Sentences with phrase «running for governor against»

Honig signaled that he was considering running for governor against Deukmeijian, which led to the governor's vetoing of CAP.

Both Miner and DeFrancisco are considering running for governor against Cuomo, who is seeking a third term.

Former Trumbull First Selectman Timothy Herbst, who is running for governor against Lumaj and others, immediately condemned the statements by Higbie.

State Senator John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor against him, blasted Cuomo on Wednesday, saying he's hiding behind photo - ops while the subway system he controls falls apart.

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.

In another sign of heightened tensions, Newsday reported that GOP Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has been at odds with Cuomo recently, might even run for governor against him.

With James out of the running, one likely candidate for the WFP nomination for AG is law professor Zephyr Teachout, who ran for governor against Cuomo in 2014.

A third Republican candidate has announced his intention to run for governor against Democrat Andrew Cuomo.

(Airs 12/21/17) WAMC's Alan Chartock speaks with New York State Republican Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb about his newly announced run for Governor against Andrew Cuomo.

Astorino ran for Governor against Cuomo in 2014 and though he lost, is rumored to be planning on running again.

Christie had reportedly met with Astorino late last year to discuss a potential run for governor against Cuomo, a Democrat who the New Jersey Republican has had a publicly cordial relationship.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is considering a run for governor against Cuomo, says the governor spent too much time making the federal government «the whipping boy» for the state's problems, and he called the payroll tax proposal a «gimmick.»

Back in late 2013, Trump began publicly floating a run for governor against Andrew Cuomo, he of the 66 percent approval rating and $ 40 million fund - raising operation.

The jobs agenda from the state Republicans comes as the GOP is publicly trying to woo Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino to run for governor against Demcorat Andrew Cuomo next year.

Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra formally announced he will run for governor against Cuomo this fall.

Nojay is also the Legislature's prominent supporter of the presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the real - estate mogul from New York who some lawmakers in 2014 urged to run for governor against Cuomo (ultimately Trump declined).

Giuliani, a Republican, was once considering a run for governor against the presumptive Democratic nominee, AG Andrew Cuomo, who is Mario Cuomo's son.

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The same day that Donald Trump won the Nevada caucus to solidify his GOP front - runner status, Staten Islanders took to Twitter to rehash a two - year - old burn from The Donald when he was weighing a run for governor against Andrew Cuomo.

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who is considering a run for governor against Cuomo, said the governor spent too much time making the federal government «the whipping boy» for the state's problems, and he called the payroll tax proposal a «gimmick.»

``... I ran for Governor against Eliot Spitzer, a Democratic Attorney General with a reputation for high - profile investigations and flush with special interest cash, who was viewed as inevitable,» Faso wrote.

Not exact matches

Whitman is well - known in state and national politics as well, having worked on presidential campaigns for Mitt Romney and John McCain, and having run against Jerry Brown in 2010 for the governor of California, a race she ended up losing.

Lisa Fritsch, who ran against Greg Abbott in the Republican Primary for Governor of Texas in 2014, discussed the importance -LSB-...]

Romney has been widely criticized for running against his past - against what he did at Bain Capital and as governor of Massachusetts, and against his prior views on abortion and health care.

A guy who invested in downtown buffalo when everyone else gave up on the inner city while his opponent was carefully reinventing himself as a calm, aloof, controlled and experienced outsider, who just happened to have a former governor (a crappy one at that), married a Kennedy for her name and got cuckolded in the process, wasted billions on bad sub-prime mortgages and canal money, ran against Carl McCall earning the everlasting respect of the African - Americans in NYS, and now sounds suspiciously like Elliot Spitzer.

Giuliani is now a full - throated Romney supporter — a turnaround from 2008 when he ran against the former Massachusetts governor for the GOP nod for the White House.

Lazio unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate in 2000 against Hillary Clinton, and he lost the Republican nomination for governor in 2010 to Carl Paladino.

When Mitt Romney ran for US Senate against Ted Kennedy in 1994, William Weld was the Governor of Massachusetts and a big supporter of the political newcomer.

Trump says he is considering a Republican run for governor later this year against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

What remains to be seen is if Democrats run primaries against members of the Independent Democratic Conference or IDC, something Governor Cuomo does not want to see as he publicly calls for the two warring Democratic factions to come together in a show of party unity.

Gareth Rhodes, who worked for the governor until 2015 before going to Harvard Law School, is preparing to return to the state — and NY - 19 — to run against Rep. John Faso, a Republican, next year.

Queens City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he's «seriously considering» a bid for lieutenant governor against Cuomo's running mate, Democratic incumbent Kathy Hochul, after being approached by Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor.

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

Bob McCarthy says the prospect of running Duchess County Executive Marc Molinaro for governor against Cuomo has given New York Republicans new «optimism.»

After keeping mum for days about his plan to end his LG run and jump into the governor's race, Republican businessman M. Myers Mermel let loose with both barrels against Democratic gubernatorial contender, Andrew Cuomo, saying the AG should resign immediately because he is «responsible» for the Albany mess.

His nomination is one of the few things that might have fired up Virginia Democrats unenthusiastic about their own apparent «choice,» Terry McAuliffe, to run to against Ken Cuccinelli for governor (for a rundown of why Dems aren't so excited about McAuliffe, see Jonathan Chait's «McAuliffe - Cuccinelli Not Quite the Grimmest Rooting Choice in History «-RRB-.

«I read that he is against marriage equality and that he is against a woman's right to choose, and as a progressive Democrat that troubles me tremendously,» said Melissa DeRosa, the secretary to the governor, in response to a question in an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom, while also noting Williams unsuccessfully ran for City Council president.

Why actress Cynthia Nixon is being attacked for running against New York Governor Andrew Cuomo

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who is running in a Democratic primary against Nixon, dropped out of contention for the party's nomination Friday night, after delegates were leaning toward Nixon.

One of the more prominent Republican contenders to run for New York Governor against Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo this year has decided he won't be a candidate after all.

DeFrancisco, who has never been shy in his criticism of Cuomo, said he won't run in a GOP primary for governor, should one materialize, nor is he particularly interested in facing off against Democratic Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, whom he counts as a friend, and whose name surfaced this week as a potential primary challenger to the governor next year.

Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy today announced he is closing the door completely on a potential run for governor, deciding against seeking statewide office on an independent line and throwing his support behind his erstwhile opponent, Rick Lazio.

During his press conference, meanwhile, de Blasio also blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo for allegedly threatening unions whose affiliates were lining up with Cynthia Nixon, who is running in the Democratic primary against the governor.

In a statement, Zephyr Teachout, who is running against Cuomo in a Democratic primary, faulted the governor for working with Senate Republicans, who have refused to hold a vote on the abortion plank, which none of their members publicly support, but twice passed the nine other women's equality items as separate bills.

Cynthia Nixon is continuing to «explore» a run for governor of New York against Gov. Andrew Cuomo, though a spokeswoman did not say if she had immediate plans to announce a candidacy.

When Mr. Cuomo ran for governor in 2010, he characterized large LLC contributions as one of the campaign finance system's «loopholes,» proposing that such donations be counted against the parent company's $ 5,000 contribution limit, to make that limit «meaningful.»

According to one follower of the race, «After Eldridge lost, the Democrats have gone even farther to the left, recruiting Zephyr Teachout, who ran against Andrew Cuomo for Governor because he wasn't liberal enough.

Gipson briefly flirted with another run against Serino and a primary for governor, but has abandoned both.

But in 2014, something changed: A little - known, poorly funded Constitutional law professor named Zephyr Teachout ran against Cuomo in the Democratic primary and captured a third of the vote, proof that not only was a restive progressivism already brewing in the pre-Trump, pre-Sanders era, but that the party's liberals didn't care much for their governor.

JUAN GONZÁLEZ: As we continue our election coverage, we're joined by another Green Party candidate, Howie Hawkins, who is running for New York governor against Democrat Andrew Cuomo, Republican Rob Astorino and the Libertarian candidate, Michael McDermott.

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