Sentences with phrase «year as a democrat»

Partisan disagreements on the intelligence committee have escalated over the last year as Democrats have charged that Republicans aren't taking the panel's investigation into Russian election meddling seriously enough.

Richard Painter, a longtime Republican who was chief ethics lawyer for George W. Bush's White House, intends to run for the U.S. Senate in Minnesota this year as a Democrat, according to a filing he made recently with federal elections officials.

Democrat Adam Haber Thursday launched his campaign for the seat held by state Sen. Jack Martins (R - Mineola), setting up what is expected to be one of the most closely watched races in the state this year as Democrats attempt to wrest control of the State Senate from Republicans.

TRENTON, N.J. — A millionaires» tax, legal marijuana and a higher minimum wage could all be in store in the new year as Democrats prepare to take over government in New Jersey.

All three candidates are running in tightly contest races this year as Democrats try to gain full control of the state Senate.

The district is likely to be a battleground again next year as the Democrats and Republicans stage yet another re-match for control of the upper house.

The feud was largely a dormant one last year as Democrats had hoped to win enough legislative seats in the Senate to gain control and potential broker a new coalition.

Jahar Abraham, who ran for a D.C. Council seat last year as a Democrat also said he found his party registration erased when he went to vote Tuesday.

Before he was an independent, he had been in the legislature for ten years as a Democrat.

«It's time to recognize that these schools were named in error,» said Ryan Sawyers, who is chairman of the Prince William County school board and is also running for U.S. Congress next year as a Democrat.

Not exact matches

In the key swing state of Ohio, Ted Strickland was elected governor as a pro-gun Democrats in 2006, but largely reversed his views on guns before challenging incumbent Sen. Rob Portman this year.

And then there are the more nuanced signs of trouble, such as the collapse of support among rural Americans, whom Democrats lost by eight points in 2008 and by 28 this year.

But while history may also be on the Democrats» side — the party in power often loses Congressional seats after a President's first two years in office, even when that President is not as controversial as the current occupant — they actually face a very difficult Senate map.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday gathered with senators on the chamber's tax - writing committee — including Democrats — as the GOP crafts a plan it hopes to pass this year.

As for stocks, 38 percent of Republican millionaires expect the S&P will be up double digits this year — double the number for Democrats.

Perry, who also ran for president in the 2012, making much of his five years in the U.S. Air Force, was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives as a Democrat 1984, but he switched party affiliations in 1990.

A version of the bill overwhelmingly passed the House last year before getting stuck as Senate Republicans and Democrats dueled over funding specifics and certain controversial provisions.

Trump had kept his distance from the Senate process, but Monday night's development was a major blow for him, too, as the president failed to rally support for what has been the GOP's trademark issue for seven years, ever since Obama and the Democrats passed the Affordable Care Act.

Harwood: I've heard this year described as the year of the angry white, college - educated woman — and the numbers Democrats among college - educated women are very strong.

And several Democrats said recent conversations with Springer, as well as his schedule, suggested he seemed to be more seriously interested in running this time than in years past.

These are not views shared by the Liberal Democrats, who see last night's result as their biggest chance of recovery since their electoral wipe out last year.

So the pre-election Republican position, backed by allies such as the Chamber of Commerce, to extend all of the tax cuts and postpone all of the spending cuts until the leaders work out a deal is not likely to win over many Democrats, who seem more inclined to let the tax cuts expire and start from scratch next year, presumably making it harder for Republicans to resist.

«We will fight to defend them because they are about the health and economic security of America's working families, and we will not use Medicare and Medicaid and Social Security as an ATM machine for the Republicans to give tax breaks to their wealthy friends and corporate America,» House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said at her year - end press conference, signaling that Democrats would not support cuts to Social Security and other entitlements.

The impact of the new tax law is expected to be a major campaign issue this year, as Republicans battle Democrats for control of the House and Senate in the November election.

As Katz pointed out, «I honestly think that if Democrats broadly were told a year ago that this would be the extent of what Trump had referred to as «doing a number» on Dodd - Frank, they would probably take this deal.&raquAs Katz pointed out, «I honestly think that if Democrats broadly were told a year ago that this would be the extent of what Trump had referred to as «doing a number» on Dodd - Frank, they would probably take this deal.&raquas «doing a number» on Dodd - Frank, they would probably take this deal.»

Previously bringing his entrepreneurial experience to the head office of Ontario's New Democrats as their Fundraising Manager and the Head of Labour and Corporate Relations, Josh's direction each year helped to eclipse previous revenue milestones and set new financial benchmarks.

Democrats temporarily shut down the government earlier this year as they fought for that protection.

WASHINGTON (AP)-- House Republicans and Democrats reached a rare, election - year deal with the White House to try to rescue Puerto Rico from $ 70 billion in debt as millions of Americans in the cash - strapped U.S. territory struggle with the loss of basic...

She's about as much indian as I am part bulldog.I wonder why the left doesn't call her out for being a manipulative, lying, schemer.Even the left's God (Billy Maher) did a nw rules where he said» if you have to declare what percentage indian you are, you're not indian» years ago.What she did was criminal, offensive, and telling of how democrats operate.

Liberal Boomers, who seldom if ever seriously criticize the legions of conservative - demonizers in your midst, for this post I will mostly join Mr. Druckenmiller in accusing you outright, that is, I will act as if this was your premeditated plan motivated by selfish interest, and not a pattern of political self - delusion that you fell into, given the drip - drip - drip of Democrat talking points over the years, given your gleeful listening to those who dismissed conservatives as hateful dunces, so that you ceased to even consider the NUMBERS conservatives kept pointing to, and just kept on doggedly voting D.

People of color have voted and will continue to vote for Barak Obama... The only thing he has done for people of color is be of color and be the elected POTUS... When Obama's eight years is at an end the person who runs against the next democrat will only have to campaign by stating repeatedly «I am a Republican»... Whatever doesn't go right in his administration will be blamed on Obama just as he blamed his failures on Bush... His signature health care program exempts Muslims, Scientologists, Amish etc..

The footage serves as a plausible facsimile of the war as defined by the Pentagon; it tells viewers nothing about the origins and nature of an enemy that Republicans and Democrats alike have been ignoring for the last ten years, out of deference to the demands of Big Oil and in the hope that a world of six billion people might wake up one morning, consider the odds, and start bowing to Bill Gates, Michael Jordan, and the Goddess of Democracy.

He was appointed in 2009 - a year after the «Kennedy Democrat and Reagan Republican,» as he'd described himself in his letter to Clinton, spearheaded Obama's outreach to Catholic voters in the 2008 presidential campaign.

I'll leave it to others to debate his definitions of liberalism and other political philosophies, and there's a whole other debate to be had about whether his leadership of the Liberal Democrat party was doomed by his Christian faith, as he claims, or his failure to return a higher number of MPs at this year's General Election.

During the Obama election years, as many as a quarter of evangelicals voted Democrat; with Clinton, it was nearly 10 percentage points less than that.

He began his political career as a liberal Democrat (for 30 years), and admirer of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Abortion issues seemed left in the dust as economic concerns drove this year's election, but on Tuesday voters ousted several pro-life Democrats and ushered in fiscal conservatives who tend to oppose abortion.

The 61 - year - old has gone from being viewed as the Republican foil to Democrat Hillary Clinton to a serious contender on her own.

For instance, in last year's Dutch election 85 % of CD voters described themselves as religious; for the Socialists, Liberals, and Democrats «66, the figures were 55 %, 40 %, and 25 % respectively.

Democrats, as tolerant today as they were in all white 100 years ago.

Washington (CNN)-- Democrats voted to update their party's platform Wednesday evening at their convention to include a reference to Jerusalem being the capital of Israel, as well as the insertion of the word «God,» neither of which was included in their platform this year but was in previous platforms.

CNN: Democrats update platform with Jerusalem, God reference Democrats voted to update their party's platform Wednesday evening at their convention to include a reference to Jerusalem being the capital of Israel, as well as the insertion of the word «God,» neither of which was included in their platform this year but was in previous platforms.

As a young evangelical myself, I confess I have grown tired... no, weary... of responding to comments like these with some honest suggestions for how my fellow evangelicals might avoid said retirement, only to be discounted and disparaged for believing the earth is more than 6,000 years old, for voting for Democrats from time to time, and for daring to serve communion to gays and lesbians.

What the organic livestock standard says The Organic Livestock and Poultry Production rule, commonly referred to as the Organic Animal Welfare Rule, is the result of 14 years of public and transparent work within the process established by Congress, and reflects deep engagement and input by organic stakeholders during multiple administrations, both Republican and Democrat.

This year Bunning and rookie congressman Tom McMillen, the Maryland Democrat who played 11 years in the NBA, (page 70) joined representatives Jack Kemp (Buffalo Bills) and Mo Udall (the old ABL Denver Nuggets) and Senator Bill Bradley (New York Knicks) in the Jock Caucus, as Udall has come to call the collective of five former pro athletes now serving in Congress.

The 35 - year - old former Redskins QB — and North Carolina Democrat — was sworn in as a U.S. congressman last week

Eighteen candidates are vying for a U.S. House seat in central Ohio that Republicans have held for 35 years and Democrats now see as competitive.

Indeed in December's debate Italian European People's Party (Christian Democrats) MEP, Elisabetta Gardini, said listening to Taylor felt like «going back in time» as all the issues he raised had already been considered in the thorough two - year process leading up to the draft before them.

Six years ago Carl was a conservative Democrat, as was Ronald Regan before he became as Republican.

Democrats this year, as they do virtually every election cycle, hope to make in - roads in suburban districts like the Nassau County seat.