Sentences with phrase «term governor»

In doing so they're not officially lining up behind any candidate — even their favorite son, the former three - term governor who was the last Republican to win statewide office.

That's good news for the first term governor, who is considered a potential candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination.

In the end, the former three - term governor decided it would be too much of a burden on his family to make a run.

Moreover, Cuomo argued that his father, the former three - term Governor Mario Cuomo, related to Dominicans because of his own background as the son of Italian immigrants who didn't speak English.

The «Sex and the City» star and public education advocate criticized the two - term governor for not doing enough to ensure equal opportunities for poor and minority students.

As a true rising star, I might add Rick Perry just because he is a two - term governor with known presidential ambitions and solid conservative credentials.

On the state level, I am judging that Andrew Cuomo may be the most unpopular second - term governor in recent history.

The now two - term governor received the biggest cheers, though, when he invited his father on stage, former Governor Mario Cuomo, who lost to Republican George Pataki twenty years ago.

The former two - term governor from New Mexico claims he's been «shafted» by the GOP in spite of his status as being a popular and successful governor of a state and a resume that included budget cuts, a balanced budget and economic -LSB-...]

«There is no doubt that Kogi state has lost a gentleman, a certified performer whose legacies as a first - term Governor remain unmatched in the state.

Now that Nixon has made it official, Maloney — a Democrat from the 18th district — is coming to the aid of second - term Governor Andrew Cuomo.

As the 2016 fiscal year comes to a close, first - term Governor John Bel Edwards and the state legislature have been in crisis mode, struggling to close a fiscal 2017 budget gap that could run as high $ 800 million — and that is after $ 485 million in emergency spending cuts this year.

In June last year, the anti-graft commission had grilled the former two - term governor along with some former cabinet members, over alleged corruption.

After hours of discussion, and in defiance of pleas from state committee members pushing to delay the decision, the party formally broke its uneasy alliance with Cuomo, the two - term governor leading Nixon in one early poll by a 3 - to - 1 margin.

Some 50 percent of registered Democrats surveyed said they'd vote for the second - term governor while just 28 percent picked the onetime «Sex and the City» star.

We asked New York's most recent full term governor, George Pataki, for his thoughts on the rapidly deteriorating relationship between current New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio.

The two - term governor reiterated Sunday on CNN's «State of the Union» that he's considering the opportunity, but his attention is mostly on his current job.

He might even go for fellow reality TV Star and half term Governor Sarah Palin.

Miner had been discussed as a potential candidate to run against Gov. Andrew Cuomo next year in a primary, matching up the incumbent two - term governor against his former state Democratic Committee co-chair.

The comment comes as Pataki's super PAC, We The People Not Washington, opens office space in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire while the Republican former three - term governor weighs his first campaign since 2002.

The one - term governor hit the campaign trail in earnest over the weekend, marching in Midtown with union leaders who gave him their endorsement.

Libertarians presidential candidate Two - Term Governor Gary Johnson and vice presidential candidate Judge James (Jim) Gray will now appear on the November general election ballot in 34 states, as Maine, New Jersey, and Wisconsin were added to the list.

Cuomo's camp said the second - term governor plans to take on Nixon, the onetime «Sex and the City» star turned left - wing gubernatorial hopeful, after she challenged him to a one - on - one debate sponsored by WABC.

Albany Times - Union: State Elected Officials Failed to Address NY's «Most Glaring Failure» On Tuesday, the Albany Times - Union termed Governor Cuomo's failure to pass comprehensive ethics reform the state government's «most glaring failure.»

If that contest takes place, we will have a former three - term governor running for a U.S. Senate seat.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivered a powerful 40 - minute eulogy for his late father, saying the three - term governor never abandoned his beliefs even if it meant facing political consequences.

It's pretty clear,» said University of Maryland political scientist Robert Koulish, who said the second - term governor appears to be positioning himself as a hybrid: a centrist in the mold of Clinton who supports social policies championed by liberals like Sanders.

Pawlenty is expected to speak about the need to rein in Washington spending, a source close to the two - term governor tells CNN.

Patrick will speak Friday night following a tribute to the two - term governor including remarks from his former Lieutenant Governor Tim Murray.

New York is ripe for change, even if it means one - term governor Paladino!

The Aug. 25 opening will affect drivers traveling west and north over the new bridge, which has been renamed the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge after the governor's late, three - term governor father.

The three - term governor took jabs at Washington D.C., referring to it's politicians as a narrow group of elitists.

Muzzio said that Cuomo, at this stage, is likely to beat Nixon, but that she could be a serious threat to the two - term governor if she can raise enough money and can present a viable message to voters.

Recently, the first - term Governor vetoed legislation calling for a study of the state's school - finance system.

Minnesota's two - term governor Tim Pawlenty challenged the status quo of higher education when he appeared on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Thursday night.

But the 2nd term governor fails to address the oncoming Common Core Testing debacle, commit to holding charter schools more accountable or announce that he will fix his unfair Teacher Evaluation program by decoupling it from the unless Common Core Test scores.

Bush, a two - term governor of Florida as well as that state's secretary of commerce in the 1980s, is also an entrepreneur.

Mario Cuomo was a three - term governor who grew up in Queens.

The passing of former three term Governor Mario Cuomo was on the minds of many, and moments of silence were held in both chambers.

Although this is down from the 73 % who held this view when Cuomo first took office, it could provide the foundation for a serious challenge to the first term governor, all things being equal.

DeFrancisco has pledged that he won't seek a Republican primary, saying a united party is the only hope the GOP has of unseating the two - term governor in November.

BY NATHAN RILEY Right in Cynthia Nixon's backyard, just weeks after the actor and activist announced her Democratic primary challenge to Andrew Cuomo, the Hell's Kitchen Democrats — a progressive newcomer on the local political club scene — voted Thursday night to endorse the two - term governor for reelection.

It was not lost on Mr. Gibson that taking on Mr. Cuomo, a second - term governor with strong fund - raising and other advantages, would have been a formidable challenge.

The now two term governor received the biggest cheers, though, when he invited his father on stage, former Governor Mario Cuomo, who lost to Republican George Pataki twenty years ago.

Pataki, a former three term governor from 1995 through 2007, is expected to make his presidential intentions official on May 28 in New Hampshire.

The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has congratulated the immediate past governor of Edo State, Mr. Adams Oshiomhole, on his 65th birthday, saying his performance as a two - term governor remains a reference point and a source of pride to the APC.

After months of speculation, actor and education activist Cynthia Nixon officially announced Monday that she will run for governor, challenging two - term Governor Andrew Cuomo in this year's Democratic primary.