elected

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Research shows utilities with elected managers tend to deliver more affordable drinking water.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Sanders and some other elected officials said they continue to support Platner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Gabriel Raimondo has become Jersey's youngest ever politician after being elected as a Deputy for St Brelade.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

The second-place candidate will go head-to-head in November with incumbent Bass, a Democratic former congresswoman first elected to lead the second-largest US city in 2022, who has come under fire during her time in office.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

In 1667, Newton was elected to a minor Fellowship at Trinity, which would automatically become a major Fellowship when he became an MA in 1668.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin