Sentences with phrase «of state assemblymen»

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«Even after a state ethics report criticized him for covering up allegations of sexual harassment against a powerful assemblyman, even after a prosecutor said his failure to act might have put other women at risk, even after a number of editorial boards called for his ouster, Mr. Silver is still standing strong.»

This year, the seat could once again be pivotal in the battle for control of the state Senate, although the assemblyman did tell the News he's not sure Democrats would take control even if he won.

The survey found Stringer, a former state assemblyman, receives 47 percent of the vote compared to 45 percent for Spitzer.

Not only is Wright Gov. Andrew Cuomo's handpicked state party co-chair (along with Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner), but he is also an assemblyman and serves as chair of the Manhattan Democratic Party.

So firm was Lopez's hold on his Democrat - dominated borough that elected officials and would - be elected officials alike would routinely make the pilgrimage to the taxpayer - funded Ridgewood - Bushwick Senior Center picnic he threw every year, and those with the power to do so approved hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of NYC and state member items that the assemblyman used to build his senior services empire.

The assemblyman graduated from SUNY New Paltz with a degree in Political Science, and later received a master's degree in International Studies at the State University of California at Sacramento.

Tom Duane's brother, John, who is a former assemblyman; Paul Vallone, brother of NYC Councilman and Queens BP candidate Peter Vallone; and Democratic state committeeman Matthew Silverstein.

State Republican spokeswoman Jessica Proud in response pointed to the allegations facing Sam Hoyt, the former assemblyman who left the Cuomo administration last year after he was accused of sexual harassment, and the late former Assemblyman Vito Lopez.

Oyster Bay Supervisor Joseph Saladino, a former Republican state assemblyman who has criticized his Democratic successor for tens of thousands of dollars in tax liens against her, also had an outstanding tax lien against him — at least until Tuesday.

But there has been political tension between the governor and Mr. Klein, who may face a primary challenge from Oliver Koppell, a former assemblyman and City Council member from the Bronx, who served as state attorney general for a year during the administration of Mr. Cuomo's father.

These are just a few of the restrictions outlined in a new water quality control measure touted by state Assemblymen Robert Sweeney (D - Lindenhurst), during a conference put on by Long Island Clean Water Partnership advocacy groups in Islandia Thursday.

Rob Walker, a former Republican state assemblyman from Hicksville who served as chief deputy to former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano, was indicted on federal charges of obstructing justice and lying to FBI agents on Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018.

Jimmy Meng, a former Flushing state assemblyman and father of current Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing), was arrested on charges of wire fraud in an FBI sting operation after he accepted a fruit basket containing $ 80,000 in bribery money Tuesday afternoon at his Flushing - based company, according to federal prosecutors.

Koch, who swept past Brooklyn assemblyman Frank J. Barbaro and 36 - year - old Melvin Kerensky — an associate of Lyndon H. La Rouche, Jr. — to win the Democratic primary and trounced state lawmaker John A. Esposito by a two - to - one margin to capture the Republican nomination, said that he would campaign evenings and weekends while relying heavily on television advertising in the general election.

Nearly 500 people marched in the Capitol building, and met with over 100 state Assemblymen and Senators from both sides of the partisan divide.

Later that month, King and Zagame, a former New York state assemblyman and D'Amato's chief of staff in the Senate, reached out to Owens» chief of staff and his senior legislative assistant, Jon Boughtin.

DiNapoli, a former state assemblyman, was appointed comptroller in 2007 following the resignation of his predecessor, Alan Hevesi.

Gay rights activists slammed Michael Blake, a Bronx assemblyman who is a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee, for making a $ 1,000 donation to state Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr.'s NYC Council run because Diaz Sr. voted «no» on same - sex marriage.

After state lawmakers stepped in last week to vote on legislation that would delay the implementation of a plastic and paper bag fee in New York City, a Brooklyn assemblyman, Felix Ortiz, is looking to discourage use of disposable bags statewide.

«When you look at Joe, he's done a lot of development in the cities when no one else would have,» says John McDonald (D - Cohoes), a relatively new state assemblyman who represents downtown Albany and Troy.

After the assemblyman quit, the governor stated: «Our representatives in elected office can and should be held to a higher standard — especially at a time when the Legislature's ethics are being questioned and the confidence of their constituents being undermined.»

Arthur «Jerry» Kremer is a former state assemblyman and founding chairman of Empire Government Strategies, a state lobbying firm, and said fracking opponents like Avella used fear to convince voters over to their side.

The former State assemblyman was also cautiously complimentary of the way Mayor Bill de Blasio has handled the Trump transition so far.

Personal greed of an assemblyman or a legislator or a state official, who does something venial and greedy and stupid is not enough to destroy that dream because that dream is too important.

In a rebuttal to the assemblyman's overall argument, the executive director of the Tr - State Campaign, Nick Sifuentes, told the Times that it's unfair to legislate for the small portion of people who drive into Manhattan compared to the massive amount of people that ride the subway everyday.

The county's move to support Meng will propel her to the front of what was a crowded field of potential candidates, which included fellow assemblyman Rory Lancman, State Senator Tony Avella, and City Council members Mark Weprin and Elizabeth Crowley.

Levy noted he has been in public service for «25 of my 51 years,» serving 15 years as a Suffolk County legislator, three as a state assemblyman and seven as county executive.

We are so grateful to have such strong leaders as Assemblymen Tedisco and McLaughlin who recognize the precarious state of our aging underground and forgotten infrastructure, and who understand how we can incorporate cost effective, new technologies — such as UV cured - in - place pipe lining — to provide New Yorkers with safe solutions to what is possibly the greatest challenge to our life - sustaining underground infrastructure that we have seen in generations,» said Mara Killburn, Managing Member, Precision Trenchless.

Fueling that possible perception is Republican Senate candidate George Amedore, a state assemblyman and home builder, launching a new TV ad that's critical of Democrat Cecilia Tkaczyk.

The state assemblyman boycotted the debate with other politicians vying for the Democratic nomination to represent Fort Greene in Congress, complaining earlier that the presence of candidates from other parties would confuse voters.

The former aide, Sam Hoyt, a former Democratic assemblyman from Buffalo, had been the regional president of the state's Empire State Development Corporastate's Empire State Development CorporaState Development Corporation.

Councilwoman Vanessa Gibson, chairwoman of the City Council's Public Safety Committee; Assemblyman Victor Pichardo; State Senator Gustavo Rivera; Donna Lieberman of the New York Civil Liberties Union; also spoke in support of the assemblyman.

An ad hoc group was formed to bring numbers down, legislators lobbied a state assemblyman from Lindenhurst to move on a bill he's kept in a key committee and, before long, the federal government is expected to bring in a team of sharpshooters to cull the herd and reduce the crisis.

The trial is the first growing out of a corruption scandal that rocked Albany in April when Preet Bharara, the United States attorney in Manhattan, announced charges against Mr. Stevenson and said that another Democratic assemblyman, Nelson L. Castro, had resigned and was cooperating with the government.

Gianaris» seat is open this fall after the assemblyman decided to run to replace state Sen. George Onorato (D - Astoria), who will retire at the end of the year.

The Irish Cultural Center, with its full - throated Irish assemblyman in the forefront, has a commitment of some $ 2 million in state funding, but it's a $ 6 million project.

The news was bad for Weprin, a state assemblyman, who has greater name recognition and a string of high - powered endorsements from Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand.

New York Education Commissioner John King is in the Fayetteville - Manlius High School Auditorium, flanked by Board of Regents Vice Chancellor Tony Bottar and four state officials — Sens. John DeFrancisco and David Valesky and Assemblymen Al Stirpe and Will Barclay.

A former state assemblyman, Port Authority commissioner, and chairman of the North Jersey Transportation Planning Authority.

A Democratic assemblyman is exploring a run for the New York state Senate seat that has been in the Republican hands of a longtime state lawmaker.

A slew of other GOP names are mentioned including Franks and many state Assemblymen and state Senators.

The original idea behind a Trump candidacy was the brainchild of a trio of New York State assemblymen who were convinced that the likely alternative, Westchester county executive Rob Astorino, was headed for a historic defeat.

Borelli, the minority whip of the City Council and former state assemblyman for the 62nd District, would appear to be a natural fit.

A former New York state assemblyman has been sentenced to 14 years in prison after he was caught in a sting operation accepting bribes from a carnival promoter and two undercover FBI agents posing as out - of - town real estate investors.

Perhaps best - known for his numbers - fudging Bushwick nonprofit, state assemblyman Vito Lopez is also a red meat lover, having spent $ 3,000 at Peter Luger Steakhouse — nearly $ 800 of it in just the past five months.

Molinaro, a former state assemblyman, was elected mayor of the village of Tivoli when he was 19, making him the youngest mayor in the nation.

Vito Lopez, the former assemblyman and Brooklyn Democratic boss who was forced from office after being accused of sexually harassing his staffers, filed petitions to run again for his position as a district leader and state committeeman, according to Board of Elections documents.

Mr. Englebright, as a Suffolk legislator and a state assemblyman, has been in the forefront of getting other environmental initiatives passed.

In 2005, a task force I appointed (as Rockland's state assemblyman) reported that casinos then proposed for the Catskills would dramatically increase traffic passing on Rockland's portion of the Thruway — with real consequences for air quality, traffic safety and law enforcement activity.

In an attempt to increase the number of New York high school graduates who are work ready, one state assemblyman is pushing for the approval of a new high - tech and manufacturing - based diploma.