Sentences with phrase «served as elected officials»

Many of our attorneys have also previously served as elected officials and government counsel and they maintain relationships with officials at public agencies.

About 47 percent of white evangelicals were less likely to vote for someone who had served as an elected official in Washington for many years, while 34 percent said it made no difference and 18 percent said such political experience would make their support more likely.

However, the «personal use» ban does not explain what «personal use» actually means, and that ambiguity has created a loophole enabling candidates to buy anything that could conceivably have some connection to a bid for public office or even serving as an elected official.

He has served as an elected official since 2006 as the South District Council Member in the City of Buffalo and in 2012 was elected New York State Assemblyman to represent the 142nd District (then the 145th district).

After November's General Election, Adriano Espaillat will be a Member of the United States Congress and two women Espaillat supported in the Primary will serve as elected officials in the New York State Legislature.

That means she'll start collecting a state pension while continuing to serve as an elected official — as is allowed under state law, she said.

«Her passion for education and desire to serve as an elected official at the second largest school district in California is a great opportunity for CCSA and the Board of Education to work together to strengthen public education for students in San Diego.»

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Spew and hate, read the same article you did I don't recall Mr Cathy using those words it sounds like you are the one ready to use those words when you don't like what you hear, as for the other I did misspell and I do understand that officials are the ones ready to discriminate against those whoever they are were elected to serve with their own opinion.

She currently is serving as chairperson of East Texas Area Breastfeeding Coalition, and has actively lobbied her local and state elected officials in support of breastfeeding legislation.

The state Democratic Party teamed up today with LGBT leaders and openly gay elected officials to slam Republican AG candidate Dan Donovan for his opposition to same - sex marriage, saying his position calls into question his ability to serve as the state's top attorney.

In particular, local media attention matters: it's often easier to get than national coverage, it lets you leverage your local activists and it can lead to much broader distribution of your story if it gets on a newswire (even local blogs can help, since they may be disproportionately read by elected officials and other opinion leaders and can also serve as a source for national blogs — see this article for details).

It served as a wakeup call for elected officials across the country.

«Unfortunately, many of our elected officials seem intent on proposing legislation as a form of protest, or to win political points in a game of partisan ping pong, rather than listening to their constituents and coming up with ideas that would help to solve real problems for the people they serve,» he said.

Hochul is only one of two women who serve as statewide elected officials, the other being Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

Paterson at the time was the highest - ranking black elected official in New York history, but he rose still higher when he was tapped to serve as Gov. Eliot Spitzer's lieutenant govenror, and then ascended to the governor's office in 2008 when Spitzer was forced to resign in the wake of a prostitution scandal.

He served eight years as a mayoral advisor, mainly as liaison to elected officials and community groups for New York City Mayor Ed Koch.

The highlight each year is the mayor's performance, which serves as a rebuttal of sorts to the reporters» show, which opens the night by skewering the mayor and other city and state elected officials.

Numerous Suffolk and Nassau County electeds, donors, and former officials have received calls from Sweeney, who served in the House from 1999 to 2007, arriving just as Gingrich was ending his tenure there.

Schulman has spent much of her life working with and for city government, but she is hoping to serve for the first time as an elected official representing the 29th Council District in City Hall.

Passionate about inclusive leadership and diversity among elected officials, Jenny joined the board of Eleanor Roosevelt Legacy Committee (ERLC) in 2010 and currently serves as Vice President.

Prior to the vote, GOP leaders said they needed a candidate with significant name recognition, such as an elected official, to run a competitive campaign against Mr. Krupski, who had served in town government for 28 years.

«As the end of the job approaches, we thank local elected officials and community members for their patience, which will be rewarded with a more reliable water supply and sewer system, and reconstructed roadways that will serve the public for years to come.»

Ms. Carpenter, who will continue to serve as County Treasurer, conceded shortly before midnight, when she urged all elected officials in Suffolk County to work together.

Local elected officials will also serve on the panel, as will Sen. Terrence Murphy and Assemblywoman Sandy Galef

Elected officials are referred to as «public servants,» and that should not be confused with «self - serving.»

«We have to make sure that every elected official is on point with this because what some people don't get on the federal level and elsewhere is that all elected officials are servants of the public,» Afaf Nasher, CAIR - NY's executive director, who served as the rally's emcee, said to roaring applause from the crowd.

After two months of debate over new requirements governing elected officials» disclosure of their outside income, the budget bill introduced today will require lawmakers serving in occupations such as law or consulting to identify some of their clients, but only those whom they take on new business for after Dec. 31, 2015.

Prior to joining CPD, Sarah served as the Managing Director at the Working Families Organization where she helped develop a senior management team to guide organizational strategy and as the Elections Director for the New York Working Families Party where she helped recruit, train and elect progressive elected officials at all levels of government and contributed to doubling the size of the Progressive Caucus of the New York City Council.

Though he vowed to be independent in his own relationship with the mayor, Mr. Stringer did not opt to criticize by name any other elected officials who might historically serve as a check or a critic to the mayor's policies, who have rarely been out of step with Mr. de Blasio.

«He will also serve as a representative and ambassador to external constituents, including government and elected officials.

His appearance in northern Manhattan served also as an opportunity for other elected officials and community leaders to gather and welcome the head of state who represents approximately 10 million residents of the Dominican Republic, a country close to many in northern Manhattan and throughout New York.

«Unfortunately, many of our elected officials seem intent on proposing legislation as a form of protest, or to win political points in a game of partisan ping pong, rather than listening to their constituents and coming up with ideas that would help to solve real problems for the people they serve,» Khojasteh said.

«My local law requires that all elected officials in Erie County disclose if they have family members working in government, serving on government boards, or active as officers of a political party.

Sixteen party leaders and elected officials served as unpledged delegates.

BROOKLYN, NY — Several elected officials are quietly lobbying New York State Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Kings County Democratic Party leadership to appoint NYC Public Advocate and Brooklyn native Letitia James, currently serving as the city's highest - ranking watchdog, as the interim Brooklyn District Attorney, Kings County Politics has learned.

District Leaders serve as conduits to the community they serve and they play a very important role in communicating the needs and concerns of the community to elected officials.

Community activist and former lobbyist Keith Powers, who was endorsed by term - limited Manhattan Councilman Dan Garodnick to replace him and served as an aide to elected officials, won Garodnick's seat.

The proposed amendment establishes a redistricting commission every 10 years beginning in 2020, with two members appointed by each of the four legislative leaders and two members selected by the eight legislative appointees; prohibits legislators and other elected officials from serving as commissioners; establishes principles to be used in creating districts; requires the commission to hold public hearings on proposed redistricting plans; subjects the commission's redistricting plan to legislative enactment; provides that the legislature may only amend the redistricting plan according to the established principles if the commission's plan is rejected twice by the legislature; provides for expedited court review of a challenged redistricting plan; and provides for funding and bipartisan staff to work for the commission.

Allen reported in Friday's Politico Playbook, «Michael Blake joins Hilltop Public Solutions: Blake previously served in the White House as Associate Director of Public Engagement & Deputy Associate Director of the Office of Intergovernmental Affairs, coordinating African American, Minority Business and county and statewide elected official outreach.»

Mark - Viverito, 47, the first Hispanic elected official to serve in a citywide post, appeared to embrace her role as a Clinton delegate in Philadelphia.

District leaders help run local elections, act as ambassadors between constituents and elected officials and serve as community leaders.

Rules prohibit those with conflicts of interest from serving on the Commission including no person who has served in the last three years as a New York legislator, statewide elected official, member of congress, and spouses of the preceding groups, legislators» staff, lobbyists, state officers, state employees, or party chairs.

«Julie Killian has always taken seriously her responsibility to serve her community and has done so as both a volunteer and elected official,» he said.

«They want an opportunity and I believe it is our moral obligation as elected officials, as people who serve New York City, to provide them with the opportunities that they are looking for.»

Duehay has also served 36 years as an elected official in the City of Cambridge, and during this period was three times elected Mayor.

In many cases, the community school serves as a neighborhood hub, bringing together educators, families, business leaders, elected officials, and many other local partners to ensure that students have real opportunities to succeed in school and in life.

We serve as a nonpartisan 501c3 public education policy resource for New Hampshire families, educators, and elected officials.

As my elected official, I urge you to visit these schools, talk to teachers and seek out their stories in order to better understand the solutions that will best serve our state.

As my elected official, I urge you to visit these schools, talk to teachers and seek out their stories in order to better understand the solutions that will best serve the citizens of our state.

Lisa spent a decade serving as an Arizona state official, first as a member of Arizona's House of Representatives where she chaired the education committee, and then as the elected Arizona's Superintendent of Public Instruction.