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arents and teachers need to start thinking about running against incumbents in the coming election

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.

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.

Jim Fischer is running for Congress in the 20th district against three - term incumbent Paul Tonko.

He has always been something of an outsider, conferencing with the Republicans during his last stint in the Senate and then running against an incumbent Democrat, former Sen. Efrain Gonzalez Jr., in the 2008 primary.

The meeting between Trump and New York Republicans over a potential run for governor by Trump in 2014 against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo.

Latimer is a declared candidate in the race for the nomination to run against incumbent County Executive Rob Astorino this fall.

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.

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

Coming off his primary victory and sensing he could play kingmaker in upper Manhattan, Espaillat endorsed Alcantara in July along with Carmen De La Rosa to run against incumbent Guillermo Linares in the Assembly.

[54] In February 1972, Kerry's wife bought a house in Worcester, with Kerry intending to run against the 4th district's aging thirteen - term incumbent Democrat, Harold DonohuIn February 1972, Kerry's wife bought a house in Worcester, with Kerry intending to run against the 4th district's aging thirteen - term incumbent Democrat, Harold Donohuin Worcester, with Kerry intending to run against the 4th district's aging thirteen - term incumbent Democrat, Harold Donohue.

There is no incumbent that's running, so I don't think that the Republicans have the advantage that they have when they're running against incumbent Democrats who have frankly been in office too long.

In 2000, President Obama ran for Congress against incumbent Democrat Bobby Rush.

The 66 - year - old former city councilman is running against incumbent Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley (D - Middle Village) in the hopes of preventing a redistricting two years from now that could eliminate the relatively conservative population in the neighborhoods as a voting bloc.

He generated bad press for the administration by offering a job to Colorado Democratic Senate primary candidate Andrew Romanoff when the administration was trying to get him not to run against incumbent Michael Bennet in 2010.

Linda Rosenthal, Assembly District 67, Upper West Side, Hell's Kitchen (Incumbent)-- Running for her fifth term in the Assembly, Rosenthal has sponsored legislation that would allow prosecutors to seek enhanced penalties against repeat dangerous and reckless drivers, as well as legislation regarding the misguided «rule of two» that would hold drivers accountable for their actions in crashes that injure or kill.

He also endorsed City Council candidate Bob Holden, who's running against incumbent Liz Crowley in the district that includes Middle Village.

Former Rep. Paul Broun announced he's running for Congress in Georgia's 9th District, and he faces not just a primary against an incumbent fellow Republican but the haze of an ethics investigation dating back to his last term in the House.

The Democratic Senate candidates who are challenging incumbent Republicans are in an even worse fix, especially if they happen to be unfortunate enough as to be running against one of the three GOP members who crossed party lines at Cuomo's request last summer to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage.

Brown ran for Congress in 1988 against Democratic incumbent Glenn English, who had not been challenged in the previous election.

Eleven Republicans running in open seats or against Democratic incumbents were named «Contender» candidates, elevating them from the initial enrollment and «On the Radar» steps.

Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz Jr., one of Mayor Bill de Blasio's foremost Democratic critics, told the Observer today that he was not willing to foreclose on the possibility of running against the liberal incumbent in this September's primary — saying that he doesn't know «right now what may or may not happen.»

Grimm is currently weighing a decision to run in the GOP primary against incumbent Borough President James Oddo, according to insiders who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Even amid intraparty warfare among New York Democrats, ongoing questions about Cuomo's ethics in light of a corruption conviction against his former aide and a gubernatorial run from «Sex and the City star» Cynthia Nixon, Molinaro would still have to run against an incumbent.

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.»

A curious kind of calculation is going on among some of the seven Democratic candidates seeking their party's nomination to run for Congress against Republican incumbent John Faso in November.

Two New Yorkers also ran against each other in 1904, when Democrat Alton B. Parker challenged incumbent Republican Theodore Roosevelt.

Gianaris said he will not run in a primary against a current incumbent.

Three candidates seeking the Republican nomination to run against Governor Andrew Cuomo this fall appeared in Amherst Saturday morning, where they took turns taking shots at the incumbent and his policies, including the Buffalo Billion.

Lilikakis, a manufacturer and first - time candidate, is running against incumbent Democratic Assemblymember Alec Brook - Krasny in the 46th Assembly District (Bay Ridge - Dyker Heights - Coney Island - Brighton Beach).

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.

On January 2, 2013, Tracy announced his intention to run for the U.S. House of Representatives in the redrawn 4th Congressional District against incumbent Rep. Scott DesJarlais (R).

Democrats saw a potential opening in 2014, when incumbent Republican Sen. Greg Ball declined to run for re-election, but Murphy won the seat against two - time candidate Justin Wagner.

After scoring a better - than - expected 40 percent against a better funded Democratic incumbent, Republican Rob Astorino left the door open last night to running again in 2018.

Those will be followed by a high - dollar fundraising brunch for Mayer and fundraiser for Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, a Democrat running in a central New York congressional district against incumbent Republican Claudia Tenney.

(Technically speaking, it was in Democratic hands until the outgoing incumbent, Steve Levy, switched his enrollment to the GOP in a failed attempt to get the party's nod to run against now - Gov.

One Democratic Senate candidate, Terry Gipson (running against GOP Sen. Steve Saland in the 41st SD), and one incumbent Democratic senator, Tony Avella, of Queens, have called for Silver to step down from his leadership post.

Kay Hagan is running against Republican incumbent Elizabeth Dole - wife of the former presidential candidate Bob - in an all - female contest.

In Arkansas, just days before the June 8 Senate runoff, Republicans leaped at the chance to score points in a contest where another pesky Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, is running against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, the White House - backed incumbenIn Arkansas, just days before the June 8 Senate runoff, Republicans leaped at the chance to score points in a contest where another pesky Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, is running against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, the White House - backed incumbenin a contest where another pesky Democratic challenger, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter, is running against Sen. Blanche Lincoln, the White House - backed incumbent.

Rhode Island: Lt. Gov. Charlie Fogarty (D) is running an under - the - radar campaign against incumbent Gov. Don Carcieri (R) that some Democrats believe has the potential to surprise in November.

Pete Hoekstra, running for Senate in Michigan against incumbent Debbie Stabenow, hit the Democrat for her record on spending.

Although he was enrolled as a Republican, the Democratic and Independence parties endorsed Gould in 2006 when he ran against — and defeated — incumbent Republican Rob Outhouse.

The teachers union worked unsuccessfully in the last election to help Democrats running against incumbent Republicans.

He is running against Democrat Kevin Kim in November for the District 19 seat, which will be vacated by incumbent Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside) and includes the neighborhoods of Bayside, Little Neck, Douglaston, College Point, East Flushing, Malba and Whitestone.

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.

Longstanding town supervisor Bert Leifeld, a Democrat who's been in town government for almost four decades now, is running for reelection against former councilwoman and news correspondent Cindy Johansen, a Republican; while incumbent councilpersons Henry Rank, a Democrat, and Peter Friedel, a Republican, will be facing Don Van Buren, a Republican, and Trenice Winne, a Democrat.

I am publicly announcing my intentions to run for Register of Deeds in Cheshire County, New Hampshire against incumbent Evelyn Hubal.

Cuomo also, for the first time in the 2016 election cycle, actively backed Democratic candidates to, in some cases, run against sitting incumbent Republicans for the Senate.

David Zinczenko, editor - in - chief, Men's Journal Lois Murphy: $ 1,000 Murphy is a Democrat running against an incumbent Republican in Pennsylvania's Sixth District.

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.