commissioner
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Shana M. Broussard, the commissioner and acting chair of the Federal Election Commission, explains in Slate just how much money is being let into America’s federal elections.
From Slate ● Nov. 5, 2026
Authorities were looking into whether it was a live device, local reports said then, with police commissioner David Manning describing it as "a very concerning discovery".
From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026
EU food and agriculture commissioner Christophe Hansen said at the time that "food security requires more attention at all levels".
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
In early 2018, then-Securities and Exchange commissioner Robert Jackson Jr., a Democrat, gave a hallmark speech on the issue at the University of California, Berkeley’s law school, calling for expiration dates on dual-class structures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 1, 2026
The three of them conferred briefly and passed a note to the commissioner.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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Soon, Hinojosa will be able to appoint commissioners who can act as more of a check on corporate power.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2026
He and other commissioners said the structure fulfils a 100-year plan to build a monumental work on Columbia Island, just as Congress and various commissions intended.
From BBC ● Nov. 6, 2026
The number of signatures needed for a ballot referendum also would rise, and ethics commissioners would be barred from City Council or the L.A.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 4, 2026
Utility commissioners: Most interesting is Georgia, a data-center hot spot where two seats are up on the state’s utility regulator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2026
The French reacted “as if it had been a victory of their own troops over their own enemies,” the commissioners reported.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
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