Sentences with phrase «running for the seat include»

Other Republicans who have formed committees to run for the seat include Suffolk Legis.

Four candidates are running for the seat including former City Councilman Robert Jackson, Micah Lasher, a former aide to Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, activist Luis Tejada and Espaillat's hand - chosen candidate Marisol Alcantara who has received financial support from the breakaway faction of Democrats in the state senate, the IDC, who have an alliance with Republicans.

Not exact matches

Several candidates have indicated they will run, including incumbents Councilman Scott Singer for Seat A and Mayor Susan Haynie.

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The three newcomers and one incumbent running for the two open seats on the Palatine Park District board talk about issues including a district - owned stable and the future of a municipal golf course as being key in the April 9 election.

Five candidates, including a challenger and four incumbents, are running for the four open Arlington Heights village board trustee seats that will be filled in next month's election.

Hein had been one of the more prominent Democrats considering a run for the seat, while the Republican field has been a crowded one: At least five GOP candidates are in the mix, including former Assembly Minority Leader John Faso, Assemblyman Peter Lopez and businessman Andrew Heaney.

Several names have been mentioned as potential Democratic candidates for Morahan's seat, including Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Jr., whose late father ran unsuccessfully against Morahan in 1999 (a race that contributed to the repeal of the commuter tax), and Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is currently running for LG, but says he won't primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo taps as his No. 2 if it isn't himself.

On the Democratic side, a number of candidates have already entered the race to challenge the Republican councilman, including 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 back in 2009; and former state Assemblyman John Duane.

Flanagan's office fired back at McLaughlin throughout the day on Thursday, which included mocking his indecision on running for governor and, later, a open congressional seat.

De Blasio and McCray will spend the rest of the day campaigning, both together and separately, with various current elected officials and / or candidates (including Assemblyman Francisco Moya, who is running against ex-Senator — and former felon — Hiram Monserrate for a NYC Council seat in Queens).

Then, there's activist and businessman George Alvarez, who ran previously for a Bronx Assembly seat, and Community Board 3 member Marlon Molina, who, like many, highlights gentrification concerns in a South Bronx district that includes neighborhoods like Hunts Point, Longwood and Melrose.

The 31st District Senate seat, which also includes portions of the Bronx, opened up when state Sen. Eric Schneiderman decided to run for Attorney General.

Other Democrats considering a run include Brighton Town Board member Robin Wilt, who is quoted as saying she is is at the end of an exploratory phase of deciding whether to run for the seat.

Guest speakers include Reps. Jared Polis (Colo.) and Donna Edwards (Md.), who co-chair the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Red to Blue program that helps candidates running for GOP - held seats.

Squadron's Senate seat is safely Democratic, but he joins several lawmakers in the mainline conference who are seeking to leave the chamber, including Republican Sen. Phil Boyle and Democratic Sens. George Latimer and Ruben Diaz Sr., who are running for local elected office.

The party also touted wins by its endorsed candidates running for open Assembly seats, including: lawyer and play producer Robert Carroll, who won the Park Slope seat being vacated by retiring Assemblyman Jim Brennan; and community board chair and coffee shop founder Tremaine Wright (NYC), who landed the Bed - Stuy seat currently represented by retiring Assemblywoman Annette Robinson; Anthony Eramo (Long Island), who was victorious in the fight for now - Sen.

With seven candidates vying for the two seats left open by Thomas and Reynolds opted to not re-run for their seats, deciding to run for Mayor instead, some Mt. Vernon residents don't even now the names of the all the city council candidates, which included Lisa A. Copeland and John Boykin who were running on the ticket with incumbent Mayor Davis who lost to Richard Thomas in the primary.

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.

If Denno runs, that would make five Democratic primary candidates for two seats, including recent Syracuse University graduate Dan Cowen.

Pinon's announcement is for the Assembly seat currently held by Assembly member Shelley Mayer, who is currently running for the State Senate seat in the 37th District, which includes East Yonkers.

On Wednesday, Fair Elections for New York held a screening in Albany of «Pricele $ $,» a new documentary on the influence of money in politics that includes interviews with former Gov. Mario Cuomo and former U.S. Representative Dan Maffei (D — NY), who is currently running for the seat he lost in 2010.

The endorsements keep coming for Democrat Max Rose, the U.S. Army veteran running in the Democratic primary in the congressional seat that includes parts of Southwest Brooklyn and all of Staten Island.

The G.O.P. slate includes incumbent Supervisor Bill Wilkinson, his running mates for the two open town board seats, Steven Gaines of Wainscott and Richard Haeg of East Hampton, and the Republican and Independence Party nominee for superintendent of highways, Stephen Lynch of East Hampton.

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.

Candidates running for the 24th Congressional District seat, which includes Syracuse, agree there's no easy answer to the escalating violence in the Middle East.

In 2013, Mr. Johnson successfully ran for a City Council seat representing Manhattan neighborhoods including Greenwich Village, Chelsea and Midtown West that had been occupied by Christine C. Quinn, then the speaker of the City Council.

Ms. Esposito said she's been approached several times in the past to run for other elected seats, including for Brookhaven Town Board and state Assembly, but never seriously considered campaigning for public office until now.

NYSUT's PAC has also been spending in those downstate battlegrounds, too, including a $ 49,197 expenditure for a mailer opposing Republican Elaine Phillips, who is running for an open Senate seat against Democrat Adam Haber.

Brooks is running for the seat held by Republican Sen. Michael Venditto, a race that drew heightened interest after Venditto's father was among those charged in a bribery scheme that included Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano.

Three Democrats are considering a run for retiring GOP Rep. Richard Hanna's seat in NY - 22, including Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi, who plans to make a decision by the end of the month.

Basile, an attorney, was an operative on the 2006 Faso / Vanderhoef campaign (he's a longtime Rockland County guy, hence the potential run for Morahan's seat), and worked for the Bush White House, — including a stint handling press in Iraq.

Democratic Assemblyman James Skoufis is considering a run for Larkin's seat this November as the mainline conference hopes to pick up multiple seats in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island, including Skelos's former district in Nassau County.

Lanza declined to run for the 13th Congressional District seat — which includes a slice of Brooklyn — two years ago, when GOP Rep. Vito Fossella, Lanza's longtime friend, dropped his re-election bid amidst scandal.

Dadey said he is still actively recruiting candidates for the mayor's race and has not had serious talks with anyone, including former Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle, about running for the congressional seat.

Common Councilman Judd Krasher, who is running on the Working Families Party line for his 11th Ward seat in the general election against Democratic primary winner Alfredo Balarin, said including raises for mid - and high - level management is «absurd,» given the continuation of the city's trash fee and a tax increase.

Hawkins has run for many seats in the past, including governor and U.S. Senator, and not come close to winning, but the last time he ran for city council he garnered about 40 percent of the vote.

Other observers suggested the verdict could put a damper on his national political ambitions, which include playing a major role supporting Democratic candidates in their efforts to flip New York's Republican House seats this fall, and a rumored potential run for president in two years.

Republicans have been unsuccessful in their efforts to win the District 37 seat for some time, including several well - financed and highly organized runs against previous incumbent, Latimer.

It also is going after Democrats running for open Senate seats in Michigan and Iowa and running ads against House Democrats, including Rep. Nick Rahall (W.Va.).

Suozzi, 53, of Glen Cove was one of four Nassau contenders competing for the seat, including former North Hempstead Supervisor Jon Kaiman, 53, of Great Neck and North Hempstead Town Councilwoman Anna Kaplan, 49, of Great Neck, who all ran touting their government experience.

Other primaries in the region include several Republicans running for the nomination for the seat now held by 54th district State Senator Michael Nozzolio, who is not running for re-election.

Mark English, chairman of the Onondaga County Democratic Committee, said Donald Trump's election as president and Republican control of Congress has prompted more Democrats — including some new to politics — to consider a run for the seat than in previous years.

Brown, who is making her second run for the downtown council seat, was bumped off the GOP party line after Democratic opponent Mark Halwick Jr. challenged her petitions and a judge threw them out based on an inadvertent and seemingly minor flaw — she neglected to include «2011» in the date on form attesting that she had witnessed the petition's signing.

The list includes Anthony Brindisi (D), a New York State assemblyman looking to run against Rep. Claudia Tenney (R); Paul Davis, the former Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Kansas hoping to win an open seat; and Gretchen Driskell, a former Michigan state House member running for a rematch against Rep. Tim Walberg (R - Mich.).

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.

-- Senate candidate * Rep. Jim Nussle (R - Iowa)-- gubernatorial candidate Additional targets include two Maryland officials — Gov. Bob Erhlich (R), who is seeking reelection, and Lt. Gov. Michael Steele (R), who is running for the open Senate seat.

The «Hillary for New York Leadership Council» also includes Rhea Jezer, of Preble, a longtime Clinton friend and environmental advocate who ran for the Syracuse - area congressional seat in the 1990s.

So far, two Democrats (including Elizabeth Colbert - Busch, sister of the famed comedian Stephen Colbert) have announced their candidacies for the seat, while a whopping 16 Republicans are running.

The Democrats backed by Cuomo are banking on a boost, and highlighting the link to the governor in campaign ads, including Adam Haber, who is running for an open senate seat on Long Island.