Sentences with phrase «who run for public office»

Arin is a former lawyer (J.D. from Columbia Law School, member of the New York Bar), life long animal lover, pit bull advocate, and devoted fan of cats and dogs who run for public office.

Republican strategist Rich Galen, a former top Newt Gingrich aide who has seen a sex scandal or two up close, agreed: «People who run for public office, especially high public office, are not like regular people.

There is a lot of cynicism in the minds of the public about the effectiveness of local elected officials, government and those who run for public office.

Everyone who runs for a public office will have his / her life exposed; if a belief in God is part of the core, then that coincides with the principles that originally shaped this country and have made it a democratic and desirable place to live.

«I am very, very disappointed when a person who runs for public office and holds themselves out to be trusted by their community, winds up involved in a sordid affair,» he said.

Not exact matches

However, he suggested that behavior isn't one you want to see in someone who's running for public office.

Valerie Jarrett, who is President Obama's longest serving senior adviser and runs his Office for Public Engagement, told me later, «I was impressed with the number of executives who highlighted their recognition that diversity is a strength and who shared their best practices with us.»

So if the general population is at fault for having no choice but to elect yet another fraudulent and unrepresentative politician to some public office, then at least the prerequisites for running are faulty, the process absent of any oversight, the office free of any accountability, and the whole government essentially run by people who do not respect the law, to put it nicely.

While none of Jesus Christ's 1st century Christian leaders ever involved themselves in politics to the point that they ran for public office, after they all died out those men Jesus said would sneak into the church did sneak in and did get involved with political leaders and in just a couple of centuries the Holy Roman Empire was the old Roman Empire whitewashed to appear to be something of God's and both the church and the State being led by the very same man, Pontifex Maximus who had his own wife killed for proving that his trinity doctrine was horsepucky.

those who suffer from delusional thinking should be prohibited from voting, serving on a jury, running for or holding public office, purchasing or owning firearms or teaching public school....

mentally ill, delusional people who believe in the existence of gods should be prohibited from voting, serving on a jury, running for or holding any public office, purchasing or owning firearms, teaching public school, or having any contact with children under the age of 18.

«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.

Erin Cole, a former Army intelligence officer who went on to work in the Cuomo administration, is seeking to challenge Mr. Collins in her first run for public office.

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

The former Buffalo businessman, who said on multiple occasions that he was done with politics and wouldn't seek elected office again after losing to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo last year, is in fact mulling a return to the public stage by running for former Rep. Chris Lee's seat.

Kemmerer, who is making his first run for public office, said a vote for him would be a vote to help get rid of corruption in Albany.

«The law should be changed so that if you want to run for office in New York State, you have to agree to participate in a series of public debates with all candidates who meet the legal requirements to be on the ballot,» said Hawkins.

She added, «Someone who feels that their constituents are not entitled to know anything about them shouldn't be running for public office.»

But Rodriguez, who is currently running for his third and final term, as well as City Council speaker, defended his endorsement, writing that he is «currently and will continue to stand behind LGBTQ candidates for public office.»

Cathy Guerriero is a first - time candidate who says she's been thinking about running for Public Advocate for 20 years, essentially since the office was created.

Kingson, who has served as a professor of social work at SU for 17 years, is making his first run for public office.

Blake, who by all indications fits Benjamin's description of a new generation of honest office - seekers, is coming off a 2013 spent running Reshma Saujani's unsuccessful campaign for public advocate.

The bottom line is that a small fraction of the electorate will in many cases decide who will run for public office.

Ruben Dario Vargas, a self - described «Northern Manhattan community activist» who has run multiple unsuccessful campaigns for public office, is throwing his hat into... Continue reading →

There is a true labor / middle class candidate, Radahakrishna Mohan, who is a union official (Public Employees Federation) running for that office.

She waltzed into a NYS Senate seat (brushing aside native New Yorkers who were far better qualified) never having ever held a public office (or even having run for one) with barely a connection to the state!

Republicans are more forgiving than Democrats when it comes to the personal issues of a candidate who's running for public office, according to a new Morning Consult / Politico poll that shows GOP voters care more about policy positions.

Democrat Andrew Falk, an attorney who has run several times unsuccessfully for public office, plans to challenge Republican Sen. Terrence Murphy for his Hudson Valley seat in November.

But the Gray Lady egged on Democrats who want to «send a powerful message» to Cuomo by voting for his foe, a Fordham University law professor making her first run for public office.

While Perez Williams enjoys a slight lead, the race has narrowed down to two competitors - neither who have ever run for public office — who are within striking distance of each other.

Councilman Joel Rivera wrote to former Public Advocate Mark Green, who is running for that office again, to chastise him for referring in this video «letter to New Yorker» to single parents in the Bronx.

Missouri Democratic state Sen. Maria Chappelle - Nadal, who was entrenched in controversy last year, has announced her intention to run again for public office.

Osborne, a lawyer specializing in family law who lives in Simsbury, was making her first run for public office.

Ruben Dario Vargas, a self - described «Northern Manhattan community activist» who has run multiple unsuccessful campaigns for public office, is throwing his hat into the crowded campaign for the 13th congressional district, where Charlie Rangel is running for re-election.

The probe by Bharara's office comes as first - term PEF President Susan Kent, who faced criticism for her handling of Lee's case, is running for re-election to the top post in the state's second - largest public labor union.

To all those candidates — Dominican or not — who may aspire to run for public office, I would like to dedicate to them that biblical passage I used to start this column: «Cursed is the one who trusts in man» (Jeremiah 17:5)... «Let God be true, and every man a liar.»

«I think it's fair to say that I'm running for office, no other member of my family is running for office, and I think the public's going to judge me, not who else is with me or not with me,» Spitzer told a gaggle of reporters, including representatives from CNN affiliate NY1 and the New York Post.

Mark Green, who served as public advocate in New York City and ran for any number of statewide offices, took on the city's dry cleaners for their pricing discrepancies.

As a felon who was convicted of crimes related to his public office, Ganim can not qualify for public financing under state law if he runs for governor in 2018.

The councilman, who is running for his third term and speaker of the city council, filled out a questionnaire prior to receiving his endorsement from the club in June 2017, where he replied «no» to whether he had or will «in the future endorse or financially support any candidate for public office or current elected official with a track record of working against LGBT equality.»

«I personally believe that anybody who is attorney general should not be permitted to run for public office after leaving that position for at least three years, so the office is not used for political reasons, but to do what it primarily is supposed to be doing: enforcing the law.»

Current Police Commissioner Bill Bratton, who just outmaneuvered the mayor to get 1,300 more cops in uniform, was also on hand, with former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. — who some believe is destined to run again for public office.

«There were a number of people in line who thanked me for my service and urged me to run for public office and to reconsider running against John Katko,» Miner said.

Now Mr. Ganim believes he should qualify for public grants given to candidates who run for statewide office.

Hawkins said in a statement, «The law should be changed so that if you want to run for office in New York State, you have to agree to participate in a series of public debates with all candidates who meet the legal requirements to be on the ballot.»

Like many of his rivals, Mr. Coffey had only nice things to say about the current office holder, Andrew M. Cuomo, who is poised to announce his run for governor and has maintained high ratings in public opinion polls.

Hawkins is a Teamster who unloads trucks at night at UPS and has run many times for public office, most recently as the 2014 Green candidate for New York Governor.

«We've got to find a way to properly fund candidates who are willing to come out of their everyday lives and run for public office.»

Wright, who is running for Rep. Charles Rangel's congressional seat, not only indulges his tobacco itch in his Albany office, but ignores «no smoking» signs at public appearances, the sources said.

«No one knows what the public advocate should do,» said Reshma Saujani, who is running for the office she previously worked in under the current public advocate and mayoral candidate, -LSB-...]