Sentences with phrase «minority conference leadership»
The newly minted Republican lawmaker from Brooklyn is running in the so - called «Super Jewish» Senate district, putting him on a collision course with Simcha Felder, a Democrat who has not pledged to support the current minority conference leadership.
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Independent Democratic Conference Leader Jeff Klein in an interview late Monday afternoon slammed the political and policy strategy of the mainline Democrats in the chamber, saying the leadership of Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins has failed to effectively advocate on key issues.
The conversation also explored his decision to step away from public office after he found himself on the wrong side of a leadership fight in the minority conference.
According to my source, they're very concerned about losing the leadership post, which has gone to a black senator since November 2002 when David Paterson ousted then - Senate Minority Leader Marty Connor (a white Brooklynite) became the first non-white elected to lead a legislative conference in New York history and the highest - ranking black elected official in New York.
She receives the stipend for serving as Minority Leader — also — she does not go around handing out «raises» for (1) upstate Senators who turned their back on an upstate candidate for the Republican leadership position, or (2) Democratic Senators who align with the Republican conference.
The evening's honoree is Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, who has been praised for his down - to - earth leadership of the GOP conference, which has added members since he replaced Assemblyman Jim Tedisco in April 2009.
Cuomo gave Stewart - Cousins a leadership award at the breakfast before she spoke and acknowledged how the Democratic conference has a «frustrating situation» being in the minority.
Long Island Rep. Kathleen Rice bucked House Democratic leadership again by being one of four conference members to vote for someone other than House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi for speaker.
So far, however, the GOP has not offered anything to the IDC members, who insist their decision to break from the minority conference was due to a loss of faith in Sampson's leadership and not in perks or power the majority might offer.
Senate Minority Leader John Sampson released the full list of his ranking committee and leadership assignments today, revealing he is moving to shore up his support with three key constituencies within the conference: Hispanics, women and upstaters.
House Minority Leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi, left; Rep. Ben Ray Luján (D - N.M.), right; and other lawmakers listen during a news conference to announce new members of the House Democratic leadership team on Nov. 17, 2014 in Washington, D.C. Alex Wong / Getty Images
Paul Miller, professor of educational leadership at the University of Huddersfield, told delegates at last weekend's inaugural BAMEed conference in Birmingham that there was «no way» a minority ethnic person could progress into the top jobs at schools without first forming an alliance with white co-workers.