Sentences with phrase «not running for comptroller»

Carrion ended up not running for comptroller, opting instead to become director of the newly created White House Office of Urban Affairs with the White House Domestic Policy Council.

Not exact matches

Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who has been running for about a year now and has sufficient county support to get onto the ballot on Friday (assuming all the committee pledges he has received hold), did not attend, either.

And last but not least, some not - so - fabulous news for former Gov. Eliot Spitzer if he was perhaps mulling another comeback attempt — maybe a run at state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli?

His former running mate, ex-NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene (whom Edwards defeated on Sept. 14), Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo (whom Lazio defeated for Row D in the primary before deciding to drop out of the general election), former Rep. Tom Reynolds, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy (Paladino's earliest and most staunch support), Nancy Naples (former Erie County comptroller and chair of Paladino's campaign), state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, state Conservative Chairman Mike Long (although not today).

Earlier this week, Harry Wilson, a wealthy investment manager who ran for state comptroller in 2010, said he won't run.

Jacobs once criticized Maragos for challenging Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) after barely six months as comptroller and said he «didn't measure up» to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.), when Maragos ran against her.

Mark - Viverito's New York campaign account could not be used for a run in Puerto Rico according to officials in Oficina del Contralor Electoral (the Office of the Electoral Comptroller) in Puerto Rico.

While running for office this year might be too soon — there has been speculation he could run for state comptroller or United States Senator — Elkind noted that Spitzer «is not a patient man.»

But Spitzer said Weiner's candidacy influenced his decision to run for comptroller «virtually not at all.»

The fraud convictions of two former campaign aides to city Comptroller John Liu has not helped his run for higher office, but the jury's decision may influence whether the Queens Democratic Party will endorse the lawmaker's mayoral bid, borough political observers said.

A number of top - tier Democrats have opted not to challenge de Blasio in the September primary, so far leaving him to face State Sen. Tony Avella of Queens, who handedly lost the Democratic mayoral primary in 2009 to then - comptroller Bill Thompson and Sal Albanese, a former City Council member from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn who ran for mayor in 1997 and 2013.

When he ran for the Senate in 2004, he was not the party's pick — well - connected state Comptroller Dan Hynes and wealthy businessman Blair Hull split that distinction — but managed to win when Hull imploded.

While the councilman has not yet officially declared his candidacy for any position, sources close to him said he's eyeing a run for comptroller if Liu leaves the post, setting up a potential challenge with fellow Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr., who currently heads the Council's powerful Finance Committee.

She was a driving force — albeit as an advisor and not as a paid campaign member — behind his political comeback in 2006 when he ran a successful statewide campaign for AG just four years after a disastrous and short - lived gubernatorial primary challenge against then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

There hasn't been a major - party black candidate for governor since then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall ran in 2002.

Faso was not totally enthused with Jonathan Trichter, the Democratic consultant who is running for the Republican line for state comptroller.

Speaker Sheldon Silver Although he pointedly did not make any comments about running for office as a Democrat, that was implied by the presence of Crowley and his allusions of having worked closely with Democrats, such as Assemblymember Grace Meng (D — Flushing) and City Comptroller John Liu.

This reasoning by Woman officials (Men as well) runs right through the politics of our State even touching Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand who also won't say what a disgrace former Gov. Eliot Spitzer really is, but has recently endorsed Scott Stringer for City Comptroller.

Cuomo has done DiNapoli no favors so far this election cycle, making it clear he will not be endorsing the comptroller even though he is the only Democrat running for his statewide office.

Brooklyn Councilman Domenic Recchia Jr. released a statement early this morning confirming widespread speculation that he will not run for NYC comptroller next year after all.

City Comptroller John Liu, a former Flushing councilman who some in the borough have speculated would run for the city's highest position, did not file with the city.

«After months of consideration and conversations with my family, friends, and colleagues, I have decided not to run for Comptroller in 2013,» the Brooklyn councilman announced in a statement early Tuesday morning.

«After months of consideration and conversations with my family, friends, and colleagues, I have decided not to run for Comptroller in 2013,» Recchia said.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office, however, did not actually approve the contracts allowing Crystal Run to claim up to $ 25 million in reimbursement for building expenses until December 2016.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg can not run for re-election because of the city's term limits law, while Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Comptroller John Liu are both running for Mayor rather than seeking re-election to their current offices.

Both Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli are expected to seek re-election unless Governor Andrew Cuomo decides to not run for a third term, opening the field for either Democrat to possibly succeed him and clearing the way for Garodnick's run.

Multiple sources tell us long - suffering Silda — who, he last night admitted, will not be joining him on the campaign trail — «has had enough» and plans to start divorce proceedings after his run for New York City comptroller is over.

During his club pitch to D.I.D., he said he chose not to run for reelection as city comptroller four years ago because he thought it would have been wrong — in an unstated but obvious dig at opponent Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who backed Bloomberg's push to extend term limits on city officials.

Scott Stringer made it official yesterday evening: He's not running for mayor in 2013, and instead will try to become city comptroller.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli thinks Cuomo has «made every indication that he's running for re-election» next year, and won't directly say whether he'll run himself if the governor doesn't.

Nassau Comptroller George Maragos, a Republican - turned - Democrat who's running for county executive, testified that Republican County Executive Edward Mangano's 2017 proposed budget has nearly $ 115 million in risky assumptions, including new fees that may not be approved, sluggish sales tax growth and understated police overtime expenses.

McDonough said running for comptroller was «not even on my radar» until she heard late last week that Quigley was pulling out.

In a move that has long been speculated and was most recently reported to be in the offing by the New York Times, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer has announced he'll be running for NYC comptroller next fall, and not for mayor as originally planned.

This afternoon, Politicker noted that due to an obscure state law, Eliot Spitzer might actually need to collect 7,500 signatures to run for city comptroller, not just the 3,750 required by the city.

While the mayor is not running for re-election, Mr. Howell said his church could help candidates, adding that John C. Liu earned votes after appearing at the church last year in his winning bid for city comptroller.

The former congressman, who had a good chance of succeeding Mayor Bloomberg before all that unpleasantness, was recently said to be considering a run for city comptroller — a race that is currently locked up by Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer — but he's not saying whether the aforementioned spending means that he's planning a late - in - the - game entry to either race.

«To be honest, she'd probably rather he didn't do it,» Wall Spitzer's friend Karen Finerman said of Spitzer's decision to run for city comptroller.

Ubiquitous Ulster Comptroller Elliott Auerbach isn't running for Congress anymore but seems to be everywhere.

Among Democrats, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, who hasn't filed to run for re-election as comptroller but is still raising money for an unspecified race, has the largest war chest — an estimated $ 1.7 million in cash -Comptroller Scott Stringer, who hasn't filed to run for re-election as comptroller but is still raising money for an unspecified race, has the largest war chest — an estimated $ 1.7 million in cash -comptroller but is still raising money for an unspecified race, has the largest war chest — an estimated $ 1.7 million in cash - on - hand.

As for the timing of Abedin's first public appearance on his behalf, Weiner insisted it wasn't to draw contrasts with Eliot Spitzer (whose wife hasn't weighed in on his run for city comptroller and may or may not be living in a different building).

It was a fine plan, but for the better - established Democrat standing between him and the nomination: Carl McCall, the broadly (if not wildly) popular state comptroller who was running to become the state's first African - American governor.

A little over three months ago, the Post reported that Eliot Spitzer was mulling a return to politics by running for state comptroller, a position currently held by not very popular Democrat Tom DiNapoli.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- Former governor and current city comptroller candidate Eliot Spitzer said Monday that Anthony Weiner should not be running for mayor in the wake of his latest sexting scandal.

In mid-February, Mark — who once endorsed David, the quieter Weprin, for city comptroller by saying that he wasn't running as «Mr. Personality» — was the only elected official to appear at the official roll - out of the Move NY plan.

Former Gov. Mario Cuomo's dislike for Republican Comptroller Edward Regan was not much of a secret - Regan was considered a possible serious challenger, though he never ran for Governor.

In the wake of the FBI investigation and his struggles in the polls, it's reasonable to wonder if Liu didn't have some regret not just running for reelection as comptroller.

But he believes that, just like Trump, he can appeal to voters with the «truth and sincerity» that he brings to the equation and that, again like Trump, experience in elected office is not a necessity to run for Comptroller.

According the News4New York government affairs reporter Melissa Russo, disgraced former Governor Eliot Spitzer told her off - camera that he has not ruled out running for city Comptroller in 2013.

Mr. Galla said County Comptroller Joe Sawicki of Southold has withdrawn his name from consideration for a county executive run, and County Legislator Ed Romaine, who represents the North Fork, was present Friday but has not asked to be screened.