Sentences with phrase «well as state senator»

Yesterday, representatives of many of those agencies, as well as State Senator Daniel Squadron, City Councilmember Margaret Chin and staff from the offices of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and Borough President Scott Stringer got together to discuss the situation.

The group met with Assembly members Barbara Lifton and Gary Finch, as well as State Senator James Seward.

PEF members were joined by members of the Civil Service Employees Association and concerned residents, as well as state Senator Joseph Griffo and Assembly Member Anthony Brandisi as they chanted, marched and waved signs to draw public awareness and support.

THE BRONX — The Bronx County Democratic Committee, as well as State Senator Ruben Diaz, Assembly Member Luis Sepulveda and Councilwoman Annabel Palma announced their support for Democrat Rafael Salamanca for City Council, where he is running in the special election to replace former Council Member Maria Del Carmen Arroyo in the 17th District.

(Some, including Assembly members Harry Bronson, Aravella Simotas and Tony Jordan as well as State Senator Mark Grisanti and the chamber's mainstream Democrats, complied with the subpoenas.)

Morning education sessions will focus on the state of immigrants in New York and feature panelists from the Mayor's Office of Immigrant Affairs as well as State Senator Jose Peralta.

For her part, Ms. Meng had her own endorsements to announce today, including Council Members James Gennaro, Peter Vallone and James Vacca, as well as State Senator Tony Avella.

In a letter, which was later posted on Capital Tonight's State of Politics blog, Diaz asked Christian constituents to pray for and vote for Monserrate, as well as state senators Shirley Huntley (D - Jamaica) and Frank Padavan (R - Bellerose).

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The NCFA and at its helm, William Pierce, convinced Senators such as John Tower and Jeremiah Denton to argue that open records threatened adoption, and when Reagan took over the White House, the original Model State Adoption Act had been supplanted by an anemic version that did away with the open records provisions, as well as many other reforms.

We are also so grateful to our State Representative Kim Ferguson and State Senator Harriette Chandler, as well as Energy and Environmental Affairs Secretary Matt Beaton, for all their support on this project,» added Deb Cary, director of Mass Audubon's Central Massachusetts wildlife sanctuaries.

We in Ekiti Rebirth Organisation, (ERO) a group of progressives that have resolved to bring good governance back to Ekiti State come July 14 2018, with Senator Babafemi Ojudu as the leading light, are not perturbed by the laughable wailings and outcries coming from the opponents» camp.

Many Upstate Republicans in the state Senate have been vocal in their opposition to a bailout as well, including Senator Joe Griffo, R - Rome, and Mike Ranzenhofer, R - Amherst, both of whom penned letters to Cuomo about their concerns.

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Maybe the NY Daily News should be careful about slander as well: check the Monday, March 15, 2015 Headline that states: «Veteran Long Island State Senator John Flanagan voted on bills that benefitted clients at law firm.»

He noted that the state has elected a Republican US senator, Pat Toomey, and a Republican governor in recent years, as well as sent more Republicans to the state legislature.

Kavanagh joined Senator Daniel Squadron, as well as many of their Assembly and Senate colleagues and New York's major good government advocates, to urge the Senate Republican Majority to bring Kavanagh's and Squadron's bill closing the LLC Loophole in the state's campaign finance laws.

In the Inside City Hall discussion, former Senator Al D'Amato chimed in with his thoughts, namely that the presidential gossip is credit to Mr. Cuomo doing a good job as governor of the state.

Also speaking were TA President Susan Steinberg, Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney, State Senator Brad Hoylman, Councilmember Dan Garodnick, and property manager Rick Hayduk (as well as City Comptroller Scott Stringer and Borough President Gale Brewer, not pictured).

«This filing is evidence that Senator Hannon enjoys outstanding support from all across his district and the entire state, due largely to the good work he has done as a member of the Senate,» the GOP source said.

A number of Democratic state senators as well as activists pushed legislation that would enshrine equal rights in New York's constitution for every person regardless of gender, sexual orientation or identity, physical or mental disability and more.

The term refers to U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy and has its origins in the period in the United States known as the Second Red Scare, lasting roughly from 1947 to 1956 and characterized by heightened political repression as well as a campaign spreading fear of Communist influence on American institutions and of espionage by Soviet agents.

«Well, I'm dedicated to serving our state as our senator and I'm running for re-election so I can continue to be their senator,» she said during a stop at Fort Drum in the state's North Country region.

The rally featured two citywide elected officials, Scott Stringer and Tish James, as well as Assembly Member Phil Goldfeder, State Senator Joe Addabbo, Queens Borough President Melinda Katz and Council Members Eric Ulrich and Vincent Gentile.

Schneiderman, elected in 2010 out of the state senator, had increasingly been handed a national profile in part of his push against the policies of President Donald Trump's administration as well as his public advocacy for women's issues.

Much love goes out to everyone that came out as well as our panelists State Senator Adriano Espaillat, Robert W. Snyder and Raquel Cepeda.

State Senator Bill Perkins, Assemblymembers Denny Farrell and Keith Wright, as well as several unions including District Council 37, United Federation of Teachers, New York State United Teachers, Civil Service Employees Association, Operating Engineers Local 891 and Sanitation Workers.

«It really shows how off base not only the consultant is, but NIFA as well,» said Martins, a former state senator.

In 1994, Republicans had the benefit of a sitting U.S. senator, Al D'Amato, to help raise money as well as a stronger hold on the majority in the state Senate.

His final selection was seen as a concession to the state's senior senator, Chuck Schumer, who wanted a low - profile politician who wouldn't dim his own star power, as well as a sop to the upstate region in a state where nearly all of the political power was concentrated in New York City.

For now, the Republican contenders being talked about for the gubernatorial race this year include Assembly Minority Leader and Canandaigua resident Brian Kolb who has already declared he will seek the nomination, as well as possible contenders State Senator John DeFrancisco, Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra.

As a former state senator, Harris is familiar with the workings of the legislature — «I know he knows this building so well.»

Assemblywoman Grace Meng and State Senator Tony Avella have also indicated their interest, and undoubtedly other candidates are eyeing the seat as well.

Mr. Rangel, 85 and the dean of the city's congressional delegation, is set to step down in 2016 after representing Harlem since 1971, and the vacant seat has attracted the attention of State Senator Bill Perkins, Assemblyman Keith Wright, and Adam Clayton Powell IV, the son of Mr. Rangel's legendary predecessor in Congress Adam Clayton Powell Jr., as well as several lesser - known candidates.

Like my state senator, Hugh Farley, Charlie has nothing better to do, so he might as well hang out with other electeds and enjoy the perks that brings him.

The President, while praying to Allah to bless the soul of the departed senator, also extended his condolences to his family, his colleagues in the National Assembly, as well as the government and people of Bauchi State over this great loss to the country.

The proposal has attracted criticism as elitist: Staten Island State Senator Diane Savino derided the idea on her Facebook page as a «half - assed, feel - good limousine liberal approach.»

He was joined by a large contingent of constituents (including the local «Red Hats» group shown ^ with the Senator and with members of the Morris Park Community Association shown >), largely from the Morris Park area where Klein grew up and currently lives, as well as a number of sitting Bronx elected officials and former Bronx Borough President Fernando Ferrer, who all resoundingly disputed Koppel's critique of the Senator and pledged their support to challenge other Democrats from other areas of the city and state.

The group is working closely with local state lawmakers, including Senators Hugh Farley and Kathy Marchione, as well as Assemblywoman Carrie Woerner.

The newspaper had listed some prominent personalities contained in the current list to include, the owner of telecommunication giant, Globacom, Mike Adenuga; Niger State Governor, Abubakar Sadiq Sani Bello and the late Ooni of Ife, Okunade Sijuwade, Chairman of Arik Airlines, Joseph Arumemi - Johnson and his wife, Mary, as well as two serving senators, Andy Uba from Anambra, Ibrahim Gobir, Sokoto among others.

Latimer served as Chairman of the County Board of Legislators 20 years ago, and was noted for his bi-partisan, collegial style of governing during that four year assignment, as well as during his tenure as a State Assemblyman and State Senator.

State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos confirmed that he's the target of an investigation, after the New York Times reported that US Attorney Preet Bharara has convened a grand jury that is looking into some of the Senator's business dealings, as well as those of his son.

Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis, a Staten Island Republican, is another contender said to be interested in replacing Mr. Grimm, as well as Staten Island State Senator Andrew Lanza.

Her campaign garnered support from three Republican U.S. representatives from southern and central California — Ed Royce, Paul Cook, and Mimi Walters — as well as a number of Republican state legislators and Bob Huff, the Republican senator who represented District 29 before Newman.

ALBANY, NY (08/21/2012)(readMedia)-- Today, August 21, 2012, the 2.5 million member New York State AFL - CIO announced the endorsement of United States Senator Kirsten Gillibrand as well as the endorsements of candidates running for the House of Representatives.

According to multiple sources, including several Democratic state senators, as well as senior staff at the FDP and the FDLCC, the party is:

Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has described the commencement of academic activities at the Maritime University, Okerenkoko, as good omen that will consolidate the existing peace and sustainable development of the Niger Delta.

State senators in favor of this bill made a three - pronged argument: property taxes have become too burdensome for middle - class homeowners; the property tax caps for municipalities outside the city have been — according to Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — «a tremendous success,» as well as a job creator; and that the city had benefitted so much from uncapped property tax collections that the mayor shouldn't be surprised about the governor's proposal to shift Medicaid cost to the city.

Both Senator Klein and I realize that our historic coalition has made great progress for the people of this state, and more importantly the majority of New Yorkers believe that as well.

Challenges to State Senators David Valesky and David Carlucci may end as well, sources say.

The State Labor Federation coordinated a «Day of Action» leafleting campaign at train stations and various in - district sites to put individual State Senators, as well as the entire Senate on notice that their anti-labor, anti-working person agenda will no longer be tolerated.