Sentences with phrase «nomination for governor who»

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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.

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.

A DeFrancisco nomination would be a dream for any Republican who wants a pugnacious, take - no - prisoners opponent against the governor.

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.

Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, who failed in his bid to get the GOP nomination for governor, blames state conservatives who he says is dragging down the Republican party in New York.

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.

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, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for Governor, will make an appearance in Albany Police Court on Monday, April 30.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, addressed the matter directly in his announcement speech on January 30th.

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.

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.

Insiders report Rick Lazio, who won the GOP nomination for governor, desperately tried to prevent his conservative challenger, Carl Paladino, from speaking.

A well - liked, respected, hard - charging attorney general who talks tough about cleaning up the scandal - plagued, lobbyist - run institution known as New York state government has entered the race for the Democratic nomination for governor.

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.

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.

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.

Astorino is widely believed to be gearing up for another run for governor in 2018, but could face competition for the GOP nomination from Rep. Chris Gibson, a Republican who retires from his House seat in 2016 and is also considering a statewide run.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro, who like DeFrancisco is seeking the GOP nomination for governor, also criticized the parole board's decision.

U.S. Rep. Chris Gibson, retiring after this year from Congress and who was thinking about seeking the Republican nomination for governor in 2018, has instead decided to return to teaching.

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.

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 — Former three - term New York governor George Pataki, who also served two years in the state Senate, eight in the Assembly, and four as Peekskill's mayor, introduced himself at Thursday's «undercard» debate for the Republican presidential nomination as a candidate who is «not a career politician.»

Marc Molinaro, the Hudson Valley politician who jumped into the race for the Republican nomination for New York governor after initially saying he wouldn't run, announced Thursday that he has enough support from county GOP leaders statewide to win the party's nod at next month's state convention.

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.

Republicans were dealt a blow when Harry Wilson, a corporate restructuring expert who many believed was the favorite to secure the GOP nomination, announced on New Year's Day that he would not be a candidate for governor this year.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who like Lazio is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, supports Paterson's proposal to limit annual property tax increases at 4 percent, his spokesman said Tuesday.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is seeking the Republican nomination for governor, addressed the matter directly in his announcement speech on Jan. 30.

Howie Hawkins, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for Governor, will participate in two anti-poverty demonstrations in Albany on Monday, May 14.

It had long seemed that the front - runner for the party's nomination was former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, who previously abandoned a GOP bid for governor.

Paladino has vowed to seek the Conservative Party nomination for governor if the Republicans fail to nominate a candidate who doesn't support the ouster of Skelos and Kolb.

Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter introduced Brian Schweitzer this morning at the United South and Eastern Tribes Conference in Washington, D.C., lavishing praise on the former Montana governor who has been touted as a «dark horse» candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2016.

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.

Mr. Cuomo is facing particular pressure to burnish his progressive credentials: The actress and education advocate Cynthia Nixon, who is challenging him for the Democratic nomination for governor, has blasted him for what she called his «massive disinvestment» in schools and in other areas that affect black and Hispanic residents.

ANDREW CUOMO, who died politically two years ago when he quit the race for governor, is the early favorite to win the Democratic nomination for attorney general in 2006, a...

Mr. Barnett is considered one of the front - runner's for the party's nomination, competing against former Louisiana Governor Buddy Roemer, who recently abandoned the GOP to seek the nomination of Americans Elect and the Reform Party.

In addition to criminalizing personal drug use, cannabis prohibition deprives society of the industrial benefits of hemp at a time when we must make use of every ecologically responsible resource to provide materials and energy in the face of looming environmental crises,» said Hawkins, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for Governor.

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.

Ivey, who became governor on April 10, 2017, after Robert Bentley resigned, is seeking a full term in office and she has three opponents for the GOP nomination.

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.

Fred Malek, the self - made billionaire who serves as finance chairman for the Republican Governors Association, said Tuesday he believes both Romney and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush will seek the GOP nomination next year.

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.

Lenora Fulani, the controversial Independence Party activist who challenged former Gov. Mario Cuomo for the Demoratic nomination in 1994 — the same year he lost the governor's office — issued a statement congratulating his son's challenger, Zephyr Teachout, on her performance in yesterday's primary.

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.

State Senate Minority Leader John McKinney, R - Fairfield, who is seeking his party's nomination for governor, pointed out the state's declining revenue prospects a few days before Malloy announced the tax refund was dead.

Romney, a former governor of Massachusetts, is the frontrunner for the GOP nomination in the race to decide who will face President Barack Obama in November 2012.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says he won't seek the Republican nomination for governor this year, joining two other prominent GOP leaders who dropped their exploratory bids.

Weiner, the former congressman who is one of Quinn's chief rivals for the Democratic mayoral nomination, and Spitzer, the former governor who is now attempting to run for comptroller, both sought refuge in the private sector following what Quinn describes as their «fall from grace.»

Senator Oppenheimer should follow the example of Democratic gubernatorial nominee Andrew Cuomo and all of the other candidates for governor who refused to accept the Party's nomination.»

ALBANY — Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, who is seeking the GOP nomination to run for governor, called on Gov. Cuomo to fire the entire MTA management team.

(Albany, NY) Howie Hawkins, who is seeking the Green Party nomination for Governor, congratulated consumer advocates on having the GMO labeling legislation (A3525 — Rosenthal) pass out of the Consumers Affairs Committee today for the first time.