Sentences with phrase «seek city council seats»

That went to Matt Juda, and there was controversy earlier in the week when former Monroe County Legislator William Lightfoot, who is also seeking a City Council seat, made reference to Juda, who is gay, when Lightfoot asked if it would be reverse discrimination to anybody who chooses not to live that lifestyle.

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Jackson, a former member of the New York City Council, has unsuccessfully sought a seat in the Senate before.

The field of candidates eyeing northeast Queens» 19th City Council District seat grew larger this week as its embattled incumbent, who will not seek re-election, faces an ethics probe on allegations that he had affairs with a former intern and former deputy chief of staff.

McMahon, who represents the North Shore on the City Council, and Straniere are running for the 13th District Congressional seat left open by Rep. Vito Fossella, a Republican who opted not to seek re-election after it was discovered he fathered a child outside of his marriage.

He had been rumored as a City Council or state Senate candidate after he lost in a June Congressional primary and subsequently vacated his Assembly seat after declining to seek reelection.

On the GOP side, Eric Ulrich, the Republican frontrunner and 26 - year - old New York City Council member, announced Tuesday he would not be seeking the seat.

City Council District 13 — open seat John C. Doyle, Democrat Alex A. Gomez, Democrat John C. Marano, Democrat Mark Gjonaj, Democrat — says he won't seek public matching funds Marjorie Velazquez, Democrat

City Council, District 4: The race to represent Midtown East, Murray Hill, Stuyvesant Town and The Upper East Side in the seat that Eva Moskowitz is leaving because she is running for Manhattan Borough President (although she could serve until 2009) has several candidates, two of whom appeared before 504 seeking an endorsement.

Mr. Foy, who in 2013 unsuccessfully sought the Brooklyn City Council seat now held by Robert Cornegy, recalled Mr. de Blasio's campaign attacks on the controversial policing tactic of stop and frisk, and said the African - American community will not be content with the end of that practice alone..

This fall, in races around the city, several qualified female candidates ran in hotly - contested Democratic primaries for open seats being left by term - limited City Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelectcity, several qualified female candidates ran in hotly - contested Democratic primaries for open seats being left by term - limited City Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelectCity Council members, while others attempted to unseat incumbents seeking reelection.

But he is seeking re-election to a district seat, not one of two open city - wide council seats this year.

Additionally, there were seven already - vacant seats or seats where the current officeholder is not seeking re-election — most of these seats saw competitive primaries, but City Council Member Inez Dickens ran unopposed for the Assembly seat being vacated by Keith Wright in Harlem.

Of the seven «open» races in the 51 - seat Council, all of which are up for election this fall, several feature state legislators seeking to make the jump to the city's legislative body.

His California senate tenure ended by term limits in 2000, Hayden in 2001 unsuccessfully sought a seat on the Los Angeles City Council.

By so doing, it is alleged that he contravened s. 5 (1) of the MCIA and, accordingly, an order is sought under s. 10 (1) of the MCIA declaring his seat on Toronto City Council vacant.