Sentences with phrase «seek council seats»

Only five candidates can seek council seats on a slate, so a primary win by Kisluk would mean he would take the place of a party - endorsed candidate.

It is not a sure thing, however, as Chris Banks, the man who ran a tough primary race against Inez Barron in 2012, is seeking the Council seat this year.

To Weinstein, that means he's free to seek a council seat.

A fourth Assembly member seeking a Council seat, Felix Ortiz, missed 134 votes, or 13 %.

Corey Johnson, seen here with Congressman Jerry Nadler, who has endorsed him, is seeking the Council seat currently held by Speaker Christine Quinn.

Not exact matches

Joe Carni, a two - term member of the Syracuse Common Council, said he plans to seek the Republican nomination for the 50th District state Senate seat that will open with the retirement of John DeFrancisco.

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

The NYC Council wants beleaguered NYCHA Chairwoman Shola Olatoye in the hot seat talking about cold apartments Tuesday — but she might be too busy with jury duty, though she plans to seek a postponement.

On the Lower East Side, Council Contenders Seek to Upend Favorite for Open Seat (Council District 2)

Ahead of the local elections, the Labour leader sought to manage expectations by suggesting the party would not lose seats on English councils.

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.

The town board's sole Conservative Party member on the five - seat board, Senft said he would not seek re-election to the town council.

In a long and historic meeting of the Ben Franklin Democratic Club, located in Kingsbridge with a membership largely from Riverdale, the club membership voted 96 to endorse Senator Jeff Klein, the incumbent seeking reelection, with 38 in the organization favoring former Council Member Oliver Koppell, challenging Klein for the seat.

The assemblyman is running for the 23rd Council seat now held by his brother, Councilman David Weprin (D - Hollis), who chose to make a bid for the comptroller's job instead of seeking a third term.

Williams first asked Mark - Viverito, who is term - limited from seeking re-election to the Council, if she is interested in running for Rep. Charles Rangel's seat in Harlem, after the longtime congressman announced he won't run again in 2016.

Gonzalez is seeking to regain her seat despite previous criticism that she was frequently absent while on the job, which led to Menchaca displacing her as the Council member, especially regarding Gonzalez's response to Superstorm Sandy, which was seen as severely lacking.

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.

The Norwood News wrote about the ongoing election, in its latest issue, and reported that fewer parents were seeking education council seats compared to the elections in 2007.

Former Syracuse Common Council member Rick Guy says he will announce Jan. 24 whether he will seek the Republican nomination for the 24th Congressional District seat.

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.

NORTH ELBA Three candidates are seeking two seats on the North Elba town council in the Nov. 7, with incumbents Derek Doty (D) and John «Jack» Favro (I) seeking re-election against Bryan Kennelly (D).

These are the «open» seats, as are those in three other races: District 21 Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection, opening up her seat for a competitive battle; in District 44, Council Member David Greenfield made a relatively late announcement that he will not seek reelection, but he is expected to be replaced by his chosen successor and close ally Kalman Yeger; and in District 28, Ruben Wills was recently removed from office when he was convicted on federal public corruption charges — there is a crowded competition to replace him.

Chris Fowler, left, and incumbent Nader Maroun, right, are seeking the Democratic nomination for the 5th District Syracuse Common Council seat.

Hogan can not seek re-election for his district council seat because there is a four - term limit.

Four candidates seek two open town council seats: Democrats Doug Withey and Danny Devlin, and Republicans Greg Leach and John Reynolds.

At this election, the Conservative Party was seeking to retain overall control of the council, previously having a majority of four seats, and the Liberal Democrats to maintain or better their position of 13 seats.

Now, Weinstein has hinted that he may propose amending the law, to clear up any confusion about whether he can seek one of two council seats to be vacated after his second term expires this year.

The seat is one of five left open on the council by the departure of incumbents; Jen Fuentes, the first member of the Working Families Party elected to office in Kingston, opted not to seek a second two - year term.

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 reelection.

Four candidates are seeking to fill the two seats on the Town Council which are up this year in Lloyd.

Last year he sought the Democratic Party nomination for the 4th district council seat, which covers downtown, the South Side and the University Hill neighborhood.

Former Republican Minority Leader Al Teetsel, who opted to take time off from the council in 2009 is seeking to return to his First Ward seat with endorsements from the Republican and Conservative parties.

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

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.

He's planning to run for the 3rd Council District seat that will be vacated by Democrat Bob Dougherty, who is not seeking re-election.

The fight was caught on video and prompted one candidate for the District 13 council seat, Marjorie Velazquez, to call for a review of the liquor license and another, John Doyle, to seek security changes.

Last month, Halloran said he would not seek re-election for the northeast Queens Council seat so he could focus his attention on clearing his name after being arrested on charges of federal corruption.

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.

Washington — Syracuse lawyer Rick Guy, a former Syracuse Common Council member who also ran unsuccessfully for a state Assembly seat, said today he is exploring the idea of seeking the Republican nomination for the 24th Congressional District seat.

Yetta Kurland, who ran a spirited challenge to Council Speaker Christine Quinn in 2009, is once again seeking that seat.

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.

A fourth seat on the council opened up because Council President Margaret «Peggy» King is not seeking re-elcouncil opened up because Council President Margaret «Peggy» King is not seeking re-elCouncil President Margaret «Peggy» King is not seeking re-election.

Assemblyman Robert Rodriguez, who is seeking Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito's seat in East Harlem and the Bronx, missed 497 votes — or 49 %, per State Watch.

Assemblyman Mark Gjonaj is seeking a Bronx Council seat.

-- In Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, Justin Brannan ran for the Council seat being vacated by his former boss, Vincent Gentile and defeated Rev. Khader El - Yateem, a Democratic socialist seeking to become the first Arab American on the Council.

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