Sentences with phrase «state party chairman»

For Republicans, former state Rep. Randy Graf remains the favorite, but the candidacies of former state party chairman Mike Hellon and state Rep. Steve Huffman give national Republicans reason for optimism: Kolbe has previously said that Graf, who challenged him in the 2004 primary, is too conservative to win a general election race in this swing district.

HUNTINGTON — Former Democratic state party chairman Jay Jacobs will step on Andrew Cuomo's script today by pushing for a resolution denouncing the Independence Party.

Republican state party Chairman Ed Cox was even angrier, accusing Mr. de Blasio of denying opportunities to thousands of charter school students.

Democratic state party Chairman Jay Jacobs and Executive Director Charlie King are right to be offended by his serial coverups of campaign finances, his failure to reside in his Bronx district and the sleazy way he bartered party loyalty to gain power and perks during last year's Senate coup.

He propelled Pataki, then a little - known state senator, to victory against former Gov. Mario Cuomo in 1994 with the help of state party chairman Bill Powers.

Many of his fellow conservatives, including state Party Chairman Mike Long, have been singing Cuomo's praises.

Republican State Party Chairman Ed Cox, a patrician Wall Street lawyer whose proximity to political power goes back decades, seems an unlikely outsider.

One state party chairman who talked with Priebus over the past week said he was convinced the chairman wanted to come back, and that he was motivated by a desire to prove that the RNC has never been in better shape than during his tenure — despite polls suggesting his party's nominee, Donald Trump, is headed for a crushing loss in November.

She's scheduled to receive the endorsements from her home county Democratic organization, headed by state party Chairman Jay Jacobs, and the Suffolk County Democratic Party.

The evening's host, Erie County Republican chairman Nick Langworthy, chatted with his fellow Trump supporters and party elders from other parts of the state — including state party chairman Ed Cox, whose perch he covets — with equal ease.

Last week, Cox, who took over as state party chairman in September, succeeded in recruiting Steve Levy, the Suffolk County executive and ex-Democrat, to run for the Republican gubernatorial nomination.

In the race for state party chairman, members voted 222 - to - 199 to elect Kimball, who also chairs the Granite State Patriots Liberty PAC, over Cheshire County Republican Party Chair Juliana Bergeron.

«I haven't looked at it don't know anything about it can't comment on it,» said state party chairman Ed Cox.

Indy Politics has printed the reaction from U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly, the two Congressmen who would like his job, Luke Messer and Todd Rokita, as well as Congresswoman Susan Brooks who also in attendance at the address, and Indiana Democratic State Party Chairman John Zody.

The departing chairman also side - stepped my question about whether Cuomo will be running for president in 2016 — a move he no doubt would not make without his own hand - picked state party chairman to keep a lid on things back home.

State Party Chairman Michael Long commented: «He had a proven record....

Among the Democrats mentioned as possible Kennedy replacements include: Providence Mayor David Cicilline, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts and state party chairman Bill Lynch.

The Independence Party endorsed Assemblywoman Jane Corwin's bid to replace former Rep. Chris Lee in NY - 26 earlier today, according to state Party Chairman Frank MacKay.

Despite the lack of money, a voter registration deficit and the low profile tenor of the races, Republican state party Chairman J.R. Romano projected an air of cautious optimism.

The Democratic nominee is former state party chairman Nick Casey, who has longtime ties to the state and popular Sen. Joe Manchin, also a Democrat.

After starting as an unknown in the state, Ricketts now has a comfortable double - digit margin over former state Attorney General Don Stenberg, who was the party's nominee against Sen. Nelson in 2000, and former state party chairman Dave Kramer.

The boyish - looking 31 - year - old is now the youngest state party chairman in the country, in either party.

by Randall Stufflebeam and Audrey Queckboerner MidWest Regional Chairman and Indiana State Party Chairman

It was similar to his welcome to delegates Tuesday night in which he talked of the governor «turning around a government» that was in «dysfunction» (This was hours before Cuomo named his predecessor, former Gov. David A. Paterson, as the new state party chairman).

«The desperate state party chairman, re-contesting his position, who, but for the waiver granted all current party executive by APC NEC, ought to have resigned his current position a month before the congress, together with his sponsors, hijacked the entire process of the congress.

After just over a year in office, he ousted state party Chairman Jay Jacobs, the current Nassau County chair, who had originally been named by Paterson.

This is not the first time Silver has been criticized by newspaper editorial boards or unelected Republicans like state party chairman Ed Cox and it won't be the last.

Other Democrats running include state Superintendent Tony Evers; Madison Mayor Paul Soglin; state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout of Alma; state Rep. Dana Wachs of Eau Claire; former state Rep. Kelda Roys of Madison; Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik; firefighter - union leader Mahlon Mitchell; former state party Chairman Matt Flynn and political activist Mike McCabe.

There are three automatic delegates, including state party Chairman Robert Graham.

Reince Priebus: That the Wisconsin state party chairman is the nominal frontrunner to be the next RNC chairman speaks to the insularity of the committee and the relatively low profile nature of all the candidates in the race not named Michael Steele.

The lawyers involved in the effort, all of them volunteers, include former state party Chairman Herb Shepardson and West Hartford town committee Chairman Peter Martin.

According to the publication City and State, Langworthy also emerged from the convention as a possible candidate to succeed state party chairman Ed Cox.

«There are people that are hoping that a candidate captivates them more than Jon does,» said former state party chairman David Kramer.

In addition to Klein's statement, state party Chairman Byron Brown said in a statement that after «discussion and clarification,» Klein and the IDC had accepted the terms of the unity plan, the same as the mainline Democrats and their leader Sen. Andrea Stewart - Cousins did Monday evening.

He was repeatedly extolled as a leader «whose fight for inclusion, justice and fairness has invigorated our party» (Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolfe) and a man «who electrified Nebraska and the United States» (state party chairman Vince Powers).

Kudos to the State Elections Enforcement Commission for not letting this cynical attempt to circumvent state law pass when Republican State Party Chairman Jerry Labriola complained about it two years ago.

Other Democrats mentioned include former Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, U.S. Attorney Dennis Burke, former state party chairman Jim Pederson and former state Attorney General Terry Goddard.

In effect, the Democrats used their «federal account» as a back door through which to let contractors» money flow into the Malloy campaign, the GOP state party chairman at the time, Jerry Labriola, said in his complaint.

New Hampshire's 2nd district (D): Though more Democratic - leaning than the state's 1st district, the primary campaign between Democrats Ann McLane Kuster and Katrina Swett has been so nasty that state party chairman Ray Buckley has publicly pleaded with the two candidates to tone it down.

In responding to the ad, Cuomo spokesman Richard Azzopardi referenced state Party Chairman Ed Cox's late father - in - law, President Richard Nixon, as well as former Senate Republican Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who is appealing his conviction on felony corruption charges.

Minnesota Democrats sought to cast Pawlenty as an heir to President George W. Bush; «at every opportunity [Pawlenty] has proven himself to be a fire - brand Republican more concerned with his popularity in Washington than with solving the real problems facing Minnesotans,» said state party chairman Brian Melendez.

But the GOP powers had other designs for Uccello, who the late state party chairman Howard Hausman said would make a fine commissioner of the then - community affairs department.

The Wyoming Constitution Party, under the leadership of state party chairman Jennifer Young, is moving forward on a huge referendum drive to repeal SF 104, the «Education / Superintendent of Public Instruction bill.»

Three new candidates joined the race in recent days: current chair Mike Duncan, former Tennessee state party chairman Chip Saltsman and former Ohio Secretary of State (and 2006 gubernatorial candidate) Ken Blackwell.

Cuomo also announced that he had tapped four Republicans, including former state party Chairman Patrick Barrett and former state Sen. Michael Balboni of Nassau County, to lead his outreach to GOP voters.

Besides McKinney, Searcy and Dixon, also present were former state Party co-chairs Thano Paris (2007 - 2008), Patricia Crayton (2010), current state Party Chairman Adam Shapiro (2010 - 2011), former Congressional candidate Al Herman (2002) and past state Committee member Lucy Grider - Bradley (2009 - 2010).

He noted that strong recruits have already emerged in New York's 20th district where wealthy former state party chairman Sandy Treadwell (R) plans to take on freshman Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) and in New Hampshire's 1st district where former Rep. Jeb Bradley (R) is seeking a rematch against Rep. Carol Shea - Porter (D).

But O'Malley will also have the chance to connect with several other South Carolina Democratic notables on the host committee, including former Gov. Jim Hodges, state party chairman Jaime Harrison, former Obama administration official Anton Gunn and Yelberton Watkins, the chief of staff to Rep. James Clyburn.