Sentences with phrase «special congressional election last»

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

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.

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Investigators working with several congressional committees and the special counsel, Robert S. Mueller III, have delved into Mr. Steele's work as part of inquiries into connections between Russia and Mr. Trump and his associates, including whether they conspired to influence last year's election.

Last week, many Republicans said their special election victory in a heavily Jewish New York congressional district that had been occupied by a Democrat for nearly 90 years was a sign of trouble between Obama and American Jews, among the most reliably Democratic voters in the nation.

Last week's special election in New York's 9th congressional district, which centers on Brooklyn and Queens, revolved largely around Obama's Israel policy.

It took a judge's order to spur the governor to call a special election last May for the congressional vacancy.

Queens Democratic chairman Joseph Crowley threw his organization's support last year behind Mark Weprin's brother, Assemblyman David Weprin, in a special election to succeed Rep. Anthony Weiner in the 9th congressional district.

(CNN)-- Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn said Monday that a special election will be held to fill the congressional seat vacated by former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., who stepped down last week amid an ethics probe and ongoing health problems.

But when Mr. Donovan fought for the turf against Democratic Councilman Vincent Gentile in a special election last May, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee and the House Majority PAC — which share a mission of of turning red districts blue — refused to get involved.

Donovan won the congressional special election last May 5 against Democratic Brooklyn Councilman Vincent Gentile with a 20 - point margin.

WASHINGTON (CNN)-- In New York's 23rd congressional district, Democratic candidate Bill Owens is capitalizing on Republican candidate Dede Scozzafava's last - minute decision to drop out of the special election as a final opportunity to tie Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman to former President Bush.

An attorney, he also did pro bono on a lawsuit to force Gov. Andrew Cuomo to set a special election for the congressional race last May after the resignation of Rep. Michael Grimm left Staten Islanders without a congressman.

«As reflected in the State's papers filed last week, the Governor will announce the date for the Special Election for New York's 11th Congressional District shortly, consistent with our constitutional obligation and in a manner that balances both the economic impact of the election as well as the need for fair representation,» a spokeswoman for Cuomo, Melissa Derosa, said in aElection for New York's 11th Congressional District shortly, consistent with our constitutional obligation and in a manner that balances both the economic impact of the election as well as the need for fair representation,» a spokeswoman for Cuomo, Melissa Derosa, said in aelection as well as the need for fair representation,» a spokeswoman for Cuomo, Melissa Derosa, said in an email.

Weprin, a Queens Assemblyman, was picked by the Democrats last week to run in a September special election for the remainder of Weiner's Congressional term.

As part of our ongoing «Congressional Battleground» series here at CapTon, I sat down earlier today with Rep. Scott Murphy, the incumbent Democrat in NY - 20 who is trying to hold onto the seat he won in a special election following the elevation of Kirsten Gillibrand to the US Senate by Gov. David Paterson last January.

(CNN)- Republican Doug Hoffman, who split the conservative vote in last year's special election for New York's 23rd congressional district handing the seat to a Democrat, has dropped out of this November's general election for the same seat.

(CNN)- The Republican National Committee is pouring some last - minute money into the highly - anticipated special election in New York's 23rd congressional district with a new radio ad, as the party throws its support to Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman.

(CNN)- Democrat Bill Owens may have won last night's special election in New York's 23rd congressional district - but Sarah Palin said Wednesday that race «is not over.»

Democratic Congressional Congressional Committee: One of the most remarkable records in politics is the six special election winning streak that the House Democratic campaign arm has reeled off over the last two plus years.

(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.

Turner, the representative of the 9th Congressional District, was a relatively unknown businessman before winning a special election for the seat last year after U.S. Anthony Weiner resigned in the midst of a sexting scandal.

Since then, he's made two failed attempts to rejoin the congressional delegation: a 2010 special - election bid for the 1st District and last cycle's loss to now - Sen.

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.