elected

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Perez-Oliva was also elected to the National Assembly -- a prerequisite to becoming president.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

The law firm found no evidence of wrongdoing and in 2017 Linden was elected as a councillor in North Lanarkshire.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Mayor Karen Bass has had a lengthy political career, spending six years in the state Legislature, 12 years in Congress and the last three in the top elected office at Los Angeles City Hall.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

The country’s first, Thomas Jefferson, used the office as a launchpad to get elected vice president and then president.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

C. C. Spaulding, head of the Mutual, was elected the DCNA’s first president.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson