Sentences with phrase «running against incumbent state»

HOOSICK FALLS >> The Democrat running against incumbent state Sen. Kathy Marchione found a unique and high - profile way Tuesday to criticize the Halfmoon Republican over her handling of the water contamination crisis that has plagued the village and the town of Hooisick for nearly a year.

GLASTONBURY — Former board of education and town council member Lorraine Marchetti recently announced she will run against incumbent state Sen. Steve Cassano for the state Senate's Fourth District.

Not exact matches

He is widely expected to run for a United States Senate seat this year, and knows he will have to appeal to voters beyond his own party in a race against the incumbent Democrat, Bill Nelson.

State Sen. George Latimer is the choice of the Westchester Democrats to run for county executive against Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, though County Legislator Ken Jenkins has vowed to fight on in the September primary.

Former state Rep. Joseph Morrissey ran as an independent against incumbent Rosalyn Dance (D) in Senate District 16, meaning he himself could have become a deciding vote, something an unnamed Democratic senator told The Washington Post «would put us in a horrible position and make it very hard for us to maintain our integrity and have him be part of our caucus.»

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.

In such a blue state as New York, where Democrats outnumber Republicans by 2 to 1, any Republican has to be considered a long shot to be elected governor, especially if they're running against an incumbent Democratic governor.

She has run dozens of campaigns throughout Queens, New York City and the state and is currently working on Democrat Steve Behar's bid for the 26th state Assembly District seat in northeast Queens and consulting for incumbent Assemblywoman Democrat Catherine Nolan, who is up for re-election in the 37th Assembly District in western Queens against Republican John Wilson.

Deborah Ross, a former North Carolina state legislator, has run a surprisingly close race against Republican incumbent Sen. Richard M. Burr.

It was Gustavo Rivera, a 34 - year - old part - time college professor and former political staffer who has never held elected office, and who is now running for the State Senate against a well - financed incumbent senator of his own party.

73 % of MoveOn's New York State members say they want a progressive challenger to run against incumbent Democratic governor Andrew Cuomo.

The race pit Democrat Mayer, a state Assembly member, against Republican Julie Killian, a member of a local city council who ran unsuccessfully for state Senate in 2016 against the Democratic incumbent.

Danks Burke is running in the heavily Republican 58th Senate district against incumbent Sen. Tom O'Mara in the Southern Tier region of the state.

Whoever wins the race faces the prospect of having to run next year against a fellow incumbent in an adjoining district if the state Legislature eliminates the 9th.

Schenectady County Legislature Chair Susan Savage confirmed suspicions today — she's running for State Senate against incumbent GOP Sen. Hugh Farley in the 44th SD.

Miner had been discussed as a potential candidate to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year in a primary, matching up the incumbent two - term governor against his former state Democratic Committee co-chair.

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.

But Assemblyman Nojay says for now, they aren't going to promote any specific candidates, though they hope primary challengers will emerge to run against incumbents in the state legislature all the way down to offices for local county sheriff and county clerk.

In such a blue state as New York, any Republican has to be considered a long shot to be elected governor, especially if they're running against an incumbent Democratic governor.

Roberts ran a near - invisible race for state Assembly against nine - term incumbent Kevin Cahill this year, taking only about 35 percent of the vote.

State Senator George Latimer, County Legislator Ken Jenkins seek to run against 2 - term incumbent Rob Astorino

Sources close to Vice-President Mike Pence says claims by one Republican State Senate candidate that he encouraged her to run against incumbent Jim Merritt are...

Ball is something of a hero to the Tea Party crowd in the Hudson Valley, and ran for Congress against John Hall in 2009 before stepping aside to challenge a Republican incumbent in the State Senate.

In Westchester County, Democratic state Sen. George Latimer is challenging Republican incumbent Rob Astorino, the 2014 GOP candidate for governor who is believed to be considering a second run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year.

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.

NYC political journalist Ross Barkan has decided to see politics from the other side — announcing he will be running for state Senate against veteran Brooklyn Republican incumbent Martin Golden.

Bunny, an Iraq War veteran and current Erie County prosecutor, acknowledged that running against an incumbent Republican in one of the state's most GOP - donimnated districts will be an uphill battle.

Last November, the New York state Green Party ticket of Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones ran against incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and scored the best statewide vote total for an independent candidate in generations.

HARTFORD, CT - 04.04.2016 - DAN CARTER ANNOUNCEMENT - Rep. Dan Carter (R - Bethel), at center, shares a light moment with legislators, supporters and members of the media at the State Capitol on Monday afternoon after he announced his campaign to run for U.S. Senate against incumbent Sen. Richard Blumenthal.

Later on he would run a failing bid for State Assembly against now incumbent Ed Braunstein, who I campaigned for.

In New York State, Howie Hawkins will be running again for governor on the Green Party ticket, against incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo and the Republican nominee.

Serino originally planned to run for the state Assembly's 106th District seat against Democratic incumbent Didi Barrett but was recruited for the Senate race to avoid a Republican primary and a potentially split ticket.

Libertarian John Babiarz is running in a 3 - way race for governor of NH against former majority state Senate leader Maggie Hassan and Republican attorney Ovide Lamontagne for the open seat vacated by 8 - year Democratic incumbent Governor John Lynch.

Hoyt, who resigned his state post last fall amid allegations of sexual harassment (that he denies), said he called only to suggest that McMurray consider running for the State Senate against Republican incumbent Christopher L. Jacobs this year instead of taking on Colstate post last fall amid allegations of sexual harassment (that he denies), said he called only to suggest that McMurray consider running for the State Senate against Republican incumbent Christopher L. Jacobs this year instead of taking on ColState Senate against Republican incumbent Christopher L. Jacobs this year instead of taking on Collins.

Repeatedly, Cuomo that day said Hochul would be the strongest Democrat to run against incumbent U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, a Republican who would be a prized target for state and national Democrats to defeat this fall.

For state Sen. David Argall, the Republican running in Pennsylvania's 17th congressional race, cash flow is a big problem in his fight against incumbent Democratic Rep. Tim Holden.

«That's a problem,» said Batman, who is now running against incumbent Gary Finch for the state Assembly District 126 seat, which represents Onondaga, Cayuga, Cortland and Chenango counties.

Marc Alessi for State Assembly We thought the 1st Assembly District fight would have rivaled the local battle for Congress, but Dan Losquadro, a Republican Suffolk County legislator, has run an uninspired campaign against incumbent Democrat Marc Alessi.

NY Daily News reporter Ken Lovett, one of the «deans of New York State political journalism,» reported recently: «The governor also contacted one of his former staffers, Peter Harckham, to run against incumbent Sen. Terrence Murphy.

It also establishes firm deadlines for the different stages of the redistricting process to ensure that lines are established in a timely manner and delays in drawing maps do not disadvantage challengers running against state legislative or congressional incumbents.

Running in the Democratic primary against 59th Assembly District incumbent Assemblymember Jaime Williams — who won a special election in April to replace state Senator Persaud in her former Assembly seat — is Spencer Cineus.

Throughout the rally, Smikle's hovered at the edge of the crowd, smiling and shaking hands; a political consultant and adjunct Columbia professor, he is now a candidate for the State Senate, running against incumbent Democrat Bill Perkins, who has become the prime target of Harlem's charter - school backers.

The CCSA Advocates also endorsed Marshall Tuck for state superintendent of public instruction, as it did four years ago when he ran against incumbent Tom Torlakson.