Sentences with phrase «unsuccessfully ran a primary»

The PAC's 10 - day post primary filing also shows the previously reported $ 6,500 contribution to Sen. Adriano Espaillat, a Manhattan Democrat who unsuccessfully ran a primary against longtime Harlem Rep. Charlie Rangel in June.

Not exact matches

Several names have been mentioned as potential Democratic candidates for Morahan's seat, including Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski Jr., whose late father ran unsuccessfully against Morahan in 1999 (a race that contributed to the repeal of the commuter tax), and Ramapo Town Supervisor Christopher St. Lawrence, who is currently running for LG, but says he won't primary whomever AG Andrew Cuomo taps as his No. 2 if it isn't himself.

The lawmaker, though, has been eyeing the exit from the chamber for the last several years, having run unsuccessfully last year in a Democratic primary for mayor of Mount Vernon.

Maloney ran unsuccessfully for attorney general in 2006, losing in the primary to Andrew M. Cuomo, the current governor.

The comments are in response to the DCCC's apparent effort to get Perez Williams, who ran unsuccessfully for Syracuse mayor last year, on the Democratic congressional primary ballot.

It doesn't include big spending by the New York State Democratic Committee — the state party, which Ms. Teachout unsuccessfully tried to stop from running pro-Cuomo ads — which has dropped just under $ 5 million on air time in the gubernatorial race across the state, according to the figures, including more than $ 368,000 the week of the primary and almost $ 459,000 this week.

Ognibene, as you'll recall, ran unsuccessfully for NYC mayor on the Conservative line in 2005 after Mayor Bloomberg successfully bounced him from the GOP primary (that was back when the mayor was still a Republican).

Anderson, who ran unsuccessfully for Albany mayor in 2013, could be pitted against Common Councilman Frank Commisso Jr., Council President Carolyn McLaughlin and Mayor Kathy Sheehan in a four - way Democratic primary should his petition as a Democrat go through.

Ironically, she employed much the same strategy for Schneiderman as Cuomo used back in 2006 when he ran for AG and tried — unsuccessfully — to convince then - gubernatorial frontrunner Eliot Spitzer to endorse him prior to the primary.

Wager is a Republican who ran unsuccessfully in 2008 in a GOP a primary in New York's 20th Congressional District.

The former Columbia County assemblyman who was the Republican candidate for governor in 2006 and who also ran unsuccessfully for comptroller in 2002, said he believes a primary this year helps Republicans.

Catsimatidis last ran for mayor, unsuccessfully, in 2013, losing the Republican primary race to Joe Lhota.

Former Senate candidate Pat Flynn is already in the race and state GOP sources expect state Treasurer Don Stenberg, who ran unsuccessfully against Sen. Ben Nelson (D) in 2000, to run, meaning Bruning could be in for wide - open primary.

He unsuccessfully ran against Stephanie Miner in a primary for mayor in 2009.

Soto, who succeeded Grayson in 2016 after beating his wife Dena Grayson in the Democratic primary while Alan Grayson ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate, is a member of the New Democrats Coalition, but is not a member of the Blue Dog Democrats Coalition.

They included Kathleen Rice, a U.S. representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Preet Bharara, the former U.S. attorney from Manhattan; Alphonso David, Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Letitia James, the New York City public advocate; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the trial of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver; Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, D - N.Y.; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.

«(W) hile anything can happen in politics, the people best positioned to succeed in a Democratic primary are now unlikely to run... unless someone unexpected steps up or something unusual happens, we should expect four more years of Bill de Blasio,» said Bradley Tusk, a former aide to ex-NYC Mayor Mike Bloomberg who has been unsuccessfully seeking a de Blasio challenger.

«The governor's claims of a dire emergency that needs to be addressed immediately don't pass the history or the smell test,» said Assemblyman John S. Wisniewski, a Democrat who ran unsuccessfully in the primary g for governor.

What we don't know is whether former Rep. Bob Schaffer, who ran unsuccessfully against beer magnate Pete Coors in the 2004 Senate primary, will decide he has another race in him.

King has been close to Cuomo for years, working with Cuomo at HUD, running for lieutenant governor in tandem with Cuomo's brief 2002 bid for the statehouse, then running against Cuomo, unsuccessfully, in the 2006 primary for state attorney general.

He faces at least two primary challengers: pharmacist Ken Reed, who finished second to Mooney in 2014's crowded GOP primary, and mortgage provider Marc Savitt, who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP nomination in Virginia's 10th District in 2014.

Nevertheless, Klein himself backed a primary challenge to a mainline conference members, contributing funds to Betty Jean Greant, who unsuccessfully ran against Buffalo Democratic Sen. Tim Kennedy.

As Klein relayed on Monday, mainline conference lawmakers continued to help primary challengers to the IDC, including Oliver Koppell, who unsuccessfully challenged Klein (The IDC also sent some money toward Betty Jean Grant, who was running a primary challenge against Sen. Tim Kennedy in Buffalo).

Dietl unsuccessfully sought a Wilson - Pakula, a waiver from the Republican Party which allow him to run in the Republican primary, early in his campaign.

Jaffe has unsuccessfully ran for office five times, losing a race for Harrison Town Council in 2009 and a Democratic primary for a state Assembly seat the following year.

Kownack, Cummings and Bissember ran unsuccessfully in 2015 on the Team Troy slate supporting former Council President Rodney Wiltshire, who ran for mayor, losing the Democratic primary and then the general election to Mayor Patrick Madden.

Then in 2016, Mazurek unsuccessfully ran in the 2016 Democratic Assembly primary, in which her Pigeon associations emerged as a major issue.

It includes Kathleen Rice, a United States representative from Long Island who unsuccessfully challenged Mr. Schneiderman in the 2010 Democratic primary; Alphonso David, Mr. Cuomo's chief counsel; Michael Gianaris, a state senator from Queens and chief political strategist for the Democratic conference; Zephyr Teachout, a Fordham Law School professor who ran for governor in 2014; Carrie H. Cohen, a former federal prosecutor who handled the corruption trial of the former Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver; Representative Sean Patrick Maloney; and Benjamin Lawsky, formerly the state's top financial regulator.

Nicoletti — a Democrat — has run unsuccessfully for mayor four times, most recently losing a primary race to Miner in 2009.