Sentences with phrase «run for attorney general against»

At the convention, Republicans unanimously nominated ex-Pataki aide John Cahill to run for attorney general against incumbent Eric Schneiderman and Onondaga County Comptroller Bob Antonacci to challenge state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli.

Not exact matches

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday said he had «no reason to doubt» the women who have come forward in recent days with sexual - misconduct accusations against Roy Moore, the Alabama Republican running for Sessions» vacated Senate seat.

«They're not thrilled that he's already jumping ship to run for higher office because that's exactly what he campaigned against and what he promised he wouldn't do, be a ladder - climbing career politician,» Petersen said, noting a JTD strategies poll that found half of Missouri voters think Hawley could be using his attorney general career as a stepping stone to higher office.

While no suit has been officially filed, bidding documents from the Attorney General's office indicate that the state is preparing to hire outside counsel for «commencing legal action against Theranos, Inc. and its closely related subsidiaries for violations of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act arising out of Theranos Inc.'s long - running scheme of deceptive acts and misrepresentations relating to the capabilities and operation of Theranos blood testing equipment.»

While not endorsing her bid for Attorney General, he is suggesting her record on Rockefeller Drug Law reform is being distorted by some of the candidates running against her in a press release that just came out.

Former New York State Attorney General Oliver Koppell, running against IDC head and Senate Majority Co-leader Jeffrey Klein, garnered the endorsement of the WFP for the 34th district in the Bronx.

She unsuccessfully ran for state attorney general in 2006 after dropping out of a U.S. Senate race against Hillary Clinton.

The New York attorney general, who has received national attention for his numerous lawsuits against the Trump administration, has also headlined events for Democrats running across the country.

A longtime Democratic office - holder and former candidate for governor and attorney general in Wisconsin announced Wednesday that she would run against Republican Gov. Scott Walker in a recall election.

Donovan has said that he would not run against Cuomo for attorney general.

A veritable bevy of former Pataki administration members — from the former governor himself on down — will gather in Albany tomorrow night to host a fund - raiser for their onetime colleague, John Cahill, who is running for state attorney general against the Democratic incumbent, Eric Schneiderman.

Other members include former Public Advocate Mark Green — who once ran against Cuomo for state attorney general — Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Rev. Floyd Flake ofattorney general — Nassau County District Attorney Kathleen Rice and the Rev. Floyd Flake ofAttorney Kathleen Rice and the Rev. Floyd Flake of Queens.

King has been close to Cuomo for years, working with Cuomo at HUD, running for lieutenant governor in tandem with Cuomo's brief 2002 bid for the statehouse, then running against Cuomo, unsuccessfully, in the 2006 primary for state attorney general.

Cuomo was attorney general at the time and ran for governor largely against the era of dysfunction in Albany.

But Lazio did capture the Conservative Party's endorsement, and could have continued his bid for governor, running November's general election against Paladino and New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic gubernatorial ngeneral election against Paladino and New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic gubernatorial nGeneral Andrew Cuomo, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee.

``... I ran for Governor against Eliot Spitzer, a Democratic Attorney General with a reputation for high - profile investigations and flush with special interest cash, who was viewed as inevitable,» Faso wrote.

Maybe state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman runs against Cuomo the Democratic primary and opens up a slot for Bharara to run for Attorney General (Score = Possible, but unlikely).

A spokesman for Turner said the candidate has not endorsed Paladino, who won last week's Republican primary, has been cheered by the Tea Party movement and is running against Democratic state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.

In deciding against a fourth bid for governor, Perry has now paved the way for Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott to run for and likely win the state's Republican gubernatorial nomination.

As attorney general, Spitzer's favorite tactic was to use shame and publicity as weapons against publicly traded companies, and for eight years, it was hugely effective — though Spitzer ran roughshod over more than a few innocent parties.

After announcing his intentions to run for the attorney general's position, Humbach said New York state residents suffered another blow against their confidence in government.

If Cuomo plans to run for a third term in 2018, the charges against his former aides could hurt his re-election hopes and embolden rumored possible challengers such as state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

In two high profile cases, the CFPB and Florida's Attorney General shut down student loan debt relief company College Education Services and, separately, filed a lawsuit against Student Loan Processing US for running illegal debt relief services that, «exploited vulnerable student loan borrowers, made false promises about their debt relief services, and charged illegal upfront fees.»