Sentences with phrase «of running for reelection»

(Although technically Mr. Espaillat never ruled out the possibility of running for reelection, and many insiders expected it was a strong possibility during the campaign.)

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Losing Ryan could open the floodgates and prompt more Republicans on the fence about running for reelection to retire, said Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky.

Why he could vote no: Flake has long been critical of Trump and has declined to run for reelection, giving Republican leaders little ammunition to pressure the Arizona senator.

In the past few days an ad run by the reelection campaign of Lyndon Johnson in 1964 has been popular online — and it's just one shot of one guy, talking for more than four minutes.

Republican Representative Darrell Issa of California announced that he will not run for reelection in November.

Republican leaders and high - powered donors in Utah are waging a quiet but concerted campaign to convince 83 - year - old incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch, of Utah, not to seek reelection next year, and Mitt Romney, the one - time presidential nominee and leading Trump critic, is exploring a run for the seat.

«To dispel any and all rumors that are so characteristic of Albany these days, I am running for reelection to the State Senate,» she said.

House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Rep. Ed Royce announced he will not run for reelection, boosting Democrats» chances of winning his Southern California district as they work to regain control of the majority this year.

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand joined members of the Working Families Party on Sunday to accept the group's endorsement of her reelection bid and voice support for numerous progressive causes, as the state's junior senator eyes a possible 2020 presidential run.

Even as actress Cynthia Nixon weighs a run for governor, a leading women's organization — the New York chapter of the National Organization for Women — backed Cuomo for reelection, calling the move «an easy decision.»

House Oversight Committee Chairman Jason Chaffetz, a Utah Republican best known for his handling of multiple investigations into former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, announced he will not run for reelection when his current term concludes at the end of 2018.

He explored a run for governor in 2010, but has attracted a legion of new critics and drawn a crowd of challengers in his upstate New York district — after twice winning reelection by landslide margins.

When directly asked if Mr. Towns was even running for reelection, Mr. Sheinkopf would only point to a statement he gave to Capital New York «s Reid Pillifant that suggested Mr. Jeffries is out of touch while musing, «We shall see what happens.»

Brookfield and its subsidiaries donated $ 177,250 to Mr. Cuomo's campaign, the housekeeping committee of the State Democratic Committee and to George Maziarz, a Western New York state senator who decided not to run for reelection.

With Liu's recent endorsement of Grace Meng, Congress was out of the question and Peter Koo easily won reelection, so a Council run won't happen, at least not for another four years.

If Silver ends up running for reelection next year, we suspect he would face his most serious challenge ever, and as is best, it would be up to the people of Lower Manhattan to decide whether he would continue in office.

The safe - streets political action committee has put its support behind the reelection efforts of Manhattan State Senator Adriano Espaillat and Suffolk County Assemblyman Edward Hennessey, Bay Ridge Senate challenger James Kemmerer, Suffolk County Assembly challenger Tom Schiliro, and Pete Sikora, who's running a primary race for Assembly in Brownstone Brooklyn.

The reason Congressman Rangel is running for reelection is because he is the best person to keep fighting for the people of the 13th Congressional District.

Avella, who is running for reelection in the 11th state Senate district in November against GOP - backed Joe Concannon, said he was glad to have the support of one of the state's best advocates in Washington.

«Kasich is kind of in limbo — his time as governor will end when he's termed out, he doesn't have a path toward any other office in Ohio, and if Trump runs for reelection, I doubt he'll challenge him,» said Ryan Williams, a former aide on 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney's presidential bid.

If Silver ends up running for reelection next year, we suspect he would face his most serious challenge ever, and as it should be, it would be up to the people of Lower Manhattan to decide whether he would continue in office.

Ortiz Jones is one of several Democrats running to take on Hurd, a former undercover CIA officer who narrowly won reelection to his Texas swing seat in 2016 and ranks as a top Democratic target for 2018.

In District 17 of the Ulster County Legislature, which includes much of New Paltz outside of the village and a portion of Esopus, two candidates are vying to replace Ken Wishnick, who is not running for reelection.

Town Clerk Susan Staples is seeking reelection, and Patrick Wood will run for reelection as superintendent of highways.

Despite the controversy, Harrison ran for reelection and won another term as Councilwoman until she was eventually term limited out of office in 2001.

With 23 Ulster legislators running for reelection this year, along with the county executive, the prospect of bringing home more bacon could prove alluring to the solons.

«In 2014, Mr. Pigeon together with representatives from this Canadian company also orchestrated a donation of $ 25,000, from the foreign national that ran that company to the reelection campaign for a candidate for state office,» Kennedy said.

I'm calling you on behalf of my nephew; actually my great nephew, Todd Kaminsky, who is running for reelection as your State Senator,» Brooks says in the call.

That's why Maziraz is heading out the door with his war chest of $ 1M and why Greg Ball is also not running for reelection and moving to Texas.

In 500 pages worth of anti-Cuomo research that was probably actually prepared for a 2002 Pataki reelection campaign (in case Cuomo ran against him).

Ferrer and his wife, Aramina, appear to be big fans of the two - term council member who is running for reelection.

Katko is running for reelection in the 24th Congressional District that includes all or parts of Onondaga, Cayuga, Wayne and Oswego Counties.

Of the current 51 Council members, seven are term limited out of office, ineligible to run for reelectioOf the current 51 Council members, seven are term limited out of office, ineligible to run for reelectioof office, ineligible to run for reelection.

It started with a poll showing that most New Yorkers think he shouldn't run for reelection; by midweek, the head of a state - employees union, angry over threatened layoffs, said Paterson «needs a good psychiatrist, or at least he should share the drugs he's on.»

But the end of the trial isn't the end of trouble for Cuomo, who's running for reelection this year and reportedly looking at a presidential bid in 2020.

Incumbent councilwoman Karen DuRose is seeking to remain on the town board, while Al Muench, Larry Turcotte, and John Shafer are seeking either her seat or the seat of Edna Wells, who has opted not to run for reelection.

«After a great deal of thought and prayer, I have decided not to run for reelection,» she told the news website.

Last week, state legislators running for reelection, and those challenging them, filed financial disclosure reports with the state's Board of Elections.

ALBANY — State Board of Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch, confirming a long - rumored decision, announced on Monday she will not run for reelection when her term ends in March.

Mayor de Blasio, a Democrat, will still be able to run for reelection on the Working Families Party line, the state Court of Appeals ruled Thursday.

As a new year begins, mayoral candidates in Syracuse are looking towards the 2017 election, since Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner can not run for reelection because of term limits.

For example, Jimmy Meng, Ms. Meng's father, who previously represented her Assembly district before declining to run for reelection under a cloud of scandal, was arrested recently for allegedly soliciting an $ 80,000 bribe to fix a court caFor example, Jimmy Meng, Ms. Meng's father, who previously represented her Assembly district before declining to run for reelection under a cloud of scandal, was arrested recently for allegedly soliciting an $ 80,000 bribe to fix a court cafor reelection under a cloud of scandal, was arrested recently for allegedly soliciting an $ 80,000 bribe to fix a court cafor allegedly soliciting an $ 80,000 bribe to fix a court case.

Unmentioned as part of Turner's «absolute delight» was that running for reelection means that Ulrich abandoned a nascent mayoral campaign against Turner's preferred candidate, Paul Massey.

Rick Perry holds his granddaughter, Ella, as he stands with his daughter Sydney (second from right), daughter - in - law Meredith (second from left) and wife, Anita Thigpen Perry, after announcing in San Antonio on July 8 that he is not running for reelection as governor of Texas in 2014.

«I authorized some of the district leaders in the district to begin circulating petitions after the 26th of the election day, and I will be considering my personal decision whether or not I will accept the signatures and move forward in a reelection bid... I said that I would not circulate petitions or would I submit petitions to the Board of Elections while I was running for Congress.

«Here's my simple message: I've made very clear I have one ambition which is running for reelection of mayor or New York City.

He says that he decided not to run for reelection in 2007 because, «With the economy imploding, I had to get my finances in order... Mostly, I had an opportunity to spend a lot of time with my daughter, now 13, and I didn't want to pass that by.»

We did have over 50 percent of the people who were running for those available seats, about 1,500 seats, were incumbents seeking reelection.

«In the context of all that's going on, as reported in the Times, I don't think that the governor should be running for reelection,» said tate Sen. Bill Perkins, an early Obama backer who is the first prominent African - American official to call for Paterson to end his bid, in an interview.

Three of the four Republican state senators who voted «yes» on same - sex marriage chose to run for reelection.