Sentences with phrase «primaries against members»

COLONIE — Speaking in a video message and by phone, Governor Andrew Cuomo told delegates of the Working Families Party on Saturday that he wants Democrats to take control of the state Senate, and he threatened to support primaries against members of the chamber's Independent Democratic Conference if they did not re-join with mainstream colleagues.

What remains to be seen is if Democrats run primaries against members of the Independent Democratic Conference or IDC, something Governor Cuomo does not want to see as he publicly calls for the two warring Democratic factions to come together in a show of party unity.

As for whether Democrats would launch a primary against members of the IDC — and rumors have swirled that various challenges may come to Klein or fellow IDCer Sen. Diane Savino — Stewart - Cousins demurred.

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A Wall Street Journal report, which quotes unnamed members of the Obama administration, indicates the threat of genocide against Yazidis was the primary factor in the American decision to intervene.

Shattered's most lurid revelation is that, after her 2008 loss to Barack Obama, Mrs. Clinton and her husband devised a loyalty scale by which they measured Democratic members of Congress — and then took systematic revenge against those who were either not supportive in the 2008 primary contest with Obama or insufficiently supportive.

Members of the Religious Right, including Bill McCartney, were the primary sponsors of «Colorado's Amendment 2,» which struck down the statute outlawing discrimination against gays, which was itself struck down by the Supreme Court last June.

As we move forward, we will measure each idea, decision, program, and initiative against these Core Values and determine how they will impact our three primary areas of impact: our members, the IBCLC profession, and the world.

Also, a number of unions continue to support IDC Leader Jeff Klein in his primary battle with former NYC Councilman Oliver Koppell, though they are supporting — or at least promising to support — primary challengers to other IDC members, including former NYC Comptroller John Liu, who is running against the IDC's newest member, Queens Sen. Tony Avella.

Ramos, a former aide in New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's office, is launching the primary bid against Peralta, one of the members of the Independent Democratic Conference.

Sen. Mark Grisanti, one of the Senate Republicans» most vulnerable members who must first succeed in Thursday's primary election against attorney Kevin Stocker before defending his seat in November against the Democratic primary winner, announced that he has landed the coveted endorsement of former NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

NY Democrats need to mount primary challenges against IDC members, and send them home.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo is backing a push by the state Democratic Committee to find a primary opponent against Sen. Simcha Felder, the Brooklyn Democrat who conferences with Republicans in the state Senate and is a pivotal member of the GOP's retained majority in the chamber.

The plan requires both the IDC and mainline conference to work together on filling two open Senate seats in a special election and drop support for primary challenges against each others» members.

Part of that deal is for each side to not fund or support primary challenges against each others» members, while also working together to win two special elections to fill upcoming vacancies in the chamber.

Berman has told anti-IDC groups that they will not be supporting any primary challenges against IDC members, but the party will apparently be supporting Conor Lamb's campaign for Congress.

Sources say Jessica Ramos, who currently works for Mayor Bill de Blasio, will run a primary challenge in her Queens Senate District next year against IDC member Jose Peralta.

Democratic primary challenges to IDC members in the past have failed, most notably bids against Sen. Tony Avella (beating John Liu) and IDC Leader Jeff Klein (who defeated Oliver Koppell).

Even though Democrats have pledged not to support primary challenges against members of the IDC, candidates in each of those districts are pushing forward anyway, including against IDC Leader Jeff Klein.

The first primary challenge against an IDC member is shaping up for 2018.

In 2014 they were backing primaries against IDC members and crowing about the shortcomings of a Republican controlled State Senate.

«If the IDC members do not join the Democratic Caucus and form a majority, the Democratic Party will lead an aggressive primary against every IDC member and assure we have a True Blue State Senate.

A Primary is expected against Senator David Valesky, former City Council Member Robert Jackson is challenging Senator Marisol Alcanatara in a rematch of 2016 minus Micah Lasher, and Attorney Zellnor Myrie is forging ahead with his challenge of Senator Jesse Hamilton.

«I want to lean heavily on the LDS Church,» he said, adding that the «stars have aligned» in that he is on the state's primary ballot running against Romney, a member of the LDS Church.

Whereas some NDC members in constituencies «boiling» since the primaries are in court challenging their outcome, others are said to have decided not to take any action but will remain noncommittal or possibly, vote against the party's elected parliamentary candidates in the November 7 elections.

The Daily News has backed newcomer Reshma Saujani against her Democratic primary target, Rep. Carolyn Maloney, praising her «moxie» in trying to be the first challenger to oust an incumbent member of the New York congressional delegation in close to two decades.

The officials warn that if the IDC members do not accept the terms of this peace deal, the state Democratic party controlled by Gov. Andrew Cuomo will back primaries against them.

He said he is not worried about her prospects in a primary for lieutenant governor against Brooklyn Council Member Jumaane Williams.

Next week's Democratic primary will be pitting two of southeast Queens» veteran members of the state Legislature against two challengers hoping to make their mark on the borough's political scene.

In a statement, Zephyr Teachout, who is running against Cuomo in a Democratic primary, faulted the governor for working with Senate Republicans, who have refused to hold a vote on the abortion plank, which none of their members publicly support, but twice passed the nine other women's equality items as separate bills.

Liberal groups said they would continue to support primary challengers against IDC members.

Brantley ran against Tennessee House member Frank Niceley, Cynthia Bundren Jackson, Hobart L. Rice, and Michael Williams (Texas Commissioner of Education) in the Republican primary on August 2, 2012.

Members of the delegation repeatedly disrupted the lineup of speakers, including House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, with protestations against Clinton and cheers for her erstwhile primary rival, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.

He said he has not yet had a chance to speak to IDC Leader Jeff Klein about the possibility of a reunification — a move that seems unlikely at this point, since the regular Democrats are supporting primary challengers against two IDC members.

She was a driving force — albeit as an advisor and not as a paid campaign member — behind his political comeback in 2006 when he ran a successful statewide campaign for AG just four years after a disastrous and short - lived gubernatorial primary challenge against then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

Sam George has been accused of contravening Article 41 (3a) and 40 (8b & c) by instigating some party members against regional executives and the party's monitoring team during the primaries.

While they've denied any involvement in his primary candidacy against state Sen. Neil Breslin, members of the Senate's Independent Democratic Conference had nothing but swell things to say about Albany County Legislature Chairman Shawn Morse on Wednesday.

Fordham Law professor Zephyr Teachout, who ran an unsuccessful primary race against Cuomo in 2014, warned there could still be primaries against IDC members.

Albany School Board Member Dan Egan appears ready to roll against Dan McCoy in a Democratic primary.

The compromise called for no primaries against IDC members if IDC senators return and support the democratic leadership team, which would include a shared leadership between Stewart - Cousins and Klein.

Democratic primary challenges were launched against IDC members this year in retaliation; it's not immediately clear if these challenges, including ex-Comptroller John Liu's bid against State Senator Tony Avella and ex-Councilman Oliver Koppell's challenge to Mr. Klein, will continue.

There has been talk among mainline Dems of launching aggressive primaries against different IDC members.

While Long hasn't specifically threatened to back a primary against any of the New York Republicans, his actions make it clear it's a possibility if members don't fall in line.

The deal between the Senate Democrats and the IDC — in which each conference will not support primaries against the other's members — only holds if Democrats take the majority sometime during the 2018 session.

To win a second term, Sheehan will need to get through the pivotal primary against McLaughlin and 15th ward council member Frank Commisso Jr., and, as in the 2014 election, could face at least two opponents representing other political parties come November.

His first was in 2006, and similar to his 2016 run, he failed in a tough Democratic Primary against Ted Deutch, who is now a member of Congress.

In a City Hall news conference on Tuesday afternoon (which is posted at the end of this story), Richards, who lost last week's Democratic primary against City Council President Lovely Warren, said his decision is a personal one, because his family has been dealing with a difficult health challenge for one of their family members.

They were eager to see the leadership post in the Senate go to a conservative upstater, and are now vowing to get their revenge by backing primary challengers against some of the more pragmatic GOP members in 2016.

The umbrella labor group also gave its nod to former city Comptroller John Liu, who is running a primary challenge against Queens Sen. Tony Avella, a member of the Independent Democratic Conference.

The League also went all in for Queens Sen. Tony Avella, a member of the IDC, in his successful campaign against his Democratic primary opponent, former NYC Comptroller John Liu.

Left unsaid is whether the PAC formed on Monday would help to fuel primaries against IDC members, all of whom back the abortion provision in the women's agenda.