Sentences with phrase «well run for some statewide office»
Those in the know say to keep an eye on state Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, a rising star in the party who may well run for some statewide office in 2010.
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Wilson, a former hedge fund manager who has never before either run for or held elected office, is widely viewed by many Republicans as their best chance at statewide victory this fall.
The absence of a Democratic candidate in this race meant that the third - party candidates running for Vermont Lieutenant Governor, Dean Corren of the Vermont Progressive Party and Democratic Party and Marina Brown of the Liberty Union Party, had a better chance than usual of winning a statewide office.
Lamont, who is investing his own money in his campaign as well as accepting donations, has twice before run for statewide office.
The «Stop Common Core» party candidates would include Astorino and his running mate, lieutenant governor candidate Chris Moss, as well as other Republican candidates for statewide offices and federal or local contenders who want to run on the line, he said.
Holtzman, best known for serving on the House committee that voted to impeach President Richard Nixon over the Watergate scandal, had flirted for months with running again for statewide office.
State Republican Committee Chairman Ed Cox in a statement Tuesday insisted the Republican bench for statewide office remains strong, with «season, well - known individuals» considering running for governor.
Astorino is expected to make a second run for governor in 2018, while GOP Rep. Chris Gibson, who retires at the end of his current term, has said he is interested in running for an unspecified statewide office as well.
There are good, experienced people available and, one hopes, willing to run for statewide office.