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Yahoo
3 days ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Adams Remains in Mayoral Race; Obama Reportedly Shows Interest in Mamdani
Mayor Eric Adams isn't dropping out of the New York City Mayor's race anytime soon; while reportedly former President Obama and some of his key advisors reach out to Zohran Mamdani after his primary win. What does it all mean? S.E Cupp is joined by Nia Prater, a reporter for New York Magazine's Intelligencer and Christina Greer, associate professor at Fordham University and author of "How to Build a Democracy" who will help break it all down.
CTV News
27-06-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Unofficial race begins for mayor of Ottawa in 2026 election
As elected officials prepare for a lighter legislative agenda over the summer months, the race for mayor of the City of Ottawa in the 2026 is officially underway. Mayor Mark Sutcliffe has said he intends to seek re-election for a second term in next year's municipal election. Meantime, Coun. Jeff Leiper says he is exploring a run for mayor of Ottawa in the 2026 election. 'It is a year and a half away from the election. I intend to get to every part of our city – rural, suburban and urban – listen to what residents are saying, solicit their input, solicit their feedback and by the time this is an actual election campaign, I'll have to have a fully costed budget platform on the table,' Leiper told Newstalk 580 CFRA's Ottawa Now with guest host Andrew Pinsent. Leiper has represented the urban riding of Kitchissippi for three terms. 'I'm not happy with the direction in which our city is going. I don't think you have to ask very many residents before you get a good idea that residents are concerned about the state of delivery of their services,' Leiper said. 'What I hear every week is about garbage isn't being cleaned up in a timely way in city parks, garbage bins are overflowing, sidewalks that aren't being maintained, roads that are in rough shape with no hope of resurfacing and, of course, transit continues to bedevil the city.' The next municipal election is scheduled for Oct. 26, 2026. Sutcliffe was asked about the next municipal election following Wednesday's election campaign. 'There's still almost 18 months left in this mandate,' Sutcliffe said, who said he spoke with Leiper 'a few weeks ago.' 'I'm not a lifelong politician; I'm not a career politician so I don't get up every day thinking about the next election or thinking about what the next role I want to have. I was given a four-year mandate in 2022 to serve the people in Ottawa. When I get up every morning, my focus is on delivering results for the people of Ottawa. It's not on the next election campaign.' Sutcliffe won the 2022 municipal election with 51 per cent of the vote.
Yahoo
27-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Meet the City of Lansing August primary candidates
LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Lansing voters will hit the polls on Aug. 5 to choose the general election candidates for the positions of Mayor, City Council At-Large, City Council Fourth Ward and City Council Second Ward. 6 News is here for you with basic information on all the candidates. Our team sent all the candidates three general questions and requested the candidates' biographies and photos. The photos have been cropped and placed on 6 News backgrounds for consistency but have not been altered in any other fashion. Candidates were limited to 500 words for their biographies and 250 words for their answer for each of the three questions presented. 6 News put each biography and answer into a word processing program and ran a word count. Answers and biographies were cut off at the first word over the word limits. In addition, 6 News asked the candidates for their social media accounts and websites, which are presented in each linked response from the candidates. The candidates are listed below, by contest. Within each contest, the candidates are listed in the order they filed with the Lansing City Clerk for the race. Candidates whose names do not appear as a link did not provide 6 News with responses to the questions by 5 p.m., June 26, the deadline. In addition to emailing the candidates the questions and requests for social media and photos, 6 News called each candidate on the phone number listed on the official candidate list provided by the Lansing City Clerk's office. Absentee ballots were mailed Thursday, June 26, to in the city. In the race to be the next mayor of Lansing, five candidates have emerged. Voters will be able to select one candidate when casting their vote. The two with the most votes in the primary will advance to the general election in November. They are, in order of website: Andy Schor Brett Brockschmidt David Ellis Kelsea Hector Jeffrey Brown Two At-Large positions on city council have no incumbents, allowing a rare opportunity for new faces on the city council. Eleven citizens have filed to run for those positions. Voters will onlly be able to select two candidates. The four with the most votes when the polls close on Aug. 5 will advance to the November general election. Here are their names in the order by which they as provided by Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope: Nick Pigeon Olivia Vaden Jonah Stone Jeremy A. Garza Tirstan Walters Julie Vandenbloom Clara Martinez Miles Biel Aurelius Christian Gloria Denning In the Fourth Ward, incumbent Brian T. Jackson announced earlier this year he would not be seeking re-election. That left another open seat. Three people have filed for this race. Voters will be able to vote for one candidate. The two with the most votes when polls close will advance to the general election in November. They are, with the office Lansing City Clerk Chris Swope: Heath Lowry Peter Spadafore Zacharie Spurlock The race for Lansing City Council Second Ward seat is open. Incumbent Jeremy Garza filed to run for an At-Large council position, abandoning his Second Ward seat. Two candidates have filed for the Second Ward. Because there are only two candidates filed for the race, there will be no primary vote in the Second Ward. Both candidates automatically advance to the November general election. They are, in with the City Clerk: Deyanira Nevarez Martinez Erik Almquist The position of Lansing City Clerk is also up for election, but no one filed to run against incumbent Chris Swope. So, there will be no primary for that position. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Washington Post
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
GOP quickly seeks to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party
Republican leaders wasted little time over the past 24 hours seeking to make Zohran Mamdani the face of the Democratic Party, painting the leading New York mayoral candidate as a left-wing extremist and signaling that they would try to tie him to other Democratic candidates across the country. Since President Donald Trump's election, Republicans have faced the burden of a polarizing and increasingly unpopular leader without having a bogeyman on the Democratic side they could point to in response. They hope Mamdani — despite being a potential mayor rather than a national figure — can help fill that role.
Bloomberg
25-06-2025
- Politics
- Bloomberg
Cuomo Concedes to Mamdani in NYC Democratic Primary for Mayor
Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo conceded to his upstart rival Zohran Mamdani in the Democratic primary in the race to become mayor of New York City. 'Tonight was not our night,' Cuomo said Tuesday evening addressing supporters. 'I want to applaud the assemblyman for a really smart and good and impactful campaign. Tonight is his night. He deserved it. He won.'
