Sentences with phrase «while running for governor»

Other speakers included Howie Hawkins, a Green who received about 5 % of the vote while running for governor of New York in 2014, and Medea Benjamin, a founder of anti - war / so cial justice organization Code Pink: Women for Peace.

«The chronic dysfunction of Albany metastasized into the corruption of Albany, and it was a bipartisan affliction,» Cuomo said while running for governor in May 2010.

That problem was rooted in part by his decisions to cut funding for the arts and libraries, as well as a stiff personal demeanor and inappropriate comments made while running for governor.

Last year, Hawkins earned the most votes for a Green Party candidate in any statewide office while running for governor.

Up until this presidential campaign, he rarely if ever brought up his faith even while running for governor.

The real point of the video is to note that Lazio's former employer JP Morgan (he's on an unpaid leave while he runs for governor) can, under a recent US Supreme Court ruling, spend a boatload of cash on ads that would help its onetime lobbyist if it so chooses.

Not exact matches

State Treasurer John Chiang, who is running for governor, has asked President Donald Trump for guidance on how the state's marijuana industry can participate in the nation's banking system, while pot remains illegal under U.S. law.

(After all, she did pick up some political tricks while running for California governor in 2010.)

A guy who invested in downtown buffalo when everyone else gave up on the inner city while his opponent was carefully reinventing himself as a calm, aloof, controlled and experienced outsider, who just happened to have a former governor (a crappy one at that), married a Kennedy for her name and got cuckolded in the process, wasted billions on bad sub-prime mortgages and canal money, ran against Carl McCall earning the everlasting respect of the African - Americans in NYS, and now sounds suspiciously like Elliot Spitzer.

While reacting to the likelihood Astorino will indeed announce he's running for governor, Paladino acknowledged he may need a new line on the ballot if he decides to challenge Astorino.

«I can't imagine that Eliot Spitzer wants to run for public office again after what he did while he was in the last two public offices as attorney general and as governor.»

The poll found that 36 percent of state voters want the current governor to run for president, while 39 percent say he shouldn't run.

Actress Cynthia Nixon, once again affirmed that she's considering a run for governor — a career change that she's mused about publicly for a while.

«I read that he is against marriage equality and that he is against a woman's right to choose, and as a progressive Democrat that troubles me tremendously,» said Melissa DeRosa, the secretary to the governor, in response to a question in an interview on WCNY's The Capitol Pressroom, while also noting Williams unsuccessfully ran for City Council president.

Former Rep. James Walsh, R - Onondaga, once accused Cuomo of pandering to the media — a claim that, years later, resurfaced as Cuomo crisscrossed the state for months talking about sex offenders and phony travel vouchers while refusing to say whether he would run for governor or answer tough questions about the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo spoke publicly for the first time since his former closest aide was convicted of running two bribery schemes while working for the governor and managing Cuomo's re-election campaign.

Actress Cynthia Nixon of «Sex in the City» fame is running for the Democratic nomination for governor of New York, while Greg Pence, the vice president's brother, won the Republican nomination in Indiana's 6th District.

First: While the Indys backed Democratic AG Andrew Cuomo for governor (who stood with party leaders in Troy two weeks ago, but accepted their nod via teleconference today) and his preferred running mate, Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy, they crossed over to the GOP line to back Harry Wilson for state comptroller.

«While I realize that it would not be possible to win the governor's seat without major party backing, I considered running on a third line in order to keep attention focused on important policies for which I care deeply,» Levy said in a statement.

State Senator John DeFrancisco, who's running for governor against him, blasted Cuomo on Wednesday, saying he's hiding behind photo - ops while the subway system he controls falls apart.

While speculation is swirling about who will run for governor, one person has made his intentions clear.

Cuomo has signaled he will run for a third term in 2018, while Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is also believed to be interested in running for governor.

«Running for governor while on probation proved to be a challenge, but I am proud of the pro-freedom agenda I ran on.

Many Democratic voters statewide — 60 % — do not want Paterson to run for governor this year while only one - third does.

A December Quinnipiac University poll showed that while 50 percent of voters statewide believed the governor should become a national leader by challenging Trump's policies, 56 percent said he shouldn't run for president in 2020.

Cuomo has held few public appearances since his office was served with a bombshell subpoena by Bharara on April 29 seeking information on whether Percoco used his official position and ties to Cuomo to gain favors for two companies that had paid him as a «consultant» in 2014 while he was also being paid to run the governor's re-election campaign.

While many Democrats are just coming to the realization that they need to hammer the economy in this mid-term election season, the veteran Brooklyn lawmaker, who took a pass in 2006 on running for governor and instead rose to become third - highest ranked senator in the upper house, has been talking about the need for his party to talk about endangered middle class for some time now.

«While I will not be running for governor, I deeply believe New Yorkers deserve new leadership, new ideas and renewal of a spirit of community that too many of our elected officials have abandoned,» Molinaro wrote.

While he insists he's only focused on re-election in 2018, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli has taken steps to prepare for a run for governor — and a possible Democratic primary challenge to Cuomo — in two years, said a source close to DiNapoli.

Cahill said he will not run for governor, or any other higher office, while serving as attorney general.

While there's chatter that New York's freshman governor would be a prime candidate for a 2016 presidential run, several Democratic National Convention delegates from the early caucus state of Iowa knew very little about Andrew Cuomo's record in Albany.

In a shot directly at Mayor Bill de Blasio, the state Senate Republicans on Friday quietly introduced a bill that would extend New York city mayoral control over the schools for just a year while at the same time giving the governor a role in how the city system is run.

While an outspoken figure and a major donor, Paladino did not seek elected office until he ran for governor in 2010.

More than six in ten voters — 62 % — do not want former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer to run for mayor in 2013 while 24 % want him to throw his hat into the ring.

The statewide Democrat's warchest could serve to dissuade potential challengers while also providing a potential financial springboard should he choose to run for governor.

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State Sen. John DeFrancisco, in the middle of a 15 - county tour of New York while exploring a run for governor, says he is surprised at the intensity of opposition he has found to Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork / AP)-- While declining to make an endorsement for New York state governor in the Democratic primary in The New York Times has endorsed Tim Wu for lieutenant governor over Gov. Andrew Cuomo's running mate Kathy Hochul.

While the governor appeared confident, some political observers say the race for Lt. Governor may be close, leaving some to wonder if running mate Kathy Hochul could be in governor appeared confident, some political observers say the race for Lt. Governor may be close, leaving some to wonder if running mate Kathy Hochul could be in Governor may be close, leaving some to wonder if running mate Kathy Hochul could be in trouble.

State Supreme Court Justice Edgar Walker rejected arguments that Teachout didn't meet the five - year residency requirement to run for governor, finding she maintained a «physical presence» in New York since 2009 even while driving with a Vermont license until last May.

While O'Malley has said he's focused on his last year as governor, he's also weighing a presidential run and has said he's preparing the «ground work» for a potential campaign.

During a press conference on Dec. 27, while announcing that the county had met the terms of its settlement with HUD to build 750 units of affordable housing before 2017, Astorino commented on Johnson's plans to run for governor as a Democrat.

The state Democratic Party is running attack ads against the Republican candidate for governor, while the GOP candidate is fighting back in an internet video.

Two weeks ago, Cuomo told reporters in Buffalo that while he thinks Hochul is great, her greatness would be greatest if she ran for a House seat now held by Republican Rep. Chris Collins, an enthusiastic critic of the governor.

Deputy Senate Majority Leader John DeFrancisco is putting a lot of miles of his car as he criss - crosses the state while considering a potential 2018 run for governor.

While talk of Miner's political future has been dominated by the potential run for governor, Republican - aligned super PACs had began preparations for her to run against Katko.

The AG's office for detractors has come to stand for «aspiring governor» and both Cuomo and his immediate predecessor were both angling for the executive mansion while still running the state's law department.

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.

My take is that he's already running for governor while maintaining a brutal schedule as a congressman.

Former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn on Tuesday apologized for calling Cynthia Nixon an «unqualified lesbian» while dismissing her run for governor.