Sentences with phrase «to run for local office»

But this person also just ran for local office.

He is Vice Chair of the Progressive Caucus Alliance, which supports progressive candidates running for local office in New York City.

Shane Hubers, a Republican who ran for local office last year, challenged the registration of dozens of voters — the majority of them Democrats — in Beaufort County.

Politicians running for local office are feeling the effects of the state budget stalemate in Hartford.

New York State caps individual donations to candidates running for local office using a formula based on the number of registered voters in a given district, which varies slightly from year to year — but leaves the single donor ceiling around $ 16,000 in a Republican primary for Nassau County executive, and $ 48,000 for the general election.

«If you're running for a local office like State Senate, and you're not willing to knock on doors every night and talk to voters, you don't deserve the job,» said Rivera.

Here's a rundown of how state lawmakers seeking to leave Albany by running for local office faired in yesterday's primaries.

The state Democratic chairman, Jay Jacobs, predicted that Democrats running for local office would benefit from the widespread popularity of the party's top elected official, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.

«There are a record number of women running for local office and then also for state and governorship and there are competitive Senate races.

Buffalo Assemblyman Mark Schroeder, a frequent — and often lone — critic of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver among his fellow Democrats, is trying to depart the chamber by running for local office back home in Buffalo.

Albany did not necessarily prove to be a lead balloon for several incumbent lawmakers running for local office on Tuesday night, including Sen. George Latimer, Assemblyman Mickey Kearns and Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin.

Blake makes the usual charge that he and other Obama (alumni) reformers running for local office have been the targets of political attacks.

Nelson ran for local office in 2015 and has worked on the campaigns of the past two Democratic nominees, including serving as Mike Derrick's field director in 2016.

The Republican says he never considered running for a local office.

Miner's PAC donated $ 50,000 in October and early November 2011 to the state Democratic Party, which subsequently transferred $ 45,000 to four Syracuse - area candidates running for local office.

Hochul says Cuomo has asked her to recruit more women to his administration, and she's trying to encourage women early on in their careers to choose government service by running for local office.

«I think the fact that we had so many local people stepping up and running for local office is one of the reasons why more people turned out to the polls this year,» said Jamie Romeo, Monroe County Democratic Chair.

«It's my hope the people volunteering for the campaign and working for us now will become committee members and run for local office and state and county office,» he said.

After listening to her impassioned words, a few community members asked Erin what it would take for her to run for local office.

Perhaps we've contemplated taking a larger step — a run for local office or a change of career — but we opt for caution over risk.

Chair a section of your bar association, serve on the board of a non-profit, get appointed to a local commission, or run for local office.

Many politicians, running for local offices or representing small political parties added a bitcoin address to their site and gathered support from young and tech - savvy people.

At least one has plans to run for local office.

This catchphrase came in handy when I was running for local office, and then I used it when creating my real estate Web site in 2005.