Sentences with phrase «running for the seat in»

Kenney says he will not run for seat in legislature in near future, will focus on working on plan to merge with Wildrose

But five years ago, when he ran for a seat in the United States House of Representatives - a race he would go on to win - word of his religious affiliation began to spread.

(CNN)-- Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, the bestselling author of «Kosher Sex» and one - time spiritual adviser to Michael Jackson, announced Wednesday he was running for a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Naperville City Councilman Grant Wehrli will run for a seat in the Illinois House next year, he announced Monday.

Kllian last ran for the seat in 2016, challenging then - incumben George Latimer, a Democrat.

Democrat Will Yandik, the Livingston deputy supervisor who ran for the 19th congressional district Democratic nomination in 2016, won't run for the seat in 2018, he announced on Tuesday in a statement.

13WHAM asked if he, a fellow democrat, would run for her seat in the case of a special election.

Yesterday, they chose Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand to run for their seats in November, setting them up to run in a general election in which both lead in polls and fund - raising.

Woolf, who is running for the seat in the North Country's 21st district, hosted the call with current incumbent Rep. Bill Owens to attack the Republican candidate, Elise Stefanik, for her views on tax policy and increasing the federal minimum wage.

Monroe County Democrats are announcing what they say are the historic candidacies for two people running for a seat in Monroe County Family Court.

Murkowski faces a challenge in her primary from Thomas Lamb, who ran for a seat in the state house in 2006 but lost.

So why doesn't he run for a seat in the Senate?

Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley is planning to run for a seat in the House of Representatives.

Saladino was appointed supervisor on Jan. 31 following the resignation of John Venditto, who was among those indicted and was also indicted last year on federal corruption charges, and is running for the seat in the November election.

City Councilwoman Inez Dickens, another Rangel acolyte, is presently running for his seat in Albany — stoking speculation Wright might campaign for Council and perhaps challenge Espaillat in 2018.

Hayworth is running for the seat in the Hudson Valley that she held until 2012, when she was defeated for re-election by Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney.

She ran for the seat in 2001 and lost to Katz, a fellow Democrat.

Both Harrell and Levy had already filed run for the seat in 2020 and were quick to announce their switch to the special election when Negron announced he would leave the Senate two years early.

Chip Roy, a former chief of staff to Texas Sen. Ted Cruz, and businessman Matt McCall, who ran for the seat in 2014 and 2016, have advanced to the runoff.

Fred Stevens fills out his ballot while voting at the Sportsmen's Club of Clifton Park on Tuesday in N.Y.. Two Republican primaries were held in the district for candidates running for seats in the state Senate and Assembly.

The former state representative filed to run for the seat in June, and at the time said he planned to put up several million dollars of his own money to seed his race.

This year, there's a Democrat running for every seat in the state House and the state Senate.

«Americans are left with an awful choice to make on November 8,» said Killian, a Republican running for a seat in Westchester County against incumbent George Latimer, a Democrat.

Democrats — along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo — are backing former Broome County Executive and Motor Vehicles Commissioner Barbara Fiala to run for the seat in a special election.

After seven years in military prison for carrying out one of the largest leaks in US history and coming out as a transgender woman, Chelsea Manning is embarking on the next stage in her epic journey: running for a seat in the US Senate in Maryland.

He served 10 years in the Assembly prior to his successful run for a seat in the upper house).

Already, several Republicans have expressed interest in running for the seat in the heavily Republican district.

He also left open the possibility of running for the seat in the regular election cycle in 2016, when many expect the Democrats will win a majority of seats in the State Senate.

[6] Roe had previously run for the seat in 2006 when 10 - year incumbent Bill Jenkins announced his retirement, but lost to Davis in that year's primary.

No Staten Island Democrats have expressed public interest yet in running for the seat in the heavily Republican South Shore district.

But Wilke said she has urged Chen to gain more experience before running for a seat in the Assembly.

Earlier this week, the New York State AFL - CIO announced the «early endorsement» of Eric Massa, who is running for the seat in the 29th Congressional District.

Kaminsky will serve out the rest of Skelos» term this year and faces another run for the seat in November.

That let Moya run for a seat in the 39th Assembly District — against Monserrate.

Despite a resurgent of Green Party activity in the past half - decade, Matt Funiciello garnered just 4.3 percent of the vote, and down - ticket candidates running for seats in the state legislature barely cracked the double digits.

An upstart Republican said an urge to clean up corruption in Albany and support gun owners prompted him to run for a seat in the state Assembly.

Other Democrats who have thrown their names into the race include Paul Graziano, an activist and urban planning consultant; Austin Shafran, a former member of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration; Paul Vallone, an attorney who ran for the seat in 2009; and former state Assemblyman John Duane.

Akshar was reportedly one of possible candidates considered by Molinaro, Akshar is expected to run for his seat in the State Senate again in November.

Diaz, whose son, Ruben Jr., is Bronx borough president, is running for a seat in the 18th district.

At least one Democrat, 44 - year - old Susan Boyle, also plans to run for the seat in November.

Rounding out the top five recipients of the PAC's largesse were City Council member Margaret Chin, running for re-election to represent Lower Manhattan, including Soho and Chinatown, with $ 121,108; Alan Maisel, running for a seat in South Brooklyn covering Sheepshead Bay and Canarsie, with $ 120,451; and Paul Vallone, an attorney running in a crowded contest for a seat in northeastern Queens, including Bayside and Whitestone, for whom the PAC has spent $ 113,134.

The Democrat is planning to run for a seat in the 19th District seat, which covers parts of 11 counties, including Dutchess and Ulster.

Former state senator Antoine Thompson may be running for a seat in the state assembly this year.

From tonight through Feb. 18, seven forums are scheduled to give candidates running for seats in Districts 3, 5 and 7 a chance to weigh in on contract negotiations and a slew of other issues.

In District 7, incumbent Nolan Marshall also faces two challengers: Kwame Smith, who ran for the seat in 2012, and Alvin Crusto, Jr..

In 2008, the now increasingly infamous Diane Ravitch «hater,» Jared Polis, ran for a seat in the United State House of Representatives.

Dash, who was running for a seat in the Compton / Watts area, hung her decision on God, saying, «After much prayer,...

When her district's current state senator, Adam Driggs, voted in favor of this year's discriminatory SB 1062, she made the decision to run for his seat in the Senate so that her fellow LD 28 constituents could be represented by someone who would advocate for the rights and dignity of all Arizonans.

Emily Verdugo is a candidate running for a seat in the Arizona House of Representatives, where she hopes to represent Legislative District 8 in the Pinal County area.

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Running for the Progressive Conservatives, he won a seat in 1986 and was appointed employment minister just as the price of crude plunged and the unemployment rate spiked to 10.4 %.