Sentences with phrase «special election called»

A reader not involved with either campaign in the NY - 9 special election called to say the DCCC's new ad for David Weprin, which features a cartoon image of plane flying over the New York City skyline, may not be the best thing to air three days before the tenth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

Booker, who was elected to his seat last October in a special election called after Sen. Frank Lautenberg died, hopes the meeting is only one of many with Republican senators.

Thousands of absentee ballots remain to be counted in the special election called to fill the congressional seat vacated by Gillibrand when she was appointed to the Senate.

Rather than have a primary, the Bronx Democratic committee would pick the party candidate if there is a special election called in the new year.

Owens, a Plattsburgh attorney, was first elected during a 2009 special election called to replace Rep. John McHugh, who was named Secretary of the Army.

Tomorrow the 180 or so members of the New York County Democratic Committee for the 65th Assembly District will gather on East Broadway to pick their candidate for the April 19 special election called by Governor Cuomo last Saturday.

Deputy Senate Minority Leader Mike Gianaris in a radio interview on Tuesday said he wanted a special election called to fill vacant seats in the Senate «as soon as possible.»

There are two looming Senate vacancies in 2018 that would have to be filled by special elections called at Cuomo's behest.

There are two looming Senate vacancies in 2018 that would have to be filled by special elections called at Gov. Andrew Cuomo's behest.

Just recently, county committee members from our neighborhood have twice been called together to nominate Democratic candidates for a special elections called to fill a vacancy in the State Assembly (2016) and the State Senate (2017).

In response to questions by reporters about the special election call in December 2017, Cuomo said, «There are some that want it sooner, some that want it later, there's some who don't.

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON — A group of Republicans will take the House floor Tuesday evening to call for the recusal of Robert Mueller, the special counsel investigating Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported that Special Counsel Robert Mueller has requested that a data analytics company called Cambridge Analytica turn over internal documents as part of its investigation into possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia during the 2016 election.

In his letter to Governor Abbott, Farenthold stated he didn't believe the governor was forced to call the emergency special election to fill his term, and that he also does not believe he sho...

Governor Greg Abbott has called for a special election to cover the remainder of Blake Farenthold's term after his abrupt resignation last month.

That's what Governor Greg Abbott thinks anyway, and is why the governor called an emergency special election o fill Blake Farenthold's seat.

Republicans initially focused on the tax cut messaging in the recent special election in Pennsylvania's 18th Congressional District, but by election day, they had pivoted to decrying so - called «sanctuary cities» after determining the tax message wasn't breaking through.

Thursday on Fox News Channel's «Fox & Friends,» Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani called on Attorney General Jeff Sessions to step in with special counsel Robert Mueller's probe into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election and end it.

Ultimately, Cardinal Theodore McCarrick read portions of the letter and the Vatican response to it at a service for Kennedy in Washington, D.C. News reports called the Vatican letter pro forma, and its cited portions avoid mention of the social issues on which Kennedy not only defied his faith, but spearheaded defiance of his faith — a modus operandi that is still deployed (and was just deployed in the recent Lamb - Saccone special election in Pennsylvania) by pro-choice Catholic Democrats.

Boulet said it was time for him to step down and called for a special election Sept. 4.

National Democrats are now pressuring Cantor's GOP colleagues to declare whether they support his call, which is actually reminiscent of how the Rep. Paul Ryan Medicare reform plan fight played out during the NY - 26 special election.

Republican Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin in a statement on Thursday called for an exacting approach in the investigation by a special counsel assigned to review the 2016 presidential election and possible interference by Russian agents.

(The first came from RWDSU) for an campaign that Gov. David Paterson appears likely to simply let play out according to the standard calendar instead of calling a special election.

Cuomo administration officials confirm the governor will call special elections to fill five vacant legislative seats — four in the Assembly and one in the Senate — to conincide with village elections on March 20.

The Senate Republicans have joined the push for Paterson to call that special election to fill ex-Rep.

Republican Senate candidate Bob Turner is out with his first television ad this morning, calling attention to his upset victory over David Weprin in the special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner.

Some had called for the special election to be held in March.

But Southern Tier Republican Rep. Tom Reed seemed to go against the trend during a conference call Wednesday, noting the special election result in the Keystone State does not exist in a vacuum.

Ryan's proposal again calls for significant changes to Medicare and Medicaid to balance the budget over the long term — a recommendation that proved toxic in the NY - 26 special election and helped propel Democratic Rep. Kathy Hochul to victory in the GOP - dominated WNY district.

Chris Burdick joins a slate of Democrats seeking the nomination for what is expected to be a closely fought and costly special election expected to be called for the spring.

The special elections, likely to be called after the budget is approved in late March or April, would would have both sides «pledge to come together to win» those races.

I'm calling to ask you to support Kathy Hochul for Congress in the Special Election tomorrow, May 24th, because she'll protect Medicare and create jobs for hardworking Western New York families.»

So far, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is yet to call a special election to fill the seat along with nearly a dozen soon - to - be or currently vacant seats in both chambers of the Legislature as a vacancy is yet to be created until the seat is vacated.

With the pending departure of George Latimer, who takes office as Westchester County executive, the seat is up for grabs in a special election expected to be called for the spring.

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.

Later yesterday afternoon, the Westchester County Democratic Committee sent out an email informing recipients that a «mini convention» would be called by Chairman Reggie Lafayette for the purpose of selecting a candidate to run for the yet - to - be-called special election to fill the seat of departing state Sen. George Latimer, who will become Westchester County executive on Jan. 1.

The chairman noted that in 2012, the governor called a special election to fill numerous vacancies around the state — including, ironically, the race for the seat vacated by now - Mayor Spano, who was succeeded by now - Assemblywoman Mayer — in early January.

Progressive activists — including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, who launched a strong but unsuccessful primary challenge to Cuomo in 2014 — are calling for the rejection of this plan, unless the governor immediately calls special elections for the two Senate seats that will become vacant on Jan. 1.

Diaz, along with Sen. George Latimer, will leave office at the end of the year and have their seats filled in special elections to be called after the state budget is completed, based on a Democratic unity push for the state Senate.

He can't on the one hand acknowledge a vacancy to have occurred in March that he uses as a defense to issue a Special Election in November because he must declare the Special Election within 30 - 40 days of said acknoledgement, and then claim on the other hand the vacancy occurs after July 1st which precludes him from calling the Special in the first place.

«We would like the special election to be called as soon as possible,» Gianaris said on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom.

Eaton said he will wait until Gov. Andrew Cuomo calls a special election in NY - 11 (something the governor has shown no signs of doing any time soon), and then convene a convention of county committee members to which all potential candidates will be invited to make their respective cases.

«We don't have any plans to call a special election right now,» Cuomo said after an event on Staten Isaldn.

Democrat Todd Kaminsky on Tuesday night declared victory in a key special election to fill a vacancy in the Senate that could tip the balance of power in the chamber, but his Republican opponent Chris McGrath refused to concede the race, saying the results were too close to call.

Gov. David Paterson has finally decided to call a special election to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Eric Massa, who resigned on March 9 in the wake of a sexual harrassment scandal.

Rep. Bob Turner sought to downplay the fact that his US Senate bid is not backed by his most significant special election supporter — Ed Koch — telling Orthodox Jewish backers the former NYC mayor lamented to the Queens congressman in a phone call that he's «stuck» with his endorsement of fellow Democrat, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

«Each day that goes by, I'm coming to the conclusion that, if this was a sure win for Democrats... I'm sure the Democratic leadership and governor himself would have called a special election last week,» Reed continued.

It appears that Democratic Party leaders are coalescing behind Kavanagh in advance of today's vote by party leaders to select a candidate to run in the yet to be called special election.

The Democrat and Republican in a special House election in the heart of Pennsylvania's Trump country were divided by a few hundred votes in a race that was too close to call early this morning — an ominous sign for Republicans in a district that the president won by nearly 20 percentage points.

Last month, Gov. Andrew Cuomo suggested that he would call a special election on April 19, which would line up local races with New York's presidential primary.