Sentences with phrase «working families party»

HTC is a top player in the Working Families Party, which was all in for Schneiderman (and, incidentally, is not necessarily all in for Cuomo's fiscally conservative proposals, although it leaders did signal support for his «New NY Agenda» during the campaign in order to get him to run on its line).

The GOP effort to make an issue of the Working Families Party line has reached new heights today, with a Republican congressional contender calling on his Democratic target to reject Row E despite the fact that it has been very publicly yanked from him.

«The Working Families Party and Data & Field Services cooperated fully with the extensive investigation conducted by the government.

The Working Families Party, which has been the target of some animosity from the right this campaign season, called the NYPD after receiving a suspicious letter containing some so - far unidentified white powder late this afternoon, a source close to the labor - backed party confirmed.

The working families party is against hydrofracking that will create more jobs for working families?

Case in point: The email sent out earler today by Working Families Party Executive Director Dan Cantor that deemed Verizon «a Tea Party corporation if there ever was one.»

«In 2008 Mike McMahon accepted the Working Families Party endorsement,» Grimm said.

The labor - backed Working Families Party has seized on a leaked internal poll that shows Democrat Kathy Hochul statistically tied with Republican Jane Corwin as a fundraising tool, sending out an email that urges supporters to contribute to the Erie County clerk's congressional campaign.

On the left you will have a similarly smaller party based on the Working Families Party with the Liberals and Greens thrown in.

The Working Families Party, which sent a team of canvassers to knock doors for Congresswoman - elect Kathy Hochul, is among those taking credit for helping propel her to victory.

New Yorkers for Growth, the conservative political action committee that has launched a crusade against the Working Families Party, and GOP / Conservative gubernatorial hopeful Rick Lazio are out with duel statements slamming AG Andrew Cuomo for agreeing today to accept the endorsement of the labor - backed party and run on its line in November.

The Working Families Party, meanwhile, sought to hit the accelerator, indicating in a statement of their own that they wanted an expedited process toward Democratic unity in the Senate.

The Working Families Party on Monday announced it would begin a vetting of candidates for attorney general, with plans to make an endorsement at its state convention on Saturday in New York City.

The Working Families Party spends millions of dollars on statewide and local campaigns through funds provided by labor unions and other left - leaning backers.

Does anyone else find it ironic that the working families party promotes policies that put families out of work?

The long - running battle between the Working Families Party and the NY Post continues this morning with an e-mail from the labor - backed party's executive director that uses the tabloid's latest anti-WFP editorial as a rallying cry for a statewide public campaign financing system.

More than 100 people from the Working Families Party and its supporters said they were angry that critical funding could be in jeopardy.

New York's progressive Working Families Party has formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon as its gubernatorial candidate - challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

NEW YORK >> New York's progressive Working Families Party formally endorsed «Sex and the City» actress Cynthia Nixon on Saturday as its gubernatorial candidate — challenging incumbent Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

The Working Families Party on Saturday backed a placeholder for attorney general, while also insisting its ballot line this fall would be open to either Tish James or Zephyr Teachout to run for the post.

The race for City Councilman John Liu's (D - Flushing) seat got a little less crowded Tuesday as former Democratic contender and Working Families Party endorsee S.J. Jung dropped out of the race.

Zephyr Teachout, who failed in a surprisingly stiff challenge to New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for the nomination of the progressive Working Families Party, will challenge Cuomo for the Democratic nomination for governor, she confirmed for the first time in an interview with BuzzFeed Friday.

«I am so proud to accept the endorsement of the Working Families Party,» Nixon told the enthusiastic crowd of progressive and activist groups.

«The part of this week that has troubled me the most is the threats that we have heard coming to defund not only the Working Families Party, but the community groups that have failed to endorse the governor,» she told reporters.

Working Families Party members are meeting Saturday and could endorse Nixon then.

He has proposed banning the Working Families Party.

The executive director of the Working Families Party, Bill Lipton, is staying neutral, saying the 232 committee members will «carefully evaluate the arguments on both sides» and make the decision that's best for the state's working families.

In the primary election on June 24, 2014, Maloney ran uncontested for the Democratic and Working Families Party nominations, but Hayworth defeated him in the Independence Party primary.

By this logic, as one Working Families Party leader said on television recently, if Malcolm Smith had tried to bribe someone to get his kid a job, would we then pass a law to ban jobs?

ALBANY — New York City Public Advocate Letitia James won't seek the ballot line of the liberal Working Families Party in her campaign for New York attorney general, a spokeswoman confirmed.

1199 helped undercut one of Cuomo's mortal enemies, the left - leaning Working Families Party, by breaking away from its labor coalition and depriving it of funds and manpower.

Chanting in a drizzle - spotted Foley Square, more than 100 people from the Working Families Party and supporters such as Citizen Action, New York Communities for Change and Make the Road Action said they were furious that critical funding could be in jeopardy.

Ms. Crowley must count on the support of the building trades if she is to counter the support that the Queens County Democratic Party has provided to Grace Meng and the Working Families Party has given Rory Lancman, her two biggest rivals for the race.

On Wednesday afternoon, leadership of the Working Families Party released a statement slamming Cuomo for reportedly urging James, who is black, not to take the party's endorsement.

NY 19 Votes is uniting #Resistance, Indivisible, SwingLeft and long standing activist groups, Democratic and Working Families Party members and concerned citizens across the district.

The group, which includes liberal organizations such as MoveOn, Tax March and the Working Families Party, has already spent more than $ 1 million advertising in congressional districts across the country to urge lawmakers from both parties to oppose tax cuts for the rich, and it expects to become more active.

But fewer than half think the governor is doing a good job in office, and, if the state's Working Families Party follows through on threats to run a progressive leaning candidate on a third party line, Siena's Steve Greenberg says the race becomes much closer, to just a 15 point lead for Cuomo.

Del Cecato has also helped craft successful messages for organizations such as the AFL - CIO, the California Working Families Party, the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's (DCCC)-- the latter during successful campaign to retake the House majority in 2006.

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Torres has received all the labor endorsements and all the political endorsements that matter, including those of the Working Families Party and REBNY's Jobs for New York PAC, which according to Tenants PAC he refused to disavow.

To step aside would be to break a promise he made earlier in the campaign and his commitment to the Working Families Party, whose line he carries.

James is also well - liked by leaders of the Working Families Party, which would provide a critical buttress in a competitive Democratic primary, and had been floated as a possible replacement for Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul — a sign that Cuomo would be open to her candidacy.

«There are two incredible progressive women in this race, and New Yorkers would be lucky to have either as our next Attorney General,» said New York Working Families Party Director Bill Lipton.

Cynthia Nixon, the Working Families Party candidate for governor of New York, recently spoke out against the state's 2 percent cap on annual spending.

Has New York state's Working Families Party come up with the formula for forcing centrist Democrats to the left and delivering bread - and - butter progressive policy?

Another 7 percent headed the call of the Working Families Party and voted for Cuomo on their line.

Working Families Party member Jonathan Westin runs one of the groups that could see its funding take a hit.

Instead, the governor has gained the support of two major unions that pulled out of the Working Families Party over its support for Nixon.

James has also said that she's not seeking the Working Families Party nomination for attorney general, reportedly under pressure from Governor Andrew Cuomo.

The Working Families Party could delay its nomination process for a state attorney general candidate expected to take place at the party's convention this weekend, POLITICO has learned.