Sentences with phrase «voted against the district»

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Leahy voted against Sessions for a district judgeship when he last came before the Judiciary Committee in 1986.

The GOP primary in the state's 16th district could also prove interesting: Republican Representative Adam Kinzinger has spoken out against Trump and as a result, could lose votes to pro-Trump businessman Jim Marter.

On Tuesday, the Broward County School Board voted unanimously against arming school staff in the district.

After voting against it, Simmons appointed Trustee Donald Pochopien to work with a Park District representative to look into purchasing all or part of the property.

Board member Bill Diaz voted against it because the bond sales include money for refurbishing the Central Square building, which is owned jointly by the park district, the City of Lockport and Lockport Township and is where all three have their offices.

The Park Board has scheduled an executive session for Saturday morning, and board President Ken Nolan said he expects the five - member board to vote to proceed with a lawsuit against the school district.

The Mokena Community Park District's plan to build a recreation center on the Yunker Farm site has been thrown in doubt by the Will County Zoning and Planning Commission's vote against the needed permit.

Burr Ridge trustees opened an old wound with the Park District on Monday night when the Village Board voted 5 - 1 against a park plan to build a gymnasium.

The Plan Commission last week voted in favor of the Park District's special - use request, which would allow it eventually to convert the 8,400 - square - foot gym into a maintenance building, but the commission voted against the requested parking, curbing and setback variances for the $ 300,000 structure.

In 2012, residents voted against the Park District issuing referendum bonds for capital improvements at Lake Arlington.

In December of 1972 the vote went against the Park District's referendum to issue $ 2,550,000 in general obligation bonds for park improvement and development including the construction of a fieldhouse at Dryden Park, land acquisition, the construction of a north side maintenance garage, and the construction of an indoor ice rink complex along with increasing the corporate tax rate by.025 %.

Last month, the Will County Zoning and Planning Commission voted 4 - 3 against recommending a special - use permit to the Park District.

In recent months, the Park District and the village have been embroiled in a debate over the use of the Yunker Farm site, culminating in the Village Board's vote in December against annexation.

With 99 percent of the precincts reporting, 1,300 Wheeling voters approved the referendum to save the Chevy Chase clubhouse versus 900 people who voted against it, according to Tom Busby, superintendent of finance for the Park District.

Lautz accused parks board members of maneuvering behind his back and lashed out at Park District Assistant Supt. Ken Kutska, who also sits on the Wheaton Plan Commission, for casting the lone Plan Commission vote against his development.

-LSB-...] in her latest angry screed against Obama - backed school food reform (and she's written others), conservative pundit Michelle Malkin applauded District 214 for voting itself out of «the -LSB-...]

Commissioner Tim Satkowski, who voted against the project, said that while he also believed District 54 should help pay for the playground, more importantly, the Park District could save $ 11,000 in labor costs if it waited until next spring to start the work.

His opponents say Moran, 52, is vulnerable because he frequently votes against County Board President John Stroger and has been an ineffective voice for the meandering L - shaped district.

Commissioner Steve Welch, who voted against the ordinance, said, «I want open space as much as anyone else, but my objection has always been that the Park District needs land to have active recreation on.»

The Zoning Board on Thursday voted 6 - 0 against supporting the Park District's proposal to erect the 30 - foot - high facility on the north end of Glenbriar Park, 21W730 Butterfield Rd.

Before a DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals meeting began this week, Bob Gans said he hoped the board would vote against the Butterfield Park District's plan for a $ 2.5 million, 18,000 - square - foot field house.

With 100 percent of the precincts reporting, 2,305 Wheeling voters approved the referendum proposal to save the Chevy Chase clubhouse versus 1,435 people who voted against it, said Karop Bavougian, director of parks and recreation for the Park District.

Unofficial totals showed two - thirds of the voters in the Kane County part of the district voted against the issue.

For example, suppose that voters are evenly split between two political parties, but the nine equal population single member districts are drawn so that the favored party wins by just 5 percentage points in eight districts, while the disfavored party wins by 40 percentage points in another district, you've converted a 50 - 50 division of the population vote into 8 seats for the favored party (which gets a 0.45 seat rounding error in its favor in the eight districts it wins and a 0.1 seat rounding error against it in the one district it loses), and 1 seat for the disfavored party (which gets a 0.45 seat rounding error against it in the eight district it loses but only a 0.1 seat rounding error in its favor in the one district it wins).

The GOP voted in a bloc against the last extender, which included Gov. David Paterson's controversial state worker furlough plan that has since been blocked by US District Court Judge Lawrence Kahn and is headed for a hearing on May 26.

Both candidates said they supported same sex marriage, and both were critical of Mr. LaValle's vote against the issue, in which he said the people of the district were «not ready» for it.

She also asserted that Democrats should go after GOP districts in which Congress members spoke out against Trump and won re-election anyway, and which Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton won, claiming that there is an «enlightened electorate» voting in those areas.

Any ex officio member of the Executive Committee (District Leaders, past president) who runs against a VID slate or endorsed candidate will forfeit his / her seat on the Executive Committee until the next annual vote for Executive Committee members.

When Turner a Pro-Life Catholic businessman ran against an orthodox Pro-Choice Jewish Democrat David Weprin, Turner's campaign launched a series of ads aimed squarely at the orthodox Jewish vote in the Ninth Congressional District, where Democrats enjoy a significant enrollment advantage.

Faso, R - Kinderhook, whose district includes Ulster and Sullivan counties, was one of five Republicans from New York who voted against the bill.

Throne - Holst and Calone mentioned Zeldin's votes against funding for the Department of Homeland Security and student loans and Pell grants as signs that he is out of touch with the district, and Democrats have indicated they will attempt to paint the foreign policy hawk and only Jewish Republican in Congress as too extreme for the moderate swing district.

At the end of a debate over a measure to institute a monitor in the troubled East Ramapo school district, for example, Silver voted against the bill, which passed.

Trump (and Zeldin) did well in this Long Island district, but Democrats have continued to target Zeldin, most recently launching radio and digital ads against him for voting against legislation that included relief funds for Hurricane Harvey damage in Texas.

U.S. Rep. Bill Owens, D - Plattsburgh, whose district includes Oswego and Madison counties, was among only 19 Democrats to vote against the measure.

I am extremely disappointed at Senator Tkaczyk, who represents the very district containing the puppy farm, for voting against this bill to protect the health and safety of animals across New YorkState.

Gun rights groups claim a slim majority for their position in the Senate, given the two or three Democratic Senators representing rural districts who often vote against gun control — although there are also Republican Senators from urban districts who tend to waver.

The poll found Lipinski has a lead against a generic Republican, 51 percent to 20 percent, in this district, which voted for Obama by a 14 - point margin in 2012.

Twenty - six year - old former Obama administration aide Shavonnia Corbin - Johnson appears to have come up a few hundred votes short in the 10th District against pastor and veteran George Scott.

Former state Rep. Joseph Morrissey ran as an independent against incumbent Rosalyn Dance (D) in Senate District 16, meaning he himself could have become a deciding vote, something an unnamed Democratic senator told The Washington Post «would put us in a horrible position and make it very hard for us to maintain our integrity and have him be part of our caucus.»

Some 31 members of the Tamale Metropolitan Assembly, have requested a general Assembly meeting in accordance with Order 17 (3) of the Standing Orders of District, Municipal and Metropolitan Assemblies of Ghana, to enable them pass a vote of no confidence against the MCE, Iddrisu Musah, also known as Musah Superior.

Mayoral hopeful Tony Avella also voted against the measure, apparently as a sympathetic reaction to the forced removal of «blighted» business from Willets Point into his district.

With many Democrats already unhappy over the vote by McMahon (D - Staten Island / Brooklyn) against health - care reform, Democratic county committee member John Lavelle Jr. said it was «disturbing» to see the lawmaker's campaign staffer on Ms. Malliotakis» page, especially given the fact that Ms. Hyer - Spencer represents a swing district crucial to McMahon's re-election chances this fall.

But then, running as a Republican in the general election, Friedrich got 7,300 votes out of a total of almost 25,000, in a district where Democratic registration runs 5 - to - 1 against the GOP.

But dozens of Council members voted against it at the borough level, and even those who declined to participate will be under pressure from activists to vote against it — or will look to leverage their support for concessions from the mayor on the plan or on issues specific to their districts.

Mount Vernon — The Board of Education of the Mount Vernon City School District, voted to have the School Attorney commence a lawsuit against the City of Mount Vernon, its officers, employees and agents, and such other persons or entities as shall be necessary to protect the interests of the Mount Vernon City School District and the educational services available to students of the District, at their Tuesday, October 18th meeting.

These legislators also voted against the tobacco 21 bill: Derek T. Shepard, 13th Disrict, Baldwinsville; Casey Jordan, 14th District, Clay; Debra J. Cody, 5th District, Clay; and Michael Plochocki, 6th District, Marcellus.

Legislator Kevin Holmquist of East Syracuse, who represents the 10th District, voted against the bill.

Cuomo then told Kolb he wanted a unanimous vote, and threatened to campaign in the district of any member who voted against the package, Kolb repeated to the room, according to the sources.

Speaking while reacting to a statement credited to Governor Wike where he asked the Ogoni to vote against Senator Abe as a matter of priority, at a groundbreaking rally organised by Khana Connected Friends at Bori Police Field, Bori in Khana Local Government Area, Abe queried why who would win Rivers South East Senatorial election was more important to Wike than who would win in his own Senatorial District, the Rivers East.

Sen. Jon Tester, D - Mont., could face challenges from Republicans over his vote against the continuing resolution to reopen the government, and Pennsylvania might get a new district map.