Sentences with phrase «open seats currently»

These 83 districts are the remaining GOP - held seats the DCCC is targeting, plus several competitive open seats currently held by Democrats, such as New Hampshire's 1st District and Minnesota's 1st District.

-- Win battles for four open seats currently or previously held by Republicans — Maziarz, Greg Ball (Hudson Valley, retiring), Chuck Fuschillo (Long Island, retired) and Lee Zeldin (Long Island, running for Congress).

Adrienne Esposito, a longtime sustainability advocate and Executive Director of Citizens Campaign for the Environment, is seeking an open seat currently held by Lee Zeldin, who's running for Congress.

But several Democrats are mounting challenges to GOP incumbents or going after an open seat currently held by a Republican — a sign that Democrats are looking to keep their options open should the presidential race make the state's map more competitive.

At 6 p.m. Wednesday, the Bronx Chronicle will host a forum for candidates for the 8th council district, an open seat currently held by Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito.

Not exact matches

Commission seats currently held by William Sherman and Jerry Yoksoulian will be open in April.

Former Erie County Republican chairman Jim Domagalski, Former Erie County sheriff Patrick Gallivan and former East Aurora Mayor David DiPietro are vying for the open seat that is currently held by retiring Senator Dale Volker.

That opens up a potentially critical seat for the Democratic Party in a year where they are optimistic about their chances to take control of the state Senate from the GOP, which currently holds a one - seat majority.

A number of competitive races are noticeably absent from the current round of ad spending, for example the race in Iowa's 3rd District, an open - seat contest to replace retiring GOP Rep. Tom Latham, and New Hampshire's 1st District, currently held by Democratic Rep. Carol Shea - Porter.

Wagner is seeking an open seat, currently held by Republican Greg Ball.

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.

De La Rosa's defeat of Linares and Alcantara's win in the «open» seat currently held by Sen. Adriano Espaillat, who is heading to Congress, represent a consolidation of power for the three, City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez, their allies, including Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito, and other Uptown politicians and activists, especially those of Dominican descent, but also the larger Hispanic community.

Both Democrats and Republicans consider the open seat — which was vacated by Latimer, who assumed his role as county executive in January — to be a critical one as Republicans currently maintain just a one - seat majority in the state Senate.

If he does decide to run, Hein would likely be a top - tier candidate in the Tossup race for this open seat held currently by Rep. Chris Gibson, a Republican who is not seeking re-election.

With Mayer, Democrats will look to increase their edge in the state Senate where Republicans currently hold a one - person majority, 31 - 30, with two open seats.

And the inability to serve all parents looking to send their children to a Success Academy school — there are currently 19,000 applicants for 2,688 open seats this fall, which translates to seven applicants for every open seat — she dubbed a «tragedy» that leaves thousands of families disappointed, left to seek out supplementary schooling options in their zoned district.

In the battle for two open downstate House seats, 1199 (unsurprisingly) is supporting Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries over NYC Councilman Charles Barron in NY - 8, where incumbent Rep. Ed Towns recently announced his retirement, and Assemblyman Rory Lancman in NY - 6, the district currently represented by retiring Rep. Gary Ackerman.

Several readers have emailed in this morning to alert me to reports that State Republican Party executive director Tom Basile is seriously considering running for an open state Senate seat currently held by a GOPer.

The open seat in eastern Connecticut, currently held by soon - to - retire Democrat Andrew Maynard of Stonington, is crucial to the Republican party's hopes of gaining control of the Senate.

Mayer will look to capitalize in a race for a seat that has been held by Democrats for decades, and will seek to increase Democrats» standing in the state Senate where Republicans currently hold a one - person majority, 31 - 30, with two open seats.

Zephyr Teachout, a progressive populist hoping to take over an open seat in upstate New York currently held by the GOP, has challenged her opponent to a debate.

HD 73 is open due to Gruters» decision to run for the Senate seat currently held by Sarasota Republican Sen. Greg Steube.

These eight open seats are currently held by Democratic members and are expected to remain in Democratic hands.

The Southold GOP nominated incumbent Dave Bergen of Cutchogue and newcomer Glenn Goldsmith of Southold for the two open Trustee seats at its convention last Thursday.The board currently consists of all Republicans.

In the open - seat 9th district currently held by retiring Rep. Sue Myrick (R), former state Sen. Robert Pittenger looked poised to win, though the race was not called as of 10:10 p.m.

One of the 10 «open» City Council seat races is taking place on the East Side of Manhattan, in District 2, currently represented by Rosie Mendez, who is term - limited out of office.

New Mexico (Currently R): With so much uncertainty about Democratic field, it's hard to justify putting the newest open seat of the cycle any higher on The Line than this.

Two four year seats currently held by Republicans, and one open town justice position are the contested races in Olive this year, with Democratic supervisor Sylvia Rozzelle, previously town clerk for 30 plus years, going for her second term unchallenged.

Charleston attorney Mullins McLeod, currently one of several Democrats running for South Carolina's open governor's seat, has been mentioned as a possible replacement for McGowan in the Senate race.

Asked about a possible open - seat race, Senate Republican spokesman Scott Reif said that there is no vacancy in the 4th district currently, «but, regardless, we believe we are going to be able to hold the seat.»

It's about our shared belief that every family in the Commonwealth deserves a quality public school in their neighborhood — no matter their economic circumstance, ethnic background or zip code; it's about opening currently closed doors and giving more Massachusetts students a seat at the table.

[vi] If one were doing a rigorous cost - benefit analysis of retention, one would want to take into account a variety of other factors, including the extent of excess capacity (i.e., open seats) in schools currently, the additional costs (if any) of hiring new teachers and / or expanding building space, etc..

Nashville currently has 8,112 charter school seats and will open another 8,157 over the next few years, under current approved charter contracts, effectively doubling the amount of charter school seats without ever approving another charter.

According to the proposed legislation, introduced by Racine Senator Van Wanggaard (R - Racine), an open seat could be unilaterally appointed by the board president, rather than voted on by existing board members, as is currently the case.

A 425 - seat black box performing arts theater is currently under construction on - site and scheduled to open in the summer of 2018.

Also reported by Time magazine, the rail transit system of San Francisco currently removes some of its seats so as to open more space for the standing room.

There are currently some openings left (seating is limited), but final reservations must be in the hands of the venue management by Tuesday July 10th in the P.M.