Wilson is among a handful of Republicans
considering running for governor next year, including Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb.
Perhaps it's because both House Republican leader Larry Cafero and Senate Republican leader John McKinney are thinking
of running for governor next year and would rather not be pinned down.
According to the New York Post, 9/16/09, Governor Paterson's «continuing struggles have led a vast majority of New York voters — some 70 percent — to conclude that he should
not run for governor next year.»
DeFrancisco is still considering
a run for governor next year and he insisted Wednesday he did not want to see the party enveloped in a primary for the nomination.
DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican, is considering
a run for governor next year and plans to make a decision before the start of 2018, he told Fred Dicker on his Talk - 1300 radio show earlier in the morning.
DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican who has mulled
a run for governor next year, mused that he would be open to amending the bill to grant auditors more investigative power.
Central New York Republican State Sen. John DeFrancisco has been traveling around upstate meeting with members of his party to discuss the possibility of
him running for governor next year.
Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco's fellow Republicans (save for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Cuomo ally) weighed in on the possibility that he'll
run for governor next year.
A letter calling on Rep. Rick Nolan, D - Minn., to
run for governor next year is being circulated to more than 1,000 members of Minnesota's Democratic - Farmer - Labor Party.
Some Republicans have stepped up their criticism of Cuomo, including Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco, considering
a run for governor himself next year.
Nixon, who headlined a fundraiser for the union - aligned advocacy group Alliance For A Quality Education this week, issued a statement Thursday pushing for more school funding — fueling more talk that she will
run for governor herself next year.
The outspoken conservative real estate developer from Buffalo is considering
a run for governor next year on the Conservative Party line if the Republican Party, whose ticket he led in 2010, chooses someone Paladino deems too moderate.
Washington (CNN)- Rep. Neil Abercrombie, D - Hawaii, said Friday that he will formally announce his retirement from Congress this weekend so he can focus on
his run for governor next year.
Molinaro, a Republican who is mulling
a run for governor next year, did not question the push to share services, but suggested the effort was meant to «scapegoat» local leaders.
Long also suggested that allowing the tax to continue — which he considers to be an increase in taxes — could hamper Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan should
he run for governor next year.
DiNapoli and Cuomo have feuded over oversight issues; DeFrancisco is considering
a run for governor next year after sharply criticizing Cuomo; Miner is also mulling a primary bid against Cuomo and publicly split with him while state Democratic Committee co-chair.
(CNN)-- Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis said Monday with «absolute certainty» that she'll either run for her current seat again or
run for governor next year.
«The statement in and of itself is something I definitely agree with and that is you can not have violence on either side,» said DeFrancisco, who is considering
a run for governor next year.
Washington (CNN)- State Sen. Wendy Davis of Texas will
run for governor next year, two Democratic sources familiar with the planning confirmed to CNN.
Here is what Ed Day said when the Rockland County Times asked if he'd be
running for governor next year: «New York State is in a very similar situation that Rockland was in not long ago, as it is facing financial shortfalls and significant deficits that will result in major tax increases.
Astorino, the GOP incumbent, is considering a second
run for governor next year.
Businessman and Democratic activist Bill Samuels on Friday said he is not considering
a run for governor next year and is instead focusing on an upcoming referendum for a state constitutional convention this November.
Kolb, who is consdiering
a run for governor next year, says the concerns over the deficit are potentially overstated, but is a sign spending needs to get under control.
Abramson's ads, a schedule that has taken him all over the state and an aggressive fundraising pace have fueled speculation that the mayor is eyeing
a run for governor next year.
The sources say Spitzer, forever tarnished as Client No. 9 of a prostitution agency, expects Andrew Cuomo to
run for governor next year, leaving open the AG job.
But Molinaro, who is considering
running for governor next year, says state leaders like Governor Andrew Cuomo bear some of the responsibility for New York's high state and local taxes.
Both are considering
runs for governor next year.
«Never has there been this level of civic engagement,» said Ms. Cobb, who is planning to
run for governor next year.
Cuomo, the son of former three - term governor Mario Cuomo, has not indicated if he will
run for governor next year.
Cuomo, who's the son of former three term governor Mario Cuomo, has not indicated if he will
run for governor next year.
She is taken seriously when she says she might
run for governor next year.
After the measure's defeat, the group's national spokesman, Tommy Schultz, placed the blame for what he called the «dysfunctional House process» on Speaker Beth Harwell, a Nashville Republican who is expected to
run for governor next year.