Sentences with phrase «well with other elected officials»

Allied with the area's congressmember, Nydia Velázquez, Menchaca said he collaborated well with other elected officials, too, but never saw eye to eye with Félix Ortiz, who is one of the area's assemblymembers.

Not exact matches

One doesn't have to agree with the Bloombergian technocratic principle that a businessman will always make the best elected official to find it weird that so many people run for office on the basis of having carried water for other elected officials.

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.

«When I was an elected official, I believed in transparency, so I think it's a good thing to have,» said Johnson, who reported being paid $ 1,000 earlier this year to meet with county officials about its new Taxi and Limousine Commission, which has mulled regulating Uber and other ride - sharing services.

«This ruling gives us more time to work with the Department of Health, elected officials and community advocates to develop alternative solutions that will keep LICH's vital services and good jobs in the community,» said George Gresham, president of 1199SEIU in a press release, who sought the restraining order along with the New York State Nurses Association, Concerned Physicians of LICH and others.

Heastie says he's consulting with other elected officials and district leaders, even though Diaz is a good friend and supporter of his.

Numerous elected officials were on hand to welcome the announcement including State Senator Marc Panepinto, who like Explore & More staff, say the new museum will be an attractive new year - round asset that will work well with other local attractions.

Chin and Brewer gathered with other elected officials, including Public Advocate Letitia James and State Assembly member Yuh - Line Niou, as well as tenant leaders and local tenant advocates.

«Since part of Melissa's district is in the Bronx, she has a good relationship there with other councilmembers, elected officials and community groups,» he said.

A resource to charter leaders to effectively engage Legislators and other local officials in charter school issues: includes useful information on how you can get involved, as well as the life cycle of a bill, the budget process, and the protocols for scheduling a meeting with your elected officials.

To achieve this, The Mind Trust partnered with UNCF, the nation's largest and most effective minority education organization, to engage Indianapolis faith leaders, elected officials, educators, civic leaders and other key stakeholders in Community Conversations about the best ways to improve educational opportunities in Indianapolis.

With a focus on low - income and under - served families and schools, Project Appleseed works to improve schools, build public awareness, enable public engagement, advance policy positions and advise elected officials and other decision - makers on best practices for creating optimal educational environments.

We need to do a better job of communicating — with the public, with elected officials and with each other.

The Queens Museum staff makes themselves available to introduce SPQ students to the nuances of Queens and Corona, suggest relevant community partners with which to collaborate, provide advice on permitting and other logistics, make relevant introductions to municipal agencies and elected officials, as well book museum space for larger collaborative meetings, public events, workshops, or happenings, as the museum's schedule and technical capacity allows.