Sentences with phrase «who crossed party lines»

Powell, who crossed party lines weeks before the general election to endorse Obama, has said before that he is not interested in working for the soon - to - be president.

Mr. Felder, who crossed party lines just days after he was elected in 2012, is not the only Democrat to stray during Mr. Cuomo's seven - plus years in office.

Correa's support among white voters can be credited to two key endorsements from Orange County's top law - and - order Republicans, Orange County Sheriff Sandra Hutchens and District Attorney Tony Rackauckas, who crossed party lines to support Correa.

«It was a gutsy move,» said Mahoney, who crossed party lines in 2010 to back Democrat Andrew Cuomo for governor.

Molinaro, a Conservative Party member who crossed party lines to endorse Cuomo in 2010, and Schwartz, executive vice president at MacAdams and Forbes Holdings Inc., replace Kathleen Pesile and Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, respectively.

Republican Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano, who crossed party lines to endorse Cuomo in 2014, is reportedly expected to be charged as early as Thursday on federal corruption - related matters.

The players in this drama: Cuomo (a Democrat), Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner (a Democrat), Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney (a Republican who crossed party lines to endorse Cuomo).

Bloomberg pledged to protect Grisanti and three other Republican senators who crossed party lines back in 2011 to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage.

Regular memo readers will recall an item last week on Oneida County Executive Tony Picente, a Republican who crossed party lines in 2014 to endorse Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election bid, but was wondering whether the political fallout from that move was worth it.

Jacey Wyatt was the only Democrat who crossed party lines, but said her support was conditioned on the state kicking in a matching contribution to employee retirement accounts.

The Times also takes a shot at former NYC Mayor Ed Koch, who crossed party lines (again) to endorse Turner, saying the NY - 9 special should be a referendum on President Obama's statement that Israel's pre-1967 borders should be the basis for negotiating a peace agreement — with mutually agreed land swaps.

Sen. Chuck Schumer has received what I believe is the first formal endorsement in his re-election bid from Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro, a registered Conservative who crossed party lines to endorse the Democratic senior senator, just as he did for Andrew Cuomo two weeks ago.

The money comes to New York as three Republican state senators who crossed party lines in 2011 and supported the measure, face re-election and primary challenges on Thursday: Sens. Mark Grisanti, Stephen Saland and Roy McDonald.

Former state GOP Chairman Pat Barrett, who crossed party lines to endorse the Democratic gubernatorial frontrunner, appear in a TV ad for him and serve as one of his three campaign co-chairs, is now sending an open letter to fellow Republicans Monday, asking them not to contribute any last - minute cash to the Buffalo businessman's campaign.

The Democratic Senate candidates who are challenging incumbent Republicans are in an even worse fix, especially if they happen to be unfortunate enough as to be running against one of the three GOP members who crossed party lines at Cuomo's request last summer to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage.

State Conservative Party Chairman Mike Long made it quite clear that no Republican senator who crossed party lines to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage last summer would receive his endorsement.

They got help from several Democrats who crossed party lines.

County Executive Joanie Mahoney, who crossed party lines to support the campaign of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, has long feuded with Holmquist.

Former Republican U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato, who crossed party lines and backed Cuomo for governor four years ago, is endorsing state Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco in the Republican primary (if there is one) for governor.

«I want to thank my family and my supporters, including the hundreds of thousands of Democrats and independents who crossed party lines today to vote for me.

There has been speculation on and off as to whether Miner's tense relationship with Cuomo has cost her city, particularly given the governor's close alliance with another local elected officials with whom the mayor must frequently work — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Republican who crossed party lines in 2014 to endorse the governor's reelection bid.

McDonald was one of four Republicans who crossed party lines to vote «yes» on same - sex marriage at Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's urging in 2011, and he ended up paying a steep political price as a result.

Tonight, he heads to Onondaga County, where the GOP county executive, Joanie Mahoney, who crossed party lines to endorse him last year, will host a fundraiser for him.

Mahoney, who crossed party lines in 2010 to endorse Cuomo over Republican nominee Carl Paladino, has even been rumored to replace Lt. Gov. Bob Duffy on the ticket later this year.

But without the votes, Democratic opponents and a handful of Republicans who crossed party lines to oppose the measure, were left only to deliver emotional pleas to block it.

Rural residents tend to vote for the Republican ticket, although there are sizable numbers of Conservative Democrats who cross party lines and vote Republican in national elections.

The actor will portray Ohio Congressman Wells A. Hutchins, a Democrat who crosses party lines to vote in favor of abolishing slavery.

Not exact matches

Some voters in Jefferson County ended up crossing party lines to cast their ballots for who they thought was the best candidate in each of the races — defying the practice of party line voting in an election that showed a deep red - blue political divide.

The ad, entitled «Agree», stars the ex-president and GOP state Sen. Bill Larkin, who has crossed party lines to support the congressman's battle against the Republican he ousted two years ago, former Rep. Nan Hayworth.

Maria Comella, a former top aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who has ample experience working on GOP presidential campaigns, is crossing party lines and the Hudson River to become Cuomo's new chief of staff.

He said Sharpton made an analogy about his decision to stick with an ally being much along the lines of President Obama's snub to Rhode Island Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio out of loyalty to his opponent, independent candidate Lincoln Chafee, who (as a Republican) crossed party lines to endorse Obama over GOP Sen. John McCain in 2008.

ICYMI... I wrote this morning about former Gov. George Pataki's fury with his longtime communications director, Mike McKeon, for crossing party lines to head up «GOPers for Cuomo,» along with a number of fellow Republicans who say they've seen the writing on the wall and don't believe their party can beat the Democratic AG.

Mangano, (who, as you may recall, was one of a handful of Republican county executives to cross party lines and endorse Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's re-election bid in 2014), pleaded not guilty to federal charges last fall, but he has refused to heed calls to step down and hasn't said whether he'll seek a third term.

bottom line is stop the cross endorsement crap and stop giving these leaders leverage over who gets jobs and whether candidates take positions on issues that suit the minor parties rather than taking a position they believe in... STOP THE EXTORTION

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.

Democratic Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who joined former NYC Mayor Ed Koch in crossing party lines to endorse Turner, will be on hand.

Hayes slammed Cuomo for doing «essentially nothing» to help the Democrats win back the majority, even going to far as to cross party lines to endorse a Republican (Sen. Steve Saland) who had voted «yes» on same - sex marriage last summer.

Stefanik crossed party lines back in 2015 to vote in favor of the TPA (edited, see below), putting her on the same side of the issue as President Obama, who now finds himself at odds with the woman who is seeking to replace him, presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.

Now there's an approach of which the post-partisan AG, who has been pushing hard to woo Republicans to cross party lines and support him, will likely approve.

Mahoney is a Republican who made a big splash when she crossed party lines and endorsed Cuomo, a Democrat, in his first election bid in 2010.

Hikind is a maverick who has often crossed party lines to endorse Republicans.

Governor Andrew Cuomo has crossed party lines and offered a political endorsement to Republican state Senator Roy McDonald, who lost a primary this month after voting to support same sex marriage in 2011.

The press release announcing Shimer's selection includes laudatory comments from Jeremy Jacobs, chairman and CEO of Delaware North; and Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, who, as you'll recall, crossed party lines last year to endorse Cuomo's gubernatorial run.

The League also got a check for $ 5,000 from environmental attorney Larry Rockefeller, a moderate Republican who recently crossed party lines to endorse Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo and appeared in a campaign ad on the governor's behalf.

Balboni and Schneiderman were once Senate colleagues, and the former senator — who refers to himself as a «lifelong Republican» — crossed party lines to endorse Schneiderman the first time he ran for AG in 2010 against GOP Staten Island DA Dan Donovan.

Governor Andrew Cuomo, who one day earlier told McDonald in a letter that if the senator decided to remain in the race, he would cross party lines and endorse him.

Mahoney, a Republican, crossed party lines to support Duffy in the race against Thomas Miller, who was then the Fayetteville village justice.

This time, however, the senator who so often crossed party lines would have an entirely different role.

It's also worth noting that legendary levels of dubious activity cross partisan lines there: After the Republican Party lost the majority in the state Senate in 2008, Democrats spent the first few months of their abbreviated stint in power basking in new information about how Republicans spent the legislature's money on items like a special van for the man who was then their majority leader, Joe Bruno, who went on to be sentenced to two years in prison on federal corruption charges.

D'Amato, who is from the district, heaped effusive praise on Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky when asked by the Daily News about talk that he is crossing party lines to back him if he runs for state Senate.