Sentences with phrase «race for public advocate»

Former Public Advocate Mark Green and City Councilman Bill DeBlasio (D - Brooklyn) are tied at 46 percent in the runoff race for public advocate, a Quinnipiac University poll showed.

In an email of his own, he shared his wife's suggestions for how best to disseminate a campaign brochure in the race for public advocate that featured the diverse de Blasio family.

A blast from New York City's political past has emerged as the frontrunner on the Democratic side of the race for Public Advocate.

The Democratic race for Public Advocate came to a close Monday night as the two remaining candidates attended their last joint forum.

And in the race for public advocate, there will also be a runoff between Bill de Blasio and Mark Green, who formerly held the position for seven years.

Errol Louis scored an exclusive interview with Bronx attorney and political analyst J.C. Polanco who officially announced his entry into the race for Public Advocate.

In the race for public advocate, Councilman Eric Gioia (D - Sunnyside) ended up dead last among the four candidates campaigning for the position, with 5 percent supporting him, the poll found.

It's still unclear whether Bill de Blasio will be able to stave off a runoff tonight, but in the race for public advocate — an almost entirely powerless position that is nevertheless first in the line of succession for the mayoralty, for some reason — state Senator Daniel Squadron and city Councilwoman Letitia James are locked in at around 33 percent to 35 percent each, and will face each other for the championship on October 1, according to the AP.

The mayor and Mr. Heastie, whose political relationship dates back to Mr. de Blasio's tight race for public advocate in 2009, have not always seen eye to eye.

In the race for Public Advocate, technically the President of the City Council, the refreshing Bill deBlasio, who bravely chose not to pursue a third term as Council Member, has led the field to the runoff against the wretched has - been Mark Green.

The race for Public Advocate, who presides over stated meetings and is an ex-officio non-voting member of the Council, has gone to a runoff.

The primary elections on Tues., Sept. 10th have resulted in a runoff in the race for Public Advocate between State Senator Daniel...

We asked Mr. Lander his opinion of the race for Public Advocate, in which the present Council Member for the 39th District Bill DeBlasio is currently in runoff.

In other words, the 2013 race for Public Advocate is underway.

The Working Families Party is throwing its support to Brooklyn Councilwoman Letitia James in the hard - fought race for public advocate.

Not exact matches

Reshma Saujani is a former hedge fund lawyer, New York City deputy public advocate and the first Indian - American woman to run for Congress (she lost a primary race in 2010).

Nixon, an actress and advocate for public education advocate, said she was «thrilled» to receive the group's backing in the race.

An attorney with the Reform Party, Richard Luthmann, said he plans to file an objection to the WFP's endorsements in races for mayor, public advocate and city comptroller.

In the races for mayor, public advocate and comptroller, the WFP issued Wilson - Pakulas from the state party's executive board.

In most races, incumbents, including Mayor Bill de Blasio, Public Advocate Letitia James and all five borough presidents, are running for re-election.

Last night, the Brooklyn Young Democrats hosted a candidate forum in the little - noticed race for New York City Public Advocate.

That would be very good for the WFP in advance of the 2013 NYC mayor's race, and also for NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, who — at the moment, anyway — looks to be the likely standard - bearer for the labor - backed party in the battle to succeed Mayor Bloomberg.

Primary day hosted a series of elections, including the Democratic and Republican mayoral contests, Democratic races for city comptroller and public advocate, and various council races.

NY1 will be sponsoring and broadcasting several major debates in this year's races for Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate.

Advocates remain restive over a March agreement with the Legislature that created public financing for only the state comptroller's race, which Republican comptroller candidate Bob Antonacci is participating in.

Runoffs are currently only required in the three citywide races, for Mayor, Public Advocate, and Comptroller, and occur among the top two vote - getters if no candidate hits 40 percent in the first round of the primary.

His opponents spent the final weeks of the primary race unleashing everything they had against de Blasio, from his association with slumlords that he had gone after as public advocate, to his support for overturning term limits when he wanted to be the City Council speaker in 2005.

It is one of three citywide races, along with those for Mayor and Public Advocate, happening this fall.

From 1994 to 1996, following a stint working in the public advocate's race for Mark Green, Isay joined then - congressman Chuck Schumer's office as press secretary.

Liu had been expected to be a formidable challenger in the race for the Democratic nomination to replace Mayor Michael Bloomberg, which includes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, and Mayor Michael Bloomberg's 2009 challenger, former Comptroller Bill Thompson.

«His dedicated work in safeguarding public education, fighting drug abuse, promoting economic growth and advocating for the people of Dutchess and Putnam counties, makes clear why he is the best candidate in this race.

Early on in the race Mr. de Blasio, then a candidate for mayor, even tried to persuade Reshma Saujani, a James opponent and staffer in Mr. de Blasio's public advocate office, to drop out of the contest to clear a path for Ms. James.

Seddio argued that it's hard for any New York City official — from the mayor to the controller to the public advocate — to involve themselves in races in other parts of the state.

Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Comptroller John Liu are certainly vying for those roles, as would former comptroller Bill Thompson, should he join the race.

In other races, DID last night decided to support John Liu for mayor, Daniel Squadron for Public Advocate, Julie Menin for Manhattan Borough President and Rosie Mendez for City Council in District 2.

De Blasio helped found the Working Families Party and the organization's backed him in the 2009 Public Advocate's race — but not in this year's Democratic primary for mayor because of a split in the ranks.

James is also a rumored contender to run for mayor in 2021, and Bronx sources told Crain's that Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr. — a close friend of Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie — hoped the public advocate would join him in the mayoral race and cut into the African - American base of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, another City Hall aspirant.

Public Advocate and rival candidate Bill de Blasio seized on the news to call for Weiner to drop out of the race.

(CNN)- In a surprising switch - up, a new poll indicates Public Advocate Bill de Blasio jumped to the front of the Democratic primary race for New York City mayor.

The New York Times / Siena College Poll shows public advocate Bill De Blasio, a Democrat, leading the pack in the race for New York City mayor... Pollster Steve Greenberg says De Blasio has opened up a significant lead over the other candidates.

At her somber election party, campaign staffers and surrogates acknowledged they had underestimated voters» deep frustrations with Mayor Michael Bloomberg and demand for a change in leadership — a message seized on early by Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, the decisive winner in the race.

This past fall, the runoffs for two races of City Comptroller and Public Advocate saw quite low turnout and the eventual winners were the two candidates who had garnered the most in the first round (John Liu and Bill de Blasio, respectively).

Bill Thompson's campaign resorted to taking a cyber-swing at front - runner Bill de Blasio in the race for mayor yesterday — launching a Web site that bashes the public advocate for...

Under the current system for the city's three citywide primaries — mayor, comptroller and public advocate races — if no candidate receives 40 percent of the vote, then the top two candidates face off in a runoff election, as mandated by state law.

The races for Mayor, Public Advocate, Comptroller, Borough Presidents, and City Council members may be currently overshadowed by the presidential election, but the new city campaign finance filings further reveal who is planning to run for which seats in 2017 and the extent to which candidates for local positions have been successful in their fundraising efforts.

If Kelly's decision to absent himself from the run proves true, it will be good news for the Democrats poised to make the race, including City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, former mayoral candidate William Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio and Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer.

Debates for citywide races in New York — for Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate — have played no small part in helping New Yorkers decide which candidates best represent their interests.

The Green Party is fielding candidates in a handful of other City Council races, as well as a full slate in the three citywide races for Mayor, Comptroller, and Public Advocate.

Stein later dropped out before the primary and briefly tried a bid for public advocate against City Consumer Affairs Commissioner Mark J. Green, City Councilwoman Susan Alter, and State Sen. David Paterson, but withdrew from the race after a few weeks.

To a large extent, Mr. Schneiderman is following the playbook of Bill de Blasio and John C. Liu, who mustered the same coalition last year to win races for New York City public advocate and comptroller.