Sentences with phrase «one's first elected office»

Gibson invoked his military experience often on the path to winning his first elected office in November and portrayed himself, like many other successful Republicans across the nation, as a man on a mission to bring fiscal conservatism to Capitol Hill.

Murray, who worked as a lawyer in the state attorney general's office before winning her first elected office, had said her leadership of a 759,000 - resident town — where she has been supervisor since 2003 — trumped a lack of criminal law experience.

Maragos, 61, a former banker and a finance technologist in his first elected office, made his announcement in a news release.

The 2nd Senate District race offers a stark contrast in political experience, with the incumbent boasting 30 years at the legislature and his challenger running for her first elected office.

She announced on Wednesday that she would not seek the Working Families Party's line for the ballot, even though Ms. James won her first elected office with that party's backing.

It was the first elected office he held more than 30 years ago.

Hours after the polls closed, Yepsen declared victory over Safford, a political newcomer seeking his first elected office, with a tally of 3,528 to 2,851.