Sentences with phrase «term in the state assembly»

Despite a reported anti-incumbent, anti-Democrat mood across the nation, all the seated Democrats won another term in the state Assembly races in western Queens this year, according to unofficial election results from NY1.

Malliotakis, who is her fourth term in the state Assembly, described potential positives from a convention as including reducing the power of the Assembly speaker, legislative term limits and more equitable treatment of legislators.

► Republican Nicole Malliotakis will seek her second term in the State Assembly against Democratic challenger Marybeth Melendez.

«This is the same George Amedore who voted against pay equity every time it was brought to the floor during his three terms in the State Assembly.

«Now, George is trying to lie his way out of trouble by claiming he did not actually vote against women's equal pay protections ten times during his three terms in the State Assembly, but he can't hide from his record.

Stevenson, a Democrat who represented Morrisania, Crotona Park East, Claremont and Concourse Village, served two terms in the state assembly before being arrested on federal corruption charges in 2013.

Faso, a Kinderhook resident, served eight terms in the state Assembly before leaving office in 2002.

Mr. Jeffries, after only a couple of terms in the State Assembly, muscled veteran Congressman Ed Towns into retirement and easily won the open seat in his absence last year.

In total, Grodenchik — who served one term in the State Assembly and currently serves as director of community boards for Borough President Melinda Katz — garnered 1,856 votes, or nearly 28 percent.

McCrory, 50 and in his seventh term in the state assembly, said this week that he is ready to take on the next political challenge.

Not exact matches

The United Nations is a more promising institution in terms of its nature and purposes, but the United Nations, and especially the General Assembly, has been systematically weakened by the United States with regard to economic matters.

An attempt was made to secure the adoption of a clear - cut statement that the church has no rights for which it can properly demand recognition by the state except such as can be stated in terms of the rights of citizens to freedom of thought, expression, assembly and organization; but the idea of special rights for the church as a divine institution was too strongly entrenched.

Sen. Chuck Schumer paid a rare visit to the state Capitol today and spent some time reminiscing about the three terms he served in the state Assembly (from 1975 to 1980, after which he went on to the House).

John Duane is an attorney who served in the state Assembly for a single two - year term in the 1980s, and, as he put it, «was beaten by President Ronald Reagan in 1984, who swept the Democratic district.»

As he raised concerns over the sweeping changes to state government through a pair of constitutional amendments proposed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie in a statement pointed to the relative short window of time debate would be held over term limits and creating a full - time Legislature that bans outside income.

Peoples - Stokes easily won the primary over former State Senator Antoine Thompson and her seventh term in the Assembly.

«It's a separate thing being a public servant in terms of doing budgets and constituent work,» said Sen. Jim Tedisco, a Republican from the Capital Region, who as a member of the Assembly tangled infamously with Eliot Spitzer, a governor who failed to overcome the hard - charging attitude he carried as the state's popular attorney general.

POUGHKEEPSIE — State Assemblyman Joel Miller, R - Poughkeepsie, who is completing his 16th year in Albany, says he will run for another two - year term in the 102nd Assembly District because much remains to be done in state governState Assemblyman Joel Miller, R - Poughkeepsie, who is completing his 16th year in Albany, says he will run for another two - year term in the 102nd Assembly District because much remains to be done in state governstate government.

They have two children: a son Darryl Towns who was elected to 10 terms in the New York State Assembly before being appointed by Governor Andrew Cuomo as commissioner and chief executive of New York State Homes and Community Renewal; and a daughter Deidra.

Now in his sixth term representing Manhattan's 74th District in the Assembly, Kavanagh has been a leading voice in the fight to reform State government, as well as a staunch protector of affordable housing, the environment and gun safety.

North Carolina's state senators are elected to a two - year term that begins on the first day of the new General Assembly in January.

District 9 incumbent Bill Perkins, a former State Senator who won a special election in February to replace Inez Dickins when she was elected to the State Assembly, won a full term on the City Council.

«Mother ship» is the Albany term for the top Assembly and Senate leaders to meet briefly in public and assign subcommittees to try to negotiate compromises for the state budget due by April 1.

Malliotakis, who represents the East Shore of Staten Island in the New York State Assembly, cast congestion pricing as «in broad terms, something that needs to be looked at» and described «the Sam Schwartz plan [as] a starting point for a real conversation.»

Mr. Farrell revealed the news district lines at a town hall meeting on 147th Street last night where he said the rest of New York's federal legislative lines have been held up as the State Assembly tried to figure out a way to create a district that would set up Mr. Rangel to win a 22nd term in the House of Representatives.

Chang was first elected to the state Assembly to serve District 5 in 2014 and served as the Republican whip during her one term.

Yandik is running for the 19th Congressional District, he will meet with residents at the Sidney Memorial Library; he is seeking to replace Chris Gibson, who declined to seek re-election for another term, -------------------------- Both Houses of the State Legislature have forwarded their budget proposals for eventual negotiations by conference committees, Assemblyman Bill Magee chairs the Assembly Agriculture Committee, he said that some but not all of the Agriculture cuts from the Governor have been restored in the Assembly Budget:

ALBANY — Former three - term New York governor George Pataki, who also served two years in the state Senate, eight in the Assembly, and four as Peekskill's mayor, introduced himself at Thursday's «undercard» debate for the Republican presidential nomination as a candidate who is «not a career politician.»

In a speech hosted by the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, Peter Black AM will state that his party will double the current Social Housing Grant budget of # 35million per year to # 70million per year in the next Assembly term and set a target of 20,000 new affordable homes over the same perioIn a speech hosted by the Chartered Institute of Housing Cymru, Peter Black AM will state that his party will double the current Social Housing Grant budget of # 35million per year to # 70million per year in the next Assembly term and set a target of 20,000 new affordable homes over the same perioin the next Assembly term and set a target of 20,000 new affordable homes over the same period.

Last week, Mayor Michael Bloomberg won his controversial bid for a third term by a surprisingly slim margin.Part of the reason for his win may be that in southeast Queens, his Democratic rival, city Comptroller William Thompson, bested Bloomberg by wide margins in several state Assembly districts, city Board of Elections statistics show.

If the nine - term assemblyman needs state grants sprinkled in all the old familiar places, friends in the Assembly will be happy to supply the wherewithal.

Uk» omu Igala, the umbrella organization for all socio - cultural groups in Kogi East, has condemned in the strongest terms the invasion and mayhem on the Kogi State House of Assembly Complex in Lokoja on Tuesday, August 1, 2017 by suspected political thugs.

The Senator representing Taraba South in the National Assembly, Emmanuel Bwacha, has said he is not interested in the Taraba State governorship seat as widely speculated in the state because he wants Governor Darius Ishaku to complete his eight - year term as a goveState governorship seat as widely speculated in the state because he wants Governor Darius Ishaku to complete his eight - year term as a govestate because he wants Governor Darius Ishaku to complete his eight - year term as a governor.

Back in 2010, then - gubernatorial candidate Andrew Cuomo declined to endorse Tom DiNapoli's bid for a full term as comptroller, a position he gained after being elected by the state Assembly to fill the vacancy created by the scandal - scarred Alan Hevesi.

Democratic leaders on the East End have approached Fred Thiele, a long - term member of the state Assembly, about making a run against Republican Rep. Lee Zeldin in 2018.

Brindisi, a Democratic state Assembly member from Utica, had considered running for the 22nd Congressional District seat in 2016 but ultimately decided to run for a third term in the state legislature.

ALBANY — The Democrat - led New York State Assembly came to terms late Tuesday on a bill that would raise the age of criminal responsibility in the state to 18, an issue that had been a major stumbling block in the state budget negotiations and was a longstanding priority for progressive groups around the sState Assembly came to terms late Tuesday on a bill that would raise the age of criminal responsibility in the state to 18, an issue that had been a major stumbling block in the state budget negotiations and was a longstanding priority for progressive groups around the sstate to 18, an issue that had been a major stumbling block in the state budget negotiations and was a longstanding priority for progressive groups around the sstate budget negotiations and was a longstanding priority for progressive groups around the statestate.

Elected to the California State Senate in 2008, Senator Wright previously served three terms in the California State Assembly representing the 48th Assembly District.

Faso, a former minority leader of the state Assembly, was elected to his first two - year term in Congress last November.

Coto was ineligible to run for re-election in 2010 due to the term limits of the California State Assembly.

«I worked closely with Richard Mersereau throughout my six years in the State Assembly, both on the floor and in the highly partisan Elections Committee, which I chaired from 2000 until I was termed out in 2004.

The lawyer and businesswoman was first elected to the State Assembly in 2010, the same year Hanna won his first term in Washington.

In 2002, he had already served two terms in the County Legislature when he won a State Assembly seat at 28, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in New YorIn 2002, he had already served two terms in the County Legislature when he won a State Assembly seat at 28, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in New Yorin the County Legislature when he won a State Assembly seat at 28, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in New State Assembly seat at 28, becoming the youngest state lawmaker in New state lawmaker in New Yorin New York.

But the Business Council opposes the current legislation passed in the Assembly, saying the bill «places the state government in the role of dictating terms and conditions of employment for private sector».

Faso, R - Kinderhook, is a former minority leader of the state Assembly who was elected to his first two - year term in the House last November.

Chang is also in favor of term limits in the State Assembly, something he thinks can help squash corruption.

Templeton Unified School District Trustee Jordan Cunningham announced today his campaign to replace termed out GOP lawmaker Katcho Achadjian in the 35th State Assembly district.

Many have argued favourably for Mark that as a Senate President, it was difficult to raise certain motion as such may be termed sentiment, hence the need to give him another chance to raise motions to support the creation of APA and other states as a Neutral member in the National Assembly.

Stirpe, who is seeking a fifth term in the Assembly in the Nov. 8 election, said it's time for the state to «institute real ethics reform and transparency» to help stop corruption.

Otherwise, Senate Republicans are pointing to legislative term limits — a nonstarter in the Assembly — as evidence of action, and the Democrats who dominate the lower chamber point to a suite of bills, including some restrictions on outside income, that were approved with full knowledge that they were dead on arrival in the State Senate.