Throughout Mr. Ohrenstein's tenure as Democratic leader, his party never gained majority status in the Senate, so he had relatively limited influence in enacting laws.
The proposal, backed this year, as it has been since 2010, by New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli on behalf of the New York State Employees Retirement System, has never gained majority support.
She said: "It is worth reminding ourselves that this bill gained majority support at stage one in June.
His racing team, Richard Petty Motorsports, was out of money, thanks to George Gillett Jr., who gained majority interest of RPM two years earlier, then lost hundreds of millions of dollars in the forced sale of his debt-laden English soccer team, Liverpool.
The deal was dead before Election Day, having never gained majority support in Congress during the 10 months after President Obama signed it.
Through their large investment, GTCR gained majority control over THI's board of directors and placed their principals, [Edgar D.] Jannotta and Ethan Budin, on the three-person board in order to actively manage THI and its subsidiaries.
