Sentences with phrase «nomination for governor last»

Rick Lazio got a little bit closer to shoring up the Republican nomination for governor last night when the state Conservative Party officially endorsed the former U.S. Representative.

Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro, 42, locked up the GOP nomination for governor last week, infusing a youthful vigor and adding a renewed sense of hope to a race that only three months ago party leaders were expecting to write off as a Faso / Spitzer redux.

State Assemblyman Brian Kolb (R - Canandaigua) dropped out of the race for the Republican nomination for governor last week.

DeFrancisco launched his bid for the Republican nomination for governor last week, making him the third GOP candidate in the race alongside Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.

WILLSBORO Marc Molinaro effectively sewed up the Republican nomination for governor last week when the Westchester County Republican Chairman said his committee will endorse the Dutchess County Executive in his effort to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Not exact matches

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.

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.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Mike DeWine's campaign for governor raised $ 1 million in the 72 - hour period after he won the Republican nomination last week, his campaign said Monday.

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.

Top political advisers to John Kasich have formed a nonprofit organization that will promote themes the Ohio governor pushed during his unsuccessful run for last year's Republican presidential nomination.

M. Myers Mermel, a wealthy real estate broker who announced last week that he would seek the Republican nomination for governor, has already siphoned off delegates from the Queens County Republican Party, a key bastion of support for Mr. Levy.

Giambra, who announced last week that he would no longer seek the GOP nomination and would attempt to mount an independent campaign for governor, wasn't a threat in the nomination fight.

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.

Republican John DeFrancisco on Wednesday in a radio interview said he'd be «surprised» if Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro joined the race for governor after publicly saying last month he would not seek the GOP nomination.

DeFrancisco declared his candidacy for governor last week, joining Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra in the race for the GOP nomination.

The lead for Faso, a former Assembly minority leader and candidate for governor in 2006, comes after a poll last month showed him in a virtual tie with Teachout, a Fordham Law school professor who challenged Gov. Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination in 2014.

Multiple labor groups left the WFP last month as it moved to endorse Cuomo's rival for the Democratic nomination for governor, Cynthia Nixon.

Robinson's nomination now heads to the floor of the House and Senate for a vote, along with Democratic Governor Dannel Malloy's last batch of 30 superior court judge nominees who had hearings on Monday.

Molinaro had initially said he would not 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.

Last September Zephyr Teachout challenged Andrew Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for governor, and claimed 33 percent of the vote, more than anyone predicted at the start of her run.

DeFrancisco, R - DeWitt, said last week that he will retire from the Senate on the heels of suspending his campaign for the Republican nomination for governor.

The Libertarian Party nominated former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson for president last month, however, on Tuesday, California held a primary to determine whether the party's nomination matched the wishes of its California members.

September 29, 2011 • The Texas governor rocketed to the top of the field after he entered the race for the GOP presidential nomination last month.

Mr. Siegelman, who hopes to secure the Democratic nomination for governor against incumbent Republican Gov. Fob James Jr., rented a particularly dilapidated portable last month from the Montgomery County public schools for $ 500.

For the nearly 500 teachers» - union members attending the Democratic convention as delegates here last month, the nomination for President of a Governor known nationally for his work in education and the adoption of a platform echoing the candidate's detailed education agenda were causes for jubilatiFor the nearly 500 teachers» - union members attending the Democratic convention as delegates here last month, the nomination for President of a Governor known nationally for his work in education and the adoption of a platform echoing the candidate's detailed education agenda were causes for jubilatifor President of a Governor known nationally for his work in education and the adoption of a platform echoing the candidate's detailed education agenda were causes for jubilatifor his work in education and the adoption of a platform echoing the candidate's detailed education agenda were causes for jubilatifor jubilation.

Lt. Governor Tate Reeves sent a letter to the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions last week outlining his support for Betsy DeVos» nomination to be the next United States Secretary of Education.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney put the focus on job creation and cutting the federal deficit to spur the economy in his speech last night in Tampa, Fla., accepting the Republican nomination for president.