The real reason is that Queens County Democratic Leader Joe Crowley has settled on Francisco Moya as his candidate, and Moya ca
n't run in a special election because he only moved into the district last September.
A spokeswoman for Cuomo, Abbey Fashour, said the event was «a Senate Democratic fundraiser,» and she said two Democratic candidates
running in a special election on April 24 also were there.
We need leaders at every level who are dedicated to progress and creating meaningful change,» Assemblywoman Shelley Mayers,
who running in a Special Election for George Latimer's vacant State Senate seat, April 24th shares with Black Westchester.
He was expected to face opposition in a Democratic primary from Erie County Legislature Majority Leader Maria Whyte, but she withdrew from the race to
instead run in a special election for Erie County Clerk.
The Working Families Party, meanwhile, celebrated the brokered deal to end the IDC, but also released a fundraising appeal urging support not just for Democrats Shelley Mayer and Luis
Sepulveda running in special elections this month for vacant seats, but also the challengers to IDC lawmakers.
Abraham Tischler made headlines in 2010
by running in the special election to replace Simcha Felder in the City Council — despite being only 18 years old — but it looks like he might be interested in making a couple more before all is said in done.
Councilman Mark Weprin, Fomer councilman Eric Gioia, and former councilwoman Melinda Katz — who lost to Weiner in 1998 — have all emerged as potential candidates who may
run in a special election later this year.
Denver Jones, the Republican who unsuccessfully challenged Sen. Tom Libous last year for the GOP nomination, plans to
run in the special election even if he doesn't get the endorsement of local party officials.
On Jan. 18, 2011, Richards resigned to ensure he could
run in a special election without violating terms of the Hatch Act, which could have jeopardized federal funding.
Assemblyman William Colton, a southern Brooklyn Democrat, is joining a couple of Democrats who are
mulling running in a special election to replace Mr. Grimm, who pleaded guilty to a single felony tax evasion charge in December.
According to filings at the State Board of Elections, the «Crowley for Council CFB Debt Fund» received at least $ 24,000 between 2006 and May 2008 — just before the newly elected
councilmember ran in a special election for an open seat in Queens.
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been taking fire from conservative activists and far - right Republican leaders for endorsing Dede Scozzafava, the moderate GOP candidate
running in the special election in New York's 23rd district.
A spokeswoman for Governor Cuomo, Abbey Fashour says the event was «a Senate Democratic fundraiser», and she says two Democratic candidates
running in a special election on April 24th also were there.
Yuh - Line Niou, the chief of staff for Queens Assemblyman Ron Kim, withdrew from the Democratic Party candidate race after calling the process flawed, and
instead ran in the special election as the Working Families Party candidate.
Senate Republicans in Albany in recent weeks have warmed to a Killian candidacy after Democrats nominated Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer of Yonkers to
run in the special election.
In 2010, Cuomo was criticized for putting together an all - white, all - male ticket, with the exception of Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who was
running in a special election to keep the seat she inherited — compliments of New York's first black governor, David Paterson — from Hillary Clinton.
Kaminsky is
running in the special election this month to replace Republican former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, who was ousted in December following his conviction on corruption charges.
NYSUT also endorsed three candidates
running in special elections to fill empty Assembly districts: Patrick Burke, Harvey Epstein and Ari Espinal.
However shed was required to
run in a special election in 2010, in which Joseph DioGuardi was her opponent.
County Democrats last week chose Nassau Community College trustee Arnold Drucker, also of Plainview, to
run in the special election.
The Democrat
ran in a special election that year to replace her husband, Walter Capps, who died of a heart attack less than a year into his first term in Congress.
Alderman Anthony Beale has filed paperwork to
run in the special election for former Democratic Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr.'s 2nd District seat on Chicago's South Side.
Fernandez is
running in a special election on April 24, one of 11 seats in the Legislature being filled that day.
Moya was not the preferred candidate back when
he ran in a special election for the NYC Council seat being vacated by Monserrate when he was first elected to the Senate.
Monserrate's campaign finances from January to March can not be considered contributions for his Assembly race since
he ran in the special election for his old Senate seat March 16, which he lost to Sen. Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights).
Democratic activists in Lower Manhattan today chose Alice Cancel as their nominee to
run in a special election to replace Assemblyman Sheldon Silver.
Langworthy noted that the GOP's support for Kearns dates back to 2012, when they supported
his run in a special election for State Assembly.
The woman recruited by the Miami - Dade Democratic Party to
run in the special election for House District 116 was a Republican only hours before...
The woman recruited by the Miami - Dade Democratic Party to
run in the special election for House District 116...