Sentences with phrase «won a leadership post»
Heastie has been speaker for about six months, winning the leadership post after longtime Speaker Sheldon Silver was forced to resign after being charged by the federal government with corruption.
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Wary of the headache this issue caused Senate President Malcolm Smith, who had to do a delicate dance to both appease the LGBT community that had invested more than $ 1 million to help him win the majority and the members like Sen. Ruben Diaz Sr. who held the votes to his leadership post, Sampson is both supporting the six remaining «no» voters and refusing to promise to bring marriage to the floor for another vote.
Contested Chairman Phil Ragusa won re-election with 417 votes to 174 against former Rep. Bob Turner, who was backed by Bart Haggerty and the Southern faction, and will maintain his leadership post within the Queens Republican Party, according to unofficial reports.
Should Murtha win the majority leader post, Pelosi would emerge emboldened, having hand - selected her leadership team and shown the importance of longtime loyalty in her decision - making process.
Washington (CNN)- It was tea party vs. the establishment in a closely - watched race for an obscure Senate Republican leadership post - and the establishment won.
DAILY POST recalls that before Mimiko's election, the immediate past governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Godswill Akpabio, led the group that emerged after the leadership crisis that engulfed the Nigeria Governors Forum over who won election as its chairman between former Governors, Jonah Jang and Rotimi Ameachi.
However, concerns have been raised by senior figures in the party that Brown, who lost his post when Ed Miliband won the leadership, is not aware of the scale of the task facing him.
Southlake, Texas About Blog Thoughts on leadership from Jim Amos, award - winning author, speaker and Hall of Fame businessman Frequency about 1 post per month.