Sentences with phrase «political office before»

Quality candidates are people who have served in political office before, have run campaigns before or otherwise have political experience, Bensel added.

The former federal prosecutor had never held political office before winning the seat in 2014.

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Shortly before assuming office last year, Trump broke with tradition by ordering all of former President Barack Obama's political appointees to leave their ambassadorships immediately after the inauguration.

With British officials raiding the offices of embattled political consultancy Cambridge Analytica, Mark Zuckerberg bending the knee before congress, and GDPR set to go into effect next month, no story holds greater sway in techland.

Before the Revolution, Jefferson was a vestryman in his local church, a lay position that was informally tied to political office at the time.

A big difference between this speech and what he had talked about publicly before, according to some who know him, is that during this time frame, he was out of office and didn't have people with political antennae around him to pull him back from such stark rhetoric.

Has our POTUS ever held a prayer vigil to rally political support for him in any political office that he is / was seeking??? Think before you post xian loon.

Giuliani has never run for office before, but he does come from a political family.

The story of continuity also ties to perceptions of impunity — no one in Burundi has thus far been prosecuted for political murder -, to lack of progress on questions of justice and memory, lack of trust in the newly established Truth and Reconciliation Commission (which interestingly only appeared on the scene months before the election, in December 2014), and perceptions of corruption, abuse of office, the sense of being «used» by those in authority (people speak of being their «bridge» to other objectives).

Trump, who made a fortune in real estate before running for political office, has decided to donate his first - quarter salary of $ 78,333 to the National Park Service, the White House announced.

Despite challengers on the left and right, Cuomo's political apparatus seems largely dormant seven months before Election Day, with no spokesperson, campaign office, or manager (it was Joe Percoco) and an outdated website.

«We have seen the office of the mayor enter onto a new level of political terrain in using a nonprofit to advance his political agenda — with a nonprofit that also was raising money from people who do business before the city, which amounts to more or less being a political committee, and not just a nonprofit organization.»

«You know, I've never run for office before, and I'm not so much in the political establishment, so I'm going to let those guys, you know, sort it out a bit,» Malpass told me.

Guy Molinari, the former borough president and congressman, was knocked as a career pol when he ran unsuccessfully for district attorney, as was former - DA and now - Congressman Daniel Donovan, though he had served some time in the Manhattan DA's office before moving into the political world.

A reader forwarded an email invite from NYC Councilman Lew Fidler to an all - day open house fundraiser on June 26 for an «unspecified» state office, telling supporters that it is «imperative» for him to raise more campaign cash than ever before (presumably) to demonstrate political strength.

She will probably want to move the de Blasio case to a conclusion before Trump names a replacement — not out of any partisan political calculation, but to follow through on the investigation's natural momentum before the office is engulfed in an overhaul and a year's worth of work stalls out.

He said he supported Deacon over the other two Democratic candidates because she grew up in Syracuse, attended Syracuse schools, and worked her way up in the political arena, working for former Syracuse Mayor Matt Driscoll and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand before running for office this year for the first time.

Whenever the Chairperson of the County Committee by reason of the Rules of the Democratic Party of the State of New York is a member of a District Committee of a political subdivision lying partly within and partly without New York County which is required to make a Party nomination for public office, he or she shall convene a meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County, to be held no later than five days before the last day provided by law for filing a certificate of such Party nomination; he or she shall consult with such District Committee and in carrying out his or her duties as a member of the District Committee for such political subdivision, he or she shall, to the extent feasible, be guided by the advice of a majority of those present and voting at the meeting of the District Committee for the part of such political subdivision within New York County.

He's become the state's most popular political figure during nearly four years in office and his achievements and experience before that are formidable.

The neophyte candidate has never before run for any political office, although she has a lot of connections to well - heeled donors, which explains why her fundraising performance far surpassed her petition - gathering efforts.

Donald Trump is currently running for president, and while he's given political commentary and funded candidates before, I'm not aware of him holding political office.

Not only does Eldridge now occupy the same office space on Kingston's Wall Street as previously occupied by Congressman Maurice Hinchey and before that by Congressman Matt McHugh, but he's planning on running for the same political office as well.

[2] He served as a political advisor to Foreign Secretary, James Callaghan during the conflict in Cyprus in the 1970s, before becoming head of the Prime Minister's political office at Downing Street in 1976 when Callaghan succeeded Harold Wilson.

Ken Lovett: «With time possibly running out on crusading U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara's term, many in New York's political and legal circles are bracing for a frenzy of activity as his office works to finish up ongoing cases into the Cuomo and de Blasio administrations before the next President takes office.»

The Republican candidate for state attorney general says the man who holds the office now, and those who served before him, have treated it has a political stepping stone.

On Sept. 5, 2008, for instance, four days before that year's Democratic primary, Guillen opined in El Nuevo Diario that «we must retain the experience, political ability, legislative acumen, honesty and high principles» of Espaillat - all without mentioning he was a state worker in Espaillat's office.

«It's so devastating on so many levels because he did great things in office, as a state senator, as attorney general,» said Linda Rosenthal, a Democratic assemblywoman from the Upper West Side, who has known Mr. Schneiderman since before his political career began.

The bill passed by the Senate includes anti-nepotism provisions, today: · Prohibits gifts from lobbyists and their clients of more than nominal value, including travel, lodging and other expenses, and broaden the types of lobbying activities that lobbyists must disclose; · Prohibits elected government officials and candidates for elected local, state or federal office from appearing in taxpayer - funded advertisements; · Closes the «revolving door» loophole by prohibiting former legislative employees from directly lobbying the Legislature for two years, and expands the revolving door restrictions for Executive Chamber employees to preclude appearances before any state agency; · Prohibits non-legislative employees from using their authority or influence to «compel or induce» any other employee to make political contributions; · Prohibits state employees from participating in any personnel decision or contracting matter concerning a relative.

But the younger Espada was beaten by Annabel Palma, a health care union organizer who had never before run for political office.

The Community Affairs Unit, which works with community organizations on local issues and is regarded as a political arm of the mayor's office, also hired Roberto Perez, Jonathan Viguers and Kicy Motley, all of whom worked for the public advocate's office before shifting to the mayoral campaign.

They say Underwood is well - positioned to run the office and will minimize any potential political conflicts since she would not campaign before the voters for the seat.

Tedisco is a well - known figure in the area — his nickname is «Mr. Schenectady» — and an early poll released by his campaign showed him with a wide lead over businessman Scott Murphy (D) who has never before run for political office.

The wedding, coming a year after the legalization of same - sex marriage in New York State and a year before the mayoral election, has been the buzz of New York political circles in recent weeks and has brought Ms. Quinn the kind of celebrity - style coverage rarely enjoyed by a local candidate for office.

Since the NPP won elections in 2016 and even before Nana Addo was sworn in to take office as the sixth president under the 4th Republic, Delta Force, a known NPP political vigilante group, the party of the sitting president, has been on the rampage.

«You were a governor before me and you are assuming office at a very delicate period in our national political life not only in terms of the challenges of a new party seeking power at various levels of government including Federal but also at a time when there seems to be a lot of tension in the country and clear frightening security challenges» he said.

Diane Abbott and Michael Portillo are quizzed on one of TV's most famous marriages - theirs on the This Week sofa before Diane left to seek higher political office - as Richard and Judy see how well the pair really know each other.

Buhari also sent condolences to the family members, friends and professional colleagues of the deceased, who he noted distinguished himself as an engineer before vying for political office to serve his people.

Although prominent members of both political parties have taken a dislike to the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), Bush still hopes to reauthorize the law before he leaves office.

Despite Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's ambitions to cut spending in a special session only weeks before he leaves office - most lawmakers and political observers say the effort is unlikely to produce many results.

And in Washington, where everything is political, they'll note that it began before President Obama took office — perhaps «another example of the failed policies of the Bush Administration.»

Governor Blagojevich has been arrested in the middle of what we can only describe as a political corruption crime spree... Blagojevich and others were working feverishly to get as much money from contractors, shaking them down, pay to play, before the end of the year... At the end of the day, the conduct we have before us is appalling... His press - conference sidekick, the FBI's Rob Grant, was almost as good: If it isn't the most corrupt state in the United States, it's certainly one hell of a competitor... the FBI agents that participated in this wiretap investigation, were thoroughly disgusted and revolted by what they heard, and I think even the most cynical agents in our office were shocked...

Our attorneys urge you to call our office to seek legal advice before applying for any benefit regarding a visa, green card, political asylum or citizenship.

Before attending law school, Lorena was a political appointee at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where she served as a congressional liaison in the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Legislation.

«The panel finds that Justice Matlow participated in controversial political discussions, inappropriately used the privileged platform of judicial office, publicly offered legal advice and criticism, took a role in litigation that was likely to come before his court, communicated with the press in the course of advancing a specific point of view in a legal and political dispute against a party that was imminently to appear before him in litigation, and failed to ensure that his actions and the extent of his involvement in the dispute with that party were disclosed to his co-panelists [on Divisional Court] and to the parties,» said the panel.

denied, 541 U.S. 960 (2004): A probate judge who ran for state senate was charged with violating canons prohibiting sitting judges from accepting campaign contributions and requiring judges to resign from the bench before running for political office.

The plaintiffs challenged eight restrictions on judicial conduct: 1) the prohibition on judicial candidates campaigning as a member of a political organization, 2) the prohibition on judicial candidates making speeches for or against political organizations or candidates, 3) the ban on judicial candidates making contributions to political causes or candidates, 4) the prohibition on judicial candidates from publicly endorsing or opposing candidates for public office, 5) the prohibition on judges from acting as a leader or holding office in a policitical organization, 6) the prohibition on judicial candidates knowingly or recklessly making false statements during campaigns, 7) the ban on judicial candidates making misleading statements, and 8) the prohibition on candidates making pledges, promises, or committments in connection with cases, controversies, or issues that are likely to come before the court.

Very few of them have ever before stepped near a campaign office, and they demonstrate little familiarity with political life in the United States.