Sentences with phrase «on early primary states»

Washington (CNN)- Three prominent Republican governors thought to have designs on the White House will descend on the early primary state of South Carolina later this month to raise money for Gov. Nikki Haley, who is bracing for what could be a tough re-election fight next year.

Not exact matches

But in the early primary state of South Carolina, with voters scheduled to go to the polls on Saturday and candidates working the state furiously this week, local evangelical pastors are using their influence to rally church members towards salvation, not electioneering.

His former running mate, ex-NYC Council Minority Leader Tom Ognibene (whom Edwards defeated on Sept. 14), Erie County Conservative Chairman Ralph Lorigo (whom Lazio defeated for Row D in the primary before deciding to drop out of the general election), former Rep. Tom Reynolds, Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy (Paladino's earliest and most staunch support), Nancy Naples (former Erie County comptroller and chair of Paladino's campaign), state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, state Conservative Chairman Mike Long (although not today).

Earlier, Gough had called on the state government to initiate free - feeding programme in primary schools across the state.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

The mayor called on the state Legislature to pass broad voting and election reforms, including same - day voter registration, early voting, «no excuse» absentee voting, electronic poll books, consolidation of primary elections, reformatting ballots to make them more user - friendly, and pre-registration of 16 - and 17 - year - olds.

A good part of this can be attributed to the cash disparity between the two campaigns: Records show Cuomo's re-election campaign spent $ 5.9 million to quash his primary challenger, while the state Democratic committee has pounded Astorino with negative advertising, and they did it early on.

Primary races for state and local races this year will be held on Thursday, Sept. 13 — a full two days early.

Biden, who has kept his name in the 2016 mix even as Hillary Clinton consumes much of the presidential oxygen, will be in the early primary state to deliver the University of South Carolina commencement address on May 9.

On January 30, despite the protests of the media and good government groups such as Common Cause New York, a special election date of April 19 was announced, which was five months earlier than the strongly suggested September 13 New York State primary date.

Leading CNNPolitics: First on CNN: O'Malley to mingle with 2016 players at D.C. fundraiser Martin O'Malley will mingle with a handful of early primary state power brokers next week at a closed - door Washington fundraiser for a top South Carolina Democrat.

On January 31, 2012, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and the Oklahoma Green Party filed a lawsuit, challenging the state's ballot access procedure for newly - qualifying parties, which this year required 51,739 valid signatures due March 1 (the state defends the early deadline on the grounds that all parties, even newly - qualifying parties, must choose nominees in the June primaryOn January 31, 2012, the Oklahoma Libertarian Party and the Oklahoma Green Party filed a lawsuit, challenging the state's ballot access procedure for newly - qualifying parties, which this year required 51,739 valid signatures due March 1 (the state defends the early deadline on the grounds that all parties, even newly - qualifying parties, must choose nominees in the June primaryon the grounds that all parties, even newly - qualifying parties, must choose nominees in the June primary).

Earlier today, Obama for America volunteers delivered 56,586 petition signatures to the New York State Board of Elections to place President Obama on the New York ballot for the primary in April.

Washington (CNN)-- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal will headline the South Carolina Republican Party's Silver Elephant Dinner, a major GOP fundraising event in the early primary state that doubles as a must - do stopover for ambitious politicians with an eye on the White House.

First - place finisher Matt Bevin went on win the general election in come - from - behind fashion and Comer rebounded to win a competitive GOP primary earlier this year to replace Republican Rep. Ed Whitfield in the state's 1st District.

(CNN)- South Carolina state Rep. Nathan Ballentine will appear with Mitt Romney at a forum for small business owners near Columbia, South Carolina on Saturday, the former Massachusetts governor's first visit to the early primary state as a potential presidential candidate.

FIRST ON CNN: IOWA»S STEVE KING HEADING TO SOUTH CAROLINA... King, whose hard line immigration rhetoric has angered some of his fellow Republicans and delighted Democrats eager to keep Hispanic voters in their fold, is quietly planning meetings with political activists in the early presidential primary state of South Carolina, CNN has learned.

Wisconsin state director of Obama for America in the general election; during the primaries Kanninen took leave from his position as chief of staff to Sen. Robert Jauch (D - Poplar) to work on the campaign in WI, OH (early vote lead) and NC (deputy political director and GOTV political director).

Stuart Applebaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, said his organization's early endorsement of Cuomo is designed to send a message to progressive groups that the Democrats should be working to win back the House and state Senate rather than focusing on a potential primary.

Former New York Gov. George Pataki announced he is ending his 2016 presidential campaign in a message to GOP voters that aired on NBC News affiliates in the early primary states of New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina.

He backed former Councilman Vincent Gentile's congressional bid earlier this year and weighed in on several Democratic primaries for the Assembly and State Senate in 2014.

While states traditionally try to get into the primary season early on, holding a late primary could have its advantages in terms of influence.

«The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party therefore wishes to inform all party members, particularly all aspirants and stakeholders in Bayelsa State that the primaries to select the gubernatorial candidate of the PDP for Bayelsa State shall hold as earlier scheduled on the 19th of November 2011,» the statement added.

The ad shows video of Deeds on the campaign trail in April, before his victory in the Democratic primary, telling voters that in early 2008 he offered $ 1 billion in state budget amendments - the highest amount sought by any state senator.

He spent eight years on the Senate Armed Services Committee and authored successful legislation addressing threats posed by Syria and Iran - points he makes regularly as he travels to early primary states and meets with party activists.

But it wasn't until early April, after negotiations on the state budget were complete and amid pressure from Democratic activists and a surprising primary challenge from Cynthia Nixon, that Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced the dissolution of the I.D.C..

Buffalo, N.Y. (WBEN)- Point to lackluster voter turnout in this week's Buffalo Mayoral Primary Election as an example, New York State Assemblyman Sean Ryan called on the New York State Senate to pass legislation to create an early voting system in New York State.

In Kansas, supporters of evolution were already assured a majority on the 10 - member state board after a primary election earlier this year.

Candidates have to tailor their messages to small numbers of voters in the early primaries, so a few thousand people in New Hampshire and a handful of other states have a disproportionate influence on the direction of the presidential race.

Earlier this year, The Work Foundation touched on the issue in its contribution to the House of Commons Education Committee report on Careers Guidance for Young People: «Careers education should be introduced as early as primary school, as it is proven to raise aspirations and in tandem, academic achievement,» the report states.

State teams working on collaborative projects on issues of standards, assessments, data systems, and accountability & program improvement initiatives for early education, kindergarten and primary grade programs.

Seeing Ronald Reagan's face melt with welfare state - cutting rage on this wall of early Peter Saul works at VENUS was an all too timely historic throwback on an evening that featured another Republican Primary Trump-fest debate.

The Illinois Early Learning Guidelines is our state's primary resource on Birth to Three developmental standards and should be integrated into every program.