Sentences with phrase «only running for a seat»

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The Freedom Report's online archives only go back to 1999, but I was curious to see older editions of Paul's newsletters, in part because of a controversy dating to 1996, when Charles «Lefty» Morris, a Democrat running against Paul for a House seat, released excerpts stating that «opinion polls consistently show only about 5 % of blacks have sensible political opinions,» that «if you have ever been robbed by a black teen - aged male, you know how unbelievably fleet - footed they can be,» and that black representative Barbara Jordan is «the archetypical half - educated victimologist» whose «race and sex protect her from criticism.»

-- Michael Scherer spent hours in early February interviewing Joe Arpaio, the former Maricopa County sheriff who had his conviction pardoned by Trump and is now running for Arizona's Senate seat: «Each of the Republicans running for Senate in Arizona this year claims a special bond with President Trump, but only one describes it as a supernatural connection beyond rational explanation.

In Los Angeles, a widely heard rumor is that Ueberroth will only keep the baseball commissioner's seat warm, returning to California in either»86 or»88 to run for the Senate.

Early this week i had said wenger should decide on Ramsay, Cazorla or Ozil, taking a seat on the bench, but all three should not be playing together, fortunately or unfortunately that choice was taken away by injury to Ozil, i am hoping he will be out for couple weeks, sounds evil but its the only way we can have a balance team and we can go on a winning run.

Especially when he misses free headers when some kid grabs the ball from the jaws of death, fails to control the ball on aregular basis, lacks game reading game in game out, chases sanchez while he (AS17) is dribbling past defenders insted of running in to space to receive the ball and even fails to get the rebound only for AS17 to chase the ball again, misses seaters minute after minute and oh i almost forget masters the art of celebrating others goals.

This item clips in place where one of the seats would be, for the rare time when you have only one twin with you to make a grocery run!

A decent car seat stroller combo system offers you the chance to purchase the only stroller you'll need because as soon as your infant outgrows the infant car seat, the stroller can still function for the long run.

Yes it was very time consuming but it only really took a day of her feeling the water run down her legs for her to feel uncomfortable and then the next day she was trying to make it to the potty seat on her own.

Langworthy is Paladino's only county chair backer (he sort of inherited this position from his predecessor, Jim Domagalski, who stepped down to run for retiring Sen. Dale Volker's seat).

Spano is not the only Democrat considering a run for the seat.

Republican Scott Brown didn't have much when he started running for Ted Kennedy's Senate seat, but he did have himself and the internet: The fundamental dynamic of the race fell in place months ago, when Brown set off in a pickup truck for the only campaign the Republican could...

«Most of the candidates for Senator Gillibrand's seat were approached at various points by certain Republican State Committeemen, other than Chairman Cox, to gauge the candidates» interest in running against Senator Schumer, only because there was no candidate for that vacancy for some time.»

In his letter, sent just before Christmas, Khojasteh notes he is so far the only Republican who has filed paperwork declaring his intention to run for the Hudson Valley seat vacated by former Democratic Sen. George Latimer, who is now Westchester County executive after defeating the Republican incumbent, Rob Astorino, last fall, though a number of other potential contenders have been mentioned.

Wright was also probably hurt by his own friend and mentor, Charlie Rangel who announced his retirement more than once, only to dangle the possibility of Wright running for the seat, then pulling it away and saying he intends to run again.

Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle is not the only Democrat running for the late Rep. Louise Slaughter's seat.

Rockland County Republican Tom Basile is running an only - if - he - retires campaign for the seat of state Sen. Bill Larkin, 90, who so far appears inclined to seek a 15th term.

Amid a sexting controversy involving women, the New York Democrat resigned his U.S. House seat in 2011 only to have new allegations doom his 2013 run for mayor.

Adams, chairwoman of Community Board 12, said she decided to run only after Sanders declared for Congress, figuring the seat was open.

I was for example not going to run in a front seat, as number one in my constituency but we could only find one woman out of six constituencies to take leadership and I felt it was really bad to create a political movement with no women in the front.

Despite the endorsement, rumors are still floating about Liu gunning for Congresswoman Nydia Velazaquez's seat, a fact he doesn't deny, so it still seems a run for Congress (where you only have to be a resident of the state to run in a district) is still an option for Liu.

Still, Mr. Cusick, who did not return a request for comment, is not the only Democrat whose name has been bandied about for the seat — Mr. McMahon today told the Observer he is also considering a run for his old seat.

The figures in Column 5 («Seats impacted by term limits») only reflects current members of state senates who are unable to run for re-election to their state's senate in 2010 because of term limits.

However, he switched to run for the Arkansas State Senate, District 25, because there were only two Democrats running for the seat, as opposed to the one Republican and three Democrats running for the house seat.

Whoever wins the seat will only have it for sure through the end of Mr. Skelos's term — meaning the winner will have to run again in the general election in November.

The only definitive winner in the four - way run for two Town Board seats was Republican incumbent Jeff Paladino, who collected 1,361 votes.

While many have speculated Kaine will go «plunging back into the hurly - burly of electoral politics,» as Obama described it, so far the DNC chair has only coyly said he is likely to run for the seat being vacated by Sen. Jim Webb, D - Virginia.

Assemblyman Keith Wright, who is running for Rangel's seat, not only smokes in his office, but the county committee he heads has taken in $ 14,500 from Big Tobacco since he took over.

The spot contends that Eldridge is «running false ads on fracking» and reignites the carpetbagging charge that he moved to the 19th congressional district only to run for the Hudson Valley House seat.

Interestingly, there are only two Assembly candidates — former Assemblyman Nelson Denis, who is running for the seat Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV is vacating, and Hector Ramirez, a district leader who is challenging Bronx Assemblyman Nelson Castro — on the enemies list, and four Senate candidates.

A number of potential GOP contenders have been mentioned for the NY - 22 seat GOP Rep. Richard Hanna will be vacating at the end of next year, but so far, only Hanna's 2014 primary opponent, Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney, has formally announced her intention to run.

Another candidate for the Buffalo School Board — Colleen E. Russell, an ally of Carl Paladino — was knocked off the May 3 ballot today when a judge ruled she had only 498 valid signatures on her petitions to run for the seat, two short of the 500 required.

Based on his past performance running for the seat, Mr. Vargas is unlikely to be a major threat in the race, but his entry will State Senator Adriano Espaillat of his status as the only Latino candidate in a district with a majority Latino population.

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The announcement today is curious, considering that only days ago it was reported Ulrich was not interested in running for the seat.

Her primary opposition only makes this open - seat race to succeed Rep. Allyson Y. Schwartz, D - Pa., who is running for governor, more interesting.

Miner, meanwhile, has also publicly considered a run to challenge the governor for the Democratic nomination, only to signal later she's once again interested in running for the House seat held by Rep. John Katko.

Having just won re-election without an opponent, Malliotakis said in December, «The only [other] seat that I've ever indicated an interest in running for has been in Congress and that was because it would give me an opportunity to address some of the issues that my constituents were facing.»

Ten days before the 2013 election, Cuomo offered a party - line endorsement of all Nassau and Suffolk Democrats, but his speech offered only a passing mention of Thomas Suozzi as he ran for his old seat against the Republican County Executive Edward Mangano.

Only one Democrat is running for any of the five numbered seats.

She is the only woman running for the seat currently occupied by a woman and is also running on the Women's Equality ticket.

Taken together, of the 170 contested elections that have been held this year for state legislative seats, for federal office, or for statewide office, the Democrat ran ahead of President Obama's 2012 showing in only 27 races.

Wright, who is running for Rep. Charles Rangel's congressional seat, not only indulges his tobacco itch in his Albany office, but ignores «no smoking» signs at public appearances, the sources said.

Massey and Malliotakis are the only two Republicans left vying for the mayoral seat after Harlem Rev. Michel Faulkner pulled out of the race Sunday in favor of running against Comptroller Scott Stringer.

At the party's county convention Wednesday, May 27, Heppner, 27, was the only one nominated, as both candidates who had previously announced intentions to run for the seat being vacated by longtime legislator Don Gregorius dropped out before the convention.

Despite initial optimism and the professional campaign run by Neil Kinnock, the election brought only twenty additional seats for Labour from the 1983 Conservative landslide.

Ms. Radnofsky's information about my one time run as a Republican for judge came from Democratic Party Chairman Charles Soechting, Mr. Soechting is fully aware that I made public that I ran as a Republican because the Democrats had abandoned Dallas County and I was running only for the experience of running and not because I believed I could defeat two sitting judges who where already competing for the seat.

The longtime congressman is seeking a 22nd term in office and is facing at least three challengers: former presidential aide Clyde Williams, who has $ 125,000 on hand; district leader Joyce Johnson, the only woman in the race; and State Senator Adriano Espaillat, who announced this morning that he had been endorsed by one of Rangel's former aides, Vince Morgan, who previously ran for the seat.

Many insiders suspect Rangel, who has been ill for months, plans to run for office only to resign and arrange for his designated successor, Assemblyman Keith Wright, to be handed the congressional seat.

Perry is currently the only other candidate running for the seat.

The 2017 Syracuse mayoral candidate only entered the race recently — just days after donating to another Democrat running for the seat — with the help of petition canvassers paid by the DCCC.