Sentences with phrase «while serving»

To bolster the NOW - NYS endorsement, Schneiderman's campaign is releasing a new online video that features young women slamming Cahill for his opposition to abortion rights and what they deem his «anti-choice» record while serving as a top official in the administration of former GOP Gov. George Pataki.

President John Dramani Mahama has said history will judge his contributions while serving in the highest office.

Akume, according to the source had also lost his junior brother who died three years ago while serving as a chairman of the local government.

So no, the President can't take a paycheck as a Supreme Court Justice while serving as president.

The position of national security adviser doesn't generally require Senate confirmation (although McMaster faced a Senate vote in order to keep his military rank while serving in the Trump White House).

Bailey was taken prisoner in 1944 by German soldiers while serving as a Second Lieutenant Pilot in the U.S. Army Air Forces, The Galleries, 440 South Warren St., Suite 711 (7th Floor), Syracuse.

Cathy Young has some baggage based upon her claiming two STAR exemption for a number of years (while serving as Chair of the Housing Committee) and DeFrancisco had large income from his law practice until recent years — if Bharara is looking for proof that an attorney actually provided services for fees that will be tough for JD to explain.

«While serving in the New York State Senate, Terry Gipson proved to be a very effective leader, committed to women's equality, and focused on helping working families succeed,» said Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

While serving as Governor of the old Bendel State, Dr. Ogbemudia initiated improvements in the areas of sports, urban development, education, public transportation, housing, commerce and agriculture.

I care more about him raking in more than $ 100,000 a year through his law firm while serving as Senate Finance Committee chairman.

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

«While serving in the Obasanjo administration, she requested the assistance of the World Bank and DFID, the UK's development agency to build institutions and systems that could block leakages from the treasury.

Ministers have maintained offenders convicted of violent or sexual crimes will not be eligible for early release but today's figures show 3,000 prisoners were released early while serving time for violent crimes.

It is with the expectation of proactively working with you as our Senator that we write to express our grave concerns regarding your positions on immigration while serving as a member of the United States House of Representatives.

Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, who many years ago had longtime political operative G. Steven Pigeon on his staff while serving as a New York State Senator, was asked about Pigeon's arraignment on corruption charges during a Friday appearance.

I hope that we continue to see an increase in participation and applaud those who have enrolled in the program, earning a quality education while serving those in need.

«While serving in the Senate would certainly be a new challenge, particularly given the district itself, I will not be a candidate for Senate District 38,» said Geller in a statement.

Republicans have targeted the district, which was carved out by the G.O.P. during the last round of redistricting to favor Amedore, who represented part of the district while serving as a state assemblyman.

She also fought for disclosures on steep tax breaks for developers last year while serving in the City Council.

Former New York State Senator Dean Skelos of Long Island was sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison and a $ 500,000 fine over corruption charges, while serving as majority leader.

It might be possible to make minor changes by statute, like preventing incumbent officeholders from double - dipping on their pension benefits while serving as a delegate, but most dramatic changes would require an amendment.

Peter Mandelson was appointed Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform in October 2008; he was also briefly a member of neither the Lords nor the Commons while serving in this capacity.

She has not argued a case in some time, she said, though she did represent some juveniles in criminal court while serving in the City Council.

Prosecutors also extended a case that led to the guilty plea of Assemblyman Tony Seminerio, a Queens Democrat who died in his prison cell earlier this year while serving a six - year sentence.

Former Assemblymember Seminerio died in Federal Prison in January 2011 while serving a six - year sentence for his conviction on influence - peddling charges related to his operation of a private consulting business that used his legislative position to generate income.

While serving on the Board, she was elected by her colleagues to the position of Minority Leader and served on a number of committees, including Ways and Means where she served from 2006 and was Vice-Chair.

Thanks to the leadership of Gov. Andrew Cuomo and through forums like today's conference, our commitment to sustainability, while serving as a major economic driver for our region and a leader in innovation and cutting - edge technologies, will enable us to continue to flourish as a key partner with the community, government and industry.»

While serving as a federal prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York, Thompson also helped prosecute former NYPD cop Justin Volpe in the 1997 beating and torture of Abner Louima.

According to The Times, in a 2006 article for the Asian newspaper Awaaz, written while serving as vice-chairman of the Conservative Party, Warsi described the Government's anti-terror proposals as «enough to tip any normal young man into the realms of a radicalized fanatic.»

While serving on the Westchester County Charter Commission, charged with improving county government, Killian missed more than half of the meetings and skipped more than 80 percent of votes taken.

Captain Wada who also apologised to party members who he may have in one way or the other wronged while serving the state made this known in his Odu Ogboyaga country home while addressing party members and well wishers from the length and breadth of Kogi East.

$ 1.5 MM Capital Comes on Top of Earlier $ 500,000 Allocation as City Councilmember QUEENS, NY — At the Memorial Day Observance Ceremony this morning at Borough Hall, Borough President Melinda Katz announced that the long - awaited Queens Vietnam Veterans Memorial project — the first boroughwide memorial to honor all Queens residents who died while serving in the -LSB-...]

We must care for the most vulnerable among us, and work constructively in the best interest of all,» said Mr. Van Scoyoc, who was elected while serving a second term on the town board.

While serving in the State Senate, Martins helped craft the legislation, signed by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in 2011, that provides judges with discretion during sentencing to strip the pensions of officials convicted of corruption.

He then switched to Clinton, bashing her about using a private email account while serving as secretary of state.

Haren's past work includes working on civil rights and constitutional law cases while serving as chief counsel to Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D - Calif.)

With effective community policing, New York can remain the safest big city in this country, while serving all of its residents with respect.»

Mayor Bill de Blasio first created the list in 2010 while serving as the city's public advocate.

Alan Johnson said he had felt «uncomfortable» about the investigation into the News of the World by the Metropolitan Police while serving as Gordon Brown's home secretary.

Amaechi, who is now the minister of transportation, was said to have initiated the importation of the helicopters while serving as the governor of the oil - rich state.

In the unsealed motion, which is heavily redacted and does not include that names of the women, the government cited «credible and corroborated evidence that while serving as Speaker of the Assembly, the defendant engaged in extramarital relationships with two women, one of whom....

A strong fundraiser, he made friends here by spreading city budget money to cultural institutions and other organizations while serving in the City Council.

Seminerio, 75, died last Thursday while serving the first year of a six - year prison sentence, said Edmond Ross, a spokesman for the federal Bureau of Prisons.

Doheny later formed his own local investment firm and now uses his acquired knowledge in turnarounds, development and business reforms while serving on the boards of directors of several national companies, such as Kodak, YRC Worldwide and Affinity Gaming.

Bharara told The Buffalo News in a subequent interview that he keeps the book «Thee Men in a Room» by former Sen. Seymour Lachman on his desk and has met with the ex-Democratic lawmaker to discuss the frustrations he experienced while serving in Albany.

Civil rights groups and Assembly Democrats are rushing to defend AG Eric Schneiderman's right to fight for the prisoner counting law he championed while serving in the Senate that is now the subject of a lawsuit filed by some of his former Republican colleagues.

Polyansky is going to continue advising Berntsen while serving in his new job.

Supporters of Bell's release from prison note his age at the time of the crime and his record of good behavior while serving time in prison.

Documents allege there is «credible and corroborated evidence that while serving as Speaker of the Assembly, the defendant engaged in extramarital relationships with two women.»

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