The phrase "a sitting state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a condition or situation where something is currently in a state of being seated or inactive.
Example: "During the meeting, we maintained a sitting state to encourage open discussion and collaboration."
Alternatives: "a stationary position" or "a seated condition".
But on Tuesday, she beat a sitting state delegate who was seeking a third term in office.
His rivals on the shortlist offered stiff competition: a former military ruler, a sitting state governor and a former national security adviser.
Kelly, who was welcomed like a hero by Howard when she won the western sydney marginal seat, unsuccessfully challenged a sitting state Liberal MP in February this year.
But it may carry particular value for Mr. Schneiderman, a sitting state lawmaker seeking a promotion in a year when voters appear deeply disenchanted with incumbents in general and Albany in particular.
In 2004, Obama won a seat in the U.S. Senate, defeating in the primary a sitting state comptroller and white Party regular named Dan Hynes, who had had the support of nearly every county chairman in the state.
Two days after a political corruption scandal rocked Albany, a new, unrelated bribery scheme emerged on Thursday, adorned with a can-you-top-this quality: For more than a year, a sitting state legislator wore a wire intended to catch at least one of his colleagues.
"Besides," the aide added, "prosecutors are reluctant to wage a long and sensitive trial against a sitting United State senator with the potential of a loss".
Hogan announced his first endorsement from a sitting Democratic state lawmaker, outgoing Sen. James Brochin (Baltimore County), who said Jealous was pulling the party too far to the left and urged fellow Democrats to choose the person — regardless of political affiliation — they think is right for the job.
As the University of Minnesota's Smart Politics noted Tuesday, the last time a sitting Bluegrass State senator registered less voter support than McConnell was during a primary election in 1938.
On average it takes about $2.4m to unseat a sitting congressman.Fifteen states have imposed term limits.
