Sentences with phrase «statewide political offices»

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At least 62 percent of voters from every region of the state and every party agree that Spitzer should leave his political aspirations on the shelf next year and refrain from seeking statewide office, although he does continue to have a reservoir of support (more than 40 percent) among black and Latino voters.

Buffalo News Political Reporter Bob McCarthy says some politicians also used the event to position themselves for runs at key statewide offices.

State law defines an established political party as any party whose candidate for a statewide office received at least 2 percent of the total votes cast that office in either of the two most recent general elections.

You're supposed to work your way up the ladder, working on political campaigns and in legislative offices, running for local elections and then statewide elections, gaining experience along the way.

The latest example: Huckabee has instructed his political action committee, Huck PAC, to open a California branch to support candidates for statewide office.

«If we've learned one thing,» said political strategist Hank Sheinkopf, is that New York politicians «have no shame» when a rare opportunity like statewide office opens up.

The truck driver who won the Democratic bid for Mississippi governor — without spending a cent — is the latest in a string of nominees for statewide office who lack any political experience.

A political party in South Dakota is defined as a «party whose candidate for any statewide office received at least two and one - half percent of the total votes cast for that statewide office in either of the two previous general elections.»

Generally speaking, a candidate must collect signatures equaling at least 5 percent of the number of active enrolled voters in the political unit (e.g., the state for statewide offices, such as governor; the legislative district for state senate or assembly districts; etc.), or a fixed total established by statute, whichever is less.

Former Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner formed a campaign committee in an apparent step toward running for statewide office, allowing her to begin collecting political contributions.

«When you look around my office, you will see more family than you will see pictures of presidents or political relationships or prominent elected leaders, both nationally and statewide,» he said.

Zephyr Teachout says she has been bitten by the political bug and may run for citywide or statewide office again.

Angle insists he never envisioned Lone Star as «a huge political operation,» and its small size certainly creates a David vs. Goliath struggle against the Texas Republican Party, whose officials control every statewide office and 22 of the state's 32 congressional districts.

Several races could also influence the state's political landscape, because they involve Republicans who, based on the results on Tuesday, could mount future election challenges to Democrats who hold statewide office.

DiNapoli has a low profile for a statewide office holder, little known to the public, but is well liked in the political world.

«We did so because it was an unusual situation — a Republican who is not generally well known who had come in first in a race for statewide office, and a recount was looming at that time,» said Williams, a top - notch political reporter for the Associated Press.

Pataki, the last Republican to be elected to statewide office in New York, spoke several weeks ago at the annual political action conference of the Conservative Party, which is considered a crucial cross-endorsement for any GOP candidate.

Oregon requires qualified political parties that have registration smaller than one - half of 1 % to poll at least 1 % of the vote for any statewide office, every two years, in order to remain on the ballot.

In recent weeks, there had been chatter in state political circles that Gibson, who demonstrated an ability to win as a Republican in a congressional district twice taken by President Barack Obama, would be a credible candidate for statewide office.

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In fact, Teachout has had mirror career to Sanders in multiple ways: born in Vermont, she moved to Sanders» home borough of Brooklyn and started her political career with a longshot attempt at statewide office.

She is the first woman of color to be elected to statewide office in New Jersey, and her experience leading a chamber of the state Legislature is seen as an asset for Murphy in learning how to navigate the state's sometimes - Byzantine political culture.

the recognized political party affiliation of the candidate for statewide office or the General Assembly (in the absence of any political party affiliation, independent shall be used)

Prior to education, she worked on political campaigns including the 2008 presidential race, where she ran the Washington, DC campaign office and the 2009 Virginia gubernatorial race where she served on the field leadership team and oversaw the statewide volunteer program.

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