Sentences with phrase «said during his leadership campaign»

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«Tom DiNapoli brings energetic and trusted leadership to a tough job during difficult times,» Staten Island Democratic Chairman John Gulino said in a statement released by the comptroller's campaign.

After coming out in support of the graduate tax during his leadership campaign, Mr Miliband's favoured policy was instantly destabilised by outspoken comments from his shadow chancellor saying he still supported tuition fees, which he originally helped to bring in while in government.

Not only did the two team up in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, with Cuomo praising Mangano for his leadership during the storm, but the governor also said nothing when the county executive ran a TV ad during last year's campaign that seemed to indicate he had Cuomo's endorsement for his re-election bid.

During the brief campaign, Roberts was critical of public campaign financing and said he would offer fresh leadership to the 9th District, an area that includes Newington, Rocky Hill and Cromwell, much of Middletown and part of Wethersfield.

He said during the leadership election campaign that he would be prepared to serve under his brother, who until Saturday had always been his junior in politics, but he has not confirmed that he will since Ed emerged victorious.

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers, the highest ranking woman in the House GOP leadership, said Friday that former Rep. Todd Akin's declaration that he now regrets apologizing for his «legitimate rape» comments during the 2012 campaign do not reflect the views of the Republican Party.

During her short leadership campaign, Leadsom pledged to hold a vote on bringing back foxhunting, saying it was «absolutely not proven to be in the interest of animal welfare whatsoever».

Another MP defending a seat in the traditional Labour heartlands said Corbyn's leadership had come up repeatedly in encounters with voters in recent days — and far more strongly than during the 2015 campaign.