Sentence examples for consecutive governors from inspiring English sources

The move establishes him as arguably the most influential unelected official in state government over the past several years, and marks a rare instance of one man serving as the top staffer to two consecutive governors.

He will probably do a small fraction of that time perhaps a decade though a sentencing date has not yet been set.He is the second consecutive governor of Illinois to be convicted on federal corruption charges: his predecessor, George Ryan, is serving time for fraud and racketeering.

After six consecutive Republican governors, Democratic Party organizers were looking for a progressive with unimpeachable principles; they also thought that Wilson would make a good puppet, which, as it turned out, he did not.

Blagojevich is the second consecutive Illinois governor to be convicted of corruption, and the fourth governor jailed in recent history.

He is the second consecutive former governor of Illinois to be jailed for corruption.

Mr. Blagojevich is the second consecutive Illinois governor to face prison; George Ryan, his predecessor and a Republican, is serving a corruption sentence.

In California, the #1 state in the Index for six consecutive years, Governor Jerry Brown set a target of 50% generation from renewables by 2030 in his January 2015 State of the State address.

In 1655 the Massachusetts assembly passed a law requiring its governor to live closer to Boston; this was probably done in response to Endecott's sixth consecutive election as governor.

He was barred by state law from seeking a third consecutive term as governor, and he left office in 2011.

Public employee unions immediately rejected Mr. Cuomo's proposal to limit pension benefits, the second consecutive year the governor has tried to do so.

The budget was due on April 1, but for the 16th consecutive year, the governor and the Legislature failed to meet that deadline.