Sentences with phrase «minority leader post»

With a leadership vote set for Wednesday, Klein insisted he has no designs to challenge Sampson for the minority leader post.

He has held the minority leader post since 2009.

If the Senate Democrats lose the majority, they will also see their highest - ranking remaining black leader — Conference Leader John Sampson — diminished significantly (and it's also not clear whether he would be able to land the minority leader post).

She also has the backing of Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz, who said during a recent CapTon interview (while we were at the Erie County Fair) that he partially blamed Kennedy and his alliance with former Erie County Democratic Chairman Steve Pigeon for the party's loss of control of the county Legislature, which relegated Grant to the minority leader post.

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.

Schumer, now into his fifth month of hold the Senate minority leader post in Washington, is down to 57 percent favorable.

Not exact matches

«As leaders, we welcome the concern expressed for religious minorities, including persecuted Christians,» stated the group letter in the Post.

The bill would require eight - year caps on leadership posts in the Assembly and Senate — applying to the temporary president of the Senate, speaker of the Assembly and the minority leaders of both houses.

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.

That claim to fame belongs to David Paterson, who broke the Senate's glass ceiling when he was elected minority leader in November 2002, ousting Marty Connor, of Brooklyn, from that post.

Charter - sector leader Success Academy, which educates mostly poor, minority kids posted a staggering 95 percent proficiency rate in math and 84 percent in English.

The decision by the Michigan lawmaker — who has held his seat since 1965 and who denies the harassment allegations — followed several days of internal deliberation and pressure from Democratic colleagues, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who wanted Conyers to leave the high - profile post but didn't want to be seen as forcing him out.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Trump administration Sunday to restore an Obama - era proposal that would have required airlines to post checked baggage fees at the start of a ticket purchase.

«My colleagues on the other side of the aisle have not brought these bills to the floor,» state Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins told The Post.

His donations are under scrutiny now as he faces criticism for writing in a since - deleted Facebook post that Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins has done more to harm people of color than anyone who has worn a hood — an allusion to the Ku Klux Klan.

Loeb has deleted a Facebook post in which he suggested Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins has done more to harm people of color than a person in a hood, a reference to the Ku Klux Klan.

ALBANY — Sen. Neil Breslin has been tapped as deputy leader of the 26 - member Democratic Conference, a post that requires him to coordinate the legislative flow on the chamber floor and serve as the second - in - command to Minority Leader John Sampson, D - Broleader of the 26 - member Democratic Conference, a post that requires him to coordinate the legislative flow on the chamber floor and serve as the second - in - command to Minority Leader John Sampson, D - BroLeader John Sampson, D - Brooklyn.

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.

Minority Leader Brian Kolb told The Post yesterday that he's ready to uphold a Cuomo veto of a measure to extend the tax, should it be passed by both legislative houses.

Press Release Rockland County Legislator Frank Sparaco (R - Valley Cottage) has announced that he is declining to seek the post of minority leader of the Rockland County Legislature for the 2013 session.

Meanwhile Assembly Minority GOP Leader Brian Kolb wrote an op ed piece in the New York Post, calling the bill a «job killing» mandate.

When black and Hispanic leaders bemoaned the lack of a promised «urban agenda,» Cuomo appointed a number of minorities to administrative posts and created a jobs fund for inner - city youth.

John Faso left his post as Assembly minority leader to run for state comptroller in 2002.

The new subsidies include $ 16.5 million from a criticized $ 400 million fund created by former State Sen. Minority Leader Dean Skelos, who resigned from his post after he was arrested for a bribery and kickback scheme, Politico reported.

Matteo, the Council's minority leader, allocated the funds both from his district and the 51st District, formerly represented by Vincent Ignizio who stepped down from his post in July.

(She's now the minority leader of the Senate — the first woman to hold that post — who is often at odds with Cuomo.

Democratic Sen. Daniel Squadron said he hopes both Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins and her deputy, Sen. Mike Gianaris of Queens, continue on in their leadership posts.

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 moLeader 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 moLeader Mike Gianaris have both issued calls for Skelos to relinquish his majority leader post following his arrest — along with his son, Adam — this moleader post following his arrest — along with his son, Adam — this morning.

In a Facebook post this month, Loeb criticized Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins, saying she has been worse for people of color than the Ku Klux Klan.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called on the Trump administration to restore an Obama - era proposal that would have required airlines to post checked baggage fees at the start of a ticket purchase.

Rep. John Conyers» decision to step down from his post as the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee amid accusations of sexual harassment came after several days of internal deliberation and pressure from Democratic colleagues, including Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, who wanted him to leave the high - profile post but didn't want to be seen as forcing him out.

Sen. George Latimer says Democratic Senate Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins told him she is considering a bid for Westchester County executive, a post he's also running for this year.

Jeffries backed Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi's effort to hold her post against a challenge from Ohio Congressman Tim Ryan in November, and he praised the San Francisco Democrat at the time for being «incredibly open - minded» about possibly allowing junior members of the caucus to wield more authority.

Over several months, many Assembly members, including Republican James Tedisco of upstate Glenville, Kolb's predecessor as minority leader, have told The Post that they're convinced Silver has directly or indirectly blackmailed Kolb into silence because he possesses some evidence or allegation of improper conduct against him — a claim Kolb's spokesman strongly denied.

Trump indicated last November that he intended to retain Bharara, a former aide to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, in the powerful Southern District post.

A federal law requiring bus companies to post safety ratings where passengers can see them might have prevented a deadly bus crash in Queens last month, U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said, if riders had known where to look for the evaluations.

Minority Leader Mills has held the post since 2007.

Erie County Legislator John J. Mills was reappointed to the post of Minority Leader during the Jan. 8, 2013 Legislative reorganizational meeting.

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Mr. Oddo praised Councilman Vincent Ignizio, the body's minority leader and fellow Staten Islander, for being among the first to publicly back Mr. Donovan in a New York Post editorial.

In a Facebook post this month, Mr. Loeb said state Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins, a black Democrat who serves as state Senate minority leader, had done «more damage to people of color than anyone who ever donned a hood» because of her loyalty to unions, according...

Faso, the former state Assembly Minority Leader, has been endorsed by the New York Post, which calls him the far more serious and experienced candidate.

«I'm a Democrat and I still adhere to Democratic values, I just don't want to be judged by the actions of others and I can no longer make excuses to my constituents for the behavior of this conference,» the Bronx lawmaker told me this afternoon following the DN's report that he had relinquished his post as deputy leader of the (now) minority conference.

In some non-Election Day news, Maureen DeRosa, chief of staff to Senate Minority Leader John Sampson, is jumping ship from her $ 140,000 - a-year post for a job in the Cuomo administration, according to several sources familiar with the matter..

Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Brooklyn Congresswomen Nydia Velázquez and Yvette Clarke, Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries, Upper Manhattan Congressman Adriano Espaillat, Westchester Congresswoman Nita Lowey, Long Island Congressman Thomas Suozzi, Long Island Congresswoman Kathleen Rice, Buffalo Congressman Brian Higgins, Rochester Congresswoman Louise Slaughter and Albany Congressman Paul Tonko are among the 22 Democrats who announced that they are backing Meng for the post.

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.

The Senate Minority Leader's campaign team posted a photo on Twitter of McConnell sitting at a bar with an empty seat and two drinks.

Trump had initially indicated he would allow the former aide to Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer to stay on in his post, and pursue his prosecution of a score of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's aides and donors and investigation into Mayor Bill de Blasio's political fundraising.

Rockland County Legislator Frank Sparaco (R - Valley Cottage) has announced that he is declining to seek the post of minority leader of the Rockland County Legislature for the 2013 session.

He met in November with Trump and was asked to stay on after Trump called Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) and told him he wanted to keep Bharara in the post.