Sentences with phrase «official with name recognition»
Also, according to this source, Fahey, who has never held office before, started 15 points down in this race, so his loss to an established elected official with name recognition shouldn't come as such a shock — no matter what the internals said.
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The day began with Heaney calling on Faso, a former Assembly minority leader who likely enjoys higher name recognition with voters in the district given that he was once an elected official, to hold six debates ahead of the primary.
Prior to the vote, GOP leaders said they needed a candidate with significant name recognition, such as an elected official, to run a competitive campaign against Mr. Krupski, who had served in town government for 28 years.
Mark - Viverito has also been door - knocking in the district with Ayala, attempting to use her name recognition to boost Ayala's, which is far behind Rodriguez's given his stature as an elected official.
So, although nothing is official yet, it sounds like they have opted for someone with a little more name recognition and acting ability in Jeremy Renner.