Sentences with phrase «only public advocate candidate»

In a statement, the congressman said Gioia was «the only public advocate candidate from the borough, and has a strong record of achieving real results for the middle class and the city's poor.»

In a statement, the congressman said Gioia was «the only public advocate candidate from the borough, and -LSB-...]

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Advocates remain restive over a March agreement with the Legislature that created public financing for only the state comptroller's race, which Republican comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci is participating in.

Runoffs are currently only required in the three citywide races, for Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller, and occur among the top two vote - getters if no candidate hits 40 percent in the first round of the primary.

Former New York City Comptroller Bill Thompson, the only announced Democratic candidate for mayor, was joined on the panel by City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, current comptroller John Liu and public advocate Bill de Blasio.

There are only three citywide positions in New York and, as several white candidates are jockeying for the mayoralty and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer runs unopposed for comptroller, the public advocate's office is viewed by some Democrats as an opportunity to have demographic diversity on their ticket.

Bloomberg's barbs, which came from an August 6 interview, were published four days after a Quinnipiac poll showed a surge in de Blasio's popularity among voters, with 43 percent of those polled favoring the public advocate over the other Democratic candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who captured only 18 percent of the votes.