Sentences with phrase «outspoken champion»

This is the guy many might have assumed was so thorough a torch - bearer for self - publishing and so outspoken a champion of entrepreneurial authors that he'd throw scones at the huge traditional British house that wanted to handle his new work.

This award is named for the late F.X. Matt, president of the F.X. Matt Brewing Co. in Utica, N.Y., from 1980 - 1989, and a tireless and outspoken champion for the small brewing industry.

Mike Novogratz, the Wall Street trader who became one of bitcoin's most outspoken champions, is starting a merchant bank dedicated to cryptocurrencies and blockchain - based ventures.

Day's leftist politics and her sense of personal activism remained; she established a political journal, «The Catholic Worker,» in association with self - described Christian anarchist Peter Maurin (Martin Sheen), and was a tireless and outspoken champion of the rights of the poor and disenfranchised.

Not only is Morelle an upstater, but he is a more moderate Democrat than the very liberal NYC mayor, who has become an outspoken champion of the left since his election in the fall of 2013.

The newly - minted senator quickly latched on to the «Don't Ask, Don't Tell» issue, becoming an outspoken champion for its repeal.

She also noted during her discussion with me (which took place last Friday when many people were already in Memorial Day weekend mode) that — until recently — President Obama himself did not favor gay marriage, and her Democratic target, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, didn't become an outspoken champion of it until she moved from Congress to the Senate.

For an explanation as to why Cuomo would risk muddying the waters of his own campaign, you should look no further state former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, who has emerged as an outspoken champion of Rangel — and chief critic of Democrats like Rep. Mike Arcuri who have turned their backs on him.

Nolan is an outspoken champion of public schools, and a strong NYSUT / UFT ally.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, an outspoken champion of women's rights, has been pushing hard (along with her colleagues) for this.

He has been an outspoken champion of conservative causes in the House.

«As co-Leader of the Senate, Senator Klein has been an effective senate leader in a challenging power - sharing dynamic who is also an outspoken champion of campaign finance reform and strong supporter of the constitutional redistricting amendment,» Dadey said in a statement.

She has since become an outspoken champion of gay rights.

Paarlberg himself is an outspoken champion of the benefits of the Green Revolution.

I like that DeVos hasn't spent her life in education bureaucracies, is an outspoken champion of all kinds of educational choice, strikes those who've driven Obama - era school reform as an «outsider,» and is a small government conservative.

A dedicated advocate of urban public education and an outspoken champion of educational opportunities for urban students throughout Rhode Island, Keith stepped into this role in June 2017.

Bennett was an outspoken champion of big changes that happened in the Hoosier State and others around the country, and he was also a strong GOP voice for things like the Common Core State Standards.

You are an outspoken champion of the Romance genre.

As for Grandeur Peak, David has been an outspoken champion since its inception.

Pindell has continued to develop and transform her approaches to art, weaving together personal and cultural history, trauma, and recovery, and remaining an outspoken champion of social justice.

In this first phase under Faure Walker, Artscribe was distinguished by the lively intelligence of its writing, with a certain range — early content included a long interview with artist R.B. Kitaj (an outspoken champion of figuration) and a sophisticated description of the performance art scene in the United States and Europe by Stuart Morgan.

Despite authoring several books on the perils of climate change, he remains best known for his outspoken championing of the potential benefits of GM (also known as GMO, genetically modified organism) crop production.

The grandmother of three kids under five has been an outspoken champion for the city of Hamilton as the president of the Hamilton and District Chamber of Commerce in 1996 and as past president of the Business Executives Organization, and has served on a long list of community boards and associations.

Judy has been an outspoken champion for the city of Hamilton as the president of the Hamilton and District Chamber of Commerce in 1996 and as past president of the Business Executives Organization, and has served on a long list of community boards and associations.