Sentences with phrase «running for political office at»

His ambition, if pushed further, will make him join the list of artistes who have run for political offices at one time or the other.

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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).

Accepting at face value the assertion that Rick Perry has a Divine calling to run for the Republican nomination, we are lead to the question of whether it was a call to Mr. Perry to become the nominee or whether it was, instead, a call to Mr. Perry to teach a lesson about how people should not take the Name in vain in order to obtain political office.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Buffalo News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy says some politicians also used the event to position themselves for runs at key statewide offices.

Even if the Ohio Republican was a bit unaware of the New York political scene at least when it comes to the Senate, he sounded quite aware of who was running for office in his own chamber.

While 2018 has marked a watershed moment with regard to women running for elected office, we know that there is still much work to be done to ensure greater gender equity, including more opportunities for women to have many seats at the political and business leadership table.

In a bid to become the city's first African - American mayor, Marlon Anderson threw his hat in the ring Wednesday night, announcing at Albany public library's main branch that this will be the last time he runs for political office.

«Young people of color, African - Americans and Latinos definitely showed more interest in running for office than whites,» said Richard Fox, a Loyola University political science professor and former Union College professor who along with Jennifer Lawless (a Union grad) co-authored «Running From Office,» a book looking at political apathy among young running for office than whites,» said Richard Fox, a Loyola University political science professor and former Union College professor who along with Jennifer Lawless (a Union grad) co-authored «Running From Office,» a book looking at political apathy among young poffice than whites,» said Richard Fox, a Loyola University political science professor and former Union College professor who along with Jennifer Lawless (a Union grad) co-authored «Running From Office,» a book looking at political apathy among young Running From Office,» a book looking at political apathy among young pOffice,» a book looking at political apathy among young people.

Instead, Liu — who political pundits believe wants to run for elected office again — claims the litigation is all about «reforming a system» at the Board that «has been broken» by «out - of - control bureaucrats and unaccountable Board members.»

Some might believe that Nigel Loncke is too young for a run for state political office at 33 years of age, but he believes that he is a seasoned political operative, having worked in the background both for Gregory Meeks and Barack Obama's campaign and also in the recent mid-term election in Colorado.

«I personally believe that anybody who is attorney general should not be permitted to run for public office after leaving that position for at least three years, so the office is not used for political reasons, but to do what it primarily is supposed to be doing: enforcing the law.»

The 2nd Senate District race offers a stark contrast in political experience, with the incumbent boasting 30 years at the legislature and his challenger running for her first elected office.

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When Hudson ran for office, Miner not only steered money to her campaign but accompanied her to Manhattan to meet state Democratic Party big shots at a luncheon hosted by Eleanor's Legacy, a women's political group.

Next time, The Political Buzz looks at the campaign fundraising numbers for elected officials, candidates and pretenders running for office.

In 2014, following a two - year investigation by the FBI and state attorney general's office, Tanski pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor in Saratoga County and admitted using six accomplices, including his employees, to conceal large political donations to Wormuth at a time when she was seeking to run for re-election.

The demands of daily life act on the body the same way, whether you're running for political office or running late to pick up your toddler at day care.

Louisiana uses a blanket primary system: all candidates for the same elected office, regardless of respective political party, run against each other at once.