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Arcadia Deputy City Manager Justine Bruno emphasized in an interview with The Times that all of Wang’s alleged misconduct occurred before she was elected to the City Council in 2022.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

“Once you raise your right hand to be sworn in as an elected official, you’ve got to take your job very seriously,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

In 2015, she was elected in the Greater Manchester constituency of Ashton-under-Lyne and rose quickly in Westminster, serving in Jeremy Corbyn's shadow cabinet.

From BBC • May 12, 2026

In his post, Schmidt also held discretionary powers to overturn laws and remove elected leaders from office.

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

“And were you told that my great-grandfather was its governor? That he was elected in honor of the vast donation he made to the city?”

From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell