Sentences with phrase «took over house seats»
In deep - blue New York, Republicans took over House seats on Long Island, upstate near Syracuse and in the North County along the border with Vermont, and reelected Staten Island Rep. Michael Grimm in the face of a multi-count federal indictment.
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Indeed, we have arrived here because, moments after the Akufo - Addo - led administration took over power, at the seat of government, the Flagstaff House, members of the Invisible Forces were caught on camera assaulting a police officer, one ASP Nanka Bruce.
The LG post has taken on a new significance since former Gov. Eliot Spitzer's prostitution scandal thrust his LG, David Paterson, into a post he has since admitted he neither wanted (he was hoping to take over Hillary Clinton's US Senate seat had she been elected to the White House) nor was prepared to take on.
The calls, which will go into the districts of Reps. Chris Murphy (Conn.) and Steve Kagen (Wisc.) as well as open seat House races in New Jersey's 3rd and 7th district and statewide in Maine where Rep. Tom Allen is challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins, take direct aim at planned calls by Freedom's Watch, announced last week, targeting a handful of Democratic incumbents and challengers over the rising cost of gas.
Republicans haven't taken over a Democratic House seat in California since 1998, when Doug Ose took over retiring Democrat Vic Fazio's 3rd District and Steve Kuykendall won the 36th District, which Rep. Jane Harman vacated to run for governor.
They may be worried about the seat, or Ole Joe is just filling out his dance card until he gets word at one of his weekly lunches with O that its time for Hil to take over the number 2 spot to keep the White House.
Victoria Atkins - The barrister will take over Louth & Hardcastle, the seat of outgoing father of the House Sir Peter Tapsell.
Latest addition to Sue Russell's Geography scripts: A Class Play On Natural Disasters — available here and on www.plays-r-ussell.com (complete collection) Music 1 Weather with You — Crowded House (Class files in, taking seats along two rows of 15 seats, facing the audience)(Narrator stands, takes jacket off and steps forward to address audience) Narrator: Good morning and welcome to our assembly on Music 2 Sound of Thunder, Lightning and Rain — musical instruments (Narrator holds his hands over his head to ward off deluge of rain; then rushes back to his chair and grabs an umbrella, scowling heavily)(Enter «Gene Kelly», singing and dancing) Music 3 Singin in the Rain — Gene Kelly (Narrator holds up hand for music to stop) Narrator: Hey!
The State redistricted after the 2000 census giving safe seats to most of the congressional reps when the republicans took over the state house with lots of help from Tom's campaign $ $.