elected official

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So when Torres took the lectern in Garden Grove, he wasn’t just there as an elected official.

From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026

"Public media exists to serve the public interest -- that of Americans -- not that of any political agenda or elected official," it said in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

In recent days, local leaders hired an outside team of former federal prosecutors to investigate whether any town elected official or employee committed wrongdoing in connection with the ordeal.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Now, he’s making a renewed effort on a national scale, again promising that he understands something special about the American public that no other elected official does.

From Slate • Feb. 25, 2026

Linton knew that Daines, as an elected official, must be acutely sensitive to the community.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel