Sentences with phrase «speaker candidate assembly»

Despite the governor's strong reservations about the plan in place to take over Mr. Silver's duties — and his repeated urging that the scandal not get in the way of the functioning of government — Mr. Cuomo did not call for Mr. Silver to resign his post as speaker, as some, including speaker candidate Assembly Keith Wright, have begun to do this week.

Not exact matches

In keeping with tradition, the Assembly majority's senior member, Richard Gottfried, issued a letter inviting his returning colleagues and freshmen to a conference meeting at which a candidate for speaker will be put forth.

Slated to speak today are Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino (at 9 a.m.), NY - 21 candidate Elise Stefanik, columnist Peggy Noonan (the lunch speaker), Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.

Yuh - Line Niou, the WFP candidate in the race to replace Sheldon Silver in the state Assembly, lost to Alice Cancel, who was supported by the disgraced former speaker's allies in lower Manhattan.

Here's the letter sent to Assembly Democrats by the «senior member» of the majority conference, Manhattan's Richard Gottfried, inviting them to a 6 p.m. meeting «to nominate the Assembly majority's candidate for speaker» in the 2011 - 2012 session.

ALBANY — Yet another of the potential candidates for New York State Assembly speaker has dropped out and backed Carl Heastie, the Bronx Democratic chairman, who has quickly emerged as a front - runner for the post.

In a dizzying year that saw the public corruption convictions of former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver and Skelos at the hands of Bharara's office, what better candidate to run in Skelos» old district than a former prosecutor with a record of fighting corruption like Kaminsky?

In normal times, a candidate for governor of New York who fathered a love child with an employee, admitted to forwarding bestiality porn and racist chain e-mails, compared health - care reform to 9/11, and referred to the state's longtime Assembly speaker as «Hitler» and the «Antichrist» might not have a shot as a mainstream nominee.

Speakers on hand Tuesday night included former GOP mayoral candidate Jesse Calhoun, who is now challenging Democrat Pat Fahy for her state Assembly seat, Deputy Police Chief Brendan Cox and Alec Slatky, who authored a AAA study on how other New York municipalities have used red - light cameras.

«If they try to meddle in the Assembly speaker race that would not be good for any candidate they support right now.

Representative Joseph Crowley, the chairman of the Queens committee, and State Assembly Speaker Carl E. Heastie, the power behind the Bronx committee, are still irked over the outcome of the last Council speaker race, when their candidate, Mr. Garodnick, was defeated by the liberal coalition and the mayor's maneuvering.

He referred to Dem Steve Kagen, a wealthy doctor without a voting record like the Assembly speaker, as «a good candidate» for the seat...

The plan was for Assembly Majority Leader Joe Morelle to serve as interim speaker while a field of candidates debated their ideas for reforming Albany's culture of corruption before a Feb. 10 election.

A speaker candidate would then need 76 votes at a full Assembly vote in January to win the coveted post.

The list of potential candidates also included Assembly Majority Leader Joseph Morelle who will serve as interim speaker starting Monday, Harlem Assemblyman Keith Wright, Joseph Lentol, a Brooklyn Assemblyman who is a close associate with Silver and Queens Assemblywoman Catherine Nolan.

All told, a half dozen candidates are vying for the disgraced former Assembly speaker's lower Manhattan seat that was filled by Alice Cancel in an April special election.

A prolific fundraiser and big name in the district, where his father Saul also served as Assembly speaker, Mr. Weprin was expected to clear the field of potential candidates.

There is the Lower Manhattan race to replace Sheldon Silver, the former Assembly speaker, in which the Democrat, Alice Cancel, would be a lock for the solid - blue district were it not for an unexpectedly well - organized challenge from a third - party candidate, Yuh - Line Niou, who has accused Ms. Cancel of owing the Democratic nomination to Mr. Silver's hidden hand.

As speaker, Silver controlled millions of dollars in political donations that he could spend to help Democratic Assembly candidates win elections.

Carl E. Heastie, the Assembly speaker, said no decision was imminent, though he said that he expected to finalize details on a process for vetting candidates soon.

«In a year when people want change, even in a district that favors one party over another, a good candidate with a good message wins,» said Robin Vos, Wisconsin's Assembly speaker.

Assembly Democrats revolted this week when they learned of Silver's plan to temporary appoint a group of five lawmakers to serve as speaker, and on Thursday 23 Democratic members of the Assembly wrote a letter to the candidates to replace Silver questioning them on their plans for reform.

A candidate must secure 76 Assembly votes, a majority, to become speaker, no easy task in a body riven by racial, geographical and ideological divisions.

Assembly Republican leader and CCSA Advocates - endorsed candidate Chad Mayes (R - Yucca Valley) said about Rendon's election: «Today isn't about partisan politics; it's about electing a speaker and demonstrating that we can govern as adults.»