Sentences with phrase «office as legislator»

In a seven year span in office as legislator and justice of the peace, we can not name one single accomplishment that proves he is qualified to lead.

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Exactly 20 years ago, just as Cisco's John Chambers took the reins as CEO, the U.S. Supreme Court rejected term limits for Congressional leaders, wiping off the books laws in 23 states limiting the terms of office for U.S. legislators.

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The minority leader emphasized that such persons are contributing to the numerous problems of legislators in the country because prior to their entry, they go about making fantastic promises as though parliamentarians generate money once voted into office.

For a mayoral candidate or a state legislator, Facebook can work as a virtual campaign office and a place for supporters to gather.

The constitutional amendments, as laid out by Cuomo's office in the evening statement, would create a four - year legislative term, essentially limit legislators to two terms.

Another investment they make is that when a legislator is a «friend,» both in the general voting, but, especially, as a member of committees, they get rewarded afterwards with 7 - and 8 - figure «consulting» contracts after they leave office for jobs as lobbyists for companies they were supposed to oversee, lobbying their former colleagues.

Curran, a Democratic county legislator from Baldwin who takes office Jan. 1, envisions Williams, 62, of Garden City, as an «orchestra conductor,» overseeing a breadth of operations while serving as her eyes and ears on the ground.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr, joined by family friends, supporters as well as members of the Board of Legislators, Elected Officials and many others, was sworn into office to begin an unprecedented 3rd... Read more

Oswego County District Attorney Greg Oakes says his office is focused on the criminal prosecution of the case, and has no influence regarding Doyle's position as a legislator.

He announced that he planned to keep his job as a lawyer after taking office, drawing a contrast with Mr. Kaminsky, who said banning outside income for legislators was crucial to stamping out corruption.

The reason for this is simple — Jay has been a political opportunist since he entered office and isn't viewed as trustworthy or dependable by his fellow legislators,» Mr. Kelly said, referring to Mr. Schneiderman's pet causes: ensuring that countywide sales tax revenue for public safety is distributed evenly to eastern Suffolk, and spreading the burden of housing homeless sex offenders to communities outside his district.

Cerberus Capital Management, the hedge fund with headquarters at 875 Third Avenue, are as guilty as the criminals who sell guns on the black market and the legislators who refuse to fight for stricter gun control, said activists who converged at the firm's offices this past month.

He recalled that Eric R. Dinallo had worked for him in the attorney general's office, described State Senator Eric T. Schneiderman as having «genuinely fought for reform, Sean Coffey as «a great lawyer» and Assemblyman Richard L. Brodsky as a «smart legislator.»

Disgraced ex-Assemblyman Nelson Castro, who worked as an undercover informant against his fellow Albany legislators, is considering running for his old office, The Post has learned.

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This group includes Doreen Pennica, who has worked for more than 20 years for Mangano, first as his assistant when he was a county legislator from 1996 though 2009, and then as office gatekeeper after he became county executive in 2010.

The company does work with the New York government, but Bruno doesn't see that as a problem, as all of their contracts are achieved through public bidding and state legislators are legally barred only from lobbying after retirement from office, not from taking other types of jobs.

The changes did not apply to any legislator who was already in office at the time that the initiative was approved; the rules governing the terms of those who are in the California State Legislature as of June 5, 2012, are calculated under the previous rules.

Patricia Eddington, now the Brookhaven Town Clerk, is listed as one of the «Enemies of Reform,» but she's neither a legislator, nor do I think a candidate, having just left the Assembly to the clerk's office.

Also at 11 a.m., the Adirondack Council, Citizen Campaign for the Environment, Environmental Advocates of New York, Riverkeeper and other groups urge Cuomo and state legislators to invest $ 800 million into communities as part of the state budget, LCA Press Room # 130, Legislative Office Building, Albany.

Suffolk Sheriff Vincent DeMarco told county legislators that federal investigators had to step into the prosecution of former county Conservative Party Chairman Edward Walsh as a result of a «true moral failure» by Suffolk District Attorney Thomas Spota's office.

As legislators and education advocates parsed Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget in the first of 13 joint hearings, elements of his free tuition proposal came under greater scrutiny, with the governor's office moving to counter concerns about the program's cost, scope and impact on private colleges.

In any case, he appeared giddy walking from this second - floor office to Heastie's suite one flight up, singing to himself as he roamed the halls and feigning an Irish accent as he invited aides and legislators to a St. Patrick's Day party at the Executive Mansion.

These cases of «excessive compensation,» as one Greene County legislator puts it, are testing one of the state's newest agencies — the Independent Authorities Budget Office, which recently got broader enforcement powers.

The Sheriff's Office has done a tremendous job in combating the drug issue in Erie County and as legislators it is our duty to provide them the resources needed to continue those efforts,» Legislator Dixon added.

Financial disclosure forms for every state legislator who was in office as of May were released by the Joint Commission on Public Ethics earlier this month, including 185 who were in office in 2014.

Legislators spent Thursday waiting for deals to fall into place, but were in suspended animation as they ate dinner — senators were served Dinosaur Bar - B - Que — in their Capitol office suites.

As attorney general, when he was the one investigating crimes rather than running the executive branch, he sought increased powers for public corruption, pressing legislators to pass a bill granting his office broad jurisdiction and subpoena powers to pursue such cases.

Their objection is that the bill does not go far enough in limiting the influence lobbyists can have through the gift - giving process, or in strengthening the revolving door by which former legislators recast themselves as lobbyists within a year after leaving office.

WESTCHESTER, NY — As former Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino is eagerly entering the private sector and considering all of his options for future employment, including three recent appearances on CNN analyzing the news from Washington and President Donald Trump, some of his recently defeated allies on the County Board of Legislators and his former employees in his county executive's office landed jobs at the Board of Elections.

He's also about to hit his term limit as a legislator and will likely want to remain in public office.

She called for increased community involvement through direct calls to the governor's office as well as local legislators.

Even though he was essentially convicted of selling his office, the State Constitution treats the pensions of all state employees — even ostensibly part - time legislators — as contracts that can not be impeded, even after a criminal conviction.

Hiscock & Barclay employs two legislators — Sen. Neil Breslin, a Bethlehem Democrat, is of counsel in its Albany office and Republican Assemblyman Will Barclay, whose family founded the firm, is a partner in its Syracuse headquarters — and has recently counted Bank of America, BONY Mellon, Lutheran Social Services, Stone Street Capital and State Farm as clients.

In my role as a legislator, I draw on my previous experience in office as well as my experience in the private sector.

He met with a «reform caucus» of legislators at midday, and released a statement promising to resign as chairman of the Bronx Democratic Committee and avoid outside employment while in office.

However, once in office, Spitzer found the office to be more constricting than the A.G., leading to frequent clashes with state legislators such as then Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno, and his approval ratings were already low before he resigned in disgrace due to a prostitution scandal.

Antonacci thinks this is a case where Onondaga County legislators should get involved, clearly establishing the film commission as a division within the Office of Economic Development, with a budget and mission and accountability.

Senate President Earl Ray Tomblin, also a Democrat, took over the office as the Lieutenant Governor of West Virginia is a title accorded to the legislator elected as Senate President, and is next in succession to the office of governor.

And though he had many supporters, including powerful state legislators who pushed through a special bill that transferred powers from the school board to the superintendent, Amato could not survive the disastrous financial reports, audits, and indictments that began flowing through his office in 2005, almost as a prelude to Katrina's tidal surge.

As an advocate for the Indiana State Teachers Association prior to her election, Ritz said she spent more than 150 hours working behind the scenes with legislators and Bennett's office in 2011 crafting language for the law that mandated all teachers have annual performance reviews that include student test scores as a factor and lead to one of four ratings — highly effective, effective, improvement necessary and ineffectivAs an advocate for the Indiana State Teachers Association prior to her election, Ritz said she spent more than 150 hours working behind the scenes with legislators and Bennett's office in 2011 crafting language for the law that mandated all teachers have annual performance reviews that include student test scores as a factor and lead to one of four ratings — highly effective, effective, improvement necessary and ineffectivas a factor and lead to one of four ratings — highly effective, effective, improvement necessary and ineffective.

As teachers left his office, Brody handed them cards with the address to a Republican legislators» website on teacher pay.

Especially with a cadre of new governors and legislators taking office, along with issues that intersect with education such as criminal justice reform on the agenda, reformers should use the time now to pass meaningful legislation that will help all of our children.

Gary Bennett will head the new Office of Educational Opportunity (OEO), an entity proposed by Darling and other Republican legislators and approved last year as part of the state's biennial budget process.

Parents also lobbied state legislators in their Springfield offices as part of a campaign orchestrated by network leaders to persuade the lawmakers to provide the organization with facilities funding.

He will establish and lead the new Office of Educational Opportunity, an entity proposed by Darling and other Republican legislators and approved last year as part of the state's biennial budget process.

Despite their ongoing lobbying, both before and during the illegal takeover and throughout the effort to persuade legislators to support Malloy's education reform bill, neither Lowney, Snow nor Excel Bridgeport registered to lobby with the Connecticut Office of State Ethics, as required by law.

In the California Legislature examples include: committee consultants, staff to the legislative leaders and individual legislators, and staff to party caucuses or other legislative support agencies such as the Office of Legislative Counsel.

More than 140,000 letters were sent to state legislators and calls flooded the governor's office as Planned Parenthood supporters spoke out against the pending legislation.