Sentences with phrase «potential gubernatorial bid»

Despite the buzz surrounding a potential gubernatorial bid by education activist and actress Cynthia Nixon and negative headlines amid a corruption trial for one of his former aides, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is still the frontrunner in the 2018 New York governor's race, according to a new poll.

Although Governor Paterson asked New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to investigate the conversation he had with the possible victim in the domestic violence case involving one of his top aides, only 38 % think Cuomo will be fair and impartial in conducting the investigation due to his potential gubernatorial bid.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has opened a campaign account with the state Board of Elections for a potential gubernatorial bid, but he said Wednesday that he still hasn't decided whether to run for the job next year.

Kolb, R - Canandaigua, has been exploring a potential gubernatorial bid since the summer.

On March 7, Cuomo suggested that de Blasio may be behind Nixon's then - potential gubernatorial bid, setting off yet another feud between the governor and mayor.

Molinaro opened a campaign account with the state Board of Elections in November for a potential gubernatorial bid but said at the time that he had not made a decision about running.

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Besides all things Buffalo School Board - related, Paladino is using whatever influence he has to rally support behind a potential Donald Trump gubernatorial bid.

There's been speculation for some time that DeFrancisco might be mulling retirement from the Senate, and that talk intensified when he lost his bid to lead the GOP conference to Long Island Sen. John Flanagan, who, for what it's worth, has also been mentioned as a potential gubernatorial contender in 2018.

«The longer things lay out there and people don't close ranks — just ask Mitt Romney about this — and when you're going through a primary where the appeal is to the hard right to win, there's the potential for more mischief,» said Rick Lazio, a former Republican congressman and U.S. Senate nominee who struggled through a 2010 gubernatorial bid against challenges by then - Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy (who he beat) and Paladino (who he did not).

At the Human Rights Campaign's Greater New York gala on Saturday night, Nixon — an Upper West Side resident who has gained prominence for her advocacy on education issues — did not formally announce a gubernatorial bid but seemed to lay out a potential campaign platform.

Incumbent Westchester County executive Rob Astorino, considered a potential gubernatorial candidate, lost his bid for a third term last month and the GOP suffered defeats in a traditional suburban stronghold of Nassau County.

Ed Cox, chairman of the New York Republican State Committee, lauded Kolb and other potential GOP contenders who are considering gubernatorial bids.