Sentences with phrase «old state senator»

A 74 - year - old state senator who secretly recorded her elected colleagues for the FBI was sentenced...

The 71 - year - old state senator from Syracuse came here to make what's becoming an increasingly futile case that he should be the GOP's standard - bearer this year.

The 52 - year - old ex-East Harlem legislator expressed personal affection for the 60 - year - old state senator, but told the Observer that the Dominican - American lawmaker's advancing age and unsuccessful 2012 and 2014 challenges to Mr. Rangel should dissuade him from running again next year.

Not exact matches

Speaking on NBC's Meet the Press, Republican Senator Susan Collins of Maine worried the bill would harm older Americans, and shift Medicaid costs to states — something critics say a block - grant approach would only make worse.

The blue slip is a century - old Senate tradition in which senators can give or withhold their blessing for a judicial nominee from their state.

Senator Bernie Sanders, a sponsor of the resolution, said the United States, a major provider of weapons to Saudi Arabia and intelligence and logistical support to the Saudis in Yemen, should not be involved in the three - year - old war that has unleashed the worlds worst humanitarian crisis.

United States Newsmakers After the Republican victory in the 2014 US midterm elections and an eight - year hiatus, Richard Shelby, a senior senator from Alabama, has taken over his old post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.

Late on Thursday afternoon women's basketball coach Kurt Budke, 50, and 36 - year - old assistant Miranda Serna were on a recruiting trip when their plane plummeted into the Arkansas wilderness, 45 miles west of Little Rock, killing everyone aboard, including the pilot, former Oklahoma State Senator Olin Branstetter, and his wife, Paula.

Schumer, who is now the state's senior senator and one of the most powerful and influential Democrats in the country, showed up to his old stomping grounds to support the Assembly's passage of the Iran Divestment Act to bar companies that invest in Iran's energy industry from doing business with the state.

Even before Panepinto was elected, the SRCC sponsored an attack ad against him, and just last week his 13 - year - old misdemeanor was invoked in the GOP's defense of embattled State Senator Dean Skelos.

She also called the group of lawmakers huddling with Cuomo over the budget this week — State Senator Jeff Klein and State Senator John J. Flanagan — an «old boys club,» and criticized their lack of inclusion of female lawmakers.

But the 65 - year - old three - term senator, who beat Al D'Amato to win the seat back in 1998, said he'd rather just keep to his normal schedule traveling the state, and let the politics work themselves out.

Martins, 50, a former state senator from Old Westbury, also announced ethics reform plans, and often pivoted to issues of finances and fighting gang violence.

That declaration might seem pretty picayune, but it's his enthusiasm and attention to the often mundane mechanics of elections and civic engagement that seems to be gaining Peterson, a first - time political candidate, traction against Democratic establishment figure Alex Padilla, a 41 - year - old Democratic state senator from Los Angeles, and a MIT - trained mechanical engineer.

Martins, a former Mineola mayor and three - term state senator from Old Westbury, and Curran, a second - term Nassau County legislator from Baldwin, took questions for 30 minutes at News 12 Long Island's studios in Woodbury.

Venditto's son, Michael, a former county legislator and state senator, had worked as a 16 - year - old as a «weed picker» at a town - owned golf course where Singh was concessionaire and referenced Singh in a text message as «uncle,» according to testimony and evidence from Wednesday.

He offered to name a state park in Manhattan after a retiring Democratic Assemblyman and parts of a state highway after an 88 - year - old Republican senator.

Convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate has a real shot at winning back his old City Council seat in Queens, according to Democratic insiders.

For election year 2014, Mississippi State Senator Chris McDaniel threw all into unseating a decades - old Establishment GOP incumbent in Mississippi.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who Mr. Powell chided already for being too old to run for Congress again, is 61.

Pidot's primary opponent, Jack Martins, a state senator from Old Westbury, wants to move the general election from Nov. 8, the date of national presidential and congressional elections, because a court moved the district's Republican primary from June to Oct. 6.

The senator, whose oldest son is a physician, said he has long heard complaints about the scarcity of residency spots across the state.

Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, declined to concede Tuesday night, saying he needed time to review the results.

Martins, a former Republican state senator from Old Westbury, and Curran, a Democratic county legislator from Baldwin, have introduced proposals to cut Nassau's $ 3 billion debt, reduce its projected $ 55 million budget deficit for 2017 and repair its broken tax assessment system.

Citing resident complaints, Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, said Friday there were «compelling reasons» to decouple the Sixth Precinct from the Third in Williston Park and restore it to a full precinct.

Women's wellness program aims to provide older adults with access to affordable, holistic healthcare RIVERDALE, NY — State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) announced $ 100,000 in state funding for the Riverdale Senior Services Women's Wellness Plan on WedneState Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) announced $ 100,000 in state funding for the Riverdale Senior Services Women's Wellness Plan on Wednestate funding for the Riverdale Senior Services Women's Wellness Plan on Wednesday.

Osinbajo led a delegation of the APC which include 12 governors, 10 senators, 17 ministers, five deputy governors, the national chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie - Oyegun and former governor of old Anambra State, Chief Jim Nwobodo.

«As members of the New York State Senate, we are deeply offended by Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent assertion that the children in New York City are more deserving and more in need of early childhood education than the 4 and 5 - year - olds in the communities we represent,» three Republican state senators — John Flanagan, Joe Robach and John DeFrancisco — said in a stateState Senate, we are deeply offended by Mayor Bill de Blasio's recent assertion that the children in New York City are more deserving and more in need of early childhood education than the 4 and 5 - year - olds in the communities we represent,» three Republican state senators — John Flanagan, Joe Robach and John DeFrancisco — said in a statestate senators — John Flanagan, Joe Robach and John DeFrancisco — said in a statement.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat said it's the calendar, not the demographics, that is driving his decision to mount a primary challenge 81 - year - old congressman Charles Rangel.

But Brooklyn State Senator Simcha Felder, who runs on both party lines, has caucused with the Republicans since 2012 — while another eight members belonging to the Independent Democratic Conference have a nearly five - year - old power - sharing arrangement with the GOP.

At a separate news conference in Mineola with law enforcement and civil service unions, Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, stood by the mailer and accused Curran of politicizing the issue.

Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, leads Curran, a county legislator from Baldwin, by two percentage points — 43 to 41 — within the 3.6 percent margin of error, the poll found.

Jack Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, is the GOP nominee and will not face a primary

It was Gustavo Rivera, a 34 - year - old part - time college professor and former political staffer who has never held elected office, and who is now running for the State Senate against a well - financed incumbent senator of his own party.

State Senator Adriano Espaillat, one of several aspiring successors to retiring Congressman Charles Rangel, ripped the 85 - year - old lawmaker today for having «lied to» the small Bronx portion of his upper Manhattan - based district.

Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, centered his ad on a proposed state constitutional amendment to require officials convicted of public corruption to forfeit their state pensions.

Plus Michael Benjamin might be looking to get his old assembly seat back (he vacated that seat just last year, saying he wanted to pursue other projects), State Senator Jeff Klein is raking in the campaign cash and why J.Lo and her pending divorce doesn't deserve our sympathy.

WHITE PLAINS, NY - With a Resolution in the State Senate, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Senate Democratic Leader, recognized 13 year old Jake Gallin of New Rochelle for being named as one of

With a Resolution in the State Senate, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins, the Senate Democratic Leader, recognized 13 year old Jake Gallin of New Rochelle for being named as one of

«This case is the age - old tale of abuse of political power,» Martins said in her opening remarks, adding that the senator would extract payments from companies with business before the state or they would «fear his wrath.»

«You will quite agree with me that all those politicians that made PDP tick in Enugu state in the past, including former governor of old Anambara state and ex - senator, Ifeanyichukwu Jim Nwobodo have all dumped the opposition party, for APC.»

Leading the pack of defectors is Senator Jim Nwobodo, who was the first executive Governor of old Anambra State

Meanwhile, the PAC supported by the New York State United Teachers union is launching a $ 312,000 TV ad purchase to bolster Terry Gipson, the former senator who is running against Serino for his old seat in the 41st district.

State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, a Democrat, and former Republican Assemblyman George Amedore are in a rematch for New York's newest state Senate district, and they're relitigating some old argumState Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, a Democrat, and former Republican Assemblyman George Amedore are in a rematch for New York's newest state Senate district, and they're relitigating some old argumstate Senate district, and they're relitigating some old arguments.

«I will not approve a [state] budget that fails to realize the vision Mayor de Blasio and I share of providing high - quality, universal pre-K to the 50,000 4 year olds who need it,» stated the Senator.

Officials from nearby towns were there, as were old business colleagues of State Senator Tom Libous, who chatted politely with Astorino on the elevated head table.

Just months after Upper Manhattan State Senator Adriano Espaillat triumphed on his third try for retiring Congressman Charles Rangel «s seat, the Dominican - American pol succeeded tonight on both picking his successor in Albany and vanquishing his oldest foe.

Relations between the billionaire mayor and the state's senior senator — and its sole remaining Democratic powerbroker — have curdled in the heat of policy disagreements and Schumer's backing of Kirsten Gillibrand for Hillary Clinton's old Senate seat.

«This is a long way form the hardcore, old fashioned metal meters,» said Democratic State Senator Adriano Espaillat, whose district includes Washington Heigts and Inwood.

Monday night, Newton won endorsement for his old Senate seat at a Democratic convention in Bridgeport, defeating two current Democratic legislators from that city: the incumbent senator, Edwin Gomes, and state Rep. Andres Ayala Jr., both of whom received enough delegate support to force an Aug. 14 primary.