Sentences with phrase «race for state»

Pruitt waged unsuccessful runs for Congress and Lieutenant Governor, but in 2010, he won the race for state Attorney General, quickly establishing a reputation as the federal EPA's most aggressive foe.

Marshall Tuck, who narrowly lost a 2014 race for state schools superintendent, said he agreed with the initial break on accountability during the transition to Common Core, but that moment had passed.

Kids also shared their opinions about the race for state superintendent, which heated up in the first part of the year.

10) California: The Democratic primary race for state superintendent is turning into a battle over «school reform.»

The committee, which is made up of public school superintendents, principals, and central office administrators, studied every race for state representative and state senate.

That contradiction was most glaringly revealed in the race for state superintendent of schools in California, where incumbent and former teacher Tom Torlakson squared off against Marshall Tuck, a charter school administrator with a background in finance.

With family members looking on tearfully, Republican state superintendent Tony Bennett concedes the race for the state's top school official to Democrat Glenda Ritz.

But pundits say the Vergara decision has also energized the already bitter race for state superintendent of schools — a contest where simmering hostilities over education reforms, mostly among Democrats, have broken into the mainstream.

The 2014 race for state superintendent, a largely symbolic position overseeing public schools, was the most expensive of any elected office in California that year.

Polls show Newsom's lead over Villaraigosa and five other rivals in the race for the state's highest office ranging from two to 14 points.

The race for the state's top schools job has long followed a familiar pattern: A state legislator, anointed by the Democratic establishment and the teachers unions, faces off against political outsiders who want to bust up the Sacramento status quo.

By Jill Tucker for the San Francisco Chronicle The race for the state's top schools job has long followed a familiar pattern: A state...

If so, there is reason to believe the race for state school chief will once again prove critical to CTA and charter supporters even though the Superintendent of Public Instruction has little actual authority over education policy in the state.

That is, until Pastore — a «semi-retired» special education teacher — brought up the race for state superintendent.

He predicts these tensions will play out in the upcoming California gubernatorial campaign and the race for state superintendent of public instruction.

O'Donnell, a former teacher and teachers union representative, cast the sole vote against it, while Tony Thurmond, D - Richmond, a candidate for the 2018 race for state superintendent of public instruction, expressed concerns about the bill but didn't vote.

The candidates» views on charter schools, teachers unions and education reform have turned the race for state superintendent of public instruction into an expensive proxy war between big labor and big donors.

The education advocacy that fueled the teacher walkout also led to a surge of candidates filing for office, including a few surprises in the race for state superintendent.

While the race for the state's schools chief is normally ho - hum, this time the campaigns played rough and took jabs at each other through third - party expenditures.

Handing Cahill a free ride could render him more spectator than gladiator in the race for state senator from Ulster.

Perhaps the brightest result for Democrats was in a highly contested race for State Senate in Westchester County, where the Democratic candidate, Assemblywoman Shelley B. Mayer, defeated the Republican, Julie Killian, by 15 points.

In the race for state comptroller, likely voters back Democratic incumbent Tom DiNapoli over GOP challenger 56 percent to 28 percent.

Mr. Rivera has worked as a political strategist for several campaigns, including Jose M. Serrano's successful 2004 race for a State Senate seat representing East Harlem and parts of the Bronx.

Ex-Bronx GOP chairman Savino copped to helping rig mayoral race for state Sen. Malcolm Smith — Daily News

Rob Speranza said his experiences as a city police officer will distinguish him from his opponents, most of whom are attorneys, in the race for state Assemblywoman Ann - Margaret Carrozza's (D - Bayside) seat this fall.

His very first race for state senate, he used the time honored Machine tactic of challenging the nominating petitions of every other candidate, getting all 4 of them removed from the ballot.

In the race for state attorney general, which was slightly more suspenseful, the Democratic incumbent, Eric T. Schneiderman, fended off a challenge from John P. Cahill, a Republican who was a top aide to former Gov. George E. Pataki.

The transit woes provided fodder for another potential Republican challenger, Harry Wilson, a corporate turnaround expert who lost a race for state comptroller in 2010.

Political newcomer Jennifer Gong - Gershowitz said it took late into election night March 20 before she knew she had squeaked out a victory in the race for state representative in the 17th District.

For its part, the Legislature agreed to some changes to campaign finance reporting requirements, bribery laws and to try public financing of elections in this year's race for state comptroller.

Mayor de Blasio's top money man funneled $ 50,000 of «publicly untraceable» campaign cash to help a Long Island Democrat win a crucial race for the state Senate, according to a...

ALBANY — Democrat Dave Denenberg has withdrawn from the race for State Senate in the wake of a lawsuit filed against him by his former law firm, Newsday is reporting.

The race for the State Assembly seat formerly held by Dennis Gabryszak has its first contender.

Republican candidate David Evans has overtaken Assemblyman John A. Perez for the second spot in the race for state controller — as of Friday morning.

Syracuse, N.Y. — In Onondaga County's most - contested race for state Assembly, one candidate has been accused of sending jobs to China and the other of funneling $ 700,000 in taxpayer money to his employer.

In a deal with State Senate Republicans, Cuomo created a narrow program that extended a taxpayer matching system that would apply only to this year's race for state comptroller.

KINGSTON >> Republican Sue Serino has unseated first - term Democrat Terry Gipson in the race for the state Senate's 41st district seat.

West Hartford — Jillian Gilchrest chats before speaking at a town council forum at West Hartford Town Hall as she asks Democrats to back her in the 18th District race for State Senator.

That race was the most expensive race for state Legislature in Central New York in 2012, attracting more than $ 800,000 and hefty donations from state Republican and Democratic leaders.

West Hartford — Long - time incumbent Andy Fleischmann speaks at a town council forum at West Hartford Town Hall as he seeks support for the 18th District race for State Senator.

A former Hyde Park town councilwoman who is in her second term on the Dutchess County legislator, Serino, 53, first emerged as a candidate for the 106th state Assembly District but tossed her hat in the race for the state Senate when controversies began to taint other potential GOP candidates for the seat.

The race for state attorney general, meanwhile, tightened, though incumbent Demcorat Eric Schneiderman still leads Republican John Cahill by 16 percentage points.

You should always be careful in extrapolating results from a state Senate special election or a nonpartisan race for the state Supreme Court.

Other potential GOP candidates to take on Cuomo are Sen. John DeFrancisco of Syracuse; Assembly Republican leader Brian Kolb of Canandaigua; former financier Harry Wilson of Weschester, who narrowly lost the 2010 race for state comptroller and served in roles for the Democratic Obama administration; Astorino; Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan of East Northport; and Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro of upstate Red Hook.

Representative Dan Donovan's account for his 2010 race for state attorney general still was active during and after his successful congressional race earlier this year.

The next Republican battleground will be the race for State Senate in the 40th District, with Republican State Sen. Terrence Murphy running for re-election in November.

But in Buffalo, Cuomo again stopped short of specifically endorsing Amber Small, a Democrat running in a contested race for the State Senate.

The method of parlaying private dollars into a public match fell short in the race for the state comptroller.

District Attorney Daniel Donovan and state Sen. Eric Schneiderman are tied in the race for state attorney general, a new poll finds.

There's only one race for State Senate in Tuesday's elections, and that's a special election for a State Senate seat in the Southern Tier.