Sentences with phrase «years running for leader»

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For the second year, Walmart Canada is running the Green Student Challenge where teams of post-secondary students from across the country have an opportunity to convince some of Canada's most successful business leaders that they have the most compelling breakthrough idea to change business as we know it.

Gephardt served in Congress for 28 years, was House Majority Leader from 1989 to 1995 and Minority Leader from 1995 to 2003, running for president in 1988 and 2004.

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But, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and many of the GOP candidates believe the space would be best left vacant for nearly a year until a new administration is running the White House.

And for two reasons: Over the past 33 years the camp has been run by two devoted leaders, and the club's members decided early on that the ambience provided by caddies was worth a substantial investment.

Promises like, «Come to Penn State, I will slide our junior point guard who has been a team leader for two years to shooting guard, make him learn how to play defense, and you can take the helm at point and the offense can run through you.»

For added perspective, last year's run stop percentage leader, Alabama's Jarran Reed, made a stop on 13.4 percent of his run snaps.

Current Director of Football Dario Gradi has always been loathe to allow his best youngsters to jump ship too early but the Alex academy costs # 500,000 a year to run and its whole existence is predicated on returns — with a bevy of additional talents to keep the club on an upward curve, selling this angular future leader of a midfielder could keep Crewe sustainable for a decade.

World leader over 60m with 7.05 this year, double world silver sprint medallist Murielle Ahouré of Ivory Coast ran 7.10 for the win in the women's event ahead of American Tianna Bartoletta with 7.15 and Trinidadian sprinter Michelle - Lee Ahye with 7.17.

After 30 years in school nutrition, Stiles successfully ran for office and she's earned a reputation as a leader with vision and common sense.

Cuomo told the business leaders the reason for this was a state Capitol that ran a lot smoother than the years before he took office.

Republican leaders and high - powered donors in Utah are waging a quiet but concerted campaign to convince 83 - year - old incumbent Sen. Orrin Hatch, of Utah, not to seek reelection next year, and Mitt Romney, the one - time presidential nominee and leading Trump critic, is exploring a run for the seat.

Flanagan's time in the Assembly, where he briefly ran for minority leader, overlapped for about two years with Heastie, who was first elected in 2000.

But now it looks as though Donald Tusk, the leader of the center - right Civic Platform party, is going to run the country for eight consecutive years.

Federal prosecutors have asked a judge to revoke the bail of former Senate Majority Leader Pedro Espada Jr., who was convicted in May after a prolonged and colorful trial of stealing close to half a million dollars from Soundview, the federally funded Bronx health clinic he founded and ran for years with the assistance of allies and members of his family.

After a year in which Dean Skelos and Sheldon Silver, respective legislative leaders of both the State Senate and State Assembly, were convicted for defrauding the public for personal gain, politicians in Albany have once again refused to act on preventing corruption and enacting needed ethics reform and running a more open government.

Mr. Cuomo is the Democrat many party leaders prefer as their gubernatorial candidate next year, believing he would stand a better chance of winning should Rudolph W. Giuliani, the former New York City mayor, decide to make a run for the office.

Cuomo has twice run for office amid a parade of legislative scandals, including the conviction last year of both leaders of the Legislature.

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. >> Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro said Thursday he will not run for governor, ending more than a year of speculation about whether the two - term leader might take on Gov. Andrew Cuomo this year for the state's top post.

Last year, Cuomo's immediate endorsement of Clinton's campaign was particularly important to Clinton because some Democratic leaders believed Cuomo might run for president.

Garbarino, whose son, Andrew, is a state Assemblyman, is an ally of former Islip GOP chairman Frank Tantone, who resigned in June after eight years as leader to run as a cross-endorsed candidate for Family Court judge Tuesday.

The Neighborhood Team Leaders who are running our get - outthe - vote operation have been working in these neighborhoods for months, if not years.»

Senate Deputy Majority Leader John DeFrancisco's fellow Republicans (save for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Cuomo ally) weighed in on the possibility that he'll run for governor next year.

Of course, there was a catch to Cuomo's agreement to run on Row E this year: WFP leaders had to agree to support his New New York Agenda, which includes some proposals unfriendly to unions, like a property tax cap and a salary freeze for state workers.

He's sharp, credible and wealthy, has friends in high places, and he made a strong run for state comptroller last year,» said one of the state's GOP leaders.

Long faces steep odds against Schumer, who is running for a fourth term and is expected to become the Senate Democratic leader in next year's term, succeeding Harry Reid of Nevada.

El - Yateem, a married father of four who had been a prominent Arab - American community leader in Bay Ridge for many years, jumped into the political arena last year when he ran for an open City Council seat.

Union leaders have relied on mandates for action that lack authority — the National Union of Teachers ballot was run nearly two years ago, while other ballots had extremely low turnouts.»

Kean Jr., who may very well be running for governor himself in 2017, hasn't always had the smoothest relationship with Christie, who tried to take him out as minority leader two years ago.

«I hope the would - be civic leaders out there do not get dissuaded to run for public office,» Iannece said, speaking of his more than 20 years of civic experience not being enough for voters to get him on the Democratic ticket.

After announcing three more county GOP leaders had endorsed him to bring the total to 48, the 42 - year - old Dutchess County executive told reporters outside the state Capitol media room a floor above Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office that he was «humbled» to be running for governor.

When Cheri and I ran for office last year, one of our main goals was to build the Green Party and to inspire new leaders to run for office as Greens.

Smith — who was named the leader for the Democrats after their historic takeover of the state senate for the first time in 43 years in 2008 — stunned his party and the political world last summer when he announced that he was considering a run for mayor as a Republican, according to the New York Post.

Prior to the vote, GOP leaders said they needed a candidate with significant name recognition, such as an elected official, to run a competitive campaign against Mr. Krupski, who had served in town government for 28 years.

Ms. Patterson, Mr. Davis, the brother of former Councilman James Davis, and Diane Richardson, a candidate for district leader last year, are expected to run in the race on alternate ballot lines.

The 42 - year - old politician had initially waved off a run for the GOP nomination, but reconsidered once Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb abruptly ended his campaign in February.

But Molinaro, who is considering running for governor next year, said state leaders like Gov. Andrew Cuomo bear some of the responsibility for New York's high state and local taxes.

«Tory council leader suggests unemployed take jobs picking fruit Main Boris freezes his share of council tax bills for the third year running»

The Daily News reported last year Biaggi had been courted by mainline Democratic lawmakers in the Senate to run for the seat, but that appears to have been before state party leaders and the factions in the Senate agreed to a unity deal.

Marcus Molinaro, the Dutchess County executive who's considering running for governor in two years, met with Onondaga County Republican Committee leaders today as he tries to build name recognition throughout the state.

32 Black Republicans ran for Congress this year, with a few losing the primary to less conservative whites in Southern areas, and here in NYC, you had Black Republicans challenging people like Adams (his challenger was Samuel Benoit, a Haitian GOP leader), and you had people like Khorshed Chowdhury, a Bangladeshi GOP leader, and Mohsen Elsayed, an Iraqi civic leader, run for office as Republicans.

Molinaro, a Republican who is mulling a run for governor next year, did not question the push to share services, but suggested the effort was meant to «scapegoat» local leaders.

Bharara made a name for himself after he took office in 2009, targeting big names such as former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, J.P. Morgan Chase and the Big Money Bosses, when he charged 120 gang members with various offenses, ending a nine - year run in the Bronx.

Erie County Republican leaders have selected a decorated Air Force veteran and registered Conservative to run for district attorney this year, setting up a rare minor party primary and injecting yet another twist into an already convoluted contest.

The NYLCV is also backing Rodneyse Bichotte, a Democratic district leader who unsuccessfully challenged Assemblywoman Rhoda Jacobs in 2012, and is running for her seat again this year now that she has announced her retirement.

Former Queens Councilman Dan Halloran was sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in two corruption schemes, including taking thousands of dollars in bribes to help Malcolm Smith, a Democrat and the former state Senate majority leader, run for New York City mayor in 2013 as a Republican.

As Salmond pointed out this morning, he is «one of the few leaders» in British politics who has the experience of running a minority government (he did so in Holyrood for four years).

Former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos, a Republican, is not on the ballot this year, but his looming corruption trial has shadowed Kate Murray, the Republican candidate running for district attorney in his home base of Nassau County, on Long Island.

Long also suggested that allowing the tax to continue — which he considers to be an increase in taxes — could hamper Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan should he run for governor next year.