Sentences with phrase «running in a district much»

Lopez, who's been announcing around his Assembly district that he's «seriously interested» in Congress, says he's aware of the challenges of running in a district much larger than the one he currently represents.

Not exact matches

Marchione, meanwhile, is running in a Republican district against Democrat Robin Andrews, whose campaign hasn't garnered much attention.

Much speculation has surrounded NYC Councilman Simcha Felder's political loyalties since he announced his intention to run for the new so - called Super Jewish Senate district in Brooklyn.

POUGHKEEPSIE — State Assemblyman Joel Miller, R - Poughkeepsie, who is completing his 16th year in Albany, says he will run for another two - year term in the 102nd Assembly District because much remains to be done in state government.

The proposed district is much thinner and would run from Richmond Hill in the east and then follow the Grand Central Parkway west through Jamaica Hills, Jamaica Estates, Holliswood and Fresh Meadows before ending up again in Oakland Gardens.

But the Democrats should have the edge in a bidding war, since the electoral math will probably be much easier for each of the members in their own districts if they're running as Democrats against Republicans than the other way around.

Much of the excitement was generated by special guest Congressional candidate Sean Patrick Maloney, who is running against Tea Party favorite Nan Hayworth, in the new NY - 18 District in the Hudson Valley.

Not that it matters very much given that 1) anyone can run in their existing district during the first year the lines are re-drawn; 2) Adams has said he's willing to move to stay in his current district; and 3) Adams plans a possible run for Brooklyn BP in 2013, so he might be a short - timer anyway.

In District 17 of the Ulster County Legislature, which includes much of New Paltz outside of the village and a portion of Esopus, two candidates are vying to replace Ken Wishnick, who is not running for reelection.

Kissel, 55, a corporate attorney for Northeast Utilities, ran for his first term in the district 22 years ago and has spent much of his adult life in public office.

Now that he's running for Congress in an 11 - county district, we don't see much of our Wall Street neighbor Julian Schreibman.

Bill Clyde has never held political office, has not raised much campaign cash and does not have the backing and organizational help of a major political party — yet he's one of two third - party candidates running in the 2nd Congressional District.

«For John to say that he has much more experience in this level... he's trying to destroy my record instead of running on the fact of the issues that matter here in this district and not focusing on what people here really want to focus on,» Deacon said.

Reilly's retirement, coupled with the district's new lines that cut out Clifton Park and Halfmoon and add in Niskayuna and much of the City of Schenectady, helped stoke interest in people running for the seat.

If you look at the top issues, whether it's tax reform, whether it's our increasing debt, whether it's healthcare reform, our incumbents in Congress are continuing to kick the can down the road, and these are generational issues, so the fact that I'm running as a new generation candidate with an independent voice, I think that's why you're seeing so much support out - pouring across the district for the campaign.

Unlike Crist, a telegenic sitting governor and former attorney general who first ran for statewide office in 1986, Meek entered the race last year without much of a profile beyond of his Miami - area congressional district.

The average teacher in Milwaukee gets $ 56,500 (beginning teachers get much less), but when benefits are included, the total cost to the district runs just over $ 100,000.

The Philadelphia story, then, is not so much a tale of for - profits winning against nonprofits or district - run schools, but a valuable lesson in how to approach education reform effectively and produce real results.

The group's waiver application has sparked controversy among other state superintendents, who see a district waiver as giving too much power to locally - run districts, as well as teachers unions that argue they were not consulted in constructing CORE's academic accountability system, known as the School Quality Improvement Index.

Prior to the 2002 legislation that placed Michael Bloomberg in near complete control of the city schools, New York City schools were run by the central Board of Education whose members were appointed by the mayor and by the five borough presidents and by elected school boards in each of the city's 32 community districts — which had much greater power before a 1996 law demoted their role.

-- The Red Queen, in Through the Looking Glass The Salt Lake City School District finds itself in much the same predicament as Alice, who, in the Lewis Carroll classic, runs «very fast for a long time» but remains in the same spot.

Sample the unique wine and cheese of the Beaufontain after a stunning day's hiking on the Mont Blanc circuit, sea kayak to a tiny village on the shore of Lake Como in the Italian lakes district, dine at a family - run rifugio in the heart of the Italian Dolomites — there's much to explore!

The idea was that those people running a district in Canada could make about three times as much money by selling the number of franchises they had to sell, as they could selling real estate.