Sentences with phrase «primary run against»

Even as Caroline Maloney steels her will for a primary run against unelected incumbent Kirsten Gillibrand, fellow congresswoman from New York Carolyn McCarthy said today that she won't throw her hat in.

The field of candidates mulling a primary run against Kirsten Gillibrand has thinned out in the past week, with representative Steve Israel and Manhattan borough president Scott Stringer pulling their names from contention.

ALBANY — With Cynthia Nixon eyeing a primary run against him, Gov. Cuomo apparently thinks somebody is meddling in the race.

A woman in the 19th Congressional District, who picked up a lot of Upstate New York votes in a 2014 primary run against Andrew Cuomo, is now one step closer to a seat in Congress.

Both Kessner and Stott said they are collecting the signatures they will need to mount a primary run against Hunter.

(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.)

Not exact matches

Lisa Fritsch, who ran against Greg Abbott in the Republican Primary for Governor of Texas in 2014, discussed the importance -LSB-...]

Touting her foreign policy credentials and defense of Israel, Jewish leaders flocked to Clinton as she ran against Barack Obama in the Democratic primaries.

Perhaps coincidentally, Flake is doing badly against his Republican primary opponent, even though her behavior is a reminder that the best argument against conservative populism is the people who run as conservative populists.

Ramesh Ponnuru wrote about how Missouri Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill influenced the Republican primaries by attacking the candidate she wanted to run against in the general election as a «true conservative» with a «pro-family agenda.»

This shifting of primary subjectivity from ourselves to the earth and the cosmos may run against the grain of our habit of turning nature into a mere object to be manipulated by our subjective control, but it would be both scientifically responsible and environmentally beneficial.

With Powell on the sideline, Shonn Greene turned in a 32 - carry, 161 - yard, three TD performance against the Colts, with Joe McKnight serving as his primary backup and ripping off a 61 - yard run of his own.

He's intent on running primary candidates against key WNY Republican senators and on ousting Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

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.

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

Trump calls Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders «crazy Bernie,» but that has not stopped the Republican candidate from borrowing from Clinton's Democratic primary rival, whom he also frequently praises from the stump, on how to run against Clinton — his likely opponent in the general election.

Sen. Bill Perkins, whose outspokenness has so angered some fellow Democrats and charter school advocates that they're shopping for a primary challenger to run against him, will formally kick off his campaign this Sunday.

Zephyr Teachout, who is running a Democratic primary campaign against the governor, has not filed her disclosure report.

Although Sean Patrick Maloney is the favorite of a number of unions, he played a key role in the fallout of the Troopergate scandal, which Cuomo investigated as AG, and also ran against the governor in the 2006 AG primary.

His role in the so - called Troopergate scandal (he acted as the former governor's in - house attorney during the investigation, conducted by none other than then - AG Andrew Cuomo, against whom Maloney ran in the 2006 Democratic AG primary), cost him the New York Times endorsement.

He defeated the SRCC's preferred candidate, Somers Town Supervisor Mary Beth Murphy, in the Sept. 14 primary, and is running against Democratic Westchester County Legislator Mike Kaplowitz for the seat being vacated by Sen. Vincent Leibell.

Several names have been mentioned as potential Democratic candidates for Morahan's seat, including Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Jr., whose late father ran unsuccessfully against Morahan in 1999 (a race that contributed to the repeal of the commuter tax), and Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is currently running for LG, but says he won't primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo taps as his No. 2 if it isn't himself.

What's particularly interesting here is the fact that 1) Lanza was briefly mentioned as a potential NY - 13 contender when it looked possible that the WFP and 1199 would run a primary challenger against Democratic Rep. Mike McMahon (that seems unlikely now), and 2) Lanza said yesterday he would support his longtime friend Vito Fossella if he mounts a comeback attempt against McMahon.

Caputo noted his longtime friend and mentor Roger Stone and Credico are «old buddies,» but Caputo said he had never before met the drug law reform advocate / comedian, who is currently running in a longshot primary challenge against Sen. Chuck Schumer.

Find candidates to run Primaries against Democrats and fund the hell out of em.

The Democratic hopeful running in the primary against Sen. Simcha Felder said the state party's leadership is «late to the game» in trying to find a candidate to run in the 17th Senate district.

He has always been something of an outsider, conferencing with the Republicans during his last stint in the Senate and then running against an incumbent Democrat, former Sen. Efrain Gonzalez Jr., in the 2008 primary.

Turner, one of three Republicans who will face off in the June 26 primary for the right to run on Row B against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall, is making his first return upstate since last month's GOP convention in Rochester when he, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos were all voted onto the ballot.

DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican, is yet to formally drop out of the race, but has pledged to not run a primary bid against Molinaro.

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.

De Blasio has been trying to reinvigorate the fund since he took office, hiring Reshma Saujani (the financial manager attorney who ran a failed 2010 primary challenge against Rep. Carolyn Maloney) back in January.

In the book, he says Clinton referred to Obama as an «amateur» and urged his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, to resign and run against the president in a primary.

After the almost 20 presidential aspirants run against him — as a sitting Vice President — in the NPP primaries for the 2008 Elections, Alhaji Aliu Mahama with much humility, conceded to Nana Akufo - Addo who emerged winner, sort of...

While running for Leibell's seat (Leibell was seeking to become Putnam County executive in 2010) Ball faced a daunting primary against state GOP favorite Mary Beth Murphy.

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.

Bill Samuels formally kicked off his LG campaign this morning, pledging to fight in a Democratic primary battle against the running mate of presumptive gubernatorial contender, AG Andrew Cuomo, if necessary.

Elmont civic leader and NYPD Det. Carl Achille will run a Democratic primary challenge against Rep. Gregory Meeks, whose district includes parts of Queens and Nassau County.

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.

State Sen. George Latimer is the choice of the Westchester Democrats to run for county executive against Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, though County Legislator Ken Jenkins has vowed to fight on in the September primary.

Coming off his primary victory and sensing he could play kingmaker in upper Manhattan, Espaillat endorsed Alcantara in July along with Carmen De La Rosa to run against incumbent Guillermo Linares in the Assembly.

She incurred the undying enmity of CM Quinn in 2009 when she ran against her in the primary and, to the Speaker's embarrassment, won more than 30 % of the vote.

Son of a minister, the almost 7 - foot tall Cornegy had a brief and unspectacular pro-basketball career and ran against Vann in 2009, endorsing him in the general after losing in the primary.

Former FBI analyst received most votes at DFL convention but decided against running in primary

Reyes, who is running against Eric Ulrich in a Republican Primary, noticed something very peculiar about Ulrich's visit to National Night Out Against Crime, he had a criminal against Eric Ulrich in a Republican Primary, noticed something very peculiar about Ulrich's visit to National Night Out Against Crime, he had a criminal Against Crime, he had a criminal in tow.

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.

He generated bad press for the administration by offering a job to Colorado Democratic Senate primary candidate Andrew Romanoff when the administration was trying to get him not to run against incumbent Michael Bennet in 2010.

It is not a sure thing, however, as Chris Banks, the man who ran a tough primary race against Inez Barron in 2012, is seeking the Council seat this year.

Money has flowed in from the UFT and 1199 SEIU, and his fundraising is running 3 - to - 1 against his only serious primary opponent.

Under the group's plan, Sens. Toby Stavisky (D - Whitestone) and Tony Avella (D - Bayside) would have to run against each other in a primary in one district and Sens. Jose Peralta (D - Corona) and Michael Gianaris (D - Astoria) would face off in another contest.

«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.