Sentences with phrase «special congressional»

And while there's no way of knowing whether his charges of body slamming a reporter made for Gianforte's victory in last night's special congressional election in Montana, Coppola sees a parallel.

«Suburban moms» were the driving force behind Democrat Jon Ossoff's (ultimately losing) campaign in Georgia's special congressional election last spring.

Donovan, Staten Island's former district attorney, won the special congressional election by 20 points after Grimm pleaded guilty in 2014 and had to vacate his seat.

Dan Donovan and his fiancé Serena Stonick celebrate his victory in the special congressional election.

(CNN)- A new poll released Saturday shows the Democratic candidate now has a slight lead — a four point advantage among likely voters — over the Republican in a special congressional election in Western New York that has attracted the national spotlight.

WASHINGTON — The former Arizona state senator Debbie Lesko fended off an unusually strong Democratic challenge to win a special congressional election on Tuesday, according to The Associated Press, demonstrating the resilience of the Republican base but also the eagerness of liberals to compete in even the most heavily conservative districts.

Hochul, a government relations specialist for M&T Bank and an attorney, is a former Erie County clerk who won a special congressional election in 2011, but served just 22 months before losing in 2012.

Consider that this the 4th straight special congressional election where the GOP / Conservative Party has botched the candidate selection process, leaving those who lost out embittered and the Right divided.

(CNN)-- Former Gov. Mark Sanford is getting hit with another TV ad in the South Carolina special congressional election, less than two weeks before voters head to the polls.

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who came under fire from some conservatives for endorsing Dede Scozzafava in next week's special Congressional election in New York, is now backing Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.

On February 27, filing closed for Arizona's upcoming special congressional primary in the 8th district.

(CNN)- Doug Hoffman - the conservative third party candidate running in upstate New York's closely watched special congressional election - raked in $ 116,000 in the last 24 hours, a campaign spokesman confirmed to CNN.

Georgia does not require any signatures in special congressional elections, and in a few special congressional elections, there have been minor party candidates on the ballot.

The GOP hasn't won a SINGLE special Congressional race.

Is Michael Steele delusional??? This win is the SEVENTH straight consecutive win for Democrats in special Congressional races since 2008.

(CNN)-- The Republican Party nominee in this week's special congressional election in New York endorsed her Democratic opponent Sunday, one day after releasing supporters from their commitment to support her, the Watertown Daily Times reported on its Web site.

(CNN)-- The Republican Party nominee in this week's special congressional election in New York endorsed her Democratic opponent Sunday, one day after releasing supporters from their commitment to support her.

Scozzafava ultimately gave up her bid in New York's special congressional elections for the 23rd district after conservatives rallied around third - party candidate Doug Hoffman and charged Scozzafava was too liberal on a host of issues including government spending, taxes, and abortion rights.

Fear that congressional Republicans would dismantle Medicare according to Ryan's proposal was widely viewed as the reason that western New York Democrat Kathy Hochul won a special congressional election last year in a predominantly Republican district.

At the annual Affordable Housing Conference, County Executive Ike Leggett received a Certificate of Special Recognition from Senator Cardin for his dedicated service; Senator Van Hollen presented him with a Citation for his leadership in affordable housing; and, Rep. Raskin gave him a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition for his commitment to finding creative and enduring housing solutions.

This was evident in March's special congressional election in Pennsylvania's 18th district, a campaign that Republican candidate Rick Saccone capped by proclaiming at a rally that «the other side» was not only energized by «a hatred for our president,» but also «a hatred for our country» and «a hatred for God.»

National Republicans fear they've got a problem on their hands in an upcoming New York City special congressional election, as the party is poised to nominate a figure who could thrust the contest into the heated debate over race and police tactics.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- President Barack Obama will propose ideas for how the special congressional committee created by the recent debt ceiling deal can reach a deficit reduction plan that exceeds the required $ 1.5 trillion total, a White House spokesman said Wednesday.

MT. LEBANON, Pa. — Democrat Conor Lamb, who has a razor - thin lead over Republican Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania's special congressional election, says he's confident he'll be the ultimate winner.

WASHINGTON (CNN)- In a sign that the national Republican leadership is lining up behind Doug Hoffman, House GOP campaign Chairman Pete Sessions will endorse the Conservative Party candidate in the New York special congressional election, a senior Republican source tells CNN.

For now, the state Republican Party, bolstered by its victory in a special Congressional election in a heavily Democratic district in Queens and Brooklyn in September, is trying to frame the local elections as another chance for voters to express their unhappiness with President Obama and his party.

Bob Turner's victory over Assemblyman David I. Weprin in Tuesday's special Congressional election has been chalked up to many factors: unhappiness with President Obama, the sluggish economy and the Middle East peace process, to name three.

(CNN)-- Just four days before voting day, a new poll showed Republicans may turn out a big upset in a special congressional election in New York City to replace former Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner.

(CNN)-- Republican Mark Sanford's bruised campaign is fighting to bounce back in the South Carolina special congressional race after having a few rough days last week.

(CNN)- George Pataki has endorsed third - party conservative Doug Hoffman over Republican Dede Scozzafava in New York's special congressional race, making the three - term former governor the latest high profile Republican to weigh in against his party's choice.

July 27, 2011: Four - Candidate U.S. House Debate Set in Nevada July 6, 2011: Nevada Supreme Court Rules Special Congressional Elections are Partisan July 6, 2011: Nevada Special U.S. House Election Will Only Have Four Candidates on Ballot

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«If the November 8, 2016, election results in a one - vote majority in the House of Representatives, for example, a December 6 special congressional election in New York would take on far greater importance than the others,» argued Martins» primary challenger, Republican Philip Pidot of Glen Cove, through his filings in a federal appeals court Thursday.

We are willing to venture a bold guess: Vincent Gentile, having volunteered to subject himself to a pummeling in Staten Island during the special congressional election, will get a consolation prize in being elevated to the chair of Zoning.

Here's the letter from Reps. Jerry Nadler, Carolyn Maloney and Pete King to House Speaker John Boehner seeking an official CODEL — a special congressional delegation visit — that would bring all of their colleagues to NYC to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.

Just hours after his candidate, Jane Corwin, was bitterly defeated by Kathy Hochul in a Special Congressional Election in 2011, many within his own party were calling for Langworthy's head.

Lt. Governor Kathy Hochul spent nearly eight years in the Erie County Clerk's Office, four running it, before winning a special Congressional Election in 2011.

U.S. President Donald Trump has a campaign - style rally scheduled March 10 in Pennsylvania, which is the historic heart of the American steel industry and which is now the site of an unexpectedly hard - fought special congressional election.

The deal, which is still making its way through Congress after an eleventh hour push from party bigs, has three main components: It immediately raises the debt ceiling, includes around $ 2.1 trillion in spending cuts over the next 10 years, and creates a special Congressional committee to come up with long term deficit - reduction suggestions by this Thanksgiving.

The new deal essentially shelves the issue, leaving it up for debate sometime down the road, possibly by the special Congressional committee.

It will be the nation's first special congressional election since Trump's win, and Democrats view it as their best chance to flip the seat representing the heavily Republican 4th District in southern Kansas.

And their desire to break from the liberal orthodoxy is evidenced by Conor Lamb's upset victory in the special congressional election in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night.

He may choose to announce his decisions a month before that, using the issue to swing Republican votes in the upcoming Pennsylvania special congressional election.

Not exact matches

Democrats have not said whether they will take any seats on the Republican - majority special committee, saying the new probe - following several other congressional investigations on Benghazi - is also aimed at damaging former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's chances if she runs for president in 2016.

Republicans aren't taking the congressional seat for granted, given the typically low turnout for special elections.

But congressional Democrats and Republicans, including House Speaker Paul Ryan and Rep. Trey Gowdy of South Carolina, who helped draft the GOP memo, have said it shouldn't be used to undermine the special counsel.

Now, as FBI special counsel Robert Mueller and congressional intelligence committees continue to investigate Russia's election interference, evidence is emerging that the hacking and disinformation campaign waged at the direction of Russian President Vladimir Putin took at least four separate but related paths.

The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 defines tax expenditures as «revenue losses attributable to provisions of the Federal tax laws which allow a special exclusion, exemption, or deduction from gross income or which provide a special credit, a preferential rate of tax, or a deferral of tax liability.»

The biggest share of legal payments in the first quarter of this year — about $ 348,000 — went to Jones Day, a law firm representing the campaign in the investigations by Special Counsel Robert Mueller and several congressional committees into Russian interference in the 2016 election.

Former Congressman Blake Farenthold today sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott explaining why he will not pay for the special election to fill his now vacant District 27 Congressional seat.