencher since losing his power in the 2009 coup.

DeFrancisco in 2015 sought the majority leader post, losing to Suffolk County Sen. John Flanagan, who promptly appointed him deputy majority leader.

The endorsement of DeFrancisco for governor is a show of unity for the two lawmakers who competed for the majority leader post.

Instead, the Democrats stripped the majority leader post of all constitutional powers and privileges, and provided the president — Malcolm Smith — with the right to appoint the majority leader.

A number of upstate senators, including Neil Breslin, Darrel Aubertine and Dave Valesky, have said Espada should give up his majority leader post.

Skelos was stepped down from his majority leader post soon after the charges were made public and was formally removed from office after the felony conviction.

This is the first major overhauling of staff Flanagan, a Long Island Republican, has undertaken since he took over the majority leader post from Dean Skelos back in May 2015 after Skelos was forced out of office due to a federal corruption scandal.

The majority leader post is less significant, though it is referenced in law and carries with it some appointments to various boards and commissions.

Klein can over play his hand one way: Being seen as denying significant power to Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Democratic minority leader who would be the first black woman to hold the majority leader post in state government.

Schumer is nevertheless the heavy favorite to win a fourth term that could propel him into the majority leader post in Washington, D.C.

Flanagan specifically said that it was the responsibilities of the majority leader post that drove him to drink, and caused him to «proactively took control of the situation... so I could overcome it and move forward.»

Flanagan, a former Senate Education Committee chairman before ascending to the majority leader post last year, insisted in the interview the effort was about enhancing transparency for a school district that is sent the lion's share of state aid every year.

Traditionally, the majority leader post, which carries a stipend — or lulu — of $ 34,500, has been held by an upstate Democrat because the speaker has been from New York City.

Flanagan ascended to the majority leader post in May 2015 following the arrest of Sen. Dean Skelos on corruption charges.

The MOU, released on Friday afternoon by Republican Sen. James Seward, comes after Flanangan had pledged to enact changes to the SAFE Act, which is vehemently opposed by gun - rights advocates, after assuming the majority leader post in May.

At the same time, Sen. Cathy Young of Olean insisted Republicans were united as a conference despite lingering concerns over Suffolk County Sen. John Flanagan ascending to the majority leader post over upstate lawmaker John DeFrancisco.

The CEO of the unnamed medical malpractice firm — like Anthony Bonomo, a former NYRA official — was afraid that if Adam Skelos lost his job at the company he would lose access to the elder Skelos, who just ascended to the majority leader post in the chamber.

At the very least, the Democratic leaders who had the terrible judgment to hand him the majority leader post should strip that position from him.

Last year, Skelos sought to hang on to the majority leader post after a criminal complaint was filed against him and his son for conspiring to aid AbTech's pursuit of contracts for storm water projects.

Restive upstate advocates who supported Syracuse Sen. John DeFrancisco's bid for majority leader where disappointed to see another downstate member ascend to the majority leader post in a chamber that is the last lever of power controlled statewide by Republicans.

Paterson also gave a shout - out to Smith, who lost his majority leader post in the coup, saying the Queens Democrat, who succeeded Paterson in the Senate minority leader post in 2006, doesn't get sufficient credit for showing leadership by denying a member item to Espada, even though that made him angry enough to join the the GOP.

Flanagan last week appointed DeFrancisco, who had also sought the majority leader post in May, the deputy leader, a post left vacant after the conviction of Binghamton Sen. Tom Libous, which forced his ouster from office.

There were numerous reports over the weekend that Skelos had been refusing to heed mounting calls to step aside from his seat unless the majority leader post remained on Long Island, in Flanagan's hands.

Libous can not ascend to Skelos» majority leader post, as he might normally do, due to the fact that he, too, is fighting a federal corruption charge.

Flanagan won the majority leader post in a narrow vote and he did receive backing from six upstate Republicans, including western New York Sen. Cathy Young.

Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and Deputy Minority Leader Mike Gianaris have both issued calls for Skelos to relinquish his majority leader post following his arrest — along with his son, Adam — this morning.

The majority leader post was held virtually in name only (save for that lucrative stipend) by now ex-Sen.

Flanagan, who was elevated to the majority leader post in May, has faced skepticism from upstate Republicans over what they consider to be a continued downstate domination of the legislative leadership in Albany.

Under the newly formed Senate coalition of independent Democrats and Republicans, no one holds the majority leader post.

Flanagan, who took over the majority leader post in May, hopes Cuomo will have a different approach come next year.

Should Murtha win the majority leader post, Pelosi would emerge emboldened, having hand - selected her leadership team and shown the importance of longtime loyalty in her decision - making process.

State Senator Marty Golden (R - Brooklyn) has been talking to his Democrat and Republican colleagues about a possible resolution which could strip the scandal - hit Pedro Espada of his majority leader post.

The governor picked Ravitch on July 8 amid a 31 - 31 Senate deadlock, which left Democrats and Republicans arguing over who should fill the majority leader post in the legislative body.

DeFrancisco was speculated to be considering retirement from the Senate, but then threw his hat into the ring to compete for the majority leader post after former Sen. Dean Skelos was forced to vacate it in the wake of a corruption scandal.

If Blunt wins the majority leader post, there will be a race to fill his vacated majority whip slot.

Sen. George Maziarz is not going to follow up on his reported plan to challenge his fellow Republican, Dean Skelos, for the majority leader post if the GOP succeeds in taking back the majority when the recount dust clears, but he is pushing for a different approach in dealing with the minority.

Another re-connects the president pro tempore and majority leader posts — jobs that were split following the coup, with the former going to Sen. Malcolm Smith and the latter to Espada.

Republican John A. Boehner, who served as chairman of the House Education and the Workforce Committee since January 2001, won the majority leader post on a second - ballot vote of 122 - 109 on Feb. 2.