Sentences with phrase «run the state democratic»

Some NYC and suburban Democrats aren't thrilled with the selection by Gov. Andrew Cuomo of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown to run the state Democratic Party.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has all but secured the Democratic nomination for president, and conversation has turned to her possible choices for a running mate.

This time, despite Schultz's denials, the announcement has triggered rampant speculation that Schultz, who is a fan of President Barack Obama and publicly supported Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, is preparing for a run for president of the United States in 2020.

Jenny Wilson, a Democratic candidate running for Senate in Utah, said this week that «Utah families deserve another Utahn as their senator, not a Massachusetts governor who thinks of our state as his vacation home.»

One state Democratic leader told Business Insider that in a recent conversation, Springer did not rule out a bid, saying he would consider running if he was «needed by the party.»

And his (relatively) new secretary of state is John Kerry, who was one of Obama's most prominent endorsers in January 2008, when Obama was running for the Democratic party presidential nomination.

Milestones India In partnership with more than 50 state - run, cooperative and private banks, India's National Democratic Alliance government has launched the world's largest financial inclusion project to bring 75 million households into the banking fold by the end of January 2015.

In 2015, McCabe's wife, Jill McCabe, ran for a state Senate seat in Virginia, backed in part with money provided by the state Democratic Party and a Clinton ally.

A Democratic congressman from Ohio got a boost from his state's elections commission on Thursday in his campaign to prevent an anti-abortion group from running billboards attacking him for supporting the healthcare bill.

FRC ran ads against Cao even though his opponent, Democratic State Rep. Cedric Richmond, supports abortion rights.

I find it interesting that someone would call a Harvard Educated man, who owned an ran a hugely successful business, who came in and cleaned up the Olympics (and didn't take a dime for it) and ran a heavily democratic state as a republican an idiot.

Recall that one of the earliest walls Gov. Eliot Spitzer ran head - long into was a proposal to allow undocumented workers receive drivers» licenses issued by the state, a move that was vehemently opposed by county clerks and became a campaign issue for Hillary Clinton, then running for the Democratic nomination for president.

Mayer, a member of the state Assembly, is running in a key Westchester County Senate district next Tuesday that could shift control of the chamber to the Democratic Party.

The progressive group Run for Something on Tuesday endorsed Democratic state Senate candidate Andrew Gounardes.

But Silver reiterated that a Democratic - run Senate would help him achieve some of his own legislative goals, including an increase to the state's minimum wage and a public financing system of campaigns.

The group this week spent $ 22,201 on a mail campaign boosting Democratic state Senate candidate Shelley Mayer, who is running in a key district in Westchester County.

That's a big switch from four years ago, when the party was duking it out over who should run against the Democratic frontrunner, then - state AG Cuomo.

«Once again we see the real world consequences of what happens when Republicans are allowed to run the State Senate,» Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins said.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver insists Democratic gubernatorial designee Andrew Cuomo isn't running against the Legislature, but rather against Albany, writ large, and a general feeling of frustration with state government as a whole.

Cuomo does not support an end to the fusion ballot system of allowing a candidate to run on multiple ballot lines, but the Wilson - Pakula repeal would greatly reduce the clout of the state's minor parties that can influence the platforms and policies of the Democratic and Republican parties.

Kellner lost his Democratic primary for city council last year and did not run for re-election to the state Assembly this year.

Schumer, as reported yesterday by City & State, is lending his support to Queens Democratic Sen. Toby Stavisky, who was drawn by the Democrats into a primary with her colleague, Sen. Tony Avella, and so has opted to run in the new Asian - majority district instead.

Martins is himself a product of Albany, having served in the state Senate for six years, and declining to seek re-election in 2016 when he opted to run for the House seat vacated by former Democratic Rep. Steve Israel.

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.

The issue is being raised in part by Liuba Grechen Shirley, who is running in the Democratic primary for the state's second congressional district on Long Island.

On the occasion of the celebration of May Day, the National Democratic Congress (NDC) extends its warmest felicitations to, and solidarity with Ghanaian workers whose sweat and toil continues to keeps the wheels of state running.

The Democratic hopeful running in the primary against Sen. Simcha Felder said the state party's leadership is «late to the game» in trying to find a candidate to run in the 17th Senate district.

This statewide tour involves state Democratic Party leaders — Jay Jacobs (chairman), Charlie King (executive director) and June O'Neill (ex-chair, executive committee chair)-- traveling to communities across New York to solicit ideas from residents and (ostensibly) forwarding the best of those on to the gubernatorial designee and his running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy.

Paychex billionaire Tom Golisano doesn't appear to like the idea of Democratic AG Andrew Cuomo running on the ballot line of the state Independence Party established and nurtured by his three unsuccessful self - funded campaigns for governor.

Later yesterday afternoon, the Westchester County Democratic Committee sent out an email informing recipients that a «mini convention» would be called by Chairman Reggie Lafayette for the purpose of selecting a candidate to run for the yet - to - be-called special election to fill the seat of departing state Sen. George Latimer, who will become Westchester County executive on Jan. 1.

The statement came from Charlie King, a former state Democratic Committee executive director who was Cuomo's running mate during his ill - fated run for governor in 2002.

At the time, as you'll remember, it was Cuomo who was trying to redeem himself after a near career - ending failure of a gubernatorial run in 2002, when he challenged the party favorite for the Democratic nomination, then state Comptroller H. Carl McCall.

Democratic Assemblyman James Skoufis has created a campaign committee geared toward running for the state Senate seat being vacated by Republican Bill Larkin, a filing at the Board of Elections shows.

«As someone who ran the Democratic State Party and worked to unify the Democratic Senate, I know firsthand that these conversations are best when private.

The state Democratic committee on Friday released an organizing email meant to boost candidates running down ballot this year, pegging the April 24 special election as a «D - Day» for action.

«The RSLC — along with its Democratic counterpart, the DLCC — has already run ads in Wisconsin ahead of the state Senate recall campaigns this summer.

«I am running to build a real Democratic State Senate majority that finally fully funds our public schools, protects tenants from being thrown out of their homes and strengthens our loophole ridden rent laws, passes badly needed ethics reforms, election reforms and real criminal justice reforms and makes Andrea Stewart - Cousins the first woman Senate Majority Leader, breaking up the so - called «three men in a room.»

Now that she has taken herself out of the running to be considered as an interim replacement for Schneiderman, NYC Public Advocate Tish James is seen as a front - runner heading into the May 23 - 24 state Democratic nominating convention that will choose candidates to appear on the ballot for a full four - year term.

The investigation stemmed into de Blasio's efforts to help elect Democrats to the state Senate in 2014 using county Democratic committees to aid candidates running in key swing districts outside of New York City including the Hudson Valley and in Monroe County.

Interesting aside: The RGA, unlike the RNC, was supposedly once supportive of state GOP Chairman Ed Cox's successful wooing of Democratic Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy to switch parties and run for governor.

There's also a list called Levy's «10 shades of blue» that details all the things the country executive did to support Democratic candidates and / or positions, noting, for example, his backing of single - payer healthcare and early endorsement of former Long Island Assemblyman - turned - state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's first statewide run this year.

The Republican Candidate for Buffalo Mayor is filing a formal complaint with the State Board of Elections over a campaign ad run by Democratic Incumbent Byron Brown.

Also on tap for today: «Housekeeping» remarks from state GOP Chairman Ed Cox, and invocation from the Rev. Michael Faulkner, who is running against Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel; speeches from fromer US Attorney Michael Garcia (believed to harbor some political aspirations) and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (one of the party's rising stars) and presentation of a lifetime achievement award to former state Chairman Bill Powers.

Democratic state Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, who running for state Senate in a critical special election in Westchester County Tuesday, has the backing of former Vice President Joe Biden, who has cut a last minute automated phone call on her behalf.

«Mr. Klein outlined a system in which the leaders of the Republican caucus and the Independent Democratic Conference would work together to run the Senate, with joint control over committee agendas, the bills that are taken up on the floor and state budget negotiations,» Tom Kaplan wrote.

The Nassau County Democratic Party are using Trump to raise campaign cash for teacher Christine Pellegrino, who is running for a vacant state Assembly seat that Republicans have held for more than 20 years.

While polls indicate Hillary Clinton would be the overwhelming frontrunner if she runs for president in 2016, a CNN / ORC International Poll conducted in November shows that if the former Secretary of State passes on a second White House bid, Biden would be the leading contender in the Democratic primary with 43 %, with Cuomo coming in next at 15 %.

I am running for State Senate to fight for our communities in Manhattan and Brooklyn and create the progressive, reform - minded, Democratic - majority Senate that will stand up for our values and make our state government work for all New YorState Senate to fight for our communities in Manhattan and Brooklyn and create the progressive, reform - minded, Democratic - majority Senate that will stand up for our values and make our state government work for all New Yorstate government work for all New Yorkers.

By contrast, the state Democratic Committee spent $ 13.54 million this year on behalf of the campaigns of Cuomo and his running mate, Kathy Hochul, 86.49 percent of its total election - related spending.

The Baker Project recruits pro-choice Democratic women to run in Senate districts throughout the state.