Sentences with phrase «recent speaker candidate»

Moments after the most recent speaker candidate debate took place on the evening of November 21, gay Councilman - elect Corey Johnson of Chelsea, one of the caucus» new members, said the progressives will be meeting with all seven declared candidates and added he «look [s] forward» to bringing up issues regarding LGBT rights during those discussions.

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But that outcome represented a break from recent tradition, in which the county leaders of the Bronx and Queens have teamed up to back a speaker candidate from Manhattan.

At a recent forum for candidates running for speaker, who will be elected by the 51 - member Council in January, Councilman Ydanis Rodriguez (D - Manhattan) broached the idea of a third term and the rest of the field said they'd support it.

De Blasio took the unusual step in recent weeks of injecting himself into the speaker race, calling council members to lobby on his candidate's behalf.

At a recent speaker's candidate forum on criminal and social justice issues, Rev. Al Sharpton said he would like to see a black speaker some day but that he is looking for the best candidate.

Out of that caucus, in recent weeks, has emerged a «progressive bloc» of 20 or more members — including newcomers to the Council — who have pledged to stand together in support of the same candidate in the speaker's race.

Last year we hired speakers based on their affiliation with well - known companies, failing to ask speaker candidates for recent references.