elected

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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

Two elected South Carolina coroners said in interviews that Spivey’s body appeared to have been illegally handled.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Unlike Nigeria's 36 states, the FCT has no elected governor.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

In December, James Madison, another slaveholder from Virginia, is elected the fourth president.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis