Sentences with phrase «party primary this year»

Long Island Democrat David Calone, who narrowly lost a party primary a year ago, has decided against making a second try next year to take on Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin.

Lawmakers next week are expected to vote on a measure that would change the state's party primaries this year from Sept. 11 to Sept. 13, Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said this afternoon.

The Jan. 27 ruling that New York must hold its non-presidential federal primary on June 26 set up the potential of having three party primaries this year: One on Sept. 11 for state elections and a third on April 24 for the GOP presidential primary, a costly consideration for local Boards of Election.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Sen. David Valesky, D - Oneida, is one of the five senators Gov. Andrew Cuomo and other New York City Democrats are loudly promising to knock off in a party primary this year because of their coalition with Republicans.

Not exact matches

In France, the socialist party is hosting the first debate for the primaries ahead of presidential elections later this year.

Party member Hong said that they had based the bill on research conducted between his office and the Korea International Trade Association (KITA) and reiterated that last years» government concerns could be addressed by more clarity: «The primary goal (of the legislation) is helping remove uncertainties facing blockchain - related businesses.»

The Klottey Korle MP is challenging the eligibility of Dr. Zanetor Rawlings who beat him in the party's parliamentary primary last year.

Working Families Party has played a major role in other Democratic primaries in Queens in recent years, including helping to elect Councilmembers Danny Dromm, Jimmy Van Bramer and Julissa Ferreras in 2009.

This would be a bigger deal in election years where one party has a contested primary and the other one doesn't (meaning there's not too much of a reason for people to go vote in one of them, so why not vote in the other?).

Stachowski also had the added benefit in 2008 of the Conservative Party line, but this year that went to Kennedy (which is sort of amusing, when you consider that the Erie County Conservative chairman, Ralph Lorigo, has launched a primary against GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio for Row D, complaining that he's too liberal).

The bills include measures aimed at early voting in New York, making it easier to vote through an absentee ballot with «no excuse» voting, pre-registration for 16 - and 17 - year - old future voters, and making it easier to change a party ahead of a primary.

Seeking to put to rest rumors that his support of Doug Hoffman might be wavering, state Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long sent a memo today to NY - 23 county leaders and committee members seeking to tie Hoffman's GOP primary opponent, Matt Doheny, to the woman he forced out of last year's special election, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava.

DeFrancisco is still considering a run for governor next year and he insisted Wednesday he did not want to see the party enveloped in a primary for the nomination.

In a Democratic primary this year you couldn't really have a better narrative which pits the outsiders against the more entrenched interests for the soul of the Democratic Party.

Last year, while attending a conference, we heard a speaker arguing that Giuseppe Civati won the primary election of the Italian Democratic Party, at least on Twitter.

The New York State Democratic Party plans on blocking a proposed resolution at its May 23 - 24 convention that would allow independent or «unaffiliated» voters to vote in this year's Democratic primary for governor.

Lee Kindlon, a political newcomer who's challenging incumbent Albany County DA David Soares in a Democratic primary this year, is poised to formally announce his campaign leadership team today, and the list includes a name likely to surprise some party insiders.

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato, who crossed party lines and backed Cuomo for governor four years ago, is endorsing state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco in the Republican primary (if there is one) for governor.

The party this year is facing one its biggest challenges since its inception, endorsing and nominating Cynthia Nixon for governor, the Democratic primary challenger to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

Several NY 19 candidates said that their fundraising totals in a race that began a year before most primary battles start shaping up reflected an energized party base and a vulnerable incumbent.

Nixon said in addition to running in the Democratic Party primary, she's also competing with Cuomo to actively seek the nomination of the Working Families Party, a progressive group that gave Cuomo the nomination four years ago but has had its differences with the incumbent governor.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

Party Designating petitions were filed at the NYC Board of Elections on Thursday and it is time for my annual report on this year's likely upcoming Primary contests in the City.

Sal Albanese, 68 Party: Reform Party (previously ran as a Democrat in the primary election) Current role: Former city councilman and public school teacher Brief bio: Albanese was born in Calabria, Italy, on Aug. 29, 1949, and immigrated to Brooklyn when he was 8 years old.

To put Tolbert's war chest in perspective, he already has more money in hand than what Mickey Kearns spent four years ago when he ran against Brown in the party primary.

Terry Gipson, a former Democratic state senator from the Hudson Valley, has reportedly approached party activists about challenging Cuomo in the Democratic primary next year.

Following the inability of the Huudu Yahaya - led conflict resolution committee of the National Democratic Congress to effectively deal with grievances arising out of last year's parliamentary primaries, the governing party risk losing some parliamentary seats it won or lost to independent candidates in the 2012 elections, investigations by The aL - hAJJ have uncovered.

Atiku said he was in Akwa Ibom State to seek for support of the governor and entire PDP family in the state ahead party's presidential primary election later in the year.

The tea party - backed candidate who tried to defeat Hanna in a primary two years ago won Tuesday night's three - way Republican contest.

The 29 - year - old juggernaut, which backs female Democrats who support abortion rights, has infrastructure so strong it can occasionally create headaches for the official party committees in primaries.

For the first time, Cuomo openly said that he would oppose the Senate Independent Democratic Conference: «Either they announce that they agree to come back to the Democratic Party, or they will face primaries this year from our unified Democratic coalition.»

New York's top Democratic Party officials issued an ultimatum this week for the feuding factions to unite next year, or risk primary challenges for the eight IDC members and leadership changes for mainstream Democrats.

Two years ago, the party helped progressive Democrats win a number of legislative primaries, in some cases against incumbents.

Four year later, Ferraro entered the 1978 Democratic primary for the Ninth Congressional District, defeating then - City Councilman Tom Manton, who later succeeded Ferraro in the U.S. House of Representatives and was the longtime Queens Democratic Party boss, by 53 percent to 28 percent.

Louise Slaughter, a New York Democrat who served for 30 years, died in March, and Republican Rep. Robert Pittenger of North Carolina lost his party's primary Tuesday.

In states that have caucus systems, passing the hat at election year caucuses to attendees is often the primary source of revenue (as well as one of the biggest expenses in the local party budget).

Time is running out for voters to switch parties in advance of this year's statewide primary elections.

For this year's primary, the deadline for people to change their party affiliation was October 9 last year — the earliest deadline of any state in the country.

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Unlike last year where the party chairmen could anoint a liberal Republican, this year the voters in NY - 23 will get to vote in a primary to decide who their Republican nominee is.

A former Democratic state senator from the Hudson Valley has approached party activists about challenging Gov. Cuomo in the Democratic primary next year, The Post has learned.

«This year, why did Matt Doheny take me to Peter Luger's looking for the Conservative Party endorsement, or, at best, an open primary.

Sanders angered many in the party establishment earlier this year when he filed papers to challenge Rep. Gregory Meeks in a primary before deciding to back out of the race.

New York Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney announced Tuesday she will challenge Rep. Richard Hanna, R - N.Y., in the Republican primary next year, setting up a fight between the three - term tea party state legislator against a moderate incumbent.

The primary that saw the sitting Member of Parliament, Nii Armah Ashietey defeated last year, sparked various controversy in the Constituency with party supporters petitioning the Constituency, Regional, National Executives of the NDC, as well as the founder of the party, J.J. Rawlings over his daughter's eligibility to contest the primary.

I was following online media during last year's primaries, and noticed anchors and commentators discussing people's «registration» as Democrats, Republicans or Independents (never for other parties...

Goldfeder noted New York's deadline is actually closer to the first state primary in a presidential election year: Those seeking to change their party affiliation for the September state legislative primary have to make the switch more than 11 months before heading to the polls.

Despite his primary opponent's desperate assertion to the contrary On Tuesday, Ohioans will head to the polls for their state's primary election, and the results will lay out a roadmap for a crucial election year in which the Republican and Democratic parties battle for control of the swing state — the first major contests since Donald -LSB-...]

It is possible that three presidential candidates, all of whom are seeking a minor party presidential nomination, will qualify for primary season matching funds this year.

Three years ago, she defied the party by running a primary against the chosen candidate for county executive, Dale Sweetland, and she scraped by with a victory.