Sentences with phrase «upstate county chairmen»

DeFrancisco, a Syracuse Republican, has the backing of gun - rights advocates as well as large upstate county chairmen.

Some pro-Romney upstate county chairmen are so nervous that they've begun talking about sending an «uncommitted slate» of delegates to the GOP nominating convention if Gingrich wins Florida, in hope that a brokered convention would lead to the selection of a better candidate, a county chairman told The Post.

With the Democratic Rural Conference straw poll just three days away, AG hopeful Eric Dinallo announced he has secured yet another endorsement from an upstate county chairman, bringing his tally to 21.

The upstate county chairman, meanwhile, said he believed the possibility of an independent slate was being pushed by some local party leaders close to former Gov. George Pataki, who has repeatedly promoted himself as a potential candidate for president.

Not exact matches

«Getting out the vote in this area for the lieutenant governor will be very important for her and will add to her winning margin,» said Joe Morelle, a key Cuomo ally upstate, the Democratic Assembly majority leader and Monroe County Democratic chairman.

Zach said Erie County Democratic Chairman Len Lenihan has predicted AG Andrew Cuomo, the presumptive Democratic gubernatorial nominee, will attend Obama's speech and asked Paterson if he's angry at the president for «snubbing» the governor during his last trip upstate (to HVCC in Troy).

Long is banking on a strong showing upstate, and Maragos is counting on Nassau County GOP Chairman Joe Mondello to turn out the vote for him.

The chairman said he believes Cuomo was able to win re-election two years ago because his opponent, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, only got 18 percent of the vote in New York City, though he carried almost all of upstate.

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

She appeared poised to sweep nearly every upstate county Tuesday evening, save for possibly Albany County, where the Chairman Don Clarey had backed Tcounty Tuesday evening, save for possibly Albany County, where the Chairman Don Clarey had backed TCounty, where the Chairman Don Clarey had backed Turner.

But he did well enough in upstate New York's largest concentration of Democrats to excite Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy.

Flanagan's candidacy to succeed Skelos had been opposed by upstate county Republican chairmen as well gun - rights advocates, who had sought to mobilize around DeFrancisco.

Onondaga County Republican Chairman Tom Dadey called the appointment of Syracuse Sen. John DeFrancisco to the number two post in the Senate a «smart move» by Majority Leader John Flanagan after upstate Republicans grumbled about their representation in the chamber.

«We really need to see some concrete actions that upstate is being heard in the Republican conference,» said Jason McGuire, the Livingston County Conservative Party Chairman.

Nick Forster, Chairmen of the Niagara County Democrats, said not having an upstate name could have hurt other down - ballot candidates from western New York.

Assemblyman Bob Oaks, who represents a district between Syracuse and Rochester and is chairman of Wayne County Republicans, is optimistic Trump will succeed as president, though he feels he disrespected upstate New York when he called it a «wasteland.»

New York Republican State Committee Chairman Edward F. Cox claimed the unemployment rate is rising in upstate counties, something Republicans intend to remind voters about in the 2018 race for governor.

Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy, who could assume a major role as leader of upstate's largest Republican organization, predicts the March 6 Super Tuesday contests will tell the story.