Sentences with phrase «who garnered the support»

At the same time, Flanagan had narrowly won election to succeed the scandal - tainted Skelos against DeFrancisco, who garnered the support of upstate lawmakers.

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Last, Spotify is also garnering a big lead over Apple when it comes to its free user base, or users who listen to an ad - supported version of Spotify but don't pay a subscription fee.

That was during a follow up to a question of former Florida Governor Jeb Bush about why he's more qualified to lead than the real estate billionaire, who garners as much as 41 percent of Republican voter support in some national polls, which is nearly triple the support for Cruz and four times that for Rubio.

Ventures who have evidence and traction to support the following are able to garner the attention of investors.

Obama is a pragmatic man who has used religon to his benefit, to become President and garner support.

Lyla Springate and her friends Sreeja Bhowmick and Eva Sarah Patten — who call themselves the Planet Savers — started a petition to garner support for meat free food to be served at their primary school, The Firs, in Sale, Cheshire, on Mondays.

At a time where I breastfeed my son, I take solace in knowing there are other mothers who may be far from me, but also believe that feeding the baby in that way is a wonderful thing and I can garner support from that and my husband.

Cuomo, who has garnered the support of the state's business community with his fiscal agenda that leans conservative on taxes, has said he's studying the issue before committing to the specific bill.

The complaint said Kaloyeros, who made $ 500,000 in extra compensation beyond his $ 800,000 salary, retained Howe and cooperated in the scheme «to maintain his leadership position and substantial salary... and garner support from the office of the Governor for projects important to him.»

The plan has garnered widespread support among Long Island businesses, planning groups and laborers, but still faces opposition from some residents who live near the Main Line and would be most impacted by construction, which project officials say would last three to four years.

In incorporating all of Mott Haven and part of the East Bronx up to Highbridge, the CM looks to garner support among her base, but bears the risk of having to appeal to tens of thousands of new district residents who have not yet succumbed to her electoral charms.

«Voters are looking for someone who will stand up for them and Tom Suozzi's proven record as an effective progressive, who fights for women, seniors, veterans and working families, has helped him garner support from all corners of the district and build momentum heading into the homestretch of the campaign,» campaign

He barely registers in polling on who voters support, garnering 1 % on good days, yet has extremely high negative ratings.

Staten Island DA Dan Donovan, who launched his AG campaign last weekend and headed out for his first - ever upstate swing, has already garnered sufficient support to get him on the ballot at the GOP's upcoming convention.

He has since gone on to garner the support of several elected officials, including his former boss, Attorney General Erich Schneiderman, Congressman Jerry Nadler, City Comptroller Scott Stringer, Councilman Mark Levine and, most recently, former Manhattan Borough President Ruth Messinger, who previously supported Ferrer's one - time bid for mayor.

Her campaign garnered support from three Republican U.S. representatives from southern and central California — Ed Royce, Paul Cook, and Mimi Walters — as well as a number of Republican state legislators and Bob Huff, the Republican senator who represented District 29 before Newman.

No longer the underdog candidate, Mr. Espaillat — who already boasts the backing of the council speaker — is attracting the sort of establishment support he struggled to garner two years ago.

Yassky, who received the Manhattan Democratic Organization's endorsement last month, said he had garnered the support of the Lexington Democratic Club, the -LSB-...]

Rosa has garnered support from the state's teachers unions as well as test refusal leaders, but Common Core advocates are fearful that Rosa will undo the work of her predecessor, Tisch, who championed the Common Core and the use of student test scores in evaluating teachers.

But support for Mr. de Blasio, who garnered a 50 percent job approval rating, remains polarized along racial lines, and voters are split on whether he deserves to win a second term in 2017.

And the winner will have to chase Gibson, who, according to sources in the northern counties of the district «is everywhere...» Gibson has garnered praise from WAMC's Alan Chartock for supporting public broadcasting's funding in Congress.

Ben Walsh, an independent who ran without the support of any major political party, defeated Democrat Juanita Perez Williams late Tuesday night, garnering about 54 percent of the electorate.

Baptist pastor and radio host Jody Hice is likely to garner the support of voters who like Broun's outspoken conservative personality.

In local races, Democratic machines in the Bronx, Queens and Brooklyn have often held sway, handpicking candidates who later go on to garner labor support.

Both Republicans and Democrats are scheduled to hold their conventions May 23 - 24, at which any candidate who garners 25 percent or more of the weighted support of delegates will appear on the primary ballot.

Fisher has garnered support from the party establishment in his bid to replace Sen. George Voinovich, who is retiring next year.

Paladino garners the support of more than six in ten Republicans who are likely to vote — 63 %, but only 11 % of likely Democratic voters.

Still, de Blasio has managed to garner the support from many within the real estate community, who have expressed support for the new administration's affordable - housing plan.

The Majority Whip is an elected member of the majority party who assists the Speaker of the House and the majority leader to coordinate ideas on, and garner support for, proposed legislation.

One such opponent of the Related Companies» project is Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, who has repeatedly said that a comprehensive community benefits contract — including a pledge to provide a living wage for workers — is integral to garnering his support.

While the senator has garnered considerable support from party leaders around the state, some are still urging Dutchess County Executive Marcus Molinaro — who said he would not run — to reconsider.

Hope Jay joked she wanted one of Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz, who garnered attention when he supported her bid for a board seat.

Powietrzynski, who is about to take the New York bar exam, garnered much of his support from individuals, including people in Forest Hills, other parts of the city and one from Ohio.

Perez said at the time the DNC's job is «to help Democrats who have garnered support from voters in their community cross the finish line and win.»

While garnering public support through media coverage is an effective tool in science advocacy, Erika Shugart explained that connecting directly with people who are not journalists or policymakers is also essential.

The Ambassadors are bright young leaders and philanthropists (40 and under) who are garnering support and spreading Wistar's message about bold advances in cancer, immunology and infectious disease research.

It garnered seven Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor (Walter Huston, recreating his earlier stage role, who should have won the Oscar with his sensitive portrayal against winner Paul Muni for The Story of Louis Pasteur (1936)-RRB-, Best Screenplay, Best Supporting Actress (Maria Ouspenskaya, reprising her role from the earlier stage production, and in her film debut), and Best Sound Recording, and won only one Oscar for Best Art Direction - Interior Decoration.

Sylvester Stallone who played Rocky for the seventh time in Creed received a nomination for Best Supporting Actor — which garnered much love from fans, myself included.

In film, «Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri» garnered four trophies, including best drama, McDonagh for best screenplay, best actress for Frances McDormand as a mother seeking justice for her murdered daughter, and best supporting actor for Sam Rockwell as the hot - tempered, dim - witted sheriff's deputy who is supposed to leading the investigation.

Even universal vouchers for all students garner greater support among the partisans who predominate in Blue States rather than Red States.

The message about «soft skills» has been garnering a lot of support in the press: highly qualified graduates with a string of A * s but who are uncomfortable in face - to - face meetings and making calls.

The plan, which has gained widespread national attention, also garnered the «enthusiastic support» of U.S. Secretary of Education William J. Bennett, who had written letters to Minnesota lawmakers urging them to approve the measure.

In New Jersey, Governor Chris Christie, who's been waging wars against the state's teachers unions since taking office earlier this year, made news by pulling the RTT application his own Education Commissioner, Brett Schundler, crafted to win the support of the New Jersey Education Association, and instead submitting his own application without NJEA support (or changes made to garner it **).

Rosa has garnered support from the state's teachers unions as well as test refusal leaders, but Common Core advocates are fearful that Rosa will undo the work of her predecessor, Tisch, who championed the Common Core and the use of student test scores in evaluating teachers.

The ABA, for its part, announced this decision to the more than 350 member indie bookstores who sell Google ebooks through their websites in order to meet their customers» needs for ebooks while still garnering the local community support that they rely on.

It remains to be seen what kind of support this bill will garner in the U.S. House, but if it passes, it could be beneficial to the average borrower who is struggling to repay their student loans.

We agree to use our resources, time, talent, and dedication to garner support for our collective efforts and to welcome community members who wish to join us.

People who are buying a Vita for PS4 remote play of course will help boost the figures, and should the release of PS4 explode the Vita sales then the install base increasing exponentially will hopefully garner much more third party support.

As previously announced, the players who opted in to the nomination process have from April 30 to May 7, to garner as much support as possible.

The gallery has garnered a reputation for supporting artists who are working across disciplines and with new and challenging forms of creative expression.