Sentences with phrase «now as a congressman»

Suozzi was a devoted supporter of her husband's campaigns and those of her son Thomas, who served four terms as Glen Cove mayor, two terms as Nassau County executive, and is now as a congressman.

Not exact matches

Now, as a Republican congressman from Florida, I don't fear becoming a political casualty, either.

Now, pro-Trump loyalists such as Robert Mercer, a billionaire who supported controversial conservative Steve Bannon's ascent to the White House, are showing up on the congressmen's latest campaign donor lists.

Major speakers such as the Israeli ambassador to the U.S., Daniel Ayalon, and pro-Israel Congressmen Eric Cantor (R., Va.) and Tom Lantos (D., Calif.) encouraged the predominantly evangelical Christian participants to campaign against any plan that would force Israel to abandon its settlements or relinquish land now under its control.

This year Bunning and rookie congressman Tom McMillen, the Maryland Democrat who played 11 years in the NBA, (page 70) joined representatives Jack Kemp (Buffalo Bills) and Mo Udall (the old ABL Denver Nuggets) and Senator Bill Bradley (New York Knicks) in the Jock Caucus, as Udall has come to call the collective of five former pro athletes now serving in Congress.

(The rumor was being pushed by the Turner camp, and would be very helpful to the congressman's quest to get 25 percent of the weighted convention vote to get onto the ballot as it would free up two vote - heavy counties now backing Maragos: Nassau and Suffolk).

Guy Molinari, the former borough president and congressman, was knocked as a career pol when he ran unsuccessfully for district attorney, as was former - DA and now - Congressman Daniel Donovan, though he had served some time in the Manhattan DA's office before moving into the politcongressman, was knocked as a career pol when he ran unsuccessfully for district attorney, as was former - DA and now - Congressman Daniel Donovan, though he had served some time in the Manhattan DA's office before moving into the politCongressman Daniel Donovan, though he had served some time in the Manhattan DA's office before moving into the political world.

Now she's calling on Sean Eldridge and Facebook to help her buy a seat here, just as New York City billionaires and Super PAC mega-donors tried to do two years ago against Congressman Chris Gibson.

The keynote speaker will be Congressman Adriano Espaillat, who was formerly undocumented and now serves as the first Dominican - American member of Congress.

«It should come as no surprise that the very same congressman who broke four campaign promises within one hour after being sworn in, is now lying about his record.

Paterson, who was at one time floated as a potential candidate for Rangel's seat, is now returning the favor, saying in the wake of Obama's comments about Rangel last week that the congressman deserves a chance to defend himself against the 13 ethics charges he now faces.

Since Collins became the first sitting congressman to endorse Donald Trump for president in February, he quickly emerged as a top surrogate for the now - president - elect, making regular appearances on the cable TV news circuit and staunchly defending the nominee — even during his campaign's darkest days.

For years, Congressman Maurice Hinchey has been crowing about his clout inWashington as a member (now senior member) of the House Appropriations Committee, a post he assumed in 1996.

Not only does Eldridge now occupy the same office space on Kingston's Wall Street as previously occupied by Congressman Maurice Hinchey and before that by Congressman Matt McHugh, but he's planning on running for the same political office as well.

«He's kind of a laconic guy,» said Rick Lazio, a former congressman who ran for governor as a Republican and once visited Israel with Silver, who is now a columnist for Commercial Observer and an attorney with Jones Walker.

For weeks now US Senate candidate Bob Turner has been pushing the measure in his current capacity as congressman from Queens, urging the senator he hopes to replace, Kirsten Gillibrand, to push the measure in the upper chamber.

The former congressman, once an outspoken firebrand in Washington but now a relative recluse in Manhattan, said there were other factors worth considering as well.

So a former congressman that got a DWI is a story because he was in the same district in 2006 as someone that got appointed to the senate and now has a special election to finish?

After narrowly losing his bid to unseat Congressman Charlie Rangel, State Sen. Adriano Espaillat will now have another fight on his hands if he wants to hang onto his current senate seat — as longtime rival, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, took advantage of Espaillat's divided attention to build momentum in a bid to replace him.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro says he has «nothing but the greatest admiration» for Gibson, now serving his third term in office as a congressman — and his second representing the newly - redrawn 19th district.

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.»

«She looks at how to tackle some of these problems with limited public funds,» said Rick Lazio, a former congressman who now heads the affordable housing practice at law firm Jones Walker and served with Glen as a trustee at Enterprise Community Partners, a nonprofit housing finance organization.

Then Williams positioned himself as, basically, a Washington insider, recalling how he walked past the White House on his way to school as a kid, and is now «the only challenger to Congressman Rangel that has worked in Washington D.C.»

ADDED: It also describes Lazio as the «former liberal Republican congressman and Wall Street lobbyist» and says he «now says he opposes the mosque, but the New York Post and the Associated Press both reported that Lazio refused to answer whether he opposed or supported the mosque until he heard that I was adamantly opposed - and that I have a specific plan to stop it.»

«Many now view Congressman Weiner as a vulnerable and appetizing target,» said Assemblyman Hakeem S. Jeffries, a Brooklyn Democrat.

Tabacco lost the Feb. 24, 2009, election and says he can't get MacKay to return any of his calls as he explores a challenge to McMahon, now a congressman.

Update 19 April 2018: Seven months after being nominated as NASA Administrator, US congressman Jim Bridenstine has now been confirmed to head the agency.

After The DVD Line closed its doors in the summer of 2000, Bill continued to write for DVD Angle for a period of time, as well as The Florida Sun, which at the time was a side project for then Florida Congressman Joe Scarborough (now host of MSNBC's «Morning Joe»).

Now, as chief of staff to Representative Gregory Meeks (D - NY), Lafargue finds herself in the thick of the action on Capitol Hill, overseeing the eight - term congressman's policy objectives and strategies and managing an office of 18 full - time and two part - time staff members, all while maintaining a policy portfolio that includes foreign affairs and international trade.

These questions are pasted below; although again, I encourage those who are interested to read the full letter (attached again here) as well as the questions pasted below, as both provide a sense of that which this congressman is now questioning, as are others.

It is exciting that a grassroots initiative started by the Walkway Over the Hudson, spurred forward by generous financial support from Congressman Maurice Hinchey and the Dyson Foundation, has now garnered New York State's support as a centerpiece of the Quadricentennial Celebration.

He also served as chief of staff and counsel to former Congressman (now Senator) Rob Portman.

He served as counsel during the Senate Whitewater investigations, as chief counsel to the U.S. Senate Democratic Leader, as counsel to the U.S. Senate Banking Committee and as a senior legislative aide to a Congressman who is now the House Judiciary Committee's ranking Democrat.