Sentences with phrase «nomination for governor by»

Sen. John DeFrancisco called the endorsement of his chief rival for the Republican nomination for governor by the state Conservative Party «disappointing» and indicated he was re-evaluating his campaign.

The announcement comes in advance of Cuomo's widely expected announcement that he'll seek the Democratic nomination for governor by next week's state Democratic convention.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

Western New York political operative Michael Caputo ran Carl Paladino's campaign for governor back in 2010 when the mad - as - hell man from Buffalo upended the state GOP by winning a primary for the nomination to take on then - Democratic state AG Andrew Cuomo.

James denies that she was pressured by Cuomo, despite the New York Times» reporting from multiple sources close to her that the governor's surrogates proposed a deal — she could sew up the Democratic nomination for the seat in exchange for giving up the WFP's.

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.

This month, the governor hoped to capitalize on anti-Trump sentiment and emerge as an early frontrunner for the nomination by hiring prominent former Clinton staff and fundraisers, taking well - publicized trips abroad, and asserting himself as a national voice against RyanCare.

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.

Albany, NY — Host Alan Chartock is joined by Buffalo businessman Carl Paladino, who is seeking to win the primary against Rep. Rick Lazio for the GOP nomination for governor.

First, Beth DeFalco, a spokeswoman for Cuomo, said the governor submitted all of de Blasio's nominations to the Senate, as required by law: «We nominated them all,» she emailed.

Other Democrats, while surprised that the governor didn't push through a map more favorable to Democrats, saw the sting of his decision fading by 2016, when he could be locked in a battle with O'Malley for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Brian Sandoval, the centrist Republican governor of Nevada, is being vetted by the White House for a possible nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Three other Democrats let it be known that they were looking at the race: L. Douglas Wilder, who had been elected governor of Virginia in 1989, George McGovern, the man who'd lost 49 states to Nixon in 1972 (and waged a hopeless bid for the 1984 Democratic nomination), and John Silber, the Boston University president who had nearly won Massachusetts» governorship the previous fall by running as a conservative culture warrior.

Under a scenario conjured by my perhaps too - lively imagination, if not premature expectations — I'd be the first to buy Hein a ticket to Albany — Hein's statewide summer speaking campaign was seen by me as a launching pad for a possible nomination for lieutenant governor, assuming Slaughter retires to allow the present second banana, Bob Duffy of Rochester, to run for Congress.

The situation has not been helped by the Commission on Judicial Nomination, which screens applicants and sends the governor up to seven candidates for each appointment.

Other names being mentioned as possible Gillibrand challengers are former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld, who sought the GOP nomination for New York governor in 2006; little - known Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who has already «announced» his candidacy; state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, President Richard Nixon's son - in - law; and former US Rep. Rick Lazio, who suffered an embarrassing loss to Carl Paladino in the gubernatorial primary last year and was defeated by Mrs. Clinton in 2000.

Miner, meanwhile, has also publicly considered a run to challenge the governor for the Democratic nomination, only to signal later she's once again interested in running for the House seat held by Rep. John Katko.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco says his decision on whether to seek the Republican nomination for governor won't be affected by a key rival's decision Thursday to stay out of the race.

«Putting Howard Zemsky at the helm of the NFTA is good news for Western New York, and it's a great nomination by Governor Cuomo.

Howie Hawkins, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for Governor, will participate in the 100 % clean energy by 2030 / Off Fossil Fuels Now campaign at the State Capitol on Tuesday, May 8.

The Governor says a timeline has not been set for Holcomb to go through the nomination process and be confirmed by the Legislature.

The potential candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination gave nods to both early voting states this weekend — attending an inaugural ball thrown by Iowa Democrats on Sunday, and inviting New Hampshire's newly elected Democratic governor to his official swearing - in ceremony on Sunday.

In the contest for the Republican presidential nomination, businessman Donald Trump, 54 %, leads Ohio Governor John Kasich, 25 %, by 29 points among likely Republican primary voters in New York State.

On a party - line vote, with Democrats backing Governor Malloy and Lt. Governor Nancy Wyman's nominee for the State Board of Education, the General Assembly's Executive and Legislative Nominations Committee approved by a margin of 10 to 4 to confirm Erik Clemons for a position on the State Board of Education.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo released the following statement after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued a call for information and nominations to identify additional wind energy areas in the New York Bight off New York's Atlantic Coast, supporting Governor Cuomo's Offshore Wind Master Plan to obtain 2,400 megawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030

Under R.I. Gen. Laws 8.16.1 - 6, any person whose name was publicly submitted to the governor by the judicial nominating commission for a judicial vacancy was deemed eligible for a subsequent nomination by the governor for a period of five years.

HB 6242 / SB 686 Makes any individual whose name was publicly submitted to the governor by the judicial nominating commission, eligible for subsequent nomination by the governor until June 30, 2012.

HB 8006 / SB 3080 Extends until 2015 law allowing any individual whose name was publicly submitted to the governor by the judicial nominating commission, eligible for subsequent nomination by the governor.