Sentences with phrase «political newcomers»

The Committee endorsed two political newcomers, Dawn Kammerdeiner, for the Second Ward and David Mileham, for the Fourth Ward.

Incumbent Republicans Matt Sokol and Doug Beaty won seats as well as political newcomers Michael Wild and Brad Magowan who ran on the Republican, Independence and Reform lines.

Three Republicans ran in the gubernatorial primary: political newcomers Paul Mango and Laura Ellsworth, and state Sen. Scott Wagner, the party's endorsed candidate.

She recruited and promoted Janai McDonough, a homemaker turned neighborhood activist, to challenge political newcomers Republican Craig Johnson and Democrat Bill Carey.

The race pits two incumbents who see a limited role for city government against a pair of political newcomers with broader visions for what the council can do to improve residents» lives.

She said the interested parties are a mix of political newcomers and better known names.

Political newcomers Jacqualine G. Berger and Shawn A. Lavin will join Kulpa on the five - member board, which is expected to make key decisions next year on projects such as the proposed Westwood Country Club redevelopment.

In the four - way race for two Thurman Town Board seats, political newcomers John Youngblood and Joan Harris came out on top in the tight race, according to the initial election - night tally.

But for the hometown crowd, mostly it was their first «official» opportunity to check out two political newcomers who are vying for the Rosendale Town Board seat being vacated at the end of this year by veteran councilman Ken Hassett.

Both faced challenges by political newcomers.

He says that in some of the local races, political newcomers who are Democrats could be feeding off frustration with the Trump Administration and energizing voters.

Seeking to fill open seats is an eclectic batch of political newcomers who will be tasked with shaping city policy alongside a new mayoral administration.

Mr. Williams joins several heavyweights — Assemblyman Keith Wright, State Senator Bill Perkins, and former Assemblyman Adam Clayton Powell IV — and a couple of political newcomers — faith leader Suzan Johnson Cook and stay - at - home dad Mike Gallagher — in the race.

For example, when political newcomer David Brat successfully challenged House Republican majority leader Eric Cantor to represent Virginia in the U.S. Congress, it came as a surprise only to those reporters who didn't bother to go to Virginia and talk to «actual humans,» as Rutenberg observes (echoing an earlier analysis by Washington Post media reporter Paul Farhi).

A political newcomer, Naftali Bennett, is likely to push Netanyahu to the right on security issues.

Gibson has managed to keep his seat, but he remains a top target of the DCCC heading into the 2014 midterm elections, and his opponent, Democratic activist and political newcomer Sean Eldridge, is making the selfsame argument about the GOP congressman — that he leans too far to the right and in doing so is contributing to the dysfunction down in D.C.

Community activist and political newcomer Taniqua Simmons has thrown her hat into what is now a four - way contest in the Democratic primary on Sept. 12.

To demonstrate the seriousness of his campaign, Coffey, a political newcomer, said last month that he would invest $ 2 million of his own money in his statewide bid.

Maloney is facing a primary challenge from Reshma Saujani who has amassed a sizable war chest for a little - known political newcomer.

Cichon is a political newcomer but is known throughout the community as an activist and a former radio reporter.

When Mitt Romney ran for US Senate against Ted Kennedy in 1994, William Weld was the Governor of Massachusetts and a big supporter of the political newcomer.

Republican Harry Wilson, who, as a largely self - funding political newcomer, came within just under 4 percentage points of ousting Democratic state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli last fall, has not said anything publicly in response to a NY Post report that he's being talked up as a potential 2012 challenger to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, but he already has at least one GOP county chairman in his corner.

A political newcomer with deep pockets, Marc Cenedella, is mulling a challenge to Gillibrand, too, and has been traveling the state to meet with GOP leaders.

The Post has endorsed political newcomer David Malpass in the three - way GOP US Senate primary, the winner of which will face Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in November, calling him the «unquestionably superior candidate» who «follows the intellectual tradition set by the late Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.»

Meanwhile, on the Republican side, there is so far just one candidate — political newcomer and Bedford attorney Samar Khojasteh, who has formally announced a campaign, though others are reportedly still considering the race.

However, it also means that the Democratic Party leaders will dictate the selection of a candidate, protecting their contender, political newcomer Matt Zeller, from a primary challenge.

Bedford attorney and political newcomer Samard Khojasteh is continuing to forge ahead with his bid to represent the Republican Party in the yet - to - be-called 37th Senate District special election, assembling a campaign team and sending out a letter seeking the support of local committee members.

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.

Regardless of whether she's able to make up the difference — and Long insists fundraising has picked up since she was declared the winner on Tuesday night — the political newcomer told me she doesn't need to out - raise Gillibrand to have a good shot at beating her.

Suffolk: State Senator Phil Boyle surprisingly lost his bid to become the Republican nominee for County Sheriff, falling to a political newcomer.

Norton is being challenged in the primary by political newcomer Kim Ford, who did not attend the Stein Club forum.

Kirkwood has three challengers; anti-violence activist Murray Holman, former Erie County Legislator Charlie Fisher and political newcomer April Baskin.

Republican political newcomer Bob Stefanowski is the first candidate in the crowded field running for governor to air TV ads.

The man mounting what he admits is a longshot campaign to unseat Farrell from the office he has held since 1974 is 25 - year - old political newcomer named Ariel Ferreira, a former NYC Council staffer and consultant.

It's a positive piece of campaign lit to introduce the little - known political newcomer to Bronx voters.

In the Nevada case, they're trying to help Harry Reid break up Republican Angle's support among the fringe Right, in part by pointing out the fact that this «political newcomer» has been in the Nevada Legislature since the late»90s and (I assume) has taken campaign donations from financial services firms.

Rep. Chris Collins thinks it's «terrific» that he's being challenged in a GOP primary by a 26 - year - old political newcomer.

In a debate at the East Hampton Library last month, all three candidates were largely in sync on many of the issues, though Mr. Bragman, a political newcomer, made several efforts to criticize and draw a distinction between himself and Mr. Cohen, who is chairman of the town's nature preserve committee.

Mark Boughton won the day, but the startling strength of political newcomer Obsitnik, a wealthy tech CEO and Navy veteran, makes him the one to watch.

The three candidates vying for two seats on the East Hampton Town Board debated a number of issues Monday evening at the East Hampton Library, with a political newcomer who has the party's backing repeatedly if gently attempting to draw a...

Another Democrat, a political newcomer, Andrew Gilchrist recently announced he is attempting to get on the ballot.

Laura Curran, a relative political newcomer, has racked up endorsements and outraised her opponent by a nearly 15 - to - 1 margin.

The three candidates vying for two seats on the East Hampton Town Board debated a number of issues Monday evening at the East Hampton Library, with a political newcomer who has the party's backing repeatedly if gently attempting to draw a distinction between himself and the candidate who does not.

Corey's opponent, Branford businessman and political newcomer Dominic Rupini, obtained enough votes to challenge Corey in the primary; he said he will make that decision next week.

A political newcomer, Balter decided to launch her campaign after spending months exploring a run for Congress.

❯ About: Stemerman, a hedge fund manager and political newcomer, made headlines with a $ 1.8 million personal donation to his campaign.

But political newcomer Okenfe Lebarty, who has been listed in the campaign finance database as Titus» challenger for the 31st Assembly District, which includes Far Rockaway, Rosedale and parts of South Ozone Park, announced his departure from the race early Tuesday morning.

The committee sent out a press release noting political newcomer April Baskin collected nearly 5,000 signatures, about ten times the required 500.

ECDC endorsed political newcomer April Baskins for the seat on Wednesday night.

U.S. Senate hopeful Sharron Angle said that during an astonishing interview on «Fox and Friends» this morning in which the hosts claimed she is a political newcomer (not so) and was endorsed by Sarah Palin (not so).