Sentences with phrase «open assembly seat»

The race to fill Sheldon Silver's open Assembly seat is already beginning to take shape, the former Assembly speaker was forced to resign his seat Monday after being convicted on seven counts of federal corruption.

In that year that Mr. Espada's son, Pedro Gautier Espada, sought an open Assembly seat in a special election in February.

Then, a few months later, he put himself up for the open Assembly seat.

Sikora, political and legislative director for the Communications Workers of America District 1, and a former NYPIRG organizer, is running for the open Assembly seat being vacated by the retiring Joan Millman, with the backing of 2013 StreetsPAC endorsees Brad Lander and Steve Levin.

The open Assembly seat has likewise attracted a field of candidates: the Republicans Spencer Zimmerman, Colleen Locke - Murphy, Jon Plumer and Darren Schroeder, Democrat Ann Groves Lloyd and independent Gene Rubinstein.

A former top political operative for President Obama is strongly considering a run for the newly open Assembly seat in the Bronx, the Daily News has learned.

Michael Blake, a former top political operative for President Obama, is strongly considering a run for the newly open Assembly seat (that used to belong to Eric Stevenson) in the Bronx.

And Paul Newell who ran unsuccessfully for Sheldon Silver's open Assembly seat in 2016.

Earlier this month, it came to our attention that the New York City Board of Election might have some difficulty holding a special election for the three open Assembly seats in the city on the same day as the Republican and Democratic Presidential primaries, which is April 19.

Nine open Assembly seats were also filled in the April 24 special election.

The party also touted wins by its endorsed candidates running for open Assembly seats, including: lawyer and play producer Robert Carroll, who won the Park Slope seat being vacated by retiring Assemblyman Jim Brennan; and community board chair and coffee shop founder Tremaine Wright (NYC), who landed the Bed - Stuy seat currently represented by retiring Assemblywoman Annette Robinson; Anthony Eramo (Long Island), who was victorious in the fight for now - Sen.

Could be up to 6 open assembly seats and with the new law extending the time period, Cuomo might be waiting for all the vacancies to present themselves so he can set them all at the same time.

Not exact matches

Four years after an unsuccessful bid to be the Democratic nominee for an open - congressional seat in the Capital Region, Phil Steck was victorious in an effort to be his party's representative in a race for the 110th Assembly District (Spoiler Alert: He still has that seat).

Rodriguez, who has been a member of the State Assembly since 2011, is running for the open seat held by the City Council's term - limited Speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Assemblyman Dennis H. Gabryszak's seat is empty during the opening prayer at the New York State Assembly opening session Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2014, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. (Skip Dickstein / Times Union)

The Times Union editorial board writes this week that the three seats left open by retiring Assembly members will create new opportunities for more competitive races during the next election cycle.

«WFP candidates swept our priority races tonight, fending off a million - dollar expenditure from billionaires seeking to privatize education and winning key open seat races that will shape the state Assembly for years to come.

She speculated that she faced no Democratic challengers for Wright's seat - which is centered in Harlem and represents almost exclusively Democrats - because of a number of factors, including the trips Assembly members must make to Albany, the last - minute nature of the opening, and what she said was insufficient pay for state legislators.

He recently endorsed Rubain Dorancy for an open Brooklyn State Senate seat and Rodneyse Bichotte for an open Brooklyn Assembly seat.

For open seats or seats being vacated, winners include Marisol Alcantara in Senate District 31; Jamaal Bailey in Senate District 36; Clyde Vanel in Assembly District 33; Robert Carroll in Assembly District 44; and Tremaine Wright in Assembly District 56.

Suffolk's Democrats and Republicans have both held nominating conventions, but neither party has decided who will run in November for the North Fork's open State Assembly seat.

The Assembly seat opened up when Republican Assemblyman Dan Losquadro of Shoreham won a March special election for Brookhaven highway superintendent.

After the urging of numerous local civic and community leaders and after consulting with his family and friends, long time northeast Queens Civic Leader and Community Board Chairman Jerry Iannece is announcing that he is launching an exploratory committee to run for the newly created open 25th Assembly District seat.

The special election for the open seat in the 3rd Assembly District is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th.

Assembly District in an open seat if Grace Meng — who has not ruled out running for Assembly — wins the race for the sixth Congressional District.

Kolb, who heads a GOP bloc of 50 in the 150 - member Assembly, will likely have 51 votes, one more than needed to block an override, after the Nov. 8 elections, when an open seat near Buffalo is expected to go Republican.

The special election for the open seat in the 105th Assembly District is scheduled for Tuesday, July 31st.

Political leaders on both sides of the aisle believe Gov. Andrew Cuomo will not call for a pre-November vote to fill the Assembly seat that opened up when Republican Assemblyman Dan Losquadro won the Brookhaven highway superintendent's office in a March special election.

Many observers suspect she is looking to retake her assembly seat via special election in 2018 if Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj runs and wins Jimmy Vacca's City Council seat that is open due to term limits in 2017.

Raymond Harding, the former chairman of the state Liberal Party, admitted he received more than $ 800,000 in exchange for doing political favors, including opening up a Queens state Assembly seat for former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's son, Andrew, the state attorney general said last week.

Vasquez will run for the 40th Assembly District in an open seat if Grace Meng — who has not ruled out running for Assembly — wins the race for the sixth Congressional District.

The special election for the open seat in the 24th Assembly District is scheduled for Tuesday, February 9th.

With DeSaulnier heading to Washington, his open seat speeds up the timeline for what would have been a 2016 showdown, because he was term - limited, between a former and current member of the Assembly, both Democrats.

Long Island Democrats appeared to lose one open seat in the State Assembly but maintained another, while incumbent Assembly members in both major parties Islandwide appeared headed toward victory, according to precinct returns Tuesday night.

For six years, Joan Buchanan represented the 16th Assembly District, portions of which overlap with the open seat.

Manhattan Senate District 31 Robert Jackson, challenger, preferred Assembly District 72 Guillermo Linares, preferred in open seat Assembly District 76 Gus Christensen, preferred in open seat

Bronx Senate District 33 J. Gustavo Rivera, incumbent, preferred Senate District 34 Jeffrey Klein, incumbent, preferred Assembly District 79 Michael Blake, preferred in open seat

On Long Island, voters there will get to fill an Assembly seat that opened up with Republican Joe Saladino was appoint Oyster Bay town supervisor.

«To be clear, we will be calling special elections for these soon - to - be open Senate and Assembly seats, the timing of which will be determined in January when the seats become vacant,» Azzopardi said.

Syracuse Common Councilor Pamela Hunter is the winner of the Democrat primary for the open 128th Assembly seat in Onondaga County.

Mayor Bill de Blasio endorsed Pete Sikora for an open Brooklyn Assembly seat this morning, wading into a heated race that touches his own political base.

As the legislative session kicks off this week, there are a slew of open state Senate and Assembly seats, and Governor Andrew Cuomo has not indicated when or whether he will call a special election to fill the vacancies.

There were also nine races for open state assembly seats: Two in the Capital Region, three on Long Island, one in Buffalo, and three in New York City.

There are also nine races for open state assembly seats: Two in the Capital Region, three on Long Island, one in Buffalo, and three in New York City.

Mr. Banks said he plans to challenge Charles Barron, the avowedly radical former East New York councilman, for the open State Assembly seat vacated by Ms. Barron after she won Mr. Barron's City Council race last year.

The two open seats in the Senate and Assembly were vacated when Gov. Scott Walker appointed the Republicans then holding those seats, Frank Lasee and Keith Ripp, to positions in his administration.

Since Tedisco's running for the Senate, there's an opening for his Assembly seat.

The nine races for open state assembly seats Tuesday resulted in four wins for GOP candidates, with one saying he'll caucus with Democrats.

In addition to Ms. Barron, there are five other open seats in the city following the election of ex-Senator Eric Adams to Brooklyn borough president, the expulsion of ex-Assemblyman Eric Stevenson after a corruption conviction and the successful campaigns of three Assembly lawmakers — Vanessa Gibson, Alan Maisel and Rafael Espinal — for the City Council.

The moves by Castorina and Titone mean that half of the Island's four Assembly seats will be open this fall.