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

Nearly 1,400 elected officials have signed since the 1990s, according to the Americans for Tax Reform website External link, among them currently 44 senators, 192 U.S. representatives and 17 state governors.

From Barron's • Apr. 14, 2026

A staunch Republican, he was also elected to local office.

From "The Woman All Spies Fear" by Amy Butler Greenfield