Sentences with phrase «other assembly republicans»

Sayward and two other Assembly Republicans who had voted for the marriage bill in 2007 were flooded with out - of - state, Gill - directed donations, and got reelected in 2008.

Not exact matches

The organization has also championed — endorsing and raising money for — the handful of Assembly Republicans who joined the Democrats in voting «yes» to pass the marriage bill on the other side of the Capitol, protecting these lawmakers on a potentially difficult issue (and one that, as it turned out, didn't lead to anyone's ouster, but did contribute to Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava getting pushed out of the NY - 23 special election by conservatives who argued she was too moderate).

In other words, it sometimes seems like the governor would prefer a negotiated settlement on redistricting than an all - out war with the Legislature, which, particularly if the DOJ doesn't grant the state a waiver and requires the 2012 primaries to be moved from September into the summer (the Assembly Democrats are angling for June, the Senate Republicans for August), could come smack in the middle of budget negotiations.

The bill had been swiftly approved by the Republican - led Senate and Democratic - controlled Assembly after firefighters, police and other first responder groups lobbied lawmakers to make the change.

Before this time, the Assembly had been suspended on three other occasions because the unionist parties refused to participate without additional reassurances about the republicans» renunciation of violence.

Veteran reporter Joe Mahoney reported on efforts to enact early voting, «no - excuse» absentee voting, pre-registration for teenagers, and other measures championed by Kavanagh that have gained support in the Assembly but have not been acted upon by the Republican - controlled State Senate.

DeFrancisco faces two other Republicans in the GOP primary: Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.

So far, some 71 Assembly members — both Democrats and Republicans — have signed on, and at least nine others have pledged to do so as well.

Senate Republicans could very well try to jam the Assembly and pass both of their mayoral control bills and leave, forcing the other chamber to pick one.

He'll also serve as Cox's liaison to the Senate and Assembly campaign committees, the RNC, NRCC and other national Republican organizations.

Faso, a former Assembly minority leader, is competing against five other Republican candidates for the GOP nomination in the 19th congressional district, which is being vacated by Rep. Chris Gibson at the end of the year.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and other Republicans say they take issue with the look - back window included in the Assembly bill, which creates a one - year period during which survivors of past abuse can bring civil suits for decades - old allegations.

The funds were part of a memorandum of understanding that has been the subject of considerable finger - pointing between the governor Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, Republican Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and other leaders who gave contrasting explanations for the holdup of their release.

The Assembly last month approved a bill that extended mayoral control for two years packaged with the extension of sales and other local taxes — many of which impact districts in upstate and suburban counties that are represented by Republicans in the Senate.

Two other Assembly contests were also decided Tuesday evening, with Jaime Williams, a Democrat, prevailing over Jeffrey Ferretti, a Republican, in South Brooklyn.

His swearing - in ceremony was attended by all members of the New York State Senate and New York State Assembly, New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine, Connecticut Governor M. Jodi Rell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, New York Senators Hillary Clinton and Chuck Schumer, former New York Governors George Pataki and Hugh Carey, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, former New York City Mayors David Dinkins and Ed Koch, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, the entire New York Congressional delegation (both Democrats and Republicans), and Newark Mayor Cory Booker, among others.

Elsewhere in New York, Democrats held on to three Assembly seats in New York City, Democrat Steve Stern pulled of an upset in an Assembly seat on Long Island that Republicans held for more than three decades, and the GOP Republicans defended two other Assembly seats on Long Island.

In other words, the lists would allow Assembly Republican staff to ensure that locally politically important party officials were included in each members» government mailings.

The Democratic - led Assembly wants to raise taxes on millionaires while cutting them for other tax payers; the Republican - controlled Senate is pushing a much bigger middle class tax plan.

Unlike Democrats who dominate the Assembly, Republicans accepted proposals from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to make New York City pay for cost growth in its Medicaid program — something the state has assumed for New York's other 57 counties — and to shift $ 485 million in annual operating costs for the senior colleges of the City University of New York back to the city itself.

Local Democratic Assemblyman and Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle called on Republican leaders recently to apologize and say whether other politicians have been tracked electronically.

THE CLOUD OF CORRUPTION RISES AGAIN Assembly Republican Leader Brian M. Kolb (R,C - Canandaigua) Federal charges are being levied against top Cuomo aide Joseph Percoco, the influential head of the SUNY Polytechnic Institute, Alain Kaloyeros, and others for a series of -LSB-...]

After his meeting with the Republican senators, Cuomo huddled with Skelos and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to tackle a pair of other contentious issues: rent - regulation renewal and a proposed property tax cap.

The Assembly's Democratic majority has hired an attorney to address requests for information and other action by the commission directed to the Assembly, as has the Senate majority, controlled by Republicans and the four - member Independent Democratic Conference.

The Senate Republicans have been using the Heastie - Wright fight as an explanation for why they were unable to come up with a House redistricting deal with their majority counterparts on the other side of the Capitol, and the Assembly Democratic leadership has done nothing to dispel that.

State Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle of Irondequoit, a Democrat, and State Sen. Pam Helming of Canandaigua, a Republican, say the package includes $ 15 million for residential property owners, $ 25 million for small businesses, farms and some other categories and $ 25 million for municipalities.

[53][54] Other politicians expressed dismay, such as former Vermont Governor Howard Dean, Massachusetts U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, New York State Republican Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin, and Brian Kolb, the Assembly Leader, over Bharara's firing.

(announced Jan. 15, 2016) Rita Kama - Kimura - Hawaii Republican Party HD36 chair and the treasurer of the Hawaii Federation of Republican Women Willes Lee - a former chairman of the Hawaii Republican Party Marissa Kerns - 1st vice president for Hawaii Republican Assembly (expanded Committee announced March 7, 2016) Sen. Sam Siom - Senate District 8 Rep. Bob McDermott - House District 40 and twenty others

Republican Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb earned a note of distinction by becoming the first major - party candidate to formally declare a campaign to unseat Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whose formidable war chest and bruising political style have seemingly made other potential candidates wary to enter the 2018 race.

Staten Island Supreme Court Judge Philip Minardo rejected a lawsuit filed by two Republican Assembly members from Staten Island — Nicole Malliotakis and Ron Castorina Jr. — claiming that destruction of foreign passports and other documents in the IDNYC program would be a threat to national security.

On the other hand, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, an upstate Republican, has for years been an outspoken proponent of holding a convention and is the only legislative conference leader in support of a «yes» vote on this year's November ballot question as to whether New York should hold a convention to edit or rewrite its constitution.

The others are the case involving alleged election law violations by former Newfane Republican Sen. George Maziarz in March; the re-trials in April and May of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos; the Buffalo Billion corruption case trial set for June; and, on Long Island, the corruption trial of former Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano in March.

In the Assembly, Republican leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua said two of his members would be pitted against each other in a Central New York district and an incumbent Republican and incumbent Democrat would be forced to seek the same Buffalo district.

The leader of the Assembly Republicans, Brian Kolb, said in a statement that «a grant program that pits upstate regions against each other is not a catalyst for sustained revitalization».

LATFOR's other members are Bob Oaks, who, like the Assembly Republicans he represents, is easily and often overlooked, and Senator Martin Dilan, a short, affable colonel in the Brooklyn Democratic Machine.

Prominent Democrats were on the defensive in both public episodes — one a legislative controversy, the other a trial in Hartford Superior Court — relating to the clean - election program established a decade ago by the Democrat - controlled General Assembly after a corruption scandal sent Republican Gov. John G. Rowland to federal prison.

Other Republicans considering a run for governor are Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, of Syracuse, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, and Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro.

Thursday night, word began circulating of a «framework» agreement reached between the so - called «three men in a room» — Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — that would satisfy at least the minimum requirements for both: The Democratic - dominated Assembly would agree to the first passage of legislation paving the way for a constitutional amendment that would allow for the stripping of public pensions from elected officials and other top officials convicted of public corruption, and the Republican - led Senate would approve a one - year extension of mayoral control of New York City's schools.

Next on tap is Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, the only other declared Republican candidate.

And so the two houses of the Legislature aligned against each other, each backed by a powerful interest group: charter school advocates who have contributed generously to Senate Republicans (and Gov. Andrew Cuomo) and teachers» unions that are core supporters of Assembly Democrats, and see charter schools as a persistent threat.

Kaehny said Republicans who control the Senate and Democrats who control the Assembly have done a «terrible job» and have essentially looked the other way.

Mr. Skelos, who leads Senate Republicans, and Mr. Silver, who leads the Assembly Democrats, have each sought in recent weeks to portray the other's caucus as more opposed to Mr. Cuomo's budget than their own.

Mr. Molo also offered a civics lesson to the jury, showing a picture of the State Capitol and explaining how one end, the Assembly, is controlled by Democrats and the other, the Senate, by Republicans.

Other potential GOP candidates to take on Cuomo are Sen. John DeFrancisco of Syracuse; Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua; former financier Harry Wilson of Weschester, who narrowly lost the 2010 race for state comptroller and served in roles for the Democratic Obama administration; Astorino; Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan of East Northport; and Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro of upstate Red Hook.

Also at 11 a.m., Republican Assembly candidate Colin Schmitt will hold a press conference regarding Democrat Assemblyman James Skoufis and demand full disclosure about his connections to CPV Valley Power plant and the massive statewide Percoco / Howe corruption scandal that is centered in the 99th Assembly District, along with other reform issues.

Mulling a run for governor next year, Republican Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is still willing to praise Gov. Andrew Cuomo, this time on the governor backing a bill that provides for a new tax exemption for breweries, cider producers and other distilleries.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb is the other declared Republican in the race; Sen. John DeFrancisco is expected to announce he is running for governor later today.

McLaughlin, along with other Senate and Assembly Republicans, held a news conference this morning to push an amendment to the state's Constitution that would limit the governor's use of messages of necessity that waive the three - day aging process for measures.

And a long - standing gentlemen's agreement between the two major parties to not attack each other's stronghold in the legislature (Democrats control the Assembly, Republicans the Senate) has fostered a culture of impunity in Albany that has only been jostled, but not cleansed, by the frequent indictment of sitting lawmakers.

Assemblyman Peter Lopez of Schoharie, excluded from the briefing like the Assembly's other minority Republicans, said the same feudal system has remained in place in the Legislature despite recent leadership changes and promises of openness.