A few political developments in our town and around the state: • Joel Giambra will head down to Manhattan this week for the Republican State Convention, his dalliance
with running for governor over and his ideas for a «big tent» GOP never advancing past the door flap.
He also lost a bid for Congress in 1998 and flirted
with running for governor in 2010.
Neighborhood leaders influential in Mayor Luke Bronin's political rise say he will have to win over the community again after spending four months flirting
with a run for governor.
With 19th district Congressman Chris Gibson holding to his self - imposed term limit and stepping down after this year,
with a run for governor in 2018 a distinct possibility, candidates having been lining up to run for the open seat.
Not exact matches
Georgia Lieutenant
Governor Casey Cagle, a Republican who is running for governor, on Monday threatened to kill tax legislation that would benefit Delta unless it reinstates its relationship with
Governor Casey Cagle, a Republican who is
running for governor, on Monday threatened to kill tax legislation that would benefit Delta unless it reinstates its relationship with
governor, on Monday threatened to kill tax legislation that would benefit Delta unless it reinstates its relationship
with the NRA.
Those discussing a possible
run with the talk - show host include Ted Strickland, the former Ohio
governor who
ran for Senate last year, said Tim Burke, the Hamilton County Democratic Party chairman.
In another sign of his frayed relationship
with labor, Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin, a top - tier Democrat
running for governor, was not invited to address the Connecticut AFL - CIO political convention.
Excepting being so out of touch
with the average American which is terminal
for a presidential candidate, Romney could have been a formidable candidate if the RNC had let him
run on his record as a moderate
Governor of Massachusetts instead of being pushed to the far right by the primary process.
There is no Mitch Daniels candidacy
for reasons of family, and now there is no Chris Christie candidacy
for reasons having to do
with concerns
for being
governor of his state and not really wanting to
run for president (at this time).
Eric Sapp, who
runs a faith - focused consulting firm
with Strider, said he wasn't hired by the House and Senate Democratic campaign committees or by candidates
for Congress or
governor,
for the first time since he started doing such work.
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, who says she is considering a
run for governor in 2018, called on all elected officials to return donations from billionaire Dan Loeb, who recently made headlines
with racially charged comments.
Sources familiar
with their conversation say Paladino asked Pataki
for his advice in how to best unify the GOP and Conservative parties (recall that Pataki
ran three times
with both lines) and get Lazio, whom the former
governor has endorsed, to drop out of the race.
Flanagan had also toyed
with a potential
run for governor and has been named over the years as a potential statewide candidate.
Despite the recent rumors of Donald Trump's potential interest in
running for governor, state GOP Chairman Ed Cox is continuing to forge ahead
with his preferred 2014 candidate, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino.
«Ultimately the decision was going to lie
with Donald Trump whether or not he was going to
run for Governor.
Golisano, who spent some $ 93 million on three unsuccessful campaigns
for governor (1994, 1998 and 2002), switched his enrollment in October 2005, sparking speculation that he would try to
run a fourth time to challenge Democrat Eliot Spitzer,
with whom the Paychex billionaire didn't get along.
He urged the traders to pay the
governor back
with their votes when he will come out
for re-election
for second tenure, saying, «ou know that the politicians are greedy, they will not avoid
running for second tenure, they will always stand
for re-election and that is the time they should pay him in his own coin
for what he did to them.»
How can you
run for governor of the state of New York if your supposed supporters are in bed
with your opponent?
With actress Cynthia Nixon announcing her Democratic primary run for governor last week, Cuomo supporters believe the governor — with his fiat - trigger temper and penchant for off - the - cuff remarks that often go awry — is the only one who can beat hims
With actress Cynthia Nixon announcing her Democratic primary
run for governor last week, Cuomo supporters believe the
governor —
with his fiat - trigger temper and penchant for off - the - cuff remarks that often go awry — is the only one who can beat hims
with his fiat - trigger temper and penchant
for off - the - cuff remarks that often go awry — is the only one who can beat himself.
I am of the opinion that in the event Paladino were to take another
run for Governor and only were to seek the Conservative Line, that he would end up
with the GOP Line as well if he were to collect signatures and force a primary.
With two top GOP potential candidates
for governor recently deciding to forgo a
run, longtime state Conservative Party Chairman Michael Long admits to worries over whether the remaining possibilities have the right stuff.
And the ties go even deeper here... Howard then
ran for Governor with Mario Cuomo as his Lieutenant
Governor Candidate in 1974.
Speaker Carl Heastie, who ascended to the post after Bharara's office charged his predecessor
with corruption, only shrugged when asked if the former prosecutor may consider
running for governor.
«
With Donald Trump as president, it's no surprise Nicole Malliotakis has emerged as the Republican candidate to take on Mayor de Blasio — after all, it was only four years ago she talked to Trump about
running for Governor of New York,» the email states.
After keeping mum
for days about his plan to end his LG
run and jump into the
governor's race, Republican businessman M. Myers Mermel let loose
with both barrels against Democratic gubernatorial contender, Andrew Cuomo, saying the AG should resign immediately because he is «responsible»
for the Albany mess.
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.
We know this because Doe Fund founder George McDonald, a Democrat - turned - Republican who is
running for NYC mayor next year, tweeted a photo of the
governor with said cake, and a message that he had «a wonderful time» celebrating
with Cuomo last night.
Staten Island Councilman Joe Borelli is being considered «very seriously» to
run with presumptive Republican candidate
for governor Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro on the GOP ticket, the chairman of the Conservative Party confirmed.
Though he attended the gala in 2010 when he was the state attorney general preparing to
run for governor — an awkward moment that saw him sharing a table
with Paterson, who looked to be on a political collision course
with Cuomo until he decided not to follow through
with his plans to seek a full four - year term — Cuomo generally avoids the public portions of caucus weekend in favor of private events at the mansion where he has more control — both over the guest list and media access.
State Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco's decision to
run for governor could play havoc
with the upcoming budget negotiations, insiders say.
Roemer, who, like any good politician, was very skilled at bringing the conversation back to himself and his own endeavors, recalled a conversation he once had
with the late President Ronald Reagan about the importance of being a
governor before one
runs for the Oval Office.
Tim Wu, a Columbia Law professor credited
with coining the term «net neutrality,» is considering a
run for state attorney general, four years after he unsuccessfully
ran for lieutenant
governor as Teachout's
running mate.
Trump wanted to be the Republican at the top of the ticket
with Astorino
running for lieutenant
governor.
In 2014, Cuomo created the Women's Equality Party
with help from former City Council Speaker Christine Quinn and Lieutenant
Governor Kathy Hochul as he was
running for reelection.
Prof. Teachout, a Vermont native who in 2014 sued in New York State Supreme Court to establish her residency in New York City so that she could
run for governor of New York, is campaigning
with fellow left - wing Vermonter Bernie Sanders today.
Scaramucci would not
run for governor of New York if Andrew Cuomo goes through
with seeking a third term in 2018.
One of the candidates seeking the Democratic nomination to
run for governor of Vermont kicked off his campaign
with an event in Barre Tuesday.
Her announcement Thursday that she will be a candidate
for the post sets up a possible showdown
with Susan Bysiewicz, who is
running for lieutenant
governor on a ticket
with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ned Lamont.
Andrew, on the other hand, has often appeared callow and controlling: He drove a Jaguar
with AMC ESQ plates; he ordered up 30,000 copies of a 150 - page brochure on his Housing and Urban Development (HUD) tenure; and after a disastrous 2002
run for governor, he went to work
for a developer he had investigated at HUD, raking in $ 2.5 million over three years helping to build luxury marinas, of all things.
In another sign of heightened tensions, Newsday reported that GOP Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan, who has been at odds
with Cuomo recently, might even
run for governor against him.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Richard Hanna said today he will consider
running for governor of New York in 2018, responding to the encouragement of at least a dozen top Republicans from across the state who approached him
with the idea.
Eva Bermudez Zimmerman is
running for lt.
governor, setting up a possible showdown
with Susan Bysiewicz at this weekend's Democratic convention.
With James out of the
running, one likely candidate
for the WFP nomination
for AG is law professor Zephyr Teachout, who
ran for governor against Cuomo in 2014.
«Who may
run for governor on both sides of the aisle, that's up to them and we will deal
with it,» Cuomo said Tuesday in a teleconference
with reporters on preparations
for a snowstorm.
Primary voters will saddle the gubernatorial nominee
with a
running mate
for lieutenant
governor.
He supposedly wouldn't
run for governor if Andrew Cuomo goes through
with seeking a third term in 2018.
He once
ran for governor promising to «clean out Albany
with a baseball bat.»
By Penny Mintz City Council Member Jumaane Williams, a Brooklyn Democrat
running for lieutenant
governor, spoke
with Progressive Action of Lower Manhattan (PALM) members in late January.
And James
running a strong AG campaign, especially if she is allied
with Cuomo, could bring votes
for the
governor in minority neighborhoods in New York City that have been electoral bulwarks
for Cuomo in the past, but which Nixon is courting.
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.