Sentences with phrase «nomination on the working families»

He sought the nomination on the Working Families Party ticket.

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Clarke ran unopposed for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations in the primary on June 24, 2014.

In the primary election on June 24, 2014, Maloney ran uncontested for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations, but Hayworth defeated him in the Independence Party primary.

ALBANY, N.Y. — It was approaching 11 on Saturday night, and Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo still hadn't secured the nomination of the Working Families Party, a goal he had pursued for weeks in the face of disillusionment among party leaders with his record.

Wilson also has the support of the Working Families Party, but told MSNBC that she doesn't plan on mounting a third - party bid if she doesn't emerge with the Democratic Party nomination in June.

ALBANY — In a move that virtually guarantees Cynthia Nixon a spot on the November ballot, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced late Friday that he would not seek the Working Families Party's nomination — ceding it to the «Sex and the City» actor who is running against him in a Democratic primary.

New York allows a single candidate to be on multiple lines on the ballot, and Balter is on track to get the nomination of the Working Families Party.

Cuomo is able to avoid the potentially sticky position of having to spend his summer being put on the spot in various primaries, each instance of which would be a reminder for voters that his only unqualified statement in support of a Democratic State Senate came as a condition for securing the nomination of the liberal Working Families Party.

With Gov. Andrew Cuomo picking up the Working Families Party nomination this past weekend after some 11th - hour drama, he'll be on the ballot with three lines (Democrat, Independence, Working Families) and Mr. Astorino will have two (Republican, Conservative).

In the Democratic primary on Sept. 9, he is being challenged by Zephyr Teachout, who narrowly lost the Working Families Party nomination.

Carl Zatz is running on the Democratic line, has also been nominated by the Working Families Party and is challenging his opponent for the Independence Party nomination already awarded.

Teachout, a Fordham Law professor who first challenged Cuomo for the nomination of the Working Families Party, successfully collected petitions to appear on the Democratic ballot in September.

It started to become clear some 15 weeks ago, when Teachout declared her candidacy for the Working Families Party nomination, that Cuomo was going to have to reckon with liberal voters in ways he wasn't planning on.

Maloney ran unopposed for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations in the primary on June 24, 2014.

James, the city public advocate, said this week that she is focused on securing the Democratic nomination for state attorney general and would not seek the Working Families Party line at Saturday's nominating convention — a huge blow for the minor progressive party that has long considered her a close ally.

Last week, Bryant, who finished second in the Democratic primary for Family Court judge, walked over to the Board of Elections office on Wall Street and formally declined his (Ulster) Working Families nomination.

The results of the absentee ballot campaign which brought in an astounding 97 % + of the votes for Ballard and gave him the Working Families nomination were reported on Sparaco's Facebook page before the Board of Elections had announced the actual count.

James won her first City Council race on the Working Families Party line alone, but has insisted she's focused on the Democratic nomination.