Sentences with phrase «resign his leadership post after»

Skelos resigned his leadership post after he was charged, but retained his seat in the chamber.

Silver was first elected in 1976, and served as speaker for two decades, before resigning his leadership post after he was arrested earlier this year.

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Flanagan took control of the Senate majority this spring after former Leader Dean Skelos was forced to resign the leadership post due to federal corruption charges.

(CNN)- Newt Gingrich is calling on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to resign her leadership post Tuesday, days after deriding the California Democrat as a «trivial politician» over her description of what the CIA has told her about aggressive government interrogation techniques.

Sen. Jeff Klein, the leader of the Senate's independent Democrats, in so many words yesterday called on Smith to resign after he stripped the Queens Democrat of his leadership posts in the chamber.

Heastie has been speaker for about six months, winning the leadership post after longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver was forced to resign after being charged by the federal government with corruption.

The ongoing corruption scandal has been a factor» Heastie and Flanagan are new in their leadership posts after the former speaker and Senate leader were arraigned on multiple corruption charges earlier this year, and forced to resign their posts.

He was forced to resign the powerful leadership post he's held for more than two decades after his members informed him Monday they've lost faith in his ability to lead following his arrest last week on five federal corruption charges.

Silver, a Manhattan resident, resigned from his Senate leadership post after his arrest but retained his Assembly seat.