elected

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Perhaps the two major parties can allow their members to deviate from business casual, since they control the overwhelming majority of elected offices.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

Paz was elected on a promise to end Bolivia's worst economic crisis in decades.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

“I think public safety is the number one priority, or should be, of all elected officials,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

Gov. Bill Clements, the first Republican elected to statewide office in Texas since Reconstruction, appointed him to the Trinity River Authority, according to his obituary.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

He was elected to the House of Representatives in 1946, the Senate in 1952, and the White House just eight years later.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin