Sentences with phrase «recent gubernatorial campaign»

Interestingly, considering how much attention public education issues received during the recent gubernatorial campaign, this vital topic did not get much play in Malloy's speech, although the governor — who once said that he didn't mind schools teach to the test, «as long as test scores went up,» — did proudly proclaim that his first term accomplishments include that fact that his administration had «raised test scores» in Connecticut.

PS — During the recent gubernatorial campaign, Cuomo repeatedly noted that Moody's Investor Service had reduced its previously AAA credit rating of Westchester County by a notch during the tenure of his Republican opponent, Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino.

Not exact matches

Cuomo has been calling for campaign finance reform since his 2010 gubernatorial run, and reiterated that call in his recent State of the State address.

Zephyr Teachout quotes this description in Corruption in America: From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United (Harvard University Press), a book that merits the large readership it may get thanks to the author's recent appearance on «The Daily Show,» even if much of that interview concerned her remarkable dark - horse gubernatorial campaign in New York state's Democratic primary, in which anti-corruption was one of her major themes.

GOP gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio turned his attention from Democratic LG contender Bob Duffy to his No. 1 target, AG Andrew Cuomo, slamming the gubernatorial designee for being the top recipient of lobbying campaign contributions in recent years.

The major obstacle to such a move, however, might not be a shared party, but shared donors: Cuomo himself has received $ 127,000 from some of the same Vance contributors at the heart of the recent controversies — and his gubernatorial campaigns have also received more than $ 72,000 directly from Weinstein himself.

The New York Observer's Will Bredderman reports that comedian and political gadfly Randy Credico, who finished third in the recent Democratic gubernatorial primary, campaigned yesterday at the corner of 125th Street and Lexington Avenue in Manhattan with the Green Party's Howie Hawkins.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has more than $ 30 million in his campaign fund, and a recent poll shows him with a 30 - point - lead over his likely Republican opponent, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, but the Republican says if the past is any indication, he can win the gubernatorial race this year.

Giambra's recent campaign contributions and his past support for Democrats, including Cuomo, could complicate his attempt to secure the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

His campaign in recent weeks has picked up a stream of endorsements, including nods from Republicans like Rob Astorino, the Westchester County executive and 2014 gubernatorial candidate, and former Rep. Chris Collins.

(Paul Ciminelli and his development company have donated $ 10,500 to Cuomo's gubernatorial campaigns in recent years and $ 5,000 to Kathy Hochul, his running mate this year.)

The most recent available figures show Paterson trailing state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo by 2 - to - 1 margin in polls of a hypothetical Democratic primary matchup for the party's 2010 gubernatorial nod — and by a similar margin in the campaign money chase for the first half of the year.

Highlighting Pawlenty's recent campaign efforts for Virginia Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, the ad accuses him of «campaigning for extremists.»

In a recent radio interview, the now - gubernatorial candidate insisted those voters were doing what Zephyr Teachout is doing in her primary bid — «running petitions to support a campaign that is not supported by the party bosses,» who he blasted as corrupt and despised.