Sentences with phrase «other public advocate candidates»

City Councilman Eric Gioia (D - Sunnyside) joins other public advocate candidates to agree to disagree with Mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Not exact matches

Other potential Democratic candidates include real estate mogul Don Peebles, NYC comptroller Scott Stringer, Public Advocate Letitia James, Brooklyn Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, and Christine Quinn, the former council speaker now working for Gov. Cuomo.

Other potential Democratic mayoral candidates include city Comptroller John Liu, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former city Comptroller Bill Thompson.

Other politicians have also come out in support of legalization, including Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes, Public Advocate Letitia James, democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon, and others.

Bloomberg dismissed that criticism and slammed the other expected candidates, which include Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, his 2009 challenger Bill Thompson and City Comptroller John Liu.

That put him just behind Quinn's $ 1.32 million and well ahead of other candidates, including Stringer, former Comptroller Bill Thompson and Public Advocate Bill de Blasio.

Three other possible candidates, City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and former comptroller Bill Thompson, did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

Working Families Party officials have been subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating the party's ties to a company that provided campaign assistance to Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Staten Island Council Member Debi Rose and other city candidates, court records show.

By contrast, City Council Speaker Quinn — who has raised more funds than any other candidate — drummed up just under $ 20,000 and Public Advocate de Blasio raised a mere $ 12,730 from real estate donors in the same period.

Other names being floated around as rumored candidates include Public Advocate Letitia James, Queens State Senator Michael Gianaris, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Congresswoman Kathleen Rice and Alicia Glen, de Blasio's deputy mayor for housing and economic development.

Other candidates for the AG job include city Public Advocate Letitia James, City Councilmember Dan Garodnick and Queens state Sen. Mike Gianaris.

In other action, good - government advocates praised a proposed public campaign finance referendum for Suffolk legislators, which would give a 4 - to - 1 match on donations of up to $ 150 for candidates who opt in.

Other potential candidates listed include Brooklyn Borough President Marty Markowitz, City Comptroller John Liu, William Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

He said, «It is about the party invoking a clause in the constitution in recognition of a decision he had made by ceasing his membership of the party by going public to say he voted for a candidate other than the candidate of the party, and also saying that he was advocating to his constituents to vote against the decision of the congress which is the highest body of the party.»

The New York Times / Siena College Poll shows public advocate Bill De Blasio, a Democrat, leading the pack in the race for New York City mayor... Pollster Steve Greenberg says De Blasio has opened up a significant lead over the other candidates.

ALBANY — American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is using an anti-Common Core campaign to «cloak» his other positions on education issues that would be far less palatable to public school advocates.

In addition to Mr. Stringer and Mr. Jeffries, other possible candidates include Letitia James, the public advocate, and Ruben Diaz Jr., the Bronx borough president.

The Green Party is fielding candidates in a handful of other City Council races, as well as a full slate in the three citywide races for Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate.

Several other politicians joined in the parade, including mayoral candidate Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Two other rumored candidates, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. and Public Advocate Letitia James, were left off the poll.

Several other Democrats besides Rice and Gianaris may compete either in the internal process or the September primary, including Public Advocate Letitia James, former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara, Nassau County state Sen. Todd Kaminsky and former gubernatorial candidate Zephyr Teachout.

September 20, 2017 (New York, NY)-- James Lane, the Green Party candidate for Public Advocate, is calling for at least five public debates with Letitia «Tish» James and his other oppoPublic Advocate, is calling for at least five public debates with Letitia «Tish» James and his other oppopublic debates with Letitia «Tish» James and his other opponents.

Normal Siegel, former director of the ACLU and a candidate for public advocate, said he and others were researching a possible legal challenge to the granting of a waiver.

At the Bronx Community College mayoral forum, other candidates — including fellow Democrat and city Public Advocate Bill de Blasio — said Weiner is distracting people from the issues.

Bloomberg's barbs, which came from an August 6 interview, were published four days after a Quinnipiac poll showed a surge in de Blasio's popularity among voters, with 43 percent of those polled favoring the public advocate over the other Democratic candidates, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, who captured only 18 percent of the votes.

Among those calling for the funding were the city's other two citywide elected officials, Public Advocate Letitia James, Controller Scott Stringer, and Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. — all seen as likely candidates for mayor in 2021.

Other politicians have also come out in support of legalization, including Assemblywoman Crystal Peoples - Stokes, Public Advocate Letitia James, democratic candidate for governor Cynthia Nixon, and others.