Sentences with phrase «seat in the state legislature»

They were all running for seats in the state legislature.

Special election advocates argue that allowing vacant seats in the state legislature will deprive communities of representation during the crucial budget season and especially impact minority areas.

The party has lost 958 seats in state legislatures around the country since he took office, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis.

There are 1,971 state senate seats and 5,413 state house seats in state legislatures.

Those gains were relatively minor, if only because Republicans held a large number of seats in state legislatures going into the election.

New York State Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox appeared on Capital Tonight Wednesday to talk about the Republican primary race for governor and the statewide strategy to pick up more seats in the state legislature.

A special election Tuesday in New York decided the fates of 11 open seats in the state legislature — including two key Democratic victories in the state Senate.

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.

Democrat Marc Panepinto and Republicans Robert Ortt and Angela Wozniak were among the big winners on Election Day, winning seats in the state legislature.

But New Yorkers living in the 59th, 62nd and 65th State Assembly districts will also be casting their ballots to fill vacant assembly seats in the state legislature.

Here's part of the answer: From 2009 through last November's state elections, Republicans have taken about 900 seats in state legislatures away from Democrats.

The City Council is set to vote on a resolution this week that calls on Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold special elections for the many vacant seats in the state legislature.

Two additional candidates announced on Saturday for seats in the state legislature: Steve Ruzbacki will challenge State Senator Betty Little, and Robin Barkenhagen will mount a challenge against Assemblyman Dan Stec.

To calculate a measure for the seats in state legislatures controlled by one party, the proportion of each chamber controlled by the Republican Party provides a metric for Republican dominance (a high proportion), Democratic dominance (a low proportion), or no dominance by either party in the legislature (near 0.50).

The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee and NGP VAN unveiled a new software package on Tuesday designed for Democrats running for seats in their state legislatures.

But by all available accounts, the subject of recent state and national Democratic enthusiasm has not decided what she will do in 2014: Defend her seat in the state legislature or launch an underdog bid for statewide office.

More than 6,000 seats in the state legislatures are up for grabs Nov. 5.

Election season is here beginning with next Tuesday's primaries for two vacant seats in the state legislature.