Sentences with phrase «office as a democrat»

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- led by Bronx State Senator Jeff Klein — is a group of turncoat NY State Senators who were elected to office as Democrats but have a «majority coalition» with Republicans, giving them control of the Senate.

And together, we have made Orange County a better place to live and to run for office as a Democrat.

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.

The Independent Democratic Conference (IDC)-- led by Bronx Sen. Jeff Klein — is a group of 8 NY State Senators who were elected to office as Democrats but who formed a coalition with Republicans, thereby blocking most progressive legislation in NY for the last 7 years.

Of course, Lieberman had held office as a Democrat for years and had a base of public support.

As a result, the possibility of them being nominated again for any office as a Democrat is zero.

In the U.S., individuals associated with the movement have successfully sought Democratic Party office in some elections, particularly Democratic County Central Committee posts, and been nominated for state and federal office as Democrats, although the party leadership has periodically voiced its disapproval.

«When you run for office as a Democrat and caucus with the Republicans, you are not acting like a Democrat,» Stringer, a Democrat, said in an interview.

Not exact matches

But while history may also be on the Democrats» side — the party in power often loses Congressional seats after a President's first two years in office, even when that President is not as controversial as the current occupant — they actually face a very difficult Senate map.

West Virginia overwhelmingly voted Republicans into office — with one big exception being the election of Jim Justice, a pro-coal Democrat, as governor.

Previously bringing his entrepreneurial experience to the head office of Ontario's New Democrats as their Fundraising Manager and the Head of Labour and Corporate Relations, Josh's direction each year helped to eclipse previous revenue milestones and set new financial benchmarks.

New Democrat defence critic Jack Harris accused the government of not only keeping the public in the dark, but watchdogs such as the parliamentary budget office, which had a tough time compiling its own estimate on the war earlier this winter.

Even some Democrats who opposed the law faced opposition by conservatives who saw the midterm election as a golden opportunity to put a more conservative Republican in office.

I was proud to have done a very small part to help make that happen, making calls from home, in my car, in the Democrats office and again from home yesterday afternoon as I gave it one last push, feeling confident that no matter what the results, there was no way I could say, Â «I wish I would've done more.»

McCaskill was seen as perhaps the most endangered of the Senate Democrats running for re-election this year (Gillibrand has made a point of conducting her «Off the Sidelines» campaign to elect more women to public office, a narrative that her own GOP opponent, Wendy Long, has gleefully sought to turn on its ear).

Having served billions of targeted voter - matched digital ads online, social media, and mobile devices over the past five years and helping to elect scores of Democrats up and down the ballot for offices ranging from senator and governor to state legislator and school board member, DSPolitical has earned a reputation as a progressive ally and committed innovator.

In fact, the Tea Partiers» online organizing may be more dangerous to Republicans than Democrats, as in the 2009 special election in upstate New York that swung a seat to the Dems for the first time in over a century (as an analogy, Joe Lieberman is still in office despite Ned Lamont, and Dems who want health care reform are now paying the price for his challenge).

In fact as late as Saturday, Christmas Eve, Senate Democrats say the Governor's office reached out to them asking for 16 to 18 votes for the pay raise to pass.

Maziarz, a Niagara Falls Republican, described Schneiderman as a «media darling,» but said he knew the Manhattan Democrat as a man with a violent temper who often used his public office as a vehicle for retribution.

Nassau County Comptroller Jack Schnirman, a Democrat who oversees county spending, was overpaid by about $ 53,000 when he left his job as Long Beach city manager to take his elected county office Jan. 1, according to his contract and the city code.

The poll decline for Schumer comes as Gov. Andrew Cuomo's ratings have also dipped in polls this month, which the governor's office has insisted is tied to the national mood facing Democrats and a reflection of the shutdown politics in Washington, not to the trial of Cuomo's former aide, Joe Percoco.

Senate Democrats have called for an investigation into the arrangement in which seven state lawmakers, including three members of the Independent Democratic Conference, have received stipends and were listed as committee chairs on official payroll records sent to the comptroller's office.

The Bronx Democrat rose to power over the last several days following Silver's arrest on charges that he has used his office to enrich himself through bribes masked as referrals.

As you'll see in our highlight reel, the speeches displayed much of what Team Cuomo has going for it; four years in office with some significant legislative accomplishments, nearly universal support from elected Democrats and their political organizations, enormous amounts of state money spent over the past four years which, whether well spent or not produces support from recipients, and a powerful speaker at the top of the ticket.

Mr. Cuomo is the Democrat many party leaders prefer as their gubernatorial candidate next year, believing he would stand a better chance of winning should Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, decide to make a run for the office.

[17] During his time as a Vice-President of the European Commission, one subsequently prominent member of his official office was Nick Clegg, [22] who became leader of the Liberal Democrats in December 2007 [23] and Deputy Prime Minister in May 2010.

The Liberal Democrats should therefore seek to obtain fewer government posts but insist on controlling high - spending and visible government departments such as the Department for Education, the Department for International Development, the Home Office or even the Foreign Office.

The race is set for a New York state Senate seat left vacant since January 1, when Democrat George Latimer took office as Westchester County Executive.

Sini, a Democrat who worked in Bharara's office for five years, is «one of the best and the brightest, but has a strong moral compass and integrity,» as well as «a passion for keeping people safe... and fighting crime,» Bharara said in an interview.

Democrats already control the Assembly and hold the offices of governor, comptroller and attorney general, leaving the Senate as the GOP's last bastion in Albany.

Yet, after only two months in office, it has become obvious that the Liberal Democrats are as disingenuous and as ruthless as their rivals.

As NPR has reported previously, Democrats hold fewer elected offices nationwide than at any time since the 1920s.

In office, he has tried to craft a reputation as a pragmatic, Democrat governor who can work with Republicans in a big state with diverse issues.

The Democrat most recently served as Common Council President, a city - wide office, capping a public service career that spans two decades.

During an wide - ranging interview with NY1's Michael Scotto earlier today, Rep. Charlie Rangel admitted the fact that AG Andrew Cuomo appears poised to sail into the governor's office with minimal opposition is probably bad for the voters... but, as a self - professed «staunch partisan Democrat,» it makes him awfully happy.

The Senate Democrats are finished as long as Jeff Klein remains in office and as head of the IDC.

Both Democrats are eyeing the congressional seat as a stepping stone for a 2013 race for citywide office.

Curran, who will be sworn in Jan. 1 as Nassau's first female county executive — and only the third Democrat ever to hold the office — beat Martins by nearly 8,000 votes in Tuesday's election, according to unofficial results.

The first eight years of devolution saw the Liberal Democrats live up to this billing, as they enjoyed the trappings of office in coalition with Labour.

The Democrats have built a nearly 5 - 1 advantage statewide in the number of absentee ballots requested as of Wednesday, with 119,318 compared to 24,909 for Republicans, according to the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.

Timothy D. Sini, a 37 - year - old Democrat serving as the Suffolk County Police Commissioner, handily won the race for Suffolk District Attorney Tuesday night, and said he would prepare quickly to take over an office marred by political scandal in the...

That's only $ 300,000 more than the Westchester Democrat reported having in his campaign coffers as of mid-January, and much of that was cash he had been raising prior to announcing his intention to seek the office AG Andrew Cuomo is vacating.

Democratic Suffolk County executive candidate Steve Bellone has launched a last - minute radio ad touting his endorsement by THE local paper of record, Newsday, as the Democrats put the finishing touches on their effort to wrest the top local elected office back from GOP hands.

Democrats for Education Reform — referred to as DFER (dee - fer)-- is active nationally, promoting the candidacy of pro-charter candidates for state legislatures and for national office.

Democrats in the Senate back the use of body cameras for police, as well as the creation of an Office of Special Investigation to oversee grand jury cases involving law enforcement.

In response, Governor Abubakar assured that as «a true democrat who occupied a political office with over 10 years» experience working in INEC, he has no reason not to support INEC in discharging its duties.

An alliance in the State Senate between Republicans and a renegade of group of Democrats known as the Independent Democratic Conference was formed during Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's first week in office.

When Democrat Spitz took office in 2007 (after serving as attorney general under Republican Governor George Pataki) the second thing on his to - do list was «Get Bruno».

Several other central New York Democrats, both in office and recently out, were reluctant to discuss Maffei's time as a congressman and his campaign with WRVO.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Scott Milne positioned himself as an outsider against Patrick Leahy, Vermont's Democrat senior senator who has spent more than four decades in office.