Sentences with phrase «run for mayor as»

These were bribes of tens of thousands of dollars in cash, stuffed into envelopes to enable State Senator Malcolm A. Smith, a Democrat of Queens and at times the Senate's majority and minority leader, to pursue a run for mayor as a Republican, a prosecutor said in his opening statement on Wednesday.

Republicans could not convince anyone to run against Miner this year and are likely to look to some of the same people to run for mayor as well as mid-term openings on the city council.

Federal prosecutors allege Smith hatched a plan to bribe City Councilman Dan Halloran, the head of the Bronx Republican party Joseph Savino and the vice chairman of the Queens Republican party, Vincent Tabone, to get the necessary permission to run for mayor as a Republican.

Cuomo, elected to his current post in 2006, has spent a lifetime in politics and public service including stints as a top advisor during his father's 1977 failed run for mayor as well as his successful run for governor in 1982, after which he came his father's special assistant, and, later, federal housing secretary under President Clinton.

You were planning to run for mayor as a Republican in 2009, but withdrew when Mayor Michael Bloomberg ran for a third term.

Rejecting a Manhattan GOP leader's interest in having Democrat Eva Moskowitz run for mayor as a Republican, Republican chairs said today that they would prefer a registered Republican challenging Mayor Bill de Blasio.

A Democrat before seeking elective office, Bloomberg switched his party registration in 2001 to run for mayor as a Republican.

This year, after relocating from Long Island to the Upper East Side, Dietl had hoped to run for mayor as a Democrat.

His decision to drop out thrust Ms. Malliotakis into the role of Republican front - runner after little more than two months of campaigning and offered an opening for outsider candidates like Roque De La Fuente, a San Diego developer who recently moved to New York City to run for mayor as a Republican.

His aide, Vincent Tabone, was arrested Tuesday and was accused of accepting cash bribes in return for helping Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith run for mayor as a Republican.

He is accused of taking a $ 25,000 bribe in return for supporting Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith's bid to run for mayor as a Republican.

Businessman Roque «Rocky» De La Fuente, a California native, moved to New York in April to run for mayor as a Republican.

He is accused of taking a $ 15,000 cash bribe in return for supporting Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith's bid to run for mayor as a Republican.

The Bronx Republicans are led by Chairman Joseph Savino, who was arrested Tuesday for accepting cash bribes to support Democratic state Sen. Malcolm Smith's attempt to run for mayor as a Republican.

It comes in the case against state Sen. Malcolm Smith (D - Queens), who stands accused of scheming with officials in New York City and Rockland County to raise funds for his one - time attempt to switch parties and run for mayor as a Republican.

Smith — who was named the leader for the Democrats after their historic takeover of the state senate for the first time in 43 years in 2008 — stunned his party and the political world last summer when he announced that he was considering a run for mayor as a Republican, according to the New York Post.

Sergio Rodriguez isn't daunted by the odds of running for mayor as a Republican in a city where Democrats hold a seven - to - one enrollment edge.

Eliot Spitzer describes his own dodge of a question about running for mayor as «not Shermanesque.»

Now he's running for mayor as a Democrat, challenging an incumbent who Gangi charges is «no longer a credible progressive.»

Eight other independents are running for mayor as well, but most have little or no money to their name.

When I read of state Sen. Malcolm Smith's interest in running for mayor as a Republican, Nena's «99 Red Balloons» played in my head: «99 red balloons / Floating in the summer sky / Panic bells — it's red alert.»

John Catsimatidis, the wealthy founder of the Gristedes grocery chain, is running for mayor as a Republican.

It is a prominent Republican family, but Ben Walsh is running for mayor as an independent.

George McDonald, founder of the Doe Fund which provides work, housing and social services to the formerly homeless and formerly incarcerated, ran for mayor as a Republican in 2013.

On Friday, state Sen. Tony Avella of Queens, who is running for mayor as a Democrat, showed up to lend his support to the Fenimore Street group.

And while Ms. Moskowitz has numerous supporters within the Republican Party, particularly within its elite donor class, Edward F. Cox, the chairman of New York's Republican Party, said he had never had a conversation with Ms. Moskowitz about the possibility of her running for mayor as a Republican.

When I read of state Sen. Malcolm Smith's interest in running for mayor as a Republican, Nena's «99 Red Balloons» played in my head: «99 red balloons / Floating in the summer sky / Panic bells — it...

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The author, who served as a member of the British Parliament and once ran for mayor of London, was convicted in 2001 of committing perjury during a 1987 libel trial.

Many are now urging Lhota to run for mayor, and it seems that Lhota is seriously preparing for a mayoral campaign — he stepped down as MTA boss just two days ago, so he can legally be a candidate under City law.

The former mayor, who spent $ 261 million on his campaigns for New York City office, says he'd spend as much as $ 1 billion of his own money on a presidential run.

Clark was a former Liberal, having worked as a staffer at the Legislature during Laurence Decore «s time as party leader (Clark's father, Gilbert Clark, was 823 votes away from ending Ralph Klein «s political career when the former mayor first ran for provincial office in Calgary - Elbow in 1989).

Mayor Bill Smith had only run for elected office once before his win and Mayor Mandel served only one - term on Council before being elected as mayor in 2004.

He made a plea for what he called pioneer religion — in which God the trail boss and Jesus the scout lead the church, a covered wagon always on the move, as the minister dishes up for the pioneers fresh meat brought in by the Holy Spirit — over settler religion in which God the mayor and Jesus the sheriff run the church as a courthouse and the minister - banker protects the interests of the religious establishment.

In addition, the Democrats lost two members of their conference: Mark Schroeder's seat (145th AD) out in Western NY up for grabs, as the WNY Democrat (and thorn in Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's side) stepped down to run for Buffalo comptroller; and Republican - turned - Democrat Mike Spano (93rd AD) will be giving up his seat to start his new job as mayor of Yonkers.

Three weeks ago I announced my intention to run as an independent candidate for mayor of Tower Hamlets.

As the end of her second term approaches, rumors are flying that Mayor Stephanie Miner might try to repeal Syracuse's two - term limit and run for mayor again in 2017.

A Labour councillor for New Cross ward since 2014, she came third in the race to be Labour's candidate for Lewisham mayor after running as the only BME and only female candidate.

Spano is term limited from running for re-election as mayor.

This strikes me as a smart issue for de Blasio as he tries to position himself for a likely run for mayor in 2013.

Asked for his reaction to Democratic gubernatorial designee Andrew Cuomo's selection of the mayor as his preferred running mate, Paterson replied:

Smith, a Democrat and a former Senate majority leader, was arrested in 2013 on charges that he helped orchestrate a scheme to obtain a Wilson - Pakula waiver in order to run as a Republican in the race for mayor.

At 11 a.m., Duchess County Executive Marc Molinaro holds the first of two events at which he'll announce his run for governor, Tivoli, where he launched his political career as the youngest mayor in the US at the time.

As her mother — politely, we assume — shoots down the idea of running for mayor of New York City, Chelsea Clinton is dipping her toe into her father's NGO, the Clinton Foundation.

During his visit, he was introduced to Klein for the first time by the IDC's newest member, Sen. Malcolm Smith, a Queens Democrat who just so happens to be spending a lot of time with the NYC GOP leaders as he courts them in his long - shot bid to run on their ballot line in the upcoming mayor's race.

De Blasio, who served as Clinton's campaign manager for her 2000 Senate race, ran for New York City mayor on a progressive platform and has been working to bring progressive issues to the attention of the national Democratic Party.

And yet, by the time he threw himself into the crowded field of candidates running for mayor of New York in 2013, he had spent more than a decade honing his political skills, serving two terms on the City Council and one as public advocate, and he managed to outmaneuver higher - profile opponents like Christine Quinn, the New York City Council speaker (and Mayor Bloomberg's all - but - anointed successor).

Mr. Cuomo is the Democrat many party leaders prefer as their gubernatorial candidate next year, believing he would stand a better chance of winning should Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, decide to make a run for the office.

Eliot Spitzer's resurrection — from the disgraced gov ernor better known as Cli ent 9 to CNN talk - show host — has the political class buzzing about him running for mayor in 2013.

Bloomberg, before becoming an Independent in 2007, ran as a Republican for New York City mayor.

Nowadays, a billionaire Independent can buy the election and wouldn't even need a powerful Democratic house to bolster their ranks as the Republican party is so weak former police commissioner Ray Kelly, Marty Gold, and even Dan Halloran have been rumored to run for mayor.