Sentences with phrase «nomination for governor of»

Alas, in the age of cameraphones and YouTube, this often just ain't an option — likely much to the chagrin of Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, currently vying for the Republican nomination for Governor of that fine state.

Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam has bested former Rep. Tom Perriello to win the Democratic Party's nomination for governor of Virginia, a closely watched race that many observers have seen as a bellwether for the future of the party.

Businessman Ned Lamont says he's filing paperwork today in a bid for the Democratic nomination for governor of Connecticut.

Howie Hawkins of Syracuse won the Green Party nomination for governor of New York again.

[113] Romney's position as the leader of the moderate Republicans at the constitutional convention helped gain him the Republican nomination for Governor of Michigan.

Cynthia Nixon formally accepted the Working Families Party nomination for governor of New York at the state committee members» meeting Saturday in Harlem.

Knoxville Mayor Bill Haslam ran away with the Republican nomination for governor of Tennessee on Thursday, beating a field that included Rep. Zach Wamp and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey.

Zephyr Teachout, an Associate Professor of Law at Fordham University, ran against Andrew Cuomo for the 2014 Democratic Party nomination for Governor of New York.

Since her husband, Carl, won the Republican nomination for governor of New York last week, the only story in the race as compelling as his upset victory has been their personal back story: that her husband not only had an affair, not only fathered a child with that other woman, but also told his wife of 40 years about it all the same week that their 29 - year - old son, Patrick, was killed in a car accident.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who is leaving the Democratic Party to seek the Republican nomination for governor of New York.

Joel Giambra is a Republican hopeful for governor who did not receive the party's nomination and is now seeking the Reform Party nomination for governor of New York.

Two years after an unsuccessful campaign for her party's nomination for governor of Arizona, Republican Christine Jones is looking at giving electoral politics another try.

Actress Cynthia Nixon of «Sex in the City» fame is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York, while Greg Pence, the vice president's brother, won the Republican nomination in Indiana's 6th District.

Daniels was a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor of New York in 2006.

Many said Springer, who sought the Democratic nomination for governor of Ohio in 1982 and remains active in state politics, could be a good fit for the current political climate.

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And she saw another son run and lose: Jeb Bush, who was governor of Florida from 1999 to 2007, lost his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination ultimately won by Donald Trump.

NEW YORK, March 19 - Actress and liberal activist Cynthia Nixon, one of the stars of the «Sex and the City» television series and movies, announced on Monday she would run for governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination.

Yesterday in the New York Times Greg Mankiw — a professor of economics at Harvard, an advisor to the governor of Massachusetts, in the campaign for the Republican presidential nomination and a former Chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers under president Bush — had a column in which he...

In his remarks, Tillerson repeated the genocide designation for ISIS and also referenced the nomination of Governor Sam Brownback as the department's ambassador - at - large for international religious freedom.

Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati mayor best known to a generation of Americans for his eponymous tabloid talk show, is reportedly weighing a run for the Democratic nomination to be Ohio's next governor.

And, in a bit of a dig at Gov. Andrew Cuomo, with whom Spitzer has never really seen eye - to - eye, the former governor says Hillary Clinton is a lock for the Democratic nomination in 2016, but isn't necessarily a sure thing to win it all in the general election.

DeFrancisco, who said in the interview he is «actively pursuing» the Republican nomination for governor, predicted a «deeply personal» statewide election on the merits of Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The campaign of Republican Marc Molinaro on Thursday declared he has a lock on the GOP nomination for governor.

Molinaro officially locked up the Republican nomination for governor with the backing of the Republican chairman in Westchester County.

It commended political leaders of Benue State such as Senator George Akume, Senator Bernabas Gemade and Dr. Samuel Ortom, the Benue State Governor for their support for Chief Ogbeh's nomination, describing Chief Ogbeh himself as one of our icon.

One of their own, Sen. John DeFrancisco, is seeking the party's nomination for governor, scoring the endorsements of nearly all of his colleagues in the process.

His nomination is one of the few things that might have fired up Virginia Democrats unenthusiastic about their own apparent «choice,» Terry McAuliffe, to run to against Ken Cuccinelli for governor (for a rundown of why Dems aren't so excited about McAuliffe, see Jonathan Chait's «McAuliffe - Cuccinelli Not Quite the Grimmest Rooting Choice in History «-RRB-.

Late in the day Governor Cuomo's campaign announced that he was dropping out of contention for the Working Families Party nomination altogether, saying «Given the announcement today that the remaining unions will no longer be a part of the WFP, we stand in solidarity with them and will not be seeking the endorsement of the 3rd party line at their convention next month.»

One of the candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to run for governor of Vermont kicked off his campaign with an event in Barre Tuesday.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running in a Democratic primary against Nixon, dropped out of contention for the party's nomination Friday night, after delegates were leaning toward Nixon.

The two candidates seeking the Republican nomination for governor, Senator John DeFrancisco and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, are both unknown to more than three - quarters of voters, according to the Siena poll.

With James out of the running, one likely candidate for the WFP nomination for AG is law professor Zephyr Teachout, who ran for governor against Cuomo in 2014.

Howie Hawkins, a retired Teamster in Syracuse, New York, was the Green Party candidate for Governor of New York in 2010 and 2014 and is seeking its nomination again this year.

Molinaro had initially said he wouldn't seek the GOP nomination for governor, but changed his mind last month after state Sen. John DeFrancisco, of Syracuse, announced he would seek the party's nomination to challenge two - term Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Tea Party helped him win the Republican nomination for governor in a stunning defeat of former Long Island Congressman Rick Lazio in last week's primaries.

Zephyr Teachout, who failed in a surprisingly stiff challenge to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for the nomination of the progressive Working Families Party, will challenge Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for governor, she confirmed for the first time in an interview with BuzzFeedGovernor Andrew Cuomo for the nomination of the progressive Working Families Party, will challenge Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for governor, she confirmed for the first time in an interview with BuzzFeedgovernor, she confirmed for the first time in an interview with BuzzFeed Friday.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro vowed Monday to fix what he called Albany's climate of corruption and backroom dealmaking as he announced his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor...

Jon Huntsman, who has served as governor of Utah and was ambassador to China under Obama, has been nominated as the U.S. envoy to Russia by Trump, whom Hunstman challenged for the 2016 GOP nomination.

Molinaro initially had said he wouldn't seek the Republican nomination for governor but changed his mind last month after state Sen. John DeFrancisco, of Syracuse, announced he would seek the party's nomination to challenge Cuomo.

RYE BROOK — Republican Rob Astorino offered a stark view of the state's condition in accepting his party's nomination for governor Thursday, saying that New York is dead last in many quality - of - life factors for the young and old, and it's gotten worse under Democratic Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

The former Kansas governor said she is heartened by the number of women she sees running for the job in 2018 - including in her own state, where veteran state Sen. Laura Kelly jumped into the Democratic primary in mid-December and immediately became the favorite to win the nomination.

Cuomo aides made a point of rolling out a diverse team over the course of the two - day convention, starting with the announcement that former Governor David Paterson, who quietly rivaled with Cuomo in 2009 and 2010 as Cuomo edged him out for the Democratic Party's nomination, would take over the Democratic State Committee.

The Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor will be settled at an August primary between former Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz of Middletown and Eva Bermudez Zimmerman of Newtown, whose protest candidacy blossomed into a full - blown campaign in just three days.

Astorino is considering a second run for governor in 2018, but may face competition for the GOP nomination from Rep. Chris Gibson, a Hudson Valley lawmaker who plans to retire at the end of the current term and consider a statewide bid.

I was out - of - pocket for a few days, but I knew that when the Levy story broke, your first reporting — within 24 hours, it turns out — would be to hit Ed Cox for having considered Levy for the GOP nomination for governor.

Carl Paladino, the party's 2010 nominee for governor, has said he would seek the Conservative Party nomination if the GOP candidate didn't push for the ouster of legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly.

In New York State, candidates for Governor and Lieutenant Governor run separately in the primary, with the winners of each party's nomination forming a joint ticket for the general election.

McAuliffe, one of three candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, sought to make the remark an issue on Thursday.

DeFrancisco, who is one of three Republicans seeking the nomination for governor, has opposed the Child Victims Act, primarily because of a provision to create a one - year window for victims who under current law can no longer bring a civil case allowing them to do so.

Lamont, and Susan Bysiewicz, a former secretary of the state, have decided to team up on a ticket with Lamont seeking the nomination for governor and Bysiewicz seeking the nomination for lieutenant governor.