Sentences with phrase «with running for public office»

An audience member pointed out in a question - and - answer session that Trump has flirted with running for public office before — most notably president in 2012 — only to back out, Paladino shot back at him.

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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.»

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.

When Abe Lincoln first ran for public office in Illinois, surely it was not with the ambition of being the Great Emancipator.

With stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blWith stunning consistency, virtually every indicator of civic engagement currently available shows the same pattern of increase followed by stagnation and decline — newspaper reading; TV news watching; attending political meetings; petition signing; running for public office; attending public meetings; serving as an officer or committee member in any local clubs or organizations; writing letters to the editor; participating in local meetings of national organizations; attending religious services; socializing informally with friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blwith friends, relatives or neighbors; attending club meetings; joining unions; entertaining friends at home; participating in picnics; eating the evening meal with the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blwith the whole family; going out to bars, nightclubs, discos or taverns; playing cards; sending greeting cards; attending parties; playing sports; donating money as a percentage of income; working on community projects; giving blood.

Promise you will never run for public office... or teach... or have children... or... oh, to hell with it — just promise you'll stay in your house, sitting at your computer, and having your groceries delivered.

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.

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.

Gorman, 37, of Orland Park, said she has long had a desire to run for public office and her frustration with high property taxes finally prompted her to do so.

There is another MPA assessment due this month, and with the information commissioner demanding the details of the amber - red reports are released, the public accounts committee to debate the details of the stinging National Audit Office report, and a ruling on legal appeals all due for July, the answer for government is simple: get the vote on the paving bill through before any of that happens, whilst trying to con MPs in affected constituencies that if they don't vote for it, the compensation pot will run dry.

Hawkins said that candidates for public office in New York should run on only one line, rather than cluttering up the ballot with fake third parties and independent lines whose main function is patronage and vote - buying.

Actor Kelsey Grammer — one of showbiz's most outspoken conservatives — has flirted with the idea of running for public offices ranging from mayor of New York to president.

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.

The Treasury Committee, the Public Accounts Committee — I do not know whether its Chair is in her place — and the National Audit Office all need to play a role in ensuring that the banks do not run off with the money, and that value for money is secured.»

«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.

Cuomo has held few public appearances since his office was served with a bombshell subpoena by Bharara on April 29 seeking information on whether Percoco used his official position and ties to Cuomo to gain favors for two companies that had paid him as a «consultant» in 2014 while he was also being paid to run the governor's re-election campaign.

«This issue will be like running for office with cinder blocks on his feet,» said Blair Horner, legislative director of the New York Public Interest Research Group.

Elected officials would no longer have any incentive to maintain their reputation with the public and since it guarantees they can not run for office again, it increases the incentive to trade favors for a cozy job or board appointment once their time in office ends.

As a continued effort to provide the American public with factual information on candidates running for public office, these archived responses are made available here.

Fahey has never run for public office, but he's a sharp guy, the brains behind much of the research Higgins used to do battle with the state Thruway and Power Authorities.

Ghana's laws bar person with dual nationality from running for public 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!

Trump, a real estate tycoon making his first run for public office, said Clinton's long years of service represented «bad experience» with few results and suggested her disavowal of a...

While he cast himself as a candidate with a long record of public service — he graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy and served 30 years of active and reserve duty — it was his first run for office.

He said he never considered entering politics prior to last year, but decided to run for Congress with the encouragement and backing of 314 Action, a nonprofit (named after the mathematic ratio for pi) that wants to elect more scientists to public office.

I suspect change will begin when a few brave souls with the chops to make a difference get in the game and run for public office.

«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.

Any candidate running for public office knows that the internet has become an increasingly powerful tool in communicating with voters.

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.»

Florida law says: «No officer may qualify as a candidate for another state, district, county, or municipal public office if the terms or any part thereof run concurrently with each other without resigning from the office he or she presently holds.»

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.

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.»

Flanagan, a 57 - year - old trade - directory publisher who once had aspirations of running for office, is now a study in conservative grassroots activism, illustrating both the way in which Tea Party groups can figure into policy fights even in a liberal state like New York, and how they maximize the influence they have with public officials.

Like most incumbents, Mr. Rivera enjoys a bigger campaign fund — he has more than $ 53,000 compared with Mr. Sepulveda's $ 15,500 — but Mr. Sepulveda, in his first run for public office, raised more money from January to July, according to the latest campaign filings.

«We must replace the public embarrassment of existing campaign financing laws, which allow enormous contributions and unlimited expenditures, with a system of reasonable limits that levels the playing field and ensures that meritorious candidates are not discouraged by the costs of running for public office.»

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The bipartisan legislation would create a public financing system for congressional campaigns, with the goal of limiting the influence of special interests and encouraging a «more diverse pool of candidates» to run for federal office.

For crying out loud, I could run for public office with that kind of duplicitousneFor crying out loud, I could run for public office with that kind of duplicitousnefor public office with that kind of duplicitousness.

Well there's enough of us to vote them out of office and run the animal rights activists right out of our state - if we go public, if we network with each other, if we stand up and fight for the right to own multiple pets of the breed and species we choose.

No, they're not running for public offices, but they are making friends with those already occupying our nations public servant positions.

Add to that everyone employed in the public sector «an office of profit under the Crown», or who does business with the Commonwealth, and it's conceivable that a majority of Australians are ineligible to run for election to Parliament.

Furthermore, the government announced they will not proceed with Bills regarding secularism in the public sector, or with the establishment on a Charter on Secularism that would limit religious headwear in public institutions, and the proposed Quebec citizenship that would make future immigrants pass a French test to run for public office.

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We decided to run a contest for the public in conjunction with a renovation and grand re-opening of our office.

There are indeed folks available for the job with the right stuff, but they often tend to look upon becoming a Realtor with disdain, much the same way that many qualified people look upon running for public office do.

Politicians running for public office do this all the time with the voters passing judgement thereafter.