The phrase
"speaker candidates" refers to people who are being considered or nominated to become public speakers for an event or conference.
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Last year we hired speakers based on their affiliation with well - known companies, failing to ask
speaker candidates for recent references.
Critics have hit the push
among speaker candidates to extend term limits, noting voters have repeatedly backed a two - term rule.
But he maintained that as a
former speaker candidate, he believes it is better for candidates to «exit gracefully» when they are defeated.
Brooklyn Councilman Jumaane Williams, a City
Council speaker candidate who is also said to be considering a run for governor, took to Twitter today to express his support for the proposal.
But she wielded her power over some critics including returning Bronx Councilwoman Annabel Palma, a one - time
speaker candidate who received no chairmanship after vocally backing her county's support of Garodnick.
At 3 p.m., VOCAL - New York hosts a New York City Council
speaker candidate forum on affordable housing, 633 Third Ave., Manhattan.
Others mentioned as potential
speaker candidates include Assemblyman Joe Lentol, who's likely too close to Silver to want to act, and Assemblyman Keith Wright, who's probably too close to Gov. Andrew Cuomo (he was recently tapped to serve as co-chair of the state Democratic Party) to be acceptable to the conference at large.
Common Cause Executive Director Susan Lerner took aim at four City Council
speaker candidates over the perceived slight.
Moments after the most recent
speaker candidate debate took place on the evening of November 21, gay Councilman - elect Corey Johnson of Chelsea, one of the caucus» new members, said the progressives will be meeting with all seven declared candidates and added he «look [s] forward» to bringing up issues regarding LGBT rights during those discussions.
Moments after the most
recent speaker candidate debate took place on the evening of November 21, gay Councilman - elect Corey Johnson of Chelsea, one of -LSB-...]
Throughout the fall, sources say, de Blasio stayed in touch with Crowley about who the
best speaker candidate would be.
Also worth watching: The future of the Education Committee, currently chaired by Queens Assemblywoman Cathy Nolan, who so far has refused to join her (now former)
fellow speaker candidates and drop out of the race to clear the way for Heastie.
In this segment, the candidates discuss the «progressive bloc», with the two
speaker candidate members of the bloc pointedly distinguishing it from the «Progressive Caucus.»
In remarks on the floor during the Council Charter session Council Member Inez Barron offered herself as an
alternative speaker candidate, harshly criticizing the absence of any black speaker among the four people who've held the position and the continuation of that reality with the selection of Johnson.
It excludes several senior members initially thought to be in the mix as
possible speaker candidates, including Wright and Assemblywoman Deborah Glick, both of Manhattan.
Following a decisive victory in the mayor's race in 2013, Mayor Bill de Blasio found himself with newfound political muscle as the first Democratic elected mayor in the last 20 years — and went on to play a key role in the victory of his
favored speaker candidate, Melissa Mark - Viverito, in January 2014.
City Council
speaker candidate Melissa Mark - Viverito once lobbied on behalf of five Cuban intelligence agents convicted of spying against the United States.
The Westchester lawmaker was among 23 who signed a letter
asking speaker candidates to commit to establishing a task force to draft specific reform proposals.
Then -
speaker candidate Johnson (D - Manhattan) pledged in December to disclose all his contacts with lobbyists bimonthly and...
Seven of the eight
speaker candidates say they support Queens Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer's proposed measure to mandate audits of the city's workforce, including the gender, race and sexual orientation of public employees.
Other leading contenders include Manhattan Councilman Dan Garodnick and Queens Councilman Mark Weprin — although other hopefuls are campaigning and keeping their names in the mix by RSVP» ing to an
upcoming speaker candidate forum.
None of the eight
main speaker candidates for this term were women (though Council Member Inez Barron did cast a protest vote for herself the day the Council voted for speaker, and that too because of the lack of people of color in leadership positions in the city.)
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.
Such a new nominating process would enable the majority party to coalesce behind a
single speaker candidate, likely a more conservative member than the moderate Straus.
The Bronx assembylman's focus on ethics changes comes after a group of reform - minded Democrats in the chamber have
pushed speaker candidates to backa host of reforms that would decentralize some of the power of the speakership and give more clout to rank - and - file members.
Rosenthal, a Manhattan Democrat who co-chairs the caucus with Brooklyn Democratic Council Member Laurie Cumbo, who is currently on maternity leave, explained that soon after Election Day, current and incoming members of the Women's Caucus held interviews with each of the eight
speaker candidates over the course of two days, with each interview lasting about 15 minutes.
Still, other lawmakers are concerned that elevating Morelle post even on a temporary basis could give him an unfair advantage over other
potential speaker candidates.
Also at 6 p.m., the New York Immigration Coalition and New York State Immigrant Action Fund host a NYC Council
speaker candidates forum, 131 W. 33rd St., Manhattan.
As a NYC
Council speaker candidate, then Councilman Corey Johnson pledged to disclose all his contacts with lobbyists bimonthly and publish his full schedule every three months without a FOIL request.
This postponement would allow newly - announced Council
speaker candidate, Councilmember Inez Barron, to make the case for why should become the next leader of the Municipal legislature.
Also at 6 p.m., the National Action Network, in conjunction with the NAACP, the New York Urban League and the Hispanic Federation hold a forum for New York City Council
speaker candidates, National Action Network House of Justice, 106 W. 145th St., Manhattan.
Councilman Brad Lander, the co-chair of the Progressive Caucus, also dodged several questions about whether a council member who is not pro-choice and pro-same-sex marriage should be a leading member of the caucus or
a speaker candidate.
According to multiple sources, de Blasio reached out to roughly 20 council members — including all of
the speaker candidates — late Monday afternoon to indicate he backed Mark - Viverito.
Another speaker candidate, Mark Weprin, also an ally of the Queens organization, indicated to the Daily News today he would drop out of the race and support Mr. Garodnick's bid as well.
The speaker candidates, all men, have for months been
When she went to cast her own ballot, Rivera voted for herself, and for incumbent Mayor Bill de Blasio, she said, at P.S. 140, where she also chatted with Council Member Mark Levine,
another speaker candidate who helped her woo voters.
Common Cause and other good government groups are demanding that the Assembly hold public hearings where all
the speaker candidates are forced to explain how they would change business as usual in Albany.
As Gotham Gazette has reported, several of
the speaker candidates have donated heavily from their campaign accounts to those of other City Council members and candidates, in apparent effort to win favor ahead of the speaker vote, which will occur in January.
The speaker candidates included Leroy Comrie, Bill deBlasio, Lewis Fidler, Melinda Katz, Christine Quinn, Joel Rivera, and David Weprin.
NYC Councilman Corey Johnson, the health committee chairman and sponsor of several anti-tobacco laws, regularly smoked cigarettes at the city's legislative office building, but
the speaker candidate's office denies the allegations by anonymous sources with «ulterior motives.»
Forces allied with NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio were working furiously into the night yesterday to squelch any remaining chance that his handpicked Council
speaker candidate, Melissa Mark - Viverito, could be defeated.
Also at 6 p.m., National Organization of Women New York City hosts a forum for New York City Council
speaker candidates, focusing on women's issues, Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute, Hunter College, 47 - 49 E. 65th St., Manhattan.
Manhattan Councilman Corey Johnson,
another speaker candidate, also said that he wasn't «part of the conversation» and also highlighted out that he is not on the budget negotiating team.
Flatbush Councilman Jumaane Williams is also mentioned as a potential
speaker candidate.