elected

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Assuming local residents can prevent their elected officials from spending the entire windfall from new data centers, the residents benefit too in the form of modest property tax bills and higher home values.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026

And he’s not an anonymous creep on the internet; he’s a 45-year-old elected member of Congress running for governor of California.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

In fact, not one has ever been elected governor.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

In April 2016, just before he turned 40, newly elected president Patrice Talon made him economic and finance minister, tasked with implementing ambitious reforms.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

In 2000, James Perkins Jr. was elected as Selma’s first African-American mayor.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman