Sentences with phrase «races for governor»

He has contributed $ 96,500 to Cuomo's campaign during his two races for governor.

«We get to make a determination on who will represent our interests in the races for governor, lt. governor, attorney general, comptroller and U.S. Senate.»

But this applies only to states with competitive races for governor, which leaves out dozens of down - ballot races across the country.

Ohio Republicans are facing a tough fight in the races for governor and U.S. Senate this year.

In the short - term, the party knows it needs to land 50,000 votes on its line in races for governor to maintain its ballot status.

One of the bills Cuomo proposed would apply only to races for governor.

Democrats can also take solace from the fact that races for governor are generally not closely tied to a party's political fortunes in Washington.

Republicans look at tight statewide races for governor and Senate as a potential harbinger of a backlash against Democrats that could trickle down to the legislative level.

CNN's current 2014 analysis shows that half of this year's 36 races for governor could be competitive.

Cuomo — who noted that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor — said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

Also affecting the math this year are the 36 races for governor this year.

Cuomo, noting that the state teachers union didn't endorse him in either of his two races for governor, said overhauling the education system would be as important to his legacy for him as winning approval of gay marriage and enacting strict gun - control laws.

Ed's track record on the races for Governor, U.S. Senate (including his own) and the 1st Congressional District, along with his relationship with the National Party, has been a disaster.

Phil Murphy, a former banker with a double - digit lead in New Jersey's race for governor, has made a state - owned bank a centerpiece of his platform.

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation and NBC Bay Area will host «Decision 2018: The Race for Governor,» a debate among candidates running for California governor, on May 8.

Math supplants ambition in the race for governor as party nominating conventions approach.

Shortly after Carl Paladino handily won the Republican nomination in the race for governor Tuesday, Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos congratulated Paladino and welcomed him to the general election fight — and Senate Democrats were quick to pounce.

Rick Lazio's decision to bow out of the race for Governor puts added pressure on the Conservative party chairman.

In the week - plus since Dutchess County Executie Marcus Molinaro told Republicans he's in the race for governor, the previous GOP front - runner for the nomiatnion, John DeFrancisco, has been a mix of defiance and resignation.

A regional Republican chairman in a letter to GOP county chairs on Monday called for a «unified front» to back Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro in the race for governor.

According to the Wesleyan Media Project, the race for governor in New York has been one of the most negative in the country, second only to the close battle in Wisconsin and ahead of a similarly close race in Connecticut.

«Today's Qunnipiac poll showing Carl Paladino just six points down to Andrew Cuomo in the race for Governor proves the taxpayers of New York are fed up, plain and simple, and they're climbing on board with Carl.

Cuomo looks unbeatable at this point... wondering aloud if the race for Governor may shape up later this Fall to become a sprint to the finish line?

«When I left the race for Governor I said this race needed to be about ideas and policies to grow the economy and bring jobs back to New York,» Lazio said in a statement forwarded by his former campaign spokesman David James.

Despite Trump bowing out of the race for governor Friday night, Paladino isn't giving up on his candidacy.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to lead his rivals in the race for governor, topping both Republican Marc Molinaro and fellow Democrat Cynthia Nixon, a Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday found.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday prodded his rivals in the race for governor to release their tax returns dating back multiple years.

The ad is a sign the transit problems in New York City won't be confined to just the race for governor, but also down - ballot races that will be closely watched this September.

A progressive advocacy group on Wednesday endorsed Cynthia Nixon's bid in the Democratic primary race for governor.

The DN isn't waiting until after the GOP primary to choose a favorite in the race for governor, dismissing both Carl Paladino and Rick Lazio out of hand and backing the Democratic frontrunner, AG Andrew Cuomo in an editorial that appears in today's paper — with more than two months to go until the November general election.

The statement, which simultaneously jeers and criticizes the Republicans and the unsettled field, comes as Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro has signaled to Republicans officials that he will enter the race for governor after winning a straw poll on Friday during a meeting of GOP leaders in Saratoga Springs.

Senate Democratic Conference Leader John Sampson released a statement a short time ago congratulating Andrew Cuomo on his projected win in the race for governor.

, Molinaro said Nixon's entry into the race for governor is «great news for our campaign,» because Cuomo «will be forced to take on a high profile challenge from a celebrity - activist who is guaranteed the spotlight from the state and national media.»

«I would like to welcome my friend Myers Mermel to the race for Governor of New York,» Barbour said in the statement, which was disseminated by Mermel's campaign.

The party needs to receive at lest 50,000 votes on its line in the race for governor in order to maintain ballot status for the next four years.

The contours of the Georgia race for governor are beginning to get a little more definition.

A group of Democrats in Brooklyn on Friday announced the endorsement of Cynthia Nixon in the primary race for governor.

Actress and education activist Cynthia Nixon has grabbed a lot of headlines since entering the Democratic primary race for governor, but still lags far behind Cuomo in New York City, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll.

She famously endorsed Cuomo in his first race for governor.

Wednesday was supposed to be Cuomo's day as he picked up the endorsement of New York City's notoriously independent mayor, Michael Bloomberg, in the race for governor.

Senator Fred Akshar turned down an offer, to run for the Lieutenant Governor... in this year's race for Governor of New York State.

The poll also found that Cuomo is still as popular as ever, with a 69 percent approval rating and a 2 - to - 1 lead over either Republican challenger in his race for Governor.

The governor says the bills range from banning LLC money just for the race for governor, to extending it to all contests for state political office.

Cynthia Nixon has narrowed Andrew Cuomo's lead in the race for Governor, while picking up some key endorsements along the way...

WAMC's David Guistina speaks with Ken Lovett, Albany Bureau Chief for The New York Daily News, about the race for governor.

Sean Connolly, the former state veterans affairs commissioner from Hebron who brought a centerist perspective to the Democratic race for governor, will drop his bid and endorse Ned Lamont.

Molinaro won support from the leaders of several large county Republican organizations when he told party officials last week that he was re-entering the race for governor.

After all, I am the only Senate candidate in my district who supported him in his race for Governor two years ago.»

But it remains to be seen what will happen in the only contest that really matters for the WFP this year: The race for governor.

Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra says he's dropping out of the Republican race for governor and will run as an independent instead, because the two major parties are too interested in preserving the status quo.