Sentences with phrase «primary against mayor»

Syracuse Common Councilor Pat Hogan (left), who is running in a primary against mayor Stephanie Miner and Alfonso Davis.

Not exact matches

Thompson placed second in the Democratic primary for mayor this year, his second run for mayor since 2009, but did not qualify for the runoff against the eventual winner, Bill de Blasio.

Few potential challengers would ever openly commit to launching a primary challenge against a sitting mayor — especially this early in the game.

The general election should be a breeze against David Patterson but Lazio may have a tough time in the GOP primary if former New York City mayor Rudy...

The general election should be a breeze against David Patterson but Lazio may have a tough time in the GOP primary if former New York City mayor Rudy Guliani enters the race.

The winner of the Nov. 3 general election will replace Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside), who was first elected in 2001 and opted to run in the Democratic primary for mayor against city Comptroller William Thompson, who defeated him.

Mayor Bill de Blasio defended his record against Sal Albanese, the former city councilman, in the first Democratic primary debate in the race for mayor, which NY1 hosted, with partners NYC Votes, WNYC, POLITICO New York, the Citizens Union, the Latino Leadership Institute, Civic Hall, and Intelligence Squared US.

Anderson, who ran unsuccessfully for Albany mayor in 2013, could be pitted against Common Councilman Frank Commisso Jr., Council President Carolyn McLaughlin and Mayor Kathy Sheehan in a four - way Democratic primary should his petition as a Democrat go through.

Malliotakis previously sued de Blasio to preserve IDNYC records, vowed she would fight for taxpayers who are against many of de Blasio's policies when she announced her run for mayor in the Republican primary and has asked for money to oust de Blasio.

Two years ago, Gallo was pushed out after a single term in a divisive Democratic primary against a coalition of progressive Democrats supported by Berky and led by current mayor Steve Noble.

Ellis ran for mayor in the 2009 Democratic primary against then long - term incumbent Jerry Jennings.

Isay worked as a spokesman for Hevesi, who was running for mayor in the 2001 Democratic primary against Bronx Borough President Freddy Ferrer and Mark Green.

Lovely Warren is mounting a Democratic Primary against party - backed Tom Richards for mayor of Rochester.

«I don't see how [city Comptroller] Bill Thompson, whom I respect, or I could have come out of a hard fought primary and still be able to win against the mayor, who's on his way to spending more money than any other municipal candidate in history.»

Assemblyman Bill Nojay, who committed suicide on Friday, won his primary against Honeoye Falls mayor Rick Milne by a convincing margin.

He unsuccessfully ran against Stephanie Miner in a primary for mayor in 2009.

BRIDGEPORT — In the bare - knuckle Democratic primary in a tough city, Bridgeport Mayor Bill Finch clashed sharply Wednesday night in his first debate against Joseph Ganim, the convicted former mayor who served time in federal prison for corruption in city hall.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo recalled a time when his father was locked in a bitter primary for governor against the sitting mayor of New York City, Ed Koch.

What worries Democrats is a replay of the 2001 mayor's race, when Mark Green lost to Michael Bloomberg after a racially divisive primary against Freddy Ferrer.

«A win for me is making the case that de Blasio has not been a good mayor and making the case that I can be a good mayor,» Sal Albanese, putting it simply, told Gotham Gazette on Monday, a little more than 48 hours before he was to take the stage against Mayor Bill de Blasio in the first of two Democratic primary debates.

The mayor's campaign promise to ban horse carriages won him support from animal rights groups including NYCLASS, which ran a massive independent expenditure against his primary opponent Christine Quinn that helped Mr. de Blasio.

But the mayor has branched out in recent years to help certain Democrats (backing Sen. Dan Squadron in a primary against former Minority Leader Marty Connor, for example, and also supporting ex-NYC Councilman Simcha Felder's failed primary challenge to Sen. Kevin Parker).

Cuomo, who has been attempting to recruit a candidate to run against de Blasio in next year's Democratic primary for mayor, blindsided Hizzoner last week with a state budget plan the mayor said would cost the city some $ 800 million — prompting a furious de Blasio to vow to kill the plan «by any means necessary.»

«I believe, if de Blasio survives, you'll see a reinvigorated mayor seeking retribution against the governor and he'll do so by backing Schneiderman or [state Comptroller Tom] DiNapoli, or maybe even running himself against Cuomo in the primary,» said McLaughlin.

Cuomo has taken an increasingly aggressive tone toward the IDC of late, using the «co-conspirator» line during a political rally this weekend and meeting with presumptive next mayor Bill de Blasio to discuss primary challenges against IDC senators.

If he ran for mayor again, Catsimatidis, who lost in the Republican primary in 2013, would square off against Paul Massey, the former commercial brokerage magnate who posted $ 1.6 million in campaign fundraising last month.

The most recent to toss his hat in the ring is former Councilman Sal Albanese, who ran unsuccessful bids for state Assembly in a Brooklyn district in 1978, for Congress against Susan Molinari in 1992 and for mayor twice — first in 1997, then a second time in 2013, coming in eighth place in the crowded field of nine candidates in the Democratic primary.

Nicoletti ran against Miner in the Democratic primary for mayor in 2009.

Davis ran in a Democratic primary for Syracuse mayor in 2009 against Democrats Stephanie Miner, Joe Nicoletti and Carmen Harlow.

While it cleared the field, the move may have created a different kind of hurdle for the presumptive GOP nominee, who expects to face off against the winner of the September 12 Democratic primary, likely incumbent mayor Bill de Blasio.

Davis ran in a Democratic primary for Syracuse mayor in 2009 against Mayor Stephanie Miner and Democrats Joe Nicoletti and Carmen Harlow.

Avella previously sought the Democratic nomination for mayor in 2009, but garnered just over a fifth of the vote in the primary battle against then - Comptroller Bill Thompson.

Buffalo's next mayor will likely be decided this today in a Democratic Party Primary that pits Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown against Comptroller Mark Schroeder and Erie County Legislator Betty Jean Grant.

But animal rights advocates, who helped fund an expensive ad campaign against de Blasio's primary opponent in 2013, have kept the pressure on City Hall and the mayor asking him to deliver on his campaign promise.

Hogan, who is retiring after eight years because of term limits, ran an unsuccessful primary challenge against Miner for mayor.

Councilor Pat Hogan emphasized crime fighting when he ran against Miner in the September primary for mayor, but Hogan said neighborhood patrols could be increased by reorganizing the department's manpower.

City Comptroller Mark Schroeder talks with his team as they campaign door - to - door while running for mayor in the Democratic primary against incumbent Byron Brown on Sept. 5.