Sentences with phrase «state assembly seat»

Two elections were for state Senate seats, and nine elections were for state Assembly seats.

The Republicans» candidate for the open state Assembly seat in Corona, Humberto Suarezmotta, has been booted from the ballot for failing to file his signatures with a cover sheet, a decision he says he may dispute in federal court.

Jane Deacy, who is running for the 23rd state Assembly seat vacated by Audrey Pheffer, officially opened her Rockaway Beach office Saturday to kick off what will be a short campaign designed to boost Republican political clout in the area.

The Nassau County Democratic Party are using Trump to raise campaign cash for teacher Christine Pellegrino, who is running for a vacant state Assembly seat that Republicans have held for more than 20 years.

Some sources, perhaps wishfully, are suggesting that Faso, a former eight - term assemblyman, might want, with all the grief he's getting as a congressman, to seek the open state Assembly seat vacated by Pete Lopez of Schoharie.

Angelo J. Morinello, a former Niagara Falls City Court Judge, received the endorsement Saturday from the Niagara County Independence Party in his bid for the 145th district State Assembly seat currently held by John D. Ceretto, D - Lewiston.

Democrat Phil Goldfeder defeated Republican Jane Deacy in the race for the 23rd state Assembly seat in southern Queens late Tuesday night.

Though his margin of victory shrunk from 288 to 161 after the counting of absentee ballots, Schoharie Republican leader Christopher Tague officially defeated Greene County legislator Aidan O'Connor Jr. in the April 24 special election to fill the 102nd District State Assembly seat formerly held by Pete Lopez, who resigned to become regional director of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Schumer embarked on his political career by winning a New York state Assembly seat in 1974, the same year he graduated from Harvard law school.

Republican Gary Finch held on to the 126th state Assembly seat.

LOWER MANHATTAN — Less than two weeks ago, Alice Cancel won a close race for the former state Assembly seat of a once seemingly all powerful, now convicted, Sheldon Silver — but the campaign for the 65th Assembly District spot has only just begun.

The Queens County Democratic Party quietly endorsed Ron Kim in the upcoming election for the Flushing state Assembly seat currently held by state Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing).

Raymond Harding, the former chairman of the state Liberal Party, admitted he received more than $ 800,000 in exchange for doing political favors, including opening up a Queens state Assembly seat for former state Comptroller Alan Hevesi's son, Andrew, the state attorney general said last week.

The civil lawsuit, filed in Albany County Supreme Court on July 2, pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.

The nine races for open state assembly seats Tuesday resulted in four wins for GOP candidates, with one saying he'll caucus with Democrats.

Party Democratic Campaign Office 67 - 15 Parsons Blvd. Electchester, NY 11365 [phone] Biography Michael Simanowitz, an Electchester father of four who grew up in Forest Hills, is vying for the 27th state Assembly seat.

HAMILTON — The three candidates vying for the 111th State Assembly seat debated at a forum held by the Hamilton Rotary Club Thursday evening at the Colgate Inn.

The increasingly bitter campaign for the northeast Queens state Assembly seat came to an end Tuesday night with Democrat Ed Braunstein's victory over his Republican challenger Vince Tabone.

He upset his parents on the ride home after graduating Harvard law school by announcing his intention to reject a lucrative job offer from a prestigious Manhattan law firm and instead run for a N.Y. state Assembly seat.

Endorse candidate Shirley Patterson in the May 5 special election for the 43rd state Assembly seat; and

Speculation has been rampant in political circles for the past week that Boyajian, 33, was seeking the Capital Region area state assembly seat.

One of the most hotly contested races on Election Day in central New York is for the 127th state Assembly seat.

Turner will face off against Democrat David Weprin, who was just elected to his brother's State Assembly seat last year.

Jerry Fremouw is seeking the endorsement of Wayne County's Republican, Conservative and Independence parties to run for the 130th state assembly seat.

Peralta easily won the election and Monserrate then turned his attention to Peralta's up - for - grabs state Assembly seat, where he was defeated by Assemblyman Francisco Moya (D - Corona).

The Congressional slot and his own state Assembly seat are both up for election at the same time, so Mr. Thiele would have to give up the Assembly seat in order to run for Congress.

That was the closest vote for a New York State Assembly seat ever.

The race to succeed Adriano Espaillat in the state Senate and the fight for Sheldon Silver's old state Assembly seat will lead a slate of local primary election battles Tuesday.

Three California State Assembly seats in Southern California are up for grabs in a special primary election on Tuesday.

There are special elections in New York on Tuesday to fill nine vacant state Assembly seats and two vacant Senate seats.

Mr. Banks said he plans to challenge Charles Barron, the avowedly radical former East New York councilman, for the open State Assembly seat vacated by Ms. Barron after she won Mr. Barron's City Council race last year.

Ethel Chen, a longtime Flushing Democrat and retired librarian, kicked off her campaign last week for the Flushing state Assembly seat currently represented by Assemblywoman Grace Meng (D - Flushing).

When Goldfeder touted his accomplishments working for Mayor Michael Bloomberg, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D - N.Y.) and Audrey Pheffer, who previously held the 23rd state Assembly seat, a woman asked him directly: «What accomplishments?»

Julie Lewis, candidate for the 126th State Assembly seat, appeared at the 2012 Vestal Candidate Forum sponsored by the Americans for Restoring the Constitution on Monday September 17, 2012.

There were also nine races for open state assembly seats: Two in the Capital Region, three on Long Island, one in Buffalo, and three in New York City.

The civil suit pits Risa Sugarman, the chief enforcement counsel for the state Board of Elections, against the campaign of Shirley Patterson, a little - known candidate who ran unsuccessfully for a Brooklyn state Assembly seat in a May special election.

He also failed in a 1996 bid for the New York State Assembly seat that was held by Democrat Paul A. Tokasz.

RED HOOK — Assemblyman Felix Ortiz defeated his first serious Democratic challenger in years to win the primary for his District 51 state Assembly seat Tuesday night.

The Republican candidate to replace Nettie Mayersohn, who retired in April from the 27th District state Assembly seat she held for 28 years, contends that the Queens Democratic Party manipulated the timing of the special election to replace her.

LOWER MANHATTAN — The choice for a Democratic nominee for Sheldon Silver's former State Assembly seat is being called «undemocratic» by some critics.

She spoke to the local network again Thursday about the open state Assembly seats in the West Bronx.

Democrats are hopeful that their national momentum since the election of Trump will carry over into New York, where they're trying to wrestle away from Republicans the state Assembly seats previously held by Steve McLaughlin and Pete Lopez.

Mr. Perez said local district leader Manny De Los Santos «is also exploring running» for the State Assembly seat.

Democrats are hopeful that their national momentum since the election of President Donald Trump will carry over into New York, where they're trying to wrestle away from Republicans the state Assembly seats previously held by Steve McLaughlin and Pete Lopez.

When the lines for state Senate and state Assembly seats were unveiled last week, the drawn districts were widely -LSB-...]

And there were races to fill nine state Assembly seats.

Angela Battaglia refused to answer questions about Lopez, who resigned his state Assembly seat in disgrace on Monday but is running for City Council.

The petition also included Community Board 11 Chairman Jerry Ianecce, who is running for the state Assembly seat currently held by Assemblyman Rory Lancman (D - Fresh Meadows), along with several judges and state committee hopefuls.

The Republican primary for a state Assembly seat on Staten Island's South Shore last year was especially nasty.