Sentences with phrase «to become majority leader»

Meanwhile, Flanagan, who has worked closely with Cuomo since becoming majority leader in May 2015, said he's also not surprised that the governor is starting to raise money for the Senate Democrats and some of their candidates.

In February, Carl Heastie took over as speaker of the Assembly, and on Monday, John Flanagan became majority leader of the Senate.

The guy who became Majority Leader after genius - GOP - mayor - wanna - be-guy (in that coup) tried to buy a Bentley with money he stole from his non-profit but couldn't because his credit sucked.

All together, it was one of the more staunchly conservative remarks Flanagan has made in any context since becoming majority leader last year.

Flanagan, who became majority leader in May following Dean Skelos's arrest on corruption charges, had decided to keep Libous in the number two post.

McConnell was Senate minority leader for eight years before becoming majority leader when the GOP took control in 2015.

Schumer is in line to become the Senate Democratic leader next year, and would become the majority leader if Democrats win enough votes to take back the Senate in November.

Torturing de Blasio over mayoral control has been a somewhat lonely quest for Flanagan, a Long Island senator who led the chamber's education committee before becoming majority leader last year.

Flanagan is set to become the majority leader for a full, two - year term as the conference is poised to actually grow the conference with a western New York district flipping to GOP control.

It would be historic is any Democrat becomes majority leader and you've all assumed Brooks will win and that's no guarantee.

Upon becoming majority leader in May, Sen. John Flanagan announced he had stepped away from his law firm.

Bruno became majority leader a year later after Republicans in the Senate overthrew Long Island Sen. Ralph Marino.

«We may have potentially have a very interesting fight in November or December to see who becomes the Majority Leader come January,» Greenberg said.

In essence, Stewart - Cousins wouldn't commit to the prospect of a Klein - led conference at the expense of her not becoming majority leader.

When Republicans gained the majority in 2010, Skelos became the majority leader in full.

And don't say the Democrats did the same thing, because Espada became the majority leader with them not through voting and nearly all powers of the majority leader title were stripped of him when the Dems took him back.

Morelle became majority leader in 2013, making him one of the key Democratic lawmakers and a floor leader in the chamber.

Over time, Klein is clearly calculating the makeup of Senate Democrats might change enough so that there aren't enough members who would say he could become majority leader over their dead bodies, or that he can grow his conference.

Mr. Espada would briefly become majority leader before the legislative chaos, and his own legal troubles, ended his political career.

Smith became majority leader.

What sets Schumer apart from past congressional leaders is the sheer amount of money being raised by the man who wants to become majority leader next year.

At a rally in Harlem, many of the state's top African - American politicians, chanting «Andrea, Andrea,» voiced their support for the current leader of Senate Democrats, Andrea Stewart - Cousins, to become the majority leader of the Senate.

Farley, like Nozzolio, was one of a handful of upstate Republican senators who backed Flanagan's bid to become majority leader after Dean Skelos was deposed following his arrest last May.

Compromise in Congress will be key to changing the public's mood after the election, according to U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer, who is poised to become majority leader if the Democrats take control.

At the end of last year, the trio positioned themselves as the holdouts keeping Malcolm Smith, a black state senator from Queens, from becoming majority leader.

(Espada's doubled his staff since becoming Majority Leader last year, and told us in March through a spokesman that the new hires are necessary to help fulfill his role as leader, and as a member of various Senate committees.)

«I would look at this in some ways a little bit of a re-set,» said a source close to Flanagan, who became majority leader in May 2015 after Skelos stepped down following the indictment that ultimately led to the conviction he is currently appealing.

Quinn acknowledged that if Stewart - Cousins were to hold out and become majority leader in her own right — not sharing the title with Klein, as this plan suggests — it would be historic, because she would be the first woman, and the first African - American woman, to boot, to hold that post.

When questioned in Buffalo about the timing of his events, which just so happen to coincide with his re-election bid — not to mention his push to become majority leader, should the Democrats take control of the upper house next month — Schumer reminded reporters this is nothing new for him.

«He's salivating, basically, to become the majority leader of the U.S. Senate,» Long told reporters in the Binghamton area on Tuesday.

Will Bruno tell how he stabbed Ralph Marino in the back to become Majority Leader & all those who join in that effort?

Cuomo can always appoint Felder to some plush job — has happened many times in the past — and Klein can become majority leader....

Bruno was elected to the state senate in 1976, became majority leader in» 95, and is currently under federal investigation.

And Yonkers now has 2 State Senators who call the City home, something that has never occurred, and if the democrats can unite, Senator Andrea Stewart - Cousins from Yonkers will become the Majority Leader of the State Senate.

Skelos, a Republican from Long Island, was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and became majority leader in 2008.

DeFrancisco did express frustration over the rumor that he had planned to retire at the end of this two - year election cycle until the possibility of becoming majority leader was raised.

That includes Sen. Andrea - Stewart - Cousins, who (assuming the current state of affairs holds, which isn't actually a safe assumption) could become majority leader, depending on how things shake out on Nov. 4.

Espada told the Post he has a «handshake agreement» with Democratic leader John Sampson to «become the majority leader.»

If Skelos goes, Cathy Young (who represents a district south of Buffalo), John De Francisco (suburban Syracuse), and John Flanagan (north central Long Island) are considered the leading contenders to become majority leader.

Maybe this explains how he became majority leader of the Albany rackets.

Skelos, who was first elected to the Senate in 1984 and became majority leader in 2008, is the fourth consecutive Senate majority leader accused of federal crimes, and the third convicted.

If he becomes majority leader, he will set the agenda of the chamber.

Cox said former state Sen. Joseph Bruno, who rose to become majority leader of the chamber, and the late Rep. Jerry Solomon of Queensbury were two of the more prominent regional politicians who benefited from Nolan's support over the course of their careers.

Money has flooded the lawmaker's campaign account over the last 12 months after he became the majority leader in May 2015, succeeding Nassau County lawmaker Dean Skelos following his arrest on corruption charges.

After he became majority leader in May of 2015, Flanagan (R - Suffolk County) told reporters that he'd stopped working for the firm to fully concentrate on his legislative job.