Sentences with phrase «time running for reelection»

But even if he avoids another trip to court, Menendez could have a tough time running for reelection, even in reliably blue New Jersey.

Not exact matches

Republican leaders and high - powered donors in Utah are waging a quiet but concerted campaign to convince 83 - year - old incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch, of Utah, not to seek reelection next year, and Mitt Romney, the one - time presidential nominee and leading Trump critic, is exploring a run for the seat.

«Kasich is kind of in limbo — his time as governor will end when he's termed out, he doesn't have a path toward any other office in Ohio, and if Trump runs for reelection, I doubt he'll challenge him,» said Ryan Williams, a former aide on 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney's presidential bid.

As CBS2 Political Reporter Marcia Kramer reported, it is clear that the last thing Cuomo wanted to do was run for reelection at a time when his constituents are being asked to pay higher taxes — even if the federal government is the culprit.

Richards is seen as having long odds in the race but was for a time expected to be the mayor's preferred candidate after Council Member Julissa Ferreras - Copeland announced she would not be running for reelection.

But he said he expects Cuomo to run for reelection for a reason mentioned universally by anyone who has ever spent time watching or working for the governor: What the hell else would he do?

BY DYLAN SKRILOFF Tells Rockland County Times she will run for reelection; faces four - way GOP primary for District 99 Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R — Blooming Grove) has officially announced to the Rockland County times that she is running for her 12th Times she will run for reelection; faces four - way GOP primary for District 99 Assemblywoman Nancy Calhoun (R — Blooming Grove) has officially announced to the Rockland County times that she is running for her 12th times that she is running for her 12th term.

He says that he decided not to run for reelection in 2007 because, «With the economy imploding, I had to get my finances in order... Mostly, I had an opportunity to spend a lot of time with my daughter, now 13, and I didn't want to pass that by.»

«In the context of all that's going on, as reported in the Times, I don't think that the governor should be running for reelection,» said tate Sen. Bill Perkins, an early Obama backer who is the first prominent African - American official to call for Paterson to end his bid, in an interview.

He also said that data from recent elections disproves the argument that legislators focus too much on running for reelection and not enough time on actual county business.

And when the Senate Democratic leader announced in late March 2015 that he would not run for reelection, Sandoval returned the favor by praising his one - time patron for the federal judgeship.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday spoke publicly for the first time since his former closest aide was convicted of running two bribery schemes while working for the Democrat and managing Cuomo's reelection campaign.

Governor Cuomo spoke publicly for the first time since his former closest aide was convicted of running two bribery schemes while working for the governor and managing Cuomo's reelection campaign.

The drumroll leading up to David Paterson's announcement today that he won't run for reelection has been building for nearly a month now, after rumors first ripped across Albany that the New York Times was preparing an exposé that would take down the accidental governor.

New York Gov. David Paterson greeted President Obama in Troy, New York Monday, one day after the New York Times reported the president has indirectly asked Paterson not to run for reelection.

«Any incumbent who is running for reelection needs to find time within the day to do the politics of this and the mayor is no exception to that,» said Dadey of Citizens Union.

Taking some time off from their own seemingly understated (and undefended, largely staying away from debates) run for reelection (Hochul to replace incumbent Lt. Governor Robert Duffy), Cuomo, in no uncertain terms, stood behind Senator Klein's reelection bid as supporters cheered and celebrated.

Comptroller Scott Stringer has said definitively he is running for reelection, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has said it's time to move on to

The Sun - Times claims he is quitting the top schools job because Mayor Richard Daley is not running for reelection in 2012, and Huberman has no intention of working for another mayor.

Don't ever forget what a friend once wrote to Senator Paul Tsongas when the senator had decided not to run for reelection because he'd been diagnosed with cancer: «No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time at the office.»

He noted that a deep - background book about an incumbent president running for reelection, released in real time during the campaign, can not easily be replicated by reporters following the opponent.

Any new tax or fee could be a lightning rod for opposition from Republican and Democratic senators, especially those running for reelection this year and at a time when domestic gasoline prices already are rising in a difficult economy.