Sentences with phrase «who voted for governor»

According to news reports, the Connecticut State Senator who voted for Governor Malloy's corporate education reform initiative, including the unfair and inappropriate teacher evaluation system and the massive increase in the use of the discriminatory Common Core Standardized Testing Scheme has now «landed a job» working for the Connecticut Education Association.

One result is a scramble to get the necessary signatures, 5 percent of city Democrats who voted for governor in a particular district last year, by the July 9 deadline.

Not exact matches

Opponents also could try to force recall elections of Republican lawmakers who voted for the laws, or of Republican Governor Rick Snyder.

«In a campaign cycle that has been nothing but a race to the bottom — at such a critical moment for our nation — and with so many who have tried to be respectful of a record primary vote, the time has come for Governor Pence to lead the ticket,» Huntsman told the Salt Lake Tribune.

Whitman, a lifelong Republican who had backed New Jersey Governor Chris Christie in the primaries, subsequently rejected the Republican nominee, Donald Trump, and said she will vote for, support, and raise money for Clinton instead.

They can be as many of the American smart people who «Showed Obama» by voting for these Republican Governors.

I do nt vote for liars who stand for NOTHING, hide their wealth in foreign countries to avoid paying taxes, hide their tax returns, had their financial records when running the Olympics SHREDDED and all his emails as Governor permanently DESTROYED.

As a Christian and a Republican who voted for Obama last time... I won; t make that mistake again so I am voting for Governor Romney (unless Ron Paul is on the ballot as an independent)

But there is even more evidence that Governor Romney's mormonism is not influencing pastors when they vote — 82 % of pastors who are NOT voting for Governor Romney say their decision was not at all related to his Mormon faith.

What never ceases to amaze ME is the political «wisdom» that (1) black voters are more likely to vote for a gubernatorial candidate governor who will appoint a black Lt. Gov. and (2) women are more likely to vote for someone who appoints a female Lt.. The menfolk (including some in the press) must think that female and minority voters are simpletons.

Kerry Kennedy hasn't ruled out running for elected office, but this year plans to vote for the «person who makes the best lasagna» for governor, and she thinks that's her ex-husband.

New York Democratic Party activists who backed Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders for president in 2016 — and now support Cynthia Nixon for governor over Cuomo — have drafted a resolution to force the state Democratic Committee to pass a rule allowing independent or «nonaligned» registered voters to vote in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor, on Sept. 13.

The Working Families Party is still scrambling to find a placeholder candidate for governor in advance of its June 5 convention, and is looking for someone who will not only attract 50,000 votes but also might exploit the fact that the statewide Democratic ticket lacks diversity, a source with knowledge of party leaders» thinking said.

A once - quiet effort by governors to block the full repeal of the Affordable Care Act reached its climax in Washington yesterday, as state executives from both parties — who have conspired privately for months — mounted an all - out attack on the Senate's embattled health care legislation hours before Republicans postponed a vote.

Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, and his hometown GOP chairman John Jay LaValle, whose Suffolk county committee will have the most votes at the party's nominating convention, disagree on who should run for governor, with Flanagan supporting state Sen. John DeFrancisco and LaValle endorsing Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.

Providing funding in the Executive Budget would prove to New Yorkers, who have waited long enough for simple voting reforms, the Governor is serious about implementing early voting in New York State,» said Ethan Geringer - Sameth, Public Policy and Program Manager for Citizens Union.

The Democrats claimed 5.8 million members and generated 2.6 million votes in the governor's race while the Republicans, who boasted a 2.9 million - person enrollment, managed to collect 1.3 million for their disastrous nominee, Carl Paladino.

Bloomberg, who has endorsed the state's Republican nominees for attorney general and for state comptroller, said Cuomo, «has been an exemplary attorney general, and I think he will be a very good governor... you can rest assured that I will vote for him.»

That being said almost everyone I know who voted him in as governor said they would never make the mistake of voting for him again.

In fact, Edwards reserved some of his sharpest criticism for members of his own party — without naming names — who had pressured county chairs in advance of yesterday's governor vote.

In a statement, Zephyr Teachout, who is running against Cuomo in a Democratic primary, faulted the governor for working with Senate Republicans, who have refused to hold a vote on the abortion plank, which none of their members publicly support, but twice passed the nine other women's equality items as separate bills.

Lawyer David Gerstein, 78, who cast his vote on the Upper West Side Tuesday, said he didn't pay attention to party when he picked Democrat Andrew Cuomo for governor and Republican Harry Wilson for comptroller.

«I'd like to thank Governor Cuomo for adding this funding to his budget proposal and recognize all of my colleagues in the legislature and the advocates, especially the Let New York Vote Coalition, who have worked tirelessly to make early voting a reality in New York.

Without an affiliation with Cuomo — who remains miles ahead in the polls — the party is unlikely to collect the 50,000 votes for governor in November that it needs to score an automatic line on the ballot for the next four years.

(CNN) Puerto Ricans who voted for US statehood in a non-binding referendum Sunday are «claiming our equal rights as American citizens,» Puerto Rico's governor says.

His Lt. Governor, Gloria Mattera, is a long time peace and single payer universal health care activist from Brooklyn who has often polled 20 % of the vote in her prior races for Borough President and City Council.

Governor Cuomo keeps giving the same, pat, copout answer that he doesn't vote for who the Assembly Speaker should be.»

The only candidate running for Governor in NYS who will make honest government a priority is Rob Astorino and I'm voting for him.

«Reed, Collins and the rest of the New York congress members who voted against their own constituents can try to deflect from this irresponsible vote, but it's the governor who stood up for New York taxpayers and always will.»

The governor and legislative leaders decided to abide by the normal procedures and let the budget bills «age» for three days before voting, so that anyone who is interested could read them.

But with one week left to go before voting day, Governor Cuomo who came up with idea, has finally started to push for it.

Lieutenant Governor Hochul says she knows of some GOP Senators, who she would not name, who are «supportive» of voting for the abortion rights measure and she says she's hopeful that election year pressures could encourage them to join Democrats to provide enough votes for passage.

Anyone who voted for the worst governor in Ohio history twice obviously dosen't have a very good idea of which candidate would make the best next governor of Ohio.

Green says that Cuomo will win re-election with, at best, 52 percent of the vote, a bare majority that would represent a humiliation to the governor, who is known to want to win by at least the landslide 64 percent margin won by his father, Mario Cuomo, in his first bid for re-election in 1986.

Eliot Spitzer, who last spring expressed strong reservations about Andrew M. Cuomo's qualifications to be his elected successor as governor, now says he will vote for him.

The governor, who is up for re-election this year, said the Republican - controlled state Senate voted down a legislative solution, «which is another reason why we need a new legislature this November.»

Today the governor said the details have not been worked out yet, and he's waiting for directions from Obama's campaign Cuomo also didn't back off from his endorsement last week of a Republican state senator who cast what he called the courageous and critical vote to legalize gay marriage in the state.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who endeared herself to liberals by voting against the bulk of Trump's Cabinet nominees, seemingly took herself out of presidential contention in February by declaring the governor would make «a great candidate» for the party.

Governor Cuomo predicts GOP House members who vote for the tax overhaul will be put out of office by voters in November.

But riding a wave of anti-tax sentiment, Mangano beat Suozzi — who had run recently for governor and sat on much of his campaign war chest — by fewer than 400 votes.

«Residents of the 55th Senate District need to know that a vote for Ted O» Brien is a vote to put the New York City Democrats and their special interest allies, who want to overturn the property tax cap and obstruct Governor Cuomo's agenda, back in control of the State Senate.»

The younger Cuomo will cross that threshold early next year — likely in January — when the state Senate is slated to vote on the governor's pick for the state Court of Appeals vacancy created by the departure of Judge Eugene Pigott, who has reached the mandatory retirement age of 70.

James further raised concerns about the party's requirement that campaigns pay for the email addresses for the 1,927 convention delegates who will vote on the endorsement for governor, as well as what she said was the lack of diversity among the rules committee members in attendance at Saturday's meeting.

«We heard that Tinubu had guaranteed 805 votes for Abraham but that was not possible because the Osun State Governor, Rauf Aregbesola, decided to work for Oke because of his Special Adviser on Environment, Bola Ilori, who was his running mate.»

But you want to be in public office, they have a right to know who you are, who pays you, where you get your money from, if you're asking for their vote and their support,» the governor said.

Republican challenger Tom Foley is running for the second time against Democratic Governor Dannel P. Malloy, who won in 2010 by fewer than 6,500 votes...

It appears the governor has chosen to do his re-election year address during the first week of 2018, and if it's on the the same day as the vote for the City Council speaker, then it's a dolor de cabeza for people who want to be in the room when it happens.

New York Democratic Party activists who backed Bernie Sanders for president in 2016 — and now support Cynthia Nixon for governor over Gov. Cuomo — have drafted a resolution to force the state Democratic Committee to pass a rule allowing independent or «nonaligned» registered voters to vote in the 2018 Democratic primary for governor, on Sept. 13.

Another question asked voters about the «probably double digit increase in the cost of the toll» on the bridge and the «jamming it through the Legislature before the July 4th holiday» assessing whether those conditions «make you more or less likely to vote to vote for Governor Cuomo and the state legislators who support it?»

American Third Position Party candidate Harry Bertram, who got 0.35 % of the vote for Governor of West Virginia in the recent special election, ran a controversial ad in the campaign's closing days that proclaimed him to be the «voice for white American issues,» according to WTOV channel 9.