Sentences with phrase «run for comptroller against»

But now that he's decided to run for comptroller against Councilman Dan Garodnick instead, he's suddenly a much more competitive candidate, with a host of high - profile endorsements (including Ed Koch, Gloria Steinem, and current Comptroller John Liu) and $ 4 million already raised, which is eligible for matching.

Not exact matches

A reader forwarded this letter sent to fellow chairs yesterday by Franklin County GOP Chairman Jim Ellis, who calls Carvin's opponents for the GOP line, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos, «real choices» to run against Gillibrand, but rejects the «hedge fund trader» supervisor as too liberal for Republican tastes.

It was widely viewed as a major gaffe by Cuomo, who was at the time making a long - shot run for governor against Pataki and the Democratic Party's preferred candidate, then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

As expected, Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos has officially announced he is running for US Senate against Chuck Schumer.

Turner, one of three Republicans who will face off in the June 26 primary for the right to run on Row B against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand this fall, is making his first return upstate since last month's GOP convention in Rochester when he, attorney Wendy Long and Nassau County Comptroller George Maragos were all voted onto the ballot.

But he also most recently worked with Harry Wilson, a Republican businessman who unsuccessfully ran for comptroller in 2010 against incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli.

Jacobs once criticized Maragos for challenging Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) after barely six months as comptroller and said he «didn't measure up» to Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D - N.Y.), when Maragos ran against her.

Garodnick is a former securities lawyer who ran for speaker of the City Council against Melissa Mark - Viverito five years ago and at one point considered running for city comptroller in 2013.

The winner of the Nov. 3 general election will replace Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside), who was first elected in 2001 and opted to run in the Democratic primary for mayor against city Comptroller William Thompson, who defeated him.

This is a particularly interesting development because it differentiates Liu from NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, against whom the comptroller might be running for mayor in 2013.

She criticizes Maragos for his past positions as a Republican against abortion and same - sex marriage and for taking campaign contributions from county vendors when he ran for comptroller.

ALBANY — A Democrat who is a financial consultant said he is running for state comptroller as a Republican against three - term incumbent Thomas DiNapoli so that he could wield the untapped «superpower» of the job and reign in Albany's spending and corruption.

She was a driving force — albeit as an advisor and not as a paid campaign member — behind his political comeback in 2006 when he ran a successful statewide campaign for AG just four years after a disastrous and short - lived gubernatorial primary challenge against then - state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

CHINATOWN — Embattled City Comptroller John Liu all but officially declared he will run for mayor Tuesday night — just weeks before federal fraud cases against his former campaign treasurer and a top fundraiser are set to head to trial.

Attendees at Weprin's birthday party included Public Advocate Letitia James, New York State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli (who spoke about Weprin's expertise on financial matters), Rep. Joe Crowley, chairman of the Queens County Democratic Organization, and Queens borough president Melinda Katz, who served with Weprin in the Council before running in a crowded primary against him for City Comptroller in 2009.

Other Democrats who were immediately mentioned are Assemblywoman Addie Russell, who hails from Watertown; Darrel Aubertine a former state senator and agriculture commissioner who now works for Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and opted against a run in 2009; and longtime Plattsburgh town supervisor Bernie Bassett.

Trichter worked for Harry Wilson, a Republican businessman who ran for comptroller in 2010 against DiNapoli and bowed out of the race for governor this year.

Democratic incumbent Tom DiNapoli is running for a second term against Republican Bob Antonacci, the Onondaga County comptroller, who is participating in a public financing system set up earlier this year that only impacts the comptroller's race.

Last February, he floated his name as a potential candidate in the 44th NYC Council race to fill the Brooklyn seat vacated by Simcha Felder (now a deputy comptroller in NYC Comptroller John Liu's office), but decided against a run for famicomptroller in NYC Comptroller John Liu's office), but decided against a run for famiComptroller John Liu's office), but decided against a run for family reasons.

Nick reported last month that Andrea Catsimatidis is facing off in the chairmanship fight against John Burnett, a state party advisor who ran for NYC comptroller unsuccessfully against Scott Stringer in 2013.

And Michel Faulkner, an outspoken Harlem pastor and former professional football player, jumped out of the mayor's race to instead run for city comptroller against Scott Stringer, the Democratic incumbent.

The former comptroller entered talks with the Queens Democratic Party leadership to run against Avella and officially launched his campaign for District 11, which covers northeast Queens, at the beginning of the summer.

In 2002, Cuomo ran an unsuccessful primary campaign against then - Comptroller H. Carl McCall, the first black Democrat to run for governor.

Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, who is running against Eliot Spitzer for Comptroller, last week released a report indicating that 75 percent of New York City public school have Internet speeds 100 times slower than the national goal set by President Obama for 2020.

The decision to run for comptroller will put Stringer in direct competition against popular Manhattan City Councilman Dan Garodnick, who declared a bid for the post in April.

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.

«I now intend to run a vigorous general election campaign for Comptroller against Scott Stringer.»

But observers said it makes sense for Quinn to be pounding the pavement and laying the groundwork for her presumptive 2013 run, which will likely be decided in a cutthroat Democratic primary against former City Comptroller Bill Thompson, Public Advocate Bill de Blasio, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and embattled City Comptroller John Liu.

New York, NY, May 7, 2017 — Michel Faulkner, formerly a Republican candidate for Mayor of New York City, announced today his candidacy to run for NYC Comptroller against Scott Stringer.

McDonough, who ran for Ulster County Comptroller in 2013 against eventual winner Elliott Auerbach, was hired as deputy town clerk in anticipation of Cosenza's departure.

Massey and Malliotakis are the only two Republicans left vying for the mayoral seat after Harlem Rev. Michel Faulkner pulled out of the race Sunday in favor of running against Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The former Assembly minority leader has been through the mill, having run failed — but loud — campaigns for governor and state comptroller, the first a debacle against Eliot Spitzer, the latter a credible showing against Alan Hevesi.

State comptroller Carl McCall, who would later run against Pataki for governor, said he'd seek to block the relocation.

City Comptroller Mark Schroeder talks with his team as they campaign door - to - door while running for mayor in the Democratic primary against incumbent Byron Brown on Sept. 5.

Saujani's departure, first reported by Crain's New York Business, comes as Public Advocate Bill de Blasio gears up for an expected run for mayor against a crowded field that includes City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and former City Comptroller Bill Thompson.