Sentences with phrase «to designate a candidate»

The committee also designated candidates for other races including the county legislature and city council.

In the case of a special election, political parties designate their candidates and there is no opportunity to run in a primary.

The program offers designated candidates financial and organizational support.

Traditionally, the parties officially designate their candidates in May.

While Bruce Blakeman emerged the GOP's designated candidate at the party's convention in New York, he still has to fend off one of his own in a primary — where the winner of that race will face Kirsten Gillibrand in the general election.

As the most heavily weighted Republican county in New York, the Suffolk County GOP plays a major role in shaping policy and campaigns as well as designating candidates who will fight for Republican ideals and work to improve Long Island so that families and businesses can stay and grow right here in New York.

Harris said the party needed to designate its candidate by Sept. 2.

In the first round, the party will seek to designate a candidate who wins a majority as their preferred nominee, though any registered Republican who gets 25 percent of the votes gets a spot on the primary ballot.

Benjamin is running in a heavily Democratic Manhattan Senate in a special election scheduled for May 23 and was nominated to be the party's designated candidate earlier this month.

Republicans chose Chele Farley, a New York City private equity executive, as the first designated candidate to run for a statewide position in November's elections.

The Democratic committees in Cayuga, Oswego and Wayne counties plan to jointly designate a candidate Wednesday night.

Republicans will convene March 2 to formally designate a candidate.

The 50th District includes parts of Onondaga and Cayuga counties, and the state party will wait to hear from its Cayuga County committee members before designating a candidate, Long said.

The 180 people attending the Democratic Committee meeting at the Teamsters Local 317 union hall in Syracuse also designated candidates for state races.

«I guarantee we will have a Republican candidate,» he said, noting the county Republican committees in that region typically designate their candidate for state Senate seats in early June.

Molinaro already has picked up support from enough county Republican chairs to guarantee — if it holds — that he'd be the party's designated candidate coming out of next month's nominating convention.

The Democratic Party committees in Cayuga, Wayne and Oswego counties plan to jointly designate a candidate Feb. 3 after a party forum in Auburn.

He has spent the last month picking up the support of a host of Republican county chairs, who if they hold, would guarantee that he will be the GOP designated candidate when the Republicans hold their state convention in May.

The Onondaga County Democratic Committee and Syracuse Republicans designated candidates Thursday night.

Committee members met Saturday morning at the Teamsters Local 317 to designate candidates in several local races, including mayor.

The chairmen of the four Democratic county committees in the district have accused the DCCC of meddling in the local process for designating candidates for public office.

That could mean it has to circulate petitions for a candidate in essentially every local and federal race (the party can designate candidates at its convention for state elections) to make sure the lines are protected.

But they failed to file a notice with the state designating Finch as the minor party's designated candidate by the September deadline, according to Secretary of the State Denise Merrill's office.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. >> Republicans on Friday chose Chele Farley, a New York City private equity executive, as the first designated candidate to run for a statewide position in November's elections.

The Queens Democratic Party met this morning to designate candidates for the fall Assembly and Senate races, selecting, among others, Queens Community Board 11 Chairman Jerry Iannece for the 25th AD seat being vacated by Assemblyman and congressional hopeful Rory Lancman.

But DeFrancisco has stopped campaigning as Molinaro appears poised to be the designated candidate for the general election this year.

The meeting was held to designate candidates for the November elections.

Balter not only is the designated candidate of the local Democratic parties, but also has gained support from some high - profile New York Democrats, including Fordham Law Prof. Zephyr Teachout, a onetime House and gubernatorial candidate, and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.

To become the designated candidate, he must receive at least 50 percent of the vote.

The formation of the committee was announced less than a month before Republicans gather in New York City to designate candidates for statewide offices, including governor and lieutenant governor.

As expected, Republican gubernatorial contender Rick Lazio secured a spot on the ballot as the designated candidate for the state Conservative Party tonight in New York City, as reported by NY1's Michael Scotto.

Mr. Blakeman, 54, is the designated candidate of the Republican State Committee.

Accompanied by Kathy Hochul, his designated candidate for lieutenant governor, Cuomo spoke at a Flushing rally held in support of State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky,

Boyle, 56, a three - term senator who was the Republicans» designated candidate, still has the Conservative and Independence Party lines.

Local Democratic leaders want party leaders in Washington to back their designated candidate, Dana Balter of Syracuse.

A former Nassau County legislator, Bruce A. Blakeman, 54, is the designated candidate of the Republican State Committee.

Rules drawn up by Cox called for two votes: One to designate a candidate, which Lazio was expected to win easily, and a second to authorize candidates for a spot on the ballot, which Levy supporters claimed their candidate could carry.

State Sen. Phil Boyle, the Republicans» designated candidate for Suffolk County sheriff, had $ 113,953 in cash on hand heading into the final month before the Sept. 12 Republican primary, while challenger Larry Zacarese had $ 48,342, according to campaign finance reports.

The delegates will designate a candidate.

DeFrancisco has repeatedly said that he will not seek a Republican primary because he believes the GOP's only chance of defeating Cuomo is if it unifies early behind its designated candidate.

The Onondaga County Democratic Committee's designated candidate is Hunter, another Syracuse councilor - at - large.

After that, any other Republican may challenge the designated candidate to a primary.

AUBURN — Democrats from three central New York counties have designated a candidate to challenge U.S. Rep. John Katko in the 24th Congressional District race.

Until Saturday, Hunter was the only Republican aiming to challenge the party's designated candidate, former federal prosecutor John Katko.

In Colorado, parties conduct county, district, and state - level assemblies to designate candidates for the primary election ballot.

«The party's focus is to qualify our designated candidate,» Mulhall said.

The Onondaga County Democratic Committee will meet Feb. 24 to designate a candidate in the race against Katko.

It's not just about sticking to our principles with a designated candidate that is not getting any traction.»