Sentences with phrase «speakership after»

Blake has emerged as a major critic of the mayor over the past few years, while Meng is an ally of Congressman Joseph Crowley, the Queens Democratic boss — who clashed with de Blasio and his left - wing allies for control of the City Council speakership after the 2013 election.

Rep. Paul Ryan announced his formal bid to seek the House speakership after the various factions of the GOP conference signaled they would support him.

Silver, a Manhattan Democrat who is accused of masking legal referrals as bribes and kickbacks, resigned from the speakership after his arrest.

In fact, several of these coalitions formed during the brief but intense fight for the speakership after Assemblyman Sheldon Silver's corruption scandal cost him the post, and Heastie even met with some of them.

Not exact matches

Silver's term is up at the end of the year, and the speakership vote is generally held some time after the November election.

Did you have a plan for DADT repeal in the «lame duck» session after you lost your Speakership, before the TeaParty took over the House with Boehner at the helm?

His replacement, Carl Heastie, has been one of his chamber's prime sponsors, though he took his name off all legislation after assuming the speakership.

After Carl Heastie assumed the speakership from Sheldon Silver earlier this year, a measure aimed at combating human trafficking was approved, which matched a Senate version.

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.

Silver, a Manhattan Democrat who has held the speakership since 1994, is expected to be replaced as speaker on Monday after being arrested last week on federal corruption charges.