Sentences with phrase «special election for the seat vacated»

Fidler is running in the March 20 special election for the seat vacated by former Sen. Carl Kruger, who was forced to resign when he pleaded guilty last month to felony federal corruption charges.

On Tuesday, there were five special elections for seats vacated by male legislators who had either been convicted of a felony or left office voluntarily.

New York Republicans are preparing to file a lawsuit in federal court this week that would force Democratic Gov. David Paterson to call a special election for the seat vacated by former Rep. Eric Massa (D - N.Y.).

Also at 6 p.m., the four candidates running in the special election for the seat vacated by former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver participate in a forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, The Villager, The Downtown Express and the Downtown Alliance, LMHQ, 150 Broadway, Manhattan.

Turner, as you'll recall, was hailed as a conquering hero by House Republicans for defeating Assemblyman David Weprin in a September special election for the seat vacated by ex-Rep.

Khojasteh, a Bedford attorney and political newcomer, pitches himself to GOP committee members in the 37th SD, hoping to win their support to run in the yet - to - be-called special election for the seat vacated by former Democratic Sen. George Latimer.

... As expected, the Republican leaders in NY - 26 have selected Assemblywoman Jane Corwin to run for the yet - to - be-called special election for the seat vacated by Rep. Chris Lee in the wake of his Craigslist scandal.

Not exact matches

McGrath, an attorney and first - time candidate for public office, faces Democratic Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky in a special election on Tuesday to fill the seat vacated by disgraced Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos.

Republican NY - 23 congressional hopeful Matt Doheney is scheduled to meet privately this Monday in Washington, D.C. with leaders of the Club for Growth — the conservative organization that played a key role in the 2009 campaign of Doheny's primary opponent, Doug Hoffman, spending and / or bundling more than $ 1 million for his special election bid for the seat vacated by ex-Rep.

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.

With the support of heavyweights like Mayor Bloomberg and former Mayor Ed Koch, Greenfield won a contentious special election in March for the seat vacated by Simcha Felder, who left not long after being sworn in for his third term to take a job with NYC Comptroller John Liu.

The increasingly ugly battle for the Brooklyn Senate seat vacated by Carl Kruger has attracted national attention as the clock ticks down to the March 20 special election.

Golden defeated Gentile in 2002 with the help of nearly $ 4 million from the Senate GOP, and Gentile, who spent about half a million dollars on his Senate campaign, subsequently won a special election for the NYC Council seat Golden vacated to move up to the Senate.

The gloves are off and questions from the audience are welcome during the latest debate Wednesday, April 18 in the special election for George Latimer's vacated state Senate seat.

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who wa...

Democratic Assembly Member Shelley Mayer defeated Republican Jillian Killian in a special election Tuesday for the state senate seat in the 37th district vacated by George Latimer, who was elected Westchester County Executive.

State Senate Democrats are licking their chops as Gov. Andrew Cuomo reportedly plans to set an April special election for the Long Island seat vacated by Republican Dean Skelos.

The race was one of two special elections for vacated state Senate seats.

My downstate colleagues have been doing a pretty thorough job covering what might be the most interesting of the six Assembly special elections to be held Sept. 13: The three - way Democratic battle for the Brooklyn seat vacated by Darryl Towns, who is now Gov. Andrew Cuomo's housing czar.

The ad is part of Killian's campaign in a special election scheduled for April 24 to flip a Senate seat in the suburban district that was vacated this year by George Latimer, now the Westchester County executive.

Kaminsky (D - Long Beach) faces Republican lawyer Chris McGrath in a special election April 19 for the State Senate seat vacated by convicted ex-GOP majority leader Dean Skelos.

LeAlan Jones, the Illinois Green Party's 2010 US Senate candidate, has announced his candidacy for the special election to fill the IL - 2 congressional seat vacated by outgoing Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr..

Moya was not the preferred candidate back when he ran in a special election for the NYC Council seat being vacated by Monserrate when he was first elected to the Senate.

Murphy was recently nominated by the Green Party in the special election for Western New York's 26th district seat, which was vacated by disgraced former congressman Chris Lee in February.

STATEN ISLAND — Mayor Bill de Blasio set a special election for Nov. 3 to fill the City Council seat vacated by Vincent Ignizio, according to a proclamation filed on Monday.

Tague said he's been interested in the seat since Lopez stepped down last year; he said he began campaigning for the seat two days after it was vacated and contacted all 316 Republican committee people in the district after the county chairs began special election process «around Dec. 6.»

Because of the special election, candidates will work on an expedited timeframe with votes being cast on April 24; the same day as a state Senate election for Latimer's vacated seat.

Martin, who is in Pennsylvania working on the special election for a House seat vacated by Republican Rep. Tim Murphy, said the state's districts are high priorities.

Voters will cast ballots for numerous county executive, district attorney and mayoral offices, and five vacated state legislative seats will be filled via special election.

In 2014, Cuomo chose not to call special elections for 10 seats that were open at the beginning of the year, and another that was vacated later in the year, leaving them vacant through the general election.

McGrath is running for a second time for the Long Island Senate seat vacated by disgraced former Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a district won by Kaminsky in an April special election.

, Cuomo chose not to call special elections for 10 seats that were open at the beginning of the year, and another that was vacated later in the year, leaving them vacant through the general election.

For now, any campaigning would be conducted quietly because Cuomo has not yet called for a special election, which would come within a few months, to fill the seat that Grimm announced on Monday he would vacaFor now, any campaigning would be conducted quietly because Cuomo has not yet called for a special election, which would come within a few months, to fill the seat that Grimm announced on Monday he would vacafor a special election, which would come within a few months, to fill the seat that Grimm announced on Monday he would vacate.

At least seven candidates are in the mix to run in a special election for the State Senate seat vacated last week when Dean Skelos was convicted of bribery, extortion and conspiracy charges.

TWU member Marvin Holland is one of 12 candidates vying in a Feb. 12 special election for the NYC Council seat vacated by Inez Dickens, who was elected last fall to fill the seat vacated by former Assemblyman Keith Wright.

Arroyo was elected to the city council in 2005 in a special election to succeed Jose M. Serrano, who vacated the seat to run for the state Senate.

STATEN ISLAND — A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Gov. Andrew Cuomo has four days to set a date for a special election to fill the seat vacated by former Rep. Michael Grimm.

Assuming this takes effect immediately after Cuomo signs it into law, it will be in place for the NY - 26 special election — yet uncalled by the governor — to fill the seat abruptly vacated last month by former Rep. Chris Lee in the wake of his Craigslist scandal.

Mayor Bill de Blasio set the special election to replace Ignizio — who vacated his seat on July 10 to take a job as CEO for Catholic Charities of Staten Island — for Nov. 3.

Hochul served as Erie County Clerk from 2003 - 2007, then won a four - way special election in 2011 for the vacant 26th Congressional seat that was vacated by Chris Lee.

Update: Republican David Tubiolo wins the special election, defeating democrat Christine Peters for the District 14 seat in the Westchester legislature being vacated by the retiring Bernice Spreckman.

Under the U.S. Constitution, Cuomo must call for a special election to fill the vacated seat.

Westchester County's Independence Party has endorsed Democratic Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer in the special election for County Executive George Latimer's vacated Senate seat.

Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano, a Republican - turned - Democrat former assemblyman, is contemplating seeking the Democratic nomination if Cuomo calls a special election to fill the Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat George Latimer, who won his race for Westchester county executive last week.

Democrats are looking to hold on to the post vacated by longtime State Rep. Douglas McCrory, who won a special election last month for Connecticut's 2nd Senate District seat.

Gov. Cuomo is expected shortly to call a special election for mid-April to fill a number of vacant legislative seats, including District 32, recently vacated by Ruben Diaz Sr., who was elected to the New York City Council.

For most of the state's modern political history, if a lawmaker vacated his or her seat, the governor would quickly move to call a special election so the representative could be promptly replaced.

Since a primary will not be held for the vacated seat, county Democratic leaders will be tasked with choosing a candidate to run in a special election.

ALBANY, N.Y. — A special election on Tuesday will fill the Queens Assembly seat vacated by Democrat Anthony Seminerio, who faces sentencing in October for defrauding the public.

The only public poll of next Tuesday's special election — to fill the seat vacated by Republican former senator Tom Libous — was less favorable for Democrats.