Sentences with phrase «slate of candidates backed»

He discusses the victories from Kansas REALTORS ® winning legislation to protect the mortgage interest deduction, to North Dakota REALTORS ® defeating a property tax referendum, plus a slate of candidates backed by the REALTOR ® Party.

Not exact matches

During the mayoral campaign Brondyke, who ran unopposed for the park board, was part of a shadow slate of Park District candidates backing Broda and his allies, helping in their campaigns and gathering nominating petitions.

Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, widely viewed as a rising star in Republican circles, cut an advertisement for his slate of candidates who back his fiscal agenda.

But he is backing a slate of GOP legislative candidates in hopes of flipping the Democrat - controlled body into more friendly hands.

The labor union 32BJ announced a slate of early endorsements for New York City candidates, including backing the bids of citywide candidates for re-election.

In the 2009 elections, the union was part of an alliance that included the WFP and SEIU 1199 that successfully backed a host of insurgent NYC Council primary candidates against a slate of party - backed candidates.

Both Labour and Tower Hamlets First (Rahman's slate) backed secular Muslim candidates as well as candidates whose base of support is closely associated with particular mosques — though Rahman's supporters appear «guilty» of being far more successful at winning support through those mosques.

The AFL - CIO concluded its day of endorsements Monday afternoon, backing a slate of state legislative candidates and incumbents, including Democrats running for re-election in key battleground races.

The union - backed slate of incumbents Shawn Lemay and Mark Mecca and newcomer Eric Borenstein were the top vote - getters in a field of seven candidates.

Wading into presidential politics, Cuomo, who is backing former Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, took shots at the slate of Republican candidates, particularly front - runner Donald Trump for his comments about illegal immigration.

Rather than make themselves a vessel through which Cuomo can position himself as a national progressive leader, community groups are backing candidates like Nixon, lieutenant governor candidate Jumaane Williams, and a slate of IDC challengers in September's primary in order to help remake the party in their image.

Dickinson, Muratori and Hurley had been swept into office in 2011, backed by the upstart grassroots Lake George Citizens Group, earning a spot in local political history as they defeated a slate of popular incumbent Republican candidates.

The Green Party's flyer [front and back] features their slate of candidates, led by gubernatorial candidate Howie Hawkins, who «finished third out of seven candidates» in the 2010 gubernatorial race, an impressive showing which, if repeated, could establish them as New York's pre-eminent progressive party.

It backed a slate of board candidates that fall and won a majority of open seats, and one of its supporters prepared to take the board presidency.

This week's election of a teachers» union - backed slate of school board candidates in Douglas County, Colorado is a major setback for school choice.

And Fletcher himself wasn't part of a slate of candidates; he was simply a well - known UTLA activist running on a «back - to - basics» platform with an agenda that was not as broad as Washington's or Duffy's.

«If the party nominates the slate of candidates that the Mercers are backing, [Democratic Senator Chuck] Schumer will be the Senate majority leader, and [Democratic representative] Nancy Pelosi will be the speaker of the House» in 2018, said one long - time Republican strategist and donor who is aligned with the Adelsons, before the Republican Party threw its support behind Moore on Dec. 4.

Bemis said that the recent election of a slate of MLS - backed candidates to the RESO board «will go a long way to solving» the issue.