Sentences with phrase «open seats in the chamber»

Felder announced Tuesday he would sit with the Senate GOP, hours before polls closed in two key Senate races that saw Democrats retain two open seats in the chamber.

Should Democrats win two open seats in the chamber on April 24 in special elections, the pressure will be on Sen. Simcha Felder to switch sides, giving the party a working majority.

Not exact matches

At the same time, Cuomo is being pushed to call elections for Senate seats that could potentially open, including one expected to be vacated in the Bronx next month by Ruben Diaz, Sr., in order to keep the party's numbers in the chamber.

Senate Democrats retained two open seats in a Tuesday special election, giving them a numeric 32 - member majority in the chamber, but Sen. Simcha Felder will continue to conference with Republicans, keeping the GOP in control.

Their open seats are predicated on the plan to have Democrats unify in the Senate chamber amid a push to have the eight - member Independent Democratic Conference form a coalition with the 23 - member mainline conference of Democrats.

It is one of two open seats in the Senate that Democrats hope to fill in order to work toward a governing majority in the chamber.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday won a pair of open seats in the state Senate giving them 32 enrolled members in the 63 - seat chamber, but for now are denied a working majority.

The seat is one of two districts open in the closely divided Senate chamber, narrowly controlled by Republicans.

At the same time, Democrats are looking toward two open seats in an April 24 special election that, should they win, give them a numerical majority in the chamber.

This is a recognition that the GOP finds itself in the unexpected position of defending four open seats — Leibell, Morahan, Volker, Winner — at a time when it needs to be spending its already diminished resources on challenges to incumbent Democrats if it hopes to win back control of the chamber.

If Democrats hold both open Senate seats on Tuesday, that edges them up to 31 seats — in a 63 - seat chamber, with the Republicans also holding 31.

But with the seat open this year, some observers believe the union will opt to stay on the sidelines and see how the race, which could prove crucial in the fight over who controls the chamber, plays out.

The seat itself is only opening up since Libous, the former deputy majority leader in the chamber, was convicted on a charge of lying to the FBI and removed from the Senate.

Democrat Brian Benjamin has won an open state Senate seat in Harlem, filling a vacancy left by Bill Perkins and giving his party 32 enrolled members in the chamber once again.

The number of open seats created by term limits in these states in 2018 could create opportunities for either party to gain or lose enough seats to reshape partisan control of one or both legislative chambers in the state.

If Democrats won both of the open Senate seats on Tuesday, each party would have 31 seats in the 63 - seat chamber — not counting Felder.

Her Senate seat will be open in November, when it will be one of 63 seats up for grabs in the closely divided chamber.

Although 15 seats were filled by incumbents from one chamber running for election in the other, the vast majority of open seats were filled by first - time legislators.

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