Sentences with phrase «who ran for election»

He also is working with Mayor Ras Baraka, who ran for election on a platform opposing Cerf's predecessor, to end state control in Newark — a goal leaders and families in the district have hoped to achieve for decades.

Some examples include a state representative who ran for state senate or a state senator who ran for election for state executive office.

Felder, who ran for election on several party lines but is a registered Democrat, is the only obstacle in the way of a Democratic majority in the body.

[7] In 2016, Hamilton announced that he would join the Independent Democratic Conference, [9] a group of eight senators who run for election as Democrats, but support the Republican party once elected.

Not exact matches

In this case, though, the client who apparently reimbursed the expense was running for president and the money was paid just days before the election.

Ford O'Neil, who oversees about $ 100 billion in bonds for Fidelity Investments, says the sharp run - up in yields since the election of Donald Trump may not be justified.

Such is the case for Trump, who filed a letter with the Federal Election Commission establishing his eligibility to run for a second term in 2020 just hours after taking the oath of office.

The Abacus study also asked those who voted in the 2015 Canadian General Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral Election to rank a ballot that included the main political parties and generated data for 11 regions to estimate, with increased precision, the outcome of the Canadian election had it been run under different electoral election had it been run under different electoral systems.

Ms. Notley's candidacy has received a number of high profile endorsements, including those of fellow NDP MLA Deron Bilous, former NDP MLAs Barrie Chivers, Bob Hawkesworth and Jim Gurnett, former Red Deer mayor Morris Flewwelling (who ran for the PCs in the 1997 federal election), former PC MLA Tom Sindlinger and former Edmonton Public School Board trustee Dave Colburn.

It is unclear if Mr. Hehr and fellow Liberal MLA Darshan Kang, who is running for the federal Liberals in Calgary - Skyview will resign their provincial positions before the next federal election.

Buffalo is currently represented by Liberal MLA Kent Hehr, who is running for the federal Liberals in Calgary - Centre, and has elected Liberals in six of the eight elections held since 1986.

Voter turnout ranged from a low of 20.4 % in the 2000 Red Deer - North by - election, held to replace PC MLA Stockwell Day who resigned to run for the leadership of the Canadian Alliance, to 45.5 % in the 1996 Redwater by - election, held to replace Liberal MLA Nick Taylor who had been appointed to the Canadian Senate.

Following the election of President Donald Trump, who ran on an economic platform of bring back manufacturing jobs that had been sent from the U.S. to points overseas and pledged to «Make America Great Again,» more attention has been paid to the offshoring trends that have permeated the economy for a generation.

Richard Painter, a longtime Republican who was chief ethics lawyer for George W. Bush's White House, intends to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota this year as a Democrat, according to a filing he made recently with federal elections officials.

President Obama has seen people who politicize faith attack him since he first ran for election.

So with Occupy Wall Street, and Penn State football child molestation allegations, and the dearth of credible Republican candidates to run against a President who seems to have no care other than winning the next election, and Kim Kardashian apparently marrying whomever for millions of....

Well, we recently had our elections here in Rutherford County, and it's humbling and sad all at the same time ¯ humbling to see the number of folks who give themselves selfishly to causes they believe in, humbling to see men and women subject themselves to the mauling they get when they run for office, humbling to see folks waiting to vote in the heat of this miserable Tennessee summer we're having, but also sad to see how insular and crimped a lot of us have become.

After fleeing to the United States for several years, she returned to Liberia to run for the office of president against Charles Taylor, a man who has since been convicted of war crimes.She lost that election, but through the campaigning process became known as Liberia's Iron Lady.

The Park District election in Highland Park promises to be a hot one this April after Lorenz Werhane, Jr., who resigned amid a pension - padding controversy, threw his hat in the ring to run again for a seat on the board.

Northbrook resident Lise Schleicher, who voted at Wescott School's election location, said the two most important races for her were in the District 30 and in the Northbrook Park District, where four candidates ran for three spots.

Any resident of the Park District of Highland Park who meets the requirements set forth by the Lake County Board of elections is eligible to run for a seat on the Park Board.

Allies of convicted felon and former state senator Hiram Monserrate, who is now running for the NYC Council, say they will file a lawsuit against NYC Board of Elections for moving polling sites from his stronghold in LeFrak City in Queens.

Among the party stalwarts who were there to pay their last respect were the Flagbearer for the 2016 Elections, Nana Akuffo Addo, his running mate, Dr Mahamoudou Bawumia, the Acting Party Chairman, Freddie Blay and the National Youth Organiser, Sammy Awuku.

``...» So, the class of 2010 is interesting across the board for this year's election, but 2010 may go down in political history as the year in which a guy like this isn't the perennial kook candidate who runs in at least one election every election cycle.

The re-election campaign committee for Gov. Andrew Cuomo donated $ 11,000 to the state Senate campaign of Democrat Barbara Fiala, who is running an uphill race for a special election to fill a vacant Binghamton - area district.

«During the 2015 elections the PCO and my Directorate spoke up and campaigned for many PDP members who were running for public office and we funded and worked for them too.

This happens generally every other presidential election cycle, since a president who can run for another term generally does so with their party's support.

It would mean that suddenly all of the perennially safe seats would be in play - to the extent that everyone who lives in them would get to express a meaningful vote for their next MP - if not on election day, then in the primary running up to it.

Grisanti, who has voluntarily filed six financial reports with the state Board of Elections since September even though he didn't run for re-election this year, started out with $ 72,642, spent $ 35,056 and now has $ 284,273 on hand.

Hillary Clinton is supporting a Democratic congressional candidate's use of campaign funds on child care, writing a letter in support to the Federal Elections Commission that also highlights the number of women who are running for office in the 2018 midterm eElections Commission that also highlights the number of women who are running for office in the 2018 midterm electionselections.

Later yesterday afternoon, the Westchester County Democratic Committee sent out an email informing recipients that a «mini convention» would be called by Chairman Reggie Lafayette for the purpose of selecting a candidate to run for the yet - to - be-called special election to fill the seat of departing state Sen. George Latimer, who will become Westchester County executive on Jan. 1.

And of course the state party may be able to help you if there's no primary (if there is, it's even more important to make friends with other local Democrats who have run and won elections in your district — ask for their endorsement and their list).

After the almost 20 presidential aspirants run against him — as a sitting Vice President — in the NPP primaries for the 2008 Elections, Alhaji Aliu Mahama with much humility, conceded to Nana Akufo - Addo who emerged winner, sort of...

Regardless of who is selected by local party leaders to run, the special election is expected to be one of the most costly in the state's recent history, given the stakes for control of the chamber.

Earlier today, I posted a robocall Cuomo recorded on behalf of Chris Fahey, an aide to Rep. Brian Higgins who is running for former Assemblyman Marc Schroeder's seat in a special election tomorrow.

Fidler is running in the March 20 special election for the seat vacated by former Sen. Carl Kruger, who was forced to resign when he pleaded guilty last month to felony federal corruption charges.

Democratic state Assemblywoman Shelley Mayer, who running for state Senate in a critical special election in Westchester County Tuesday, has the backing of former Vice President Joe Biden, who has cut a last minute automated phone call on her behalf.

Ms Cooper, who confirmed she would run in a column for the Daily Mirror, said Labour had lost the election because the party did not show voters it «had the answers to match up with their ambitions».

Of the 87 state legislative chambers holding elections in 2018, 24 of them — 12 senate chambers and 12 house chambers — include incumbents who are unable to run for re-election due to term limits.

«The 6th District and America need to stop big corporate money from privatizing our democracy, which means public funding for public elections as we have in NYC and a DISCLOSE act so anonymous money from billionaires doesn't buy our government,» said Green, who is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance lwho is the author of Who Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance lWho Runs Congressand Losing Our Democracy, as well as the author of the multiple matching funds for small donors part of the City's campaign finance law.

With the deadline approaching to file petitions to the state Board of Elections, there was a surprise entrant: Perez Williams, who initially announced in January that she would not run for Congress this year.

StreetsPAC today announced three additional candidate endorsements for Tuesday's general election, supporting the re-election campaigns of New York State Assemblymembers Dan Quart and Michaelle Solages, and the State Senate race of Adrienne Esposito, who's running for an open seat on Long Island.

Muscarella also stated in the affidavit that McDonald told him he understood Jacob's goal was to generate negative publicity from an indictment shortly before the 2016 election that would help defeat John Venditto's son, Michael, who was running for the state Senate on the Republican line, and help the Democrats gain Senate control in Albany.

«The election will not be taken for granted by me,» said Koch, who had been elected mayor four years earlier by defeating incumbent Mayor Abe Beame, colorful congresswoman Bella Abzug, and Secretary of State Mario Cuomo in a crowded and bitterly contested Democratic primary and runoff before whipping Republican Roy M. Goodman and Cuomo, who was running on the Liberal Party ticket, in the general election.

Unlike most staffers who made that switch and then returned to City Hall, Botnick then went on to run David Greenfield's successful special election bid to succeed former Councilman Simcha Felder, who gave up his seat to go work for city Comptroller John Liu.

The winner of the Nov. 3 general election will replace Councilman Tony Avella (D - Bayside), who was first elected in 2001 and opted to run in the Democratic primary for mayor against city Comptroller William Thompson, who defeated him.

Djou won the special election to fill the seat left vacant by Neil Abercrombie, who resigned the office to run for governor of Hawaii.

Randolph wrote that campaign finance is incredibly important, as the way elections are funded predetermines who can run for public office.

Least positive are those who would vote for the party whose general election posters ran the strapline: «Sod the lot of them» — UKIP (see graph D).

In theory anyone could attempt to run by collecting enough signatures to get on the primary ballot but the reality of election politics today is that only those people who are connected to the party already and have the ability to raise money for themselves and the party have a real chance of success of being nominated to a high profile position.