Sentences with phrase «primary against someone»

How can I register as a candidate to run in the Republican primary against a sitting Republican congressman?

He first had to elbow his way through a Republican primary against six other candidates.

Meanwhile, while saying he expects Nixon to win the Democratic primary against Cuomo in September, WFP director Bill Lipton indicated to upstate public radio on Tuesday that if she loses, his party will not look to play a spoiler role in the November elections that would help a Republican win.

They also came two days after the WFP, at a party gathering in Albany, endorsed Nixon's campaign for governor and reasserted its support for candidates who are running in primaries against IDC members.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Joan Mandle, a Colgate University professor and the executive director of Democracy Matters, said she is seriously considering a Democratic primary against Sen. David Valesky, D - Oneida.

Andre Baker won in the Democratic primary against former state Sen. Ernest E. Newton II for the 23rd District state senate seat.

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.

A state Supreme Court justice found late Thursday that Republican primary challenger Philip Pidot has enough signatures to qualify for a GOP congressional primary against State Sen. Jack Martins, but will not issue a formal decision until Friday on the ultimate fate of a primary, which would either be held Tuesday or a at later date.

Grimm is currently weighing a decision to run in the GOP primary against incumbent Borough President James Oddo, according to insiders who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

In 2014, Professor Teachout went to State Supreme Court to prove that she was a New York City resident so that she could run in a Democratic Party primary against Cuomo.

A coalition of second amendment advocates and others in New York are forming a new political movement to get what they say are disaffected and disenfranchised New Yorkers to vote, possibly in primaries against incumbent state lawmakers.

Both would have to disarm their political efforts at winning primaries against IDC or non-IDC candidates.

As of 5 p.m. Tuesday, Simon Ribeiro of Evanston filed nominating petitions to enter the March 20 Democratic primary against Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D - Evanston).

There have been only two other major - party primaries against governors seeking re-election since then: Fulani's challenge to Mario Como, and LG Mary Anne Krupsak's 1978 challenge to her previous partner, Gov. Hugh Carey, in which she received 33.7 percent of the vote.

Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker (R) ran for and won the gubernatorial primary against former Rep. Mark Neumann (R) by emphasizing his average Joe - ness.

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

Insurgent Zephyr Teachout said Thursday she will submit 45,000 petition signatures to enter a Democrat primary against Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

Credico ran in a Democratic gubernatorial primary against Governor Andrew Cuomo, and upon losing endorsed Howie Hawkins, the Green Party candidate.

His name will be on the ballot for the first time in a September primary against several other Democrats who have begun campaigning for the seat, including Democratic state committeeman Matthew Silverstein, former Assemblyman John Duane, attorney Paul Vallone and Flushing activist and urban planning consultant Paul Graziano.

Anti-IDC groups reject Dem coalition calling for primaries against breakaway group — Times Ledger, Dec. 7, 2017

The pressure on the five breakaway Democrats is getting more politically intense, with a primary challenge to IDC leader Jeff Klein and talk of primaries against other members, including Valesky.

And a former Republican state chairman, Richard M. Rosenbaum, says he plans to circulate petitions to run in the Republican primary against Mr. Pataki.

Diversity would also help balance the ticket, perhaps deflecting a potential liability in his own primary against Cynthia Nixon.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running in a Democratic primary against Nixon, dropped out of contention for the party's nomination Friday night, after delegates were leaning toward Nixon.

This cycle Canseco faces a competitive primary against former CIA agent Will Hurd — and it's not clear whether he has the national GOP's full support in his comeback attempt.

A state Supreme Court justice found late yesterday that Republican primary challenger Philip Pidot has enough signatures to qualify for a GOP congressional primary against Sen. Jack Martins, but will not issue a formal decision until today on the ultimate fate of a primary, which would either be held Tuesday or a at later date.

Throughout his Alabama Senate primary against Sen. Luther Strange, Moore pummeled the Republican establishment practically on a daily basis.

Stocker actually won a 2014 Republican primary against then - incumbent Sen. Mark Grisanti.

Several sources say NYC Councilman James Sanders is calling around to feel out support for a potential primary against fellow Queens Democrat, Sen. Shirley Huntley.

Cenedella may have to sqaure off in a GOP primary against Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, who has already declared his candidacy and says he'll spend up to $ 5 million of his own cash on his campaign.

They have launched primaries against most of the breakaway Democratic lawmakers.

U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer told reporters in western New York on Monday he was confident Hillary Clinton would win next month's presidential primary against Bernie Sanders.

Earlier in the day, Gov. Cuomo said he strongly supports the reunification plan that threatens to have the state party back primaries against the Independent Democratic Conference if they don't accept the terms or call for a change in leadership in the mainline Democratic conference if they don't go for it.

Paladino last year pledged to support primaries against incumbent Senate Republicans, though none of his direct efforts were successful.

The point here, clearly, is to demonstrate that Paladino doesn't have the market cornered on either upstaters or Republicans, some of whom have been distancing themselves from the Buffalo businessman since he won last week's gubernatorial primary against Rick Lazio.

In the Democratic primary against Sanders, the senator won those voters overwhelmingly in places like West Virginia and Wisconsin.

In the 105th AD, Kieran Lalor was successful in a three - way primary against former Assemblyman Pat Manning and Richard Wager.

Haley is locked in a four - way Republican primary against Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer, state Attorney General Henry McMaster and U.S. Rep. Gresham Barrett.

Sanders joined Cuomo for the event, despite the work Cuomo's Democratic Party did to help defeat Sanders in last year's New York Democratic presidential primary against Hillary Clinton.

Clinton also addressed her own primary against Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who remains in the race but whose path to the nomination is reaching a dead end.

still must compete in an August primary against Kevin Nicholson, an outsider with financial backing from tea party groups.

Nojay was slated to face a Republican primary against Honeoye Falls Mayor Rick Milne on Tuesday and had scheduled a fundraiser for this weekend.

It's not surprising Donovan was out touting his proposal in the midst of a brutal Republican primary against Michael Grimm.

Stuart Appelbaum, president of the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union, said the early endorsement is designed to send a message to progressive groups that the Democrats should be working to win back the House and state Senate rather than focusing on a potential primary against Cuomo.

She also acknowledged that there isn't really any way to prevent registered Democrats from mounting primaries against IDC members even if the rouge conference members agree to play ball in the peace talks.

Lazio's lead in a GOP primary against Paladino, assuming his petitions are all good, fell to 40 - 20 from 45 - 18 one month ago, but 40 percent of Republican voters remain undecided.

The AFT supported Clinton during her bruising primary against Obama in 2008.

In the September Democratic primary against Zephyr Teachout, 10 of the 11 counties in the 19th Congressional District — that's us — voted for the challenger.

Sen. Stephen Saland, the other pro-gay marriage Republican to back the measure in 2011, was confirmed the winner of the Republican line in an even closer primary against Neil Di Carlo, who retained the Conservative Party line.