Sentences with phrase «political club leaders»

Nassau County and its three towns say new or strengthened ethics laws will curb nepotism, but more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club leaders — Republican and Democratic — have had at least one family member working in local government at some point since 2015.

In a news story on Sunday and in an online database, Newsday showed that more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club leaders from both parties have had at least one family member each working in local government at some point since 2015.

Nassau County and its three towns say new or strengthened ethics laws will curb nepotism, but more than 100 current or former elected officeholders, high - level appointees and political club leaders — Republican and Democrat — have had at least one family member working in local government at some point since 2015.

Companies with recent contracts that fell between $ 24,000 and $ 25,000 include some that employed current or former Republican elected officials and political club leaders.

Not exact matches

Quinn, the Democratic mayoral front - runner, has lost the backing of three left - wing Manhattan political clubs — including one in her own district — whose leaders say she's become too centrist as speaker.

Ms. Richardson ran for district leader in 2014 with the support of the Clarkes and their Progressive Democrats Political Association Club, but lost the party position by a few hundred votes to Shirley Patterson — who is also running for Mr. Camara's seat on the Independence Party line, with the backing of the Kings County Democratic Party establishment.

Under past Republican and Democratic county executives appointees were frequent contributors to political campaigns and often were leaders of local political clubs.

The Democrats» bill would for the first time cover contributions to political party committees and local clubs, which often have close ties to county leaders.

Bloomberg picked up several endorsements from leaders of the Queens Latino community last week, including Miguel Lopez of the Committee of Political Latino Americans, Oswaldo Guzman of the Ecuadorian Civic Committee of New York, Carlos Zamora of the Ecuadorian Civic Center, Lucy Mas Harris of Feria Internacional del Peru and Gerardo Chang, founder of Club Peru de NY.

And after Espaillat captured the congressional seat, the triumphant pol backed a leader in his political club, Marisol Alcantara, for the seat.

But Conservative leaders have often attempted change against the conservative, if not reactionary, instincts of the party's parliamentarians and activists.Balfour dithered, and, as Harris notes, he saw the Carlton Club as «infested by the political bore», and «when Balfour or any other Conservative lost the bores, he lost the party».

Chris McGrath, the Republican looking to fill the seat vacated by former Senate GOP Majority Leader Dean Skelos, once did legal work for the disgraced ex-lawmaker's political club and a close ally.

With the special election less than a month away, Alice Cancel, 61, a Lower East Side district leader, has not been seen on the campaign trail since former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's allies and political club last month helped hand her the Democratic nomination to replace him.

Political: Bronx Democratic Party, Congressman Adriano Espiyallat, Chairman Marcos Crespo, Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., Assemblyman Victor Pichardo, Senator Ruben Diaz Sr., Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda, Councilman Rafael Salamanca, Councilman Andy King, Council member Anabel Palma, Council member Andy Cohen, District Leader Timothy Tapia, District Leader Yudelka Tapia, Benjamin Franklin Democratic Club

On Wednesday November 19, 2014, the leaders and members from the major New York City LGBT political clubs met jointly at the LGBT Center in Manhattan to discuss the results of the 2014 election, issues and strategies for the 2015 session in Albany, as well as issues on the national level for the 2015/2016 session of Congress and beyond.

«Yet, within our party, similar tactics keep delegates and club members in line so power remain in the hands of a few political leaders.»

However, leaders of local Democratic political clubs played down Menin's party switches, some of which had been reported by Downtown Express and others a few years ago.

New York's political clubs represent the some of the most grassroots elements of local politics, and members typically try to influence elections by distributing voter cards at poll sites, and through mailings that advertise their endorsements for offices ranging from local district leaders to the Commander - in - Chief.

With the special election less than a month away, Alice Cancel, 61, a Lower East Side district leader, has not been seen on the campaign trail since Silver's allies and political club last month helped hand her the Democratic nomination to replace him.

But in a reversal from its original contract - review plan, the Nassau Interim Finance Authority will not require an accounting of vendors» donations to political party committees and local clubs, which often have close ties to county leaders.

District leaders serve leadership roles in political clubs such as the Jefferson.

A prominent LGBT political club is demanding City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Democratic Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer step down from their leadership posts for refusing to bring a set of proposed police restrictions to a vote.

A prominent LGBT political club is demanding City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito and Democratic Majority Leader Jimmy Van Bramer step down from their leadership posts for refusing to bring a...

In a political club, community leaders and civic minded people that want their voice heard in government join together in one place.

As a community activist, a reporter, and as a volunteer in many service organizations and political clubs, I've had the chance to witness Grace Meng grow as a leader not only for Queens but for the entire country.

An NC Policy Watch investigation found that the school's activities include only one political club — a Young Republican's Club — that has a mission to «shape the future of Republican politics in North Carolina by recruiting, engaging, training and mobilizing a new generation of conservative leaders,» according to the school's websclub — a Young Republican's Club — that has a mission to «shape the future of Republican politics in North Carolina by recruiting, engaging, training and mobilizing a new generation of conservative leaders,» according to the school's websClub — that has a mission to «shape the future of Republican politics in North Carolina by recruiting, engaging, training and mobilizing a new generation of conservative leaders,» according to the school's website.