Byron Gray, President of the Uniformed Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 273, stated, «Jim has always been a good friend to the New Rochelle Fire Department during
his time as a county legislator.
The issues with pot holes in my district this year are among the worst I've seen during
my time as a county legislator.
Not exact matches
One Westchester
County Democratic legislator said Astorino shouldn't run because he was just re-elected as county executive and has obligations to fulfill full time, Kramer rep
County Democratic
legislator said Astorino shouldn't run because he was just re-elected
as county executive and has obligations to fulfill full time, Kramer rep
county executive and has obligations to fulfill full
time, Kramer reported.
In last year's race for Westchester
County Executive, republican Rob Astorino's campaign compiled the total number of
times that his democratic opponent, George Latimer, voted for tax increase
as a member of the Westchester
County Board of
legislators, which was 46 %, and used it to campaign against him
as a «tax and spend democrat.»
For the second
time this week, Republican state Senate candidate Michael Venditto is out with a new TV ad slamming his Democratic opponent and fellow Nassau
County legislator, Dave Denenberg,
as the battle for the Long Island seat vacated by former GOP Sen. Chuck Fuschillo heats up.
County legislators Catherine Parker and Ken Jenkins could not be reached for comment
as of press
time.
As of press
time, eight Democrats on the
county Board of
Legislators have pledged their support for the pending legislation.
Ryan has held fundraisers for North Hempstead Supervisor Judi Bosworth, a second - term Democrat, dating to her
time as a Nassau
County legislator.
Two others were vying for the nomination, including Pam Mackesey, a long -
time Democrat with six years on the city council and seven
as a Tompkins
County legislator.
In a phone interview Friday, Donnelly declined to say whether she believes Abelove should have resigned,
as the New York
Times editorial board suggested and Democratic
county legislators demanded, when charges were filed against him.
County legislators were getting elected with, on average, 1,110 votes in contested districts that contained four
times as many eligible voters.
Westchester
County Attorney John Nonna added: «This announcement is long overdue, dating back to my
time as a
legislator on the
County Board when I fought for funding for restoration of the Miller House.
Sarah Shad Johnson, a parent of children in Charleston
County Schools and co-founder of Community Voice, says, «The
timing of Secretary Duncan's visit comes at a critical
time when our state
legislators are discussing whether or not to support the adversarial Common Core State Standards,
as well
as bills regarding school choice, charter school expansion, and tax credits for private schools; our State Superintendent of Education seems to be embracing a controversial stand on the teaching profession; and the focus here in Charleston
County appears to be only on experimental, questionable, and expensive initiatives,
as opposed to goals of increased learning opportunities.»
The SBE's power, at
times, has seemed to chafe state lawmakers, with powerful
legislators such
as Sen. Jerry Tillman, a Republican representing Moore and Randolph
counties, speeding legislation this year limiting the state board's ability to close charters.