Sentences with phrase «time as an elected official»

And it might even portend the end of his time as an elected official.

Schulman has spent much of her life working with and for city government, but she is hoping to serve for the first time as an elected official representing the 29th Council District in City Hall.

Not exact matches

Elected officials like former Premier Alison Redford and her cabinet ministers were essentially publicly - funded lobbyists as they travelled to the U.S. dozens of times to advocate for Keystone XL and other oil industry projects.

Carl Paladino argues in an LA Times profile that the personal failings of elected officials should not be considered when voters are trying to decide whether they're qualified to hold elected office, and cites former Gov. Eliot Spitzer as an example of someone forced to resign when he should not have.

Paterson at the time was the highest - ranking black elected official in New York history, but he rose still higher when he was tapped to serve as Gov. Eliot Spitzer's lieutenant govenror, and then ascended to the governor's office in 2008 when Spitzer was forced to resign in the wake of a prostitution scandal.

He said redistricting has allowed elected officials to redraw it as they want to in order to gain re-election and it is time for a change.

At a time when the struggles and hardships of women and children who have been sexually abused and harassed are becoming more apparent as victims find the courage to come forward, it is baffling these elected officials are acting as a roadblock.

And as the ones on the receiving end of so many fund - raising pleas, they know that elected officials are spending too much time courting big donors and not enough time doing the people's business.»

Bill became a postman in Liverpool in 1974, and after 18 years as a lay union activist before becoming a full time official in various capacities and being elected general secretary in 2001.

At the same time, Bruno noted Litwin as a campaign contributor has been able to gain access to elected officials.

This isn't surprising, since Paterson, who has been floated from time to time as a potential replacement for Rangel, knows a little something about scandals that cause nervous Democrats to call on sitting elected officials to step aside.

«He brought this to us as a legacy issue from his time in Albany as an elected official... We all came together as a delegation to get this done, but credit also goes to Collins as the New York representative of the committee of jurisdiction, Energy and Commerce.»

Tim Idoni, who as Westchester County Clerk is the highest ranking Democratic elected official in the county and who was Mayor of New Rochelle at the time Davidson was promoted as a judicial candidate and thus de facto heads of the Democratic Party of New Rochelle.

Maintain your independence as a separately elected official while at the same time responsibly carrying out your mandated duties.

«The most important thing we can do as elected officials is win back the voters» trust,» Klein said at the time.

When it comes time for him to be sworn in for his ninth term as Southold Town Justice this January, Mr. Price will be the only elected town official backed by Democrats.

If you agree, you can send a message to our local elected officials telling them you will no longer tolerate their decision to act as willing co-conspirators with the DEP as that agency continues to engage in its long - held practice of profligate spending, this time in our community, as it proposes to spend $ 1.8 million on a parcel of land carried on our assessment roll at $ 165,500.

George Latimer is a man who who has taken two oaths in his life: one as a public official to «support the constitution of the United States, and the constitution of the State of New York» and «faithfully discharge the duties» of the various offices to which he has been elected and one as a husband where he promised his wife to be true to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health and to love her and honor her all the days of his life.

If just 10 % of the of the elected officials were as charitable with their time & money helping to improve the lives of New Yorkers and the economy of NY we would be in a much better place.

At the same time, the announcement was praised by local and state elected officials as a way to combat the growing concern at Times Square.

An author and one - time elected official under New York Gov. George Pataki, McCaughey has made her name largely with blistering attacks on health care reform efforts offered by Democrat Hillary Clinton in the 1990s and then eventually passed into law as the Affordable Care Act or Obamacare.

Assemblyman Jim Brennan is retiring after 16 terms representing a district containing Prospect Park, and he has endorsed lawyer and play producer Robert Carroll, as have the New York Times and a long list of elected officials and labor unions.

«Of particular interest is that this Commission, for the first time ever, considered elected official salaries as they relate to pay for working New Yorkers,» he wrote.

Labor unions and The New York Times's editorial opposing the convention have raised similar problems, as have elected officials like Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

«I think the most important thing we can do as elected officials is win back the voter's trust,» Klein said at the time.

«I applaud our elected officials for another on - time budget, and for the wisdom they have shown in certain areas, such as removing the retiree health care increases, stopping the proposed Workers» Compensation reforms and restoring the proposed cuts to the SUNY hospitals, as the services provided by these hospitals are valuable to their communities.

«I think the most important thing we can do as elected officials is win back the voters» trust,» Klein said at the time.

Over the course of the following 10 years, no funding was allocated for this purpose, although elected officials went on record during that time to claim that they supported public ownership of the land as a park or historic site.

But at his official campaign launch today Mr Smith - who was elected for the first time in 2010 - will say: «This is a moment of deep peril for Labour, if we carry on as we are the party I love will end up in a disastrous spilt.

While it's clear that the compensation levels of elected officials need to be reviewed from time to time, the announcement of a review commission is generally seen as unfavorable — in this case prompting the New York Post to print a headline declaring, «Bill de Blasio moves to give himself a raise.»

At the same time, Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie indicated his chamber is still unsure whether state employees, as well as elected officials, should be forced to give up their pensions if convicted of crimes.

This selection weighed against the selection of Zach Carter as Corporation Counsel (because he reportedly befriends disgraced public official John L. Sampson, but was a John Gotti, Jr. slayer and Abner Louima defender and knows that «Stop & Frisk» is not racial profiling when done right) may suggest bi-polarity for the mayor - elect, but I trust not paranoia for me as I am at a befuddled disadvantage on what to expect next: but we can ask a de Blasio agreement with Gov. Cuomo that neither of them will be involved in selecting the next Council Chair (because that would not only be unlawful but power prejudice ugly in these times of moral decay by the elected).

«The big thing that he said to me that kind of showed some courage, and a lot of times when you're in a tough spot as an elected official you have to have some courage, is that he would have rather been a one - term president and ensure that people had health care instead of being a two - term president and not trying to see that through,» Heastie said.

Duehay has also served 36 years as an elected official in the City of Cambridge, and during this period was three times elected Mayor.

In addition to her formal duties as an elected official, she is an active community volunteer, lending her time and talents to several nonprofit organizations in mid-Michigan.

As you watch the video and read Superintendent's Scarice's speech, imagine the state and country we could have if every elected official and policymaker took the time to truly listen to learn from these two examples.

And not only will school districts have to put aside instructional time and give the Common Core SBAC test this year, but they will have to do it next year, and the year after, and the year after that, and every single year until this nonsense stops and the state's elected officials finally have the courage to stand up and put an end to the Common Core test scam that is designed to intentionally judge the vast majority of Connecticut's public school children as failures.

This change means that we as citizens, for the first time, through our elected officials, will have some say over the extending or limiting of charter schools in Connecticut.

That's not a bad thing, as staffers usually have more time to talk than elected officials.

Right about now is an excellent time to start letting those elected officials who refuse to support the Puppy Mill Bills know that there are more dog lovers in Pennsylvania than there are breeders and that you will be voting for candidates who refuse to support the pet profiteers and their breed for greed mentality as well as for those who place compassion above cash contributions.

And, as such, if our elected officials could take time to understand the human - animal bond and how important it can be to so many of us, they might pause and recognize the need to give animals their due.

So why do so many elected officials — here in Canada, as well as abroad — remain behind - the - times and out - of - the - loop?

DeSmog Blog: Canada to seek climate change deal with President - elect Obama by Kevin Grandia «One day after the United States voted Barack Obama as their next president, Canadian government officials are saying that the time is ripe for a continent - wide

A full - time staff of 39 works with a 12 - member Board of Directors, some 5,500 donors, some 500 academics and professional economists who serve as Policy Advisors, 33 senior fellows, and 275 elected officials who pay dues to serve on our Legislative Forum.

I realize that the above safeguards will make it easier for some malicious people to avoid surveillance, as I also realize that national security will at times be hurt by whistleblowers and by elected officials who have poor judgement.