Sentences with phrase «upstate republican»

Katko isn't the only upstate Republican to waiver on their support for Trump.

The amendments were ruled as non-germane by Acting Senate Chair Joseph Griffo, an upstate Republican.

Astorino has agreed to be one of Reda's key guests and will thereafter become known as a Westchester RINO whom no upstate Republican, or upstate Democrat, would ever be interested in supporting.

He said he knows the fear is that an upstate Republican can't win the governorship, but he said he helped former Republican Gov. George Pataki win.

But after a near mutiny by upstate Republican senators, Cuomo and the Legislature agreed to raise the wage upstate to just $ 12.50 an hour over five years with future increases designed to get to $ 15 an hour tied to a formula that will be set by the governor's Division of Budget, in consultation with the state Department of Labor.

Hochul told The Buffalo News in January that she wants to run with the governor again, denying a rumor she was eyeing her former seat, currently held by Rep. Chris Collins, an upstate Republican.

Notwithstanding creation of a nonpartisan redistricting commission, the upstate Republican base will shrink due to death, outmigration, the end of state prison - based gerrymandering, and other demographic changes.

The Senate Democrats have already indicated they will again push a resolution to remove Skelos as leader — a move that at least one upstate Republican said he might join.

Mulgrew said he was «perplexed» that so many upstate Republican senators — many who receive contributions from the charter industry — took so much interest in creating «more free space in New York City public schools» for charter chains.

Then, on September 29, came a more dramatic, if quieter, moment: With the bill finally on the floor, an upstate Republican congressman introduced a surprise, last - minute 70 - page amendment.

Republicans, their five allies in the Independent Democratic Conference, Buffalo Democrats Tim Kennedy and Marc Panepinto as well as Brooklyn Democrat John Sampson voted affirmatively; upstate Republican Tom Libous was absent.

Teresa Sayward, an upstate Republican assemblywoman, told a story about how she came to accept her gay son's wish to live a normal life that left Assembly staffers in tears.

Twenty - year State Sen. John Francisco is now the front - runner for the Republican nomination, but as upstate Republican Assemblyman Ray Walter said: «If there's going to be an alternative to Cuomo, it's not going to be someone who's been here for as long as John DeFrancisco's been here.

Among his greatest disappointments was the 1994 election, when, caught in a GOP landslide, he narrowly lost his bid for a fourth term as governor to a pedestrian upstate Republican mayor, George Pataki.

Rechnitz also donated the maximum $ 102,300 to the mayor's unsuccessful efforts to unseat upstate Republican legislators to retake the Senate for Democrats.

The process is split between Democrats and Republicans, but most experts expect a New York City Democrat and an upstate Republican to be targeted for elimination, with the state losing two seats.

«I don't ask upstate Republican county executives to tell me what they'll spend the 1 % sales tax extender on before I agree to pass a bill,» Heastie said, contrasting the Senate GOP's demand for information on the school system from the city.

An upstate Republican senator is running for re-election — against Mayor de Blasio.

On the other hand, Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb, an upstate Republican, has for years been an outspoken proponent of holding a convention and is the only legislative conference leader in support of a «yes» vote on this year's November ballot question as to whether New York should hold a convention to edit or rewrite its constitution.

But last year, Mr. Esposito was widely viewed as a leading Democrat to take on State Senator James Alesi, an upstate Republican who provided a crucial vote in support of same - sex marriage.

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is knocking Rep. Tom Reed for his endorsement of Donald Trump, saying the upstate Republican will be linked to the less savory aspects of the candidate's campaign.

In 2014, Dadey was among the upstate Republican chairman who had spoken favorably of Trump potentially running for governor of New York.

Another upstate Republican, Sen. Patrick Gallivan of western New York, gave a statement of support to TWC News for Skelos — but it was notably qualified.

Conservative advocates and upstate Republican chairmen have raised concerns over Flanagan's backing of the SAFE Act and whether he understands the needs of the upstate region.

And upstate Republican lawmakers are cheering the adoption as well, given the standards include a system that would subsidize nuclear energy as Entergy Corp. seeks to sale central New York's FitzPatrick Nuclear Power Plant.

However, the group did give its nod to Flanagan's deputy, John DeFrancsico, the upstate Republican lawmaker who challenged Flanagan for the post in 2015.

Several upstate Republican leaders, working in concert with gun rights activists, pushed for DeFrancisco and argued Flanagan would continue a cozy posture Skelos took toward Governor Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat.

Sen. Thomas Libous, an upstate Republican who died of cancer last year after being convicted for lying to the FBI about whether he had used his influence to get his son a job, managed to pay $ 21,295 in legal fees posthumously and has $ 184.53 remaining in his account.

However, his upstate Republican colleagues grumble at the moderation of Flanagan and his Long Island allies.

Reynolds isn't the only upstate Republican hurting from Foley's fallout.

George Pataki, an upstate Republican, had been elected governor on a platform of cutting taxes.

You'll be happy to know Assemblyman Tom Kirwan, an upstate Republican, got $ 2,500 to fix a church boiler in Newburgh.

NBC New York asked Pataki if New York voters have the appetite for true deficit reduction, considering they just rejected the upstate Republican who had embraced the House budget plan.

Farley, like Nozzolio, was one of a handful of upstate Republican senators who backed Flanagan's bid to become majority leader after Dean Skelos was deposed following his arrest last May.

An upstate Republican state senator, Hugh Farley, said the newly created 63rd senate seat near Albany «helps the capital region.»

«Simple math tells you that 29 out of 63 is not a majority,» said Senator Rich Funke, an upstate Republican, who also called Mr. Cuomo's announcement «worst deal to take place in New York City since the Yankees» 10 - year deal with A-Rod.»

Sure, one is a downstate Democrat and the other an upstate Republican and they give the impression they detest each other.

And don't forget the NYSUT hedges their bet with the Democrats too with token donations to a few upstate Republican Senators.

Sen. Rich Funke, an upstate Republican, raised the conflict concern as well, but unlike the New York City Democrats he worried that Mujica would be inclined to favor CUNY.

But, he's an upstate Republican, and the Big Apple is where this election will be decided.

ALBANY — Six upstate Republican senators broke ranks with their regional colleagues to support John Flanagan of Long Island for majority leader over John DeFrancisco of Syracuse.

Notably the recipients of these improper payments were upstate legislators who turned their back on a real upstate Republican when choosing a conference leader and to buy off phony Democrats to assure the Republicans maintain control of the Senate.

Long, meanwhile, was able to quickly sew up the support of upstate Republican chairman and the state's influential Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long (who is no relation).

Long, a judicial activist from Manhattan, early on cultivated support from upstate Republican county chairman, including Onondaga GOP leader Tom Dadey.

«I think people are shocked [that] within the past few months he's voted no a few times,» said Assemblyman Mark Johns, an upstate Republican who also opposed the tax bills.

Dwight Evans, the chief of staff for Senate Banks Committee Chair Joseph Griffo, an upstate Republican, said that lawmakers had decided to leave much of the work of consumer protection in cases of financial fraud to the attorney general's office.

At the time, Flanagan was viewed skeptically by upstate Republican leaders, who backed taking a harder line against Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo with DeFrancisco, a pugnacious lawmaker and then the Senate Finance committee chairman.

The upstate Republican rank and file are agitated and frustrated at not being represented by their valueless elected Republican legislators who also fail to provide an opposition to the Cuomo / Silver machine.

The LI and upstate Republicans have no concern about the education of NYC children.

The measures are targeting two freshman upstate Republicans from districts that have been most recently represented by moderate lawmakers, Reps. Richard Hanna and Chris Gibson.