Sentences with phrase «ranking leadership post»
In choosing a run for the fourth - ranking leadership post, Emanuel avoids a potentially divisive battle with the current Caucus Chairman — Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.).
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Speculation continues to mount as to how long state GOP Chairman Ed Cox will manage to hold on to his leadership post now that the rank - and - file has officially rejected his party - switching preferred gubernatorial candidate, Levy.
Lawmakers earn a base pay of $ 79,500, but many earn more for committee chair posts, ranking member positions and leadership titles.
According to my source, they're very concerned about losing the leadership post, which has gone to a black senator since November 2002 when David Paterson ousted then - Senate Minority Leader Marty Connor (a white Brooklynite) became the first non-white elected to lead a legislative conference in New York history and the highest - ranking black elected official in New York.
Though Silver has maintained his innocence and is fighting the charges, the case sparked an uprising among his rank - and - file members, costing him the leadership post he had held for more than two decades.