Sentences with phrase «open congressional seat»

Gun control was one of the topics the three candidates running for the North Country's open congressional seat discussed during their final debate of the election season, hosted by WWNY - TV in Watertown.

Then Councilman Charles Barron and then Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries during a scrbate for an open congressional seat in Brooklyn.

Flanagan's office fired back at McLaughlin throughout the day on Thursday, which included mocking his indecision on running for governor and, later, a open congressional seat.

An open congressional seat is a rare prize, often leading to spirited primary fights or, more often, to closed - door bake - offs between the candidates until the county organization settles on a contender.

He chose not to run for a sixth term, instead running for an open Congressional seat being vacated by Sherwood Boehlert.

- Mark Weprin, a gregarious city councilman and former assemblyman with close ties to the Democratic County organization, who also happens to be the brother of the last candidate picked by the Queens Democrats to run for an open congressional seat

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley is set to receive the endorsement of the Uniformed Firefighters Association in her bid for an open Congressional seat in Queens.

Ladra dares Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez to put his committee vote into action and resign his seat now The open congressional seat thanks to...

Ladra dares Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez to put his committee vote into action and resign his seat now The open congressional seat thanks to the announced retirement of...

Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney declared victory in the NY - 22, defeating two challengers to take on Democrat Kim Myers for an open congressional seat.

Haber is running for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Jack Martins, who is running for an open congressional seat.

State Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, D - Utica, briefly considered launching a bid for the Democratic Party backing, but decided to pass on the opportunity to run for the open congressional seat.

Bidding to become New York's Elizabeth Warren, she is running for an open congressional seat in the 19th congressional district, which covers the Catskills and Hudson County.

Updated Aug. 5 Voters in Washington and Michigan have selected their nominees in three open congressional seats, one of which is a battleground district.

Babinec is running for the open congressional seat that's being vacated by outgoing Republican Rep. Richard Hanna.

«I just spoke with Jeff Van Drew and encouraged him to run for the open congressional seat and pledged my full support,» said George Norcross, the state Democratic Party's top fundraiser and South Jersey power broker.

Running for an open Congressional seat in a presidential year was an opportunity Yandik said he could not resist.

«It is a bit troubling that DA Donovan, an announced and endorsed GOP candidate for the open congressional seat, would attend a fundraiser for a super PAC who's stated mission is to help elect the GOP candidate for this seat,» the Democrat said.

(CNN)- Jenny Sanford, former first lady of South Carolina, said she has decided against running for an open Congressional seat in the Palmetto State, a move that could have positioned her in a bitter Republican primary battle against her ex-husband.