Sentences with phrase «ran for county executive back»

When he first ran for county executive back in 2001, Tom Suozzi campaigned on a theme that promised to fix Nassau's problems, proclaiming: «I can do it, because I've done it.»

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In so doing, Lazio is basically conceding there will be a floor fight for the party's gubernatorial nomination — not a great development for a candidate who once believed he would have a lock on Row B (back after his main competition, Erie County Executive Chris Collins, who suffered from a persistent case of foot - in - mouth disease and decided not to run).

Joanie Mahoney, the Republican county executive didn't have her party's backing when she first ran for the job.

Barbour, as you may recall, heads the Republican Governors Association, and backed up state GOP Chairman Ed Cox in his (eventually failed) effort to convince former Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy to switch parties and try to run for governor on the GOP line in 2010.

He was one of 15 GOP county chairs who signed a letter urging Erie County Executive Chris Collins to run for governor back before Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy was barely a twinkle in state GOP Chairman Ed Cox'county chairs who signed a letter urging Erie County Executive Chris Collins to run for governor back before Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy was barely a twinkle in state GOP Chairman Ed Cox'County Executive Chris Collins to run for governor back before Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy was barely a twinkle in state GOP Chairman Ed Cox'County Executive Steve Levy was barely a twinkle in state GOP Chairman Ed Cox's eye.

The PBA stayed out of the race, which Mangano won by 386 votes.The PBA backed Suozzi in his initial run for county executive in 2001, but supported his Republican opponent, former Hempstead Town Supervisor Gregory Peterson, in 2005.

Democratic Senate hopeful Chuck Swanick told our colleagues at YNN Buffalo that Erie County Conservative Party Chairman Ralph Lorigo approached him about running for the seat held by Republican Sen. Mark Grisanti about 10 days prior to receiving the executive committee's formal backing.

Democrats — along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo — are backing former Broome County Executive and Motor Vehicles Commissioner Barbara Fiala to run for the seat in a special election.

Collins, meanwhile, earned his share of detractors within party ranks during his four - year tenure as Erie County executive, his short - lived, gaffe - filled run for governor and his support of Edward Cox over Henry Wojtaszek of Niagara County for state party chairman a few years back.

Ulster County Executive Michael Hein and other local leaders held out hope in late December that Cuomo's request could put the Nevele back in the running for a casino, but Friday's developments made it clear that won't happen.

Cuomo backed Curran during her successful Democratic primary against Nassau County Controller George Maragos, a Republican who switched parties to run for county execCounty Controller George Maragos, a Republican who switched parties to run for county execcounty executive.

March 09, 2011 — Poughkeepsie mayor backs Molinaro for Dutchess County executive POUGHKEEPSIE — Mayor John Tkazyik says he does not plan to run for Dutchess County executive this fall and supports fellow Republican Marc Molinaro's candidacy for the job.

Latino lawmakers and their allies have been speaking out against Levy and his conservative stance on immigration since he announced his likely gubernatorial run back in January, going so far as to threaten to call for a boycott of any organizations that support the county executive's statewide campaign.

Vying for the GOP nomination are, former Long Island U.S. Rick Lazio, the front - runner who ran unsuccessfully against then - First Lady Hillary Clinton for the Senate in 2000, Democrat - turned - Republican Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy, who is backed by state GOP boss Edward Cox, and Buffalo developer Carl Paladino, who has pledged to spend $ 10 million and is strongly identified with the conservative Tea Party movement.