Sentences with phrase «party bid for governor»

A Downstate Republican lawmaker launched a third - party bid for governor on Thursday, exacerbating the challenges facing Gov. Bruce Rauner's re-election as he seeks to heal divisions within his party's base to take on Democrat J.B. Pritzker.

Lazio later dropped the Conservative Party bid for governor as well.

Not exact matches

He also rejected the suggestion that he might lose a GOP primary to Carl Paladino, who has so far spent $ 1.6 million of his own cash on his bid for governor and says he'll go up to $ 10 million, and end up a spoiler on the Conservative Party line.

The party was first founded by Republican former Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino in his unsuccessful bid for governor in 2014.

I covered those multi-candidate debates, which also included then - Independence Party contender Tom Golisano (on his third failed bid for governor and being advised by none other than Roger Stone, who is now helping Paladino.)

Some (mostly Levy backers) speculated Cox is still hoping for a eleventh - hour deal in which Lazio would clear the way for Levy by dropping his bid for governor to become the party's nominee for AG.

RGA Chair Haley Barbour, whose organization party - switching Suffolk County Steve Levy once insisted was firmly in his corner and would spend millions to help his gubernatorial bid, released a statement today welcoming the party's newest candidate for governor: M. Myers Mermel.

Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, who failed in his bid to get the GOP nomination for governor, blames state conservatives who he says is dragging down the Republican party in New York.

Thanks to iSideWith.com founders Taylor Peck and Nick Boutelier, those viewers were able to read the responses from the Reform Party's Rocky De La Fuente, Jill Stein of the Green Party, the Constitution Party's Darrell Castle, independent candidate Evan McMullin and — in moments when he wasn't seemingly too bored and actually stayed on topic — even gleaned a few responses from Libertarian Party nominee Gary Johnson, a former governor of New Mexico who made participation in the televised debates the rallying cry of his second bid for the White House.

Harris, the former consumer protection commissioner and one - time West Hartford mayor tried to parlay his extensive contacts in the state Democratic Party into a successful bid for the governor's office.

In a federal lawsuit filed today, the party claimed that Rob Astorino, the Republican Westchester county executive and candidate for governor, threatened to «decapitate» party leadership in a bid to win the Independence Party's support as he ran for re-election in Westchester last party claimed that Rob Astorino, the Republican Westchester county executive and candidate for governor, threatened to «decapitate» party leadership in a bid to win the Independence Party's support as he ran for re-election in Westchester last party leadership in a bid to win the Independence Party's support as he ran for re-election in Westchester last Party's support as he ran for re-election in Westchester last year.

If they don't, Conservatives will go the way of the now - defunct Liberal Party, which ceased to exist after Cuomo backed out of his 2002 bid for governor and left Liberals without a known standard - bearer.

Hawkins garnered nearly 60,000 votes in a previous bid for governor in 2010 — a showing that restored the Green Party's automatic ballot access in the Empire State.

The former New York governor, who had been openly flirting with a bid, was scheduled to appear in Iowa Saturday for a local party fundraiser.

Now that Governor David Paterson has withdrawn his bid for governor, New York's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo appears to have a clear path to his party's nomination if he chooses to run for the state's highestGovernor David Paterson has withdrawn his bid for governor, New York's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo appears to have a clear path to his party's nomination if he chooses to run for the state's highestgovernor, New York's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo appears to have a clear path to his party's nomination if he chooses to run for the state's highest office.

But Lazio did capture the Conservative Party's endorsement, and could have continued his bid for governor.

Among them: former Republican National Committee chairman Mike Duncan, who lost his bid for a second term to Steele in 2009, Connecticut Republican Party Chairman Chris Healy, California committeeman Ron Nehring and former Nevada governor Robert List.

UPDATED, 12:22 p.m. ET: Florida Republican Party Chairman Frank Greer will endorse former Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele's bid for the chairmanship of the Republican National Committee this afternoon.

Republican party star gets boost for potential 2016 presidential bid as he takes more than 60 % of the vote over his Democratic rival in New Jersey governor election

It had long seemed that the front - runner for the party's nomination was former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra, who previously abandoned a GOP bid for governor.

Cuomo soldiered on as Barron, who ran an unsuccessful bid for governor on his self - created «Freedom Party» line last fall, yelled loudly and urged his backers on by waving his arms.

Asked whether the governor, rumored to be mulling a presidential bid, is at risk of facing a left - wing challenger in his 2018 re-election bid, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio said: «For quite a while, the progressive and reform wing of the Democratic Party has been ascending and wants Democrats to be consistent Democrats — not Republicans lite... There's something wrong in the state, and people are sick of it.

Donald Trump is now the presumptive nominee for his party ahead of the Republican National Convention in July after Texas Senator Ted Cruz dropped his bid Tuesday night and Ohio Governor John Kasich was confirmed to suspend his campaign later Wednesday.

Giuliani did not endorse Pataki's bid for governor in 1994, instead crossing party lines to back then - Gov.

Speaking on the Capitol Pressroom radio show, Ms. Stewart - Cousins praised her former colleague Cecelia Tkaczyk — an upstate Democrat who lost her bid for re-election to the State Senate last year — and indicated she sympathized the ex-legislator's efforts to become chairwoman of the party and remove the leadership the governor helped install.

Lorigo, as you'll recall, initially ran for governor himself, intending to challenge Lazio's claim to Row C. Long called for Lorigo to drop his bid or resign his party post.

On Friday, April 13, Working Families Party Director Bill Lipton accused Governor Andrew Cuomo of bullying political groups and unions that were considering endorsing his challenger Cynthia Nixon in her bid for gGovernor Andrew Cuomo of bullying political groups and unions that were considering endorsing his challenger Cynthia Nixon in her bid for governorgovernor.

The NYS Public Employees Federation (PEF), which represents 54,000 professional, scientific and technical state and other public - and private - sector employees, has endorsed Teachout and Tim Wu in their primary bids for the Democratic Party nomination for governor and leiutenant governor, respectively.

Thwarted at the party's convention, Teachout mounted an unlikely bid for the Democratic nomination against Cuomo, electrifying liberal critics of the governor along the way.

Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro this week has picked up more endorsements from Republican and Conservative Party county chairs in his bid for the GOP nomination for governor.

He's been a recurring candidate over the years and in his bid for Governor four years ago, Hawkins received enough votes to automatically bestow major party status on the Green Party of New Yoparty status on the Green Party of New YoParty of New York...

Former New York Governor George Pataki is the latest Republican to explore a bid for his party's presidential nomination in 2016.

But Lazio did capture the Conservative Party's endorsement, and could have continued his bid for governor, running November's general election against Paladino and New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.

Former Howard Dean internet organizer Zephyr Teachout got 42 % of the votes of the Working Families Party state committee, falling short in her bid to get its endorsement for governor, reports Jesse McKinley for the New York Times.

Kshama Sawant's successful campaign in Seattle and Howie Hawkins's and Brian Jones's Green Party bid for New York governor and lieutenant governor show that starting down ticket can be an effective strategy for garnering public attention...

(CNN)-- Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck is calling on fellow Republican Dan Maes to quit his bid for governor, the latest in a string of Colorado Republicans calling on the Tea Party favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nominee later FrParty favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nominee later Frparty's nominee later Friday.

Syracuse - based Green Party activist Howie Hawkins is set to launch another bid for governor next week following a 2010 campaign that resulted in receiving 59,906 votes.

As for the GOP primary, it was widely believed that Ed Cox's support of Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy's party switch and subsequent failed bid for governor was the result of some sort of deal with local GOP Chair John Jay LaValle in exchange for his support of Chris Cox in the NY - 1 race against Democratic Rep. Tim Bishop.

Earlier Friday, Colorado Senate candidate Ken Buck called on Maes to quit his bid for governor, the latest in a string of Colorado Republicans calling on the Tea Party favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nomParty favorite to step down before he is officially certified as the party's nomparty's nominee.

Fortunately, after the primary, many of them backed Howie Hawkins's Green Party bid (I was the candidate for lieutenant governor), which pushed the campaign to a historic 5 percent of the overall vote.

State Sen. John DeFrancisco is considering whether to drop his bid for governor after failing to win the endorsement of Conservative Party leaders over the weekend, according to Spectrum News.

He flirted with a bid for lieutenant governor but backed down after the labor - backed Working Families Party decided to endorse Mr. Cuomo in return for a series of compromises, including a commitment to hand control of the State Senate back to Democrats.

Governor Charlie Baker has been endorsed by the Massachusetts Republican Party in his bid for another four - year term.