Sentences with phrase «more conservative districts»

The Democratic hesitancy to go all - in for this seat contrasts sharply with special elections last May in far more conservative districts in Louisiana and Mississippi.

How do you feel about that and what do you advise women candidates in more conservative districts to say to that question?

Running in a more conservative district, she's even tiptoed toward the right, confident that her large primary lead — the most recent public poll was a Time Warner - Siena College poll that put Teachout leading Yandik 53 - 23 — won't hurt her in the primary.

Moran has an advantage over Tiahrt in the Kansas Senate race due to Moran's district being a much more conservative district (in terms of its voting record) than Tiahrt's district.

Not exact matches

Critics also charge that Gillibrand emphasized more centrist positions as a congresswoman from a somewhat conservative district than she does as a senator from a liberal state.

We're also keeping an eye on the Democratic primary in Illinois's 3rd congressional district, where seven - term Representative Dan Lipinski, a conservative Democrat, is being challenged by the much more progressive political newbie Marie Newman.

The challenger for the GOP nomination in the 51st District said he is looking to restore more traditional conservative voting to the state representative position.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind, one of the more conservative Democrats in the Legislature, announced Wednesday he will not seek re-election to his Brooklyn district.

«I got more votes in my district — I ran on three lines — I got more votes on the Democratic line than the Republican and Conservative combined,» he said.

Gibson, who served three terms and is not seeking re-election because of self - imposed term limits, joins more than 60 other local and state leaders, committees and organizations who have endorsed Faso in the race, including state and local GOP and Conservative party leaders, elected officials from the 11 - county district, CNBC television host Larry Kudlow, noted political science professor Dr. Gerald Benjamin and the state Conservative Party, among others.

Notably in New York City, GOP Congressman Michael Grimm's district is a touch more conservative, while the new district created in Queens, which both Assemblyman Rory Lancman and Congressman Gary Ackerman have their sights set for, looks solidly Democratic.

Former Allentown City Solicitor Susan Wild won the Democratic primary in Pennsylvania's 7th District on Tuesday, besting a more conservative Democrat who was seen as one of the front - runners.

Kearns district covers South Buffalo, a more conservative area of the city, as well as the suburbs of West Seneca, Lackawanna and Orchard Park.

Turner has raised extremely little money but has the backing of Rudy Giuliani in a district that has become more conservative than many realize since 2000.

And assuming Republicans lose seats next year — with swing - district moderates the first to fall — the conservatives will have even more leverage over GOP leadership in the coming Congress.

Additionally, Mr. Arzt said some, more socially conservative voters — like the Orthodox Jewish community in Mr. Weiner's old district — could be turned off by the raunchy details of his old Twitter scandal.

But it is the 2019 local elections that will tell us more about the long - term viability of the party, since those will concern a larger number of English districts where the Lib Dems will be seeking to reclaim ground lost to the Conservatives since 2010.

With backing from the Republican and Conservative parties, Bohen defeated Democrat Patrick B. Burke with 52 percent of the vote in last Tuesday's special eleciton in an Erie County district where there are more than twice as many Democrats as GOPers.

More than $ 1.3 million from YG Network, a conservative issue advocacy group, in Arizona's 1st and 2nd Districts, and West Virginia's 3rd District.

Independent and conservative voters in this district who are not afraid to split tickets see Katko as much more representative of their interests than Trump.

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Former state Supreme Court and Appellate Division Justice Michael Kavanagh gave Faso his backing, calling the conservative reformer, «a public servant who shares my ideals and the ideals of the district where he has lived for more than three decades.

The district overlaps with Ulrich's and also has a sizable Orthodox Jewish population, which could help a more conservative candidate.

Voters in the 11th Congressional District, far more conservative than in many in other parts of the city, did not view Mr. Donovan as unfavorably after the decision in the racially - charged case.

Gillirband — who attended Dartmouth College and UCLA Law School before spending a decade as a litigator in Manhattan — attributed her more conservative prior positions to the conservative and overwhelmingly white demographic of the 20th Congressional District, which first elected her to the House in 2006.

But even still, she dismisses Mangan's chances to beat her or win a general election in a relatively conservative district that once sent Steve Levy to Albany and is home to 8,615 more Republicans than Democrats.

Carl Paladino, a conservative Buffalo businessman who was the party's 2010 gubernatorial candidate, predicted Trump would win every district with more than 50 percent of the vote — which would allow him to pick up every delegate.

Twenty - six percent of Republicans in the district still say they're supporting McDonald, who also voted «yes» on same - sex marriage and faced a primary from the more conservative Marchione as a result.

Nadler's 10th Congressional District runs from Manhattan's liberal Upper West Side to more conservative south Brooklyn, where the Iran deal is extremely unpopular.

The new district is larger and slightly more conservative.

Skelos was able to point to provisions in the bill that the GOP liked, and to downplay the assault weapons ban, which might cause backlash in more conservative Senate districts.

The more candidates the better in NY - 26 from the Democrats» perspective, since this is a GOP district and more right - leaning contenders would theoretically dilute the GOP and Conservative vote.

Wadsworth, who represented the 21st House District from 2010 to 2012, touted his values as a fiscal conservative and said the legislature needed to do more to create jobs.

We believe that despite the conservative bent in his district, he will be a far more reliable supporter of our issues than the incumbent, who is term limited and can not run again.

For WFP, Ms. Lynch's victory would mean another progressive vote in a City Council dominated by liberals, as well as a reliable pro-labor vote in a district that is traditionally more conservative.

As a result of the divided vote, the Democrat in the race won the conservative district for the first time in more than a century.

Skelos was able to point to provisions in the bill that the GOP liked, and to down play the assault weapons ban, which might cause backlash in more conservative Senate districts.

Since announcing his candidacy, John Faso (R - Kinderhook), the endorsed Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform party candidate, has earned more than 60 significant endorsements in his race for the 19th Congressional District, the Faso campaign today announced.

KINDERHOOK, NY... June 24, 2016 — Since announcing his candidacy, John Faso (R - Kinderhook), the endorsed Republican, Conservative, Independence and Reform party candidate, has earned more than 60 significant endorsements in his race for the 19th Congressional District, the Faso campaign today announced.

When asked via e-mail about the possibility he would seek, as the Justice Party nominee, Utah's newly formed 4th U.S. Congressional district seat, which conservative Democrat Jim Matheson Read more»

«In addition to ginning up the conservative blue - collar / white ethnic / Tea Party sympathizers in the district (you do nt get a much more «American» name than Bob Turner), Turner might be trying to draw a wedge between Anthony and his traditional Jewish base.»

The measure faces strong opposition from more conservative - leaning outer borough Democrats and from the three - member Republican conference, as well as from fellow Brooklyn Councilman Rafael Espinal, whose district contains warehouses that ship and store bags and employ his constituents.

As a first - term Member of Congress, Rep. John Katko (R - Camillus), who represents New York's 24th Congressional District, often distanced himself from his more conservative Republican colleagues.

After easily winning a three - way special election in the more conservative — but still dang Democratic — House district in a May 22 special election, Djou enters an abbreviated 2010 reelection campaign as one of a handful of deeply endangered GOP incumbents.

Like the previous representative of the district, Republican Michael Grimm, Mr. Donovan portrayed his Democratic opponent as a typical tax - and - spend liberal who would be rejected by the district's more conservative electorate.

«Expanding beyond the top competitive seats on the map, these latest ad reservations are challenging liberal spending in more districts and standing beside more strong conservative Members of Congress.»

Mr. Abelove, who is also backed by the Independence and Conservative parties, points proudly to the conviction record of a previous district attorney for whom both he and Mr. Laquidara had worked in Rensselaer County, Patricia DeAngelis — a rate he says was more than 20 points higher than that of her successor, Richard McNally.

«On the one hand you have a district that is slightly more conservative than the national vote, on the other hand I think the forces are shaping up in this particular election to move it a little bit in the direction of the Democrats, so you're going to have a really close, hard - fought race in November,» Klinkner said.

They pointed to peculiar movement in Gov. Andrew Cuomo's poll numbers in the two Siena polls — the percentage of likely voters in the district viewing him favorably plummeted from 57 to 46 percent over a month — as evidence that the latter might have oversampled more conservative voters.

While Diaz Sr.'s more socially conservative views on issues like abortion and same - sex marriage sometimes pose a problem for fellow Democrats, his district is one of the few heavily Democratic areas of New York City where these positions are not a liability.