Sentences with phrase «primary against community»

Jackson, a Democrat, supports Clinton and is facing off in Tuesday's primary against community activist Luis Tejada, Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's Chief of Staff Micah Lasher, and Marisol Alcantara, state Sen. Adriano Espaillat's handpicked successor.

Not exact matches

Last week, State Senator Adriano Espaillat's campaign circulated a tough mailer against his primary opponent, Assemblyman Guillermo Linares, in which they accused Mr. Linares of «betraying» the community by backing Rep. Charlie Rangel over Mr. Espaillat's bid to become the country's first Dominican - American congressman earlier this year and for taking campaign contributions from special interests.

In September, Linares will compete in the Democratic primary against Carmen De La Rosa, former chief of staff to Councilmember Ydanis Rodriguez, as well as former Community Board 12 Chair George Fernandez.

Facing off against Cancel on Tuesday will be Yuh - Line Niou, a former aide to Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim who narrowly lost to Cancel in April; businessman Don Lee; civil rights attorney Jenifer Rajkumar; former Community Board Chairwoman Gigi Li, and Paul Newell, a community activist who unsuccessfully challenged Silver in a 2008 DemocraticCommunity Board Chairwoman Gigi Li, and Paul Newell, a community activist who unsuccessfully challenged Silver in a 2008 Democraticcommunity activist who unsuccessfully challenged Silver in a 2008 Democratic primary.

(Never forget that Cuomo's 2002 primary run against then state Comptroller Carl McCall badly damaged his image in the black community and there is a concern among some in Cuomo - world that challenging Paterson would pick that scab.)

Marius officially entered the race in March to face off against incumbent Councilwoman Debi Rose and community activist Kamillah Hanks in the Sept. 12 primary.

One of the radio spots features former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, against whom Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched a primary challenge during the 2002 gubernatorial campaign — a move that angered the African - American community and very nearly cost Cuomo his political career.

«Pennsylvania has dozens of forgotten cities and communities,» says Fetterman, who's an underdog in the Democratic primary against 2010 Senate nominee Joe Sestak and Katie McGinty, former chief of staff to Governor Tom Wolf.

Even former state Comptroller H. Carl McCall, whom Cuomo challenged in the 2002 gubernatorial primary, earning him the long - standing ire of many in the black community, has stepped in to act as a surrogate for the AG against Paladino and also defended him when it looked like he might primary the state's first black governor, David Paterson.

Johnson said he threatened Kruger that the gay community would support Councilman Lew Fidler in a primary challenge against him next fall, telling me: «Lew is a hero in the community.

Cuomo ran against McCall in a Democratic primary in 2002 during his first, failed gubernatorial run marred by an infamous gaffe aimed at Gov. George Pataki's handling of Sept. 11 and created strained tensions with the state's African - American community.

He is the candidate of the Democratic Party.After being successful in the 2012 Primary against the incumbent he has received much acclaim from all over his district: WEST AND EAST for his community events and initiatives.

Also on the primary ballot will be community activist Tamika Mapp, who ran against Rodriguez for his Assembly seat in the 2014 primary, and former State Assemblymember Israel Martinez.

Alcantara, a longtime labor and community organizer, won a tight 31st Senate District primary race against two experienced political operators: former Councilman Robert Jackson and Micah Lasher, chief of staff for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

James has endorsed Cabrera in his September 9 Democratic primary challenge against Bronx State Senator Gustavo Rivera, a progressive with close ties to the LGBT community.

When a parent or community member reaches out to the DC Public Charter School Board with a complaint against a school, our primary goal is to ensure that the school has

This had been a primary pretext for the medieval purges of alleged witches and familiars, which actually had the net effect of purging whole regions of traditional healers, and of extirpating one of the first lines of community defense against disease - carrying rodents.

This overwhelmingly «christian» congress represents an overwhelming «christian» nation has that: performs a million abortions a year, has out 40 % of births out of wedlock (approaching 70 percent in minority communities), has a Supreme Court that has ruled that virtual child pornography is protected by the first amendment, has a culture that teaches ever younger girls (through movies, music, tv, books and magazines) that their primary function is as living sex toys for men, forces religions to provide insurance to include abortifacients against their faith, and is rapidly redefining marriage by judicial edict.