elected

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If you get elected, you better put a wrench in your lunch box, because nobody has figured out how to fix it.

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 France's lower house of parliament in 2017 and later served as government spokesperson and budget minister.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In 1789 Washington became the first president of the United States and the only one ever elected unanimously.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

Fortunately for the WCTU, it elected Frances Willard as its president.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler