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the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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While serving as state auditor, Fitzpatrick has garnered respect from lawmakers of both parties for how he’s handled the office — a rarity for statewide officeholders.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
Through a centralized recruitment clearinghouse, prospective officeholders can signal their interest and worthiness by answering a series of questions that test their ideological commitments, policy preferences, and political influences.
—Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Two Arizona Republican lawmakers are working together to advance a bill that would require four-year officeholders to report their political fundraising and spending four times a year in each of the years between an election ― including Gov. Katie Hobbs.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Armstrong is more familiar to voters, having served in Congress since 2019, while Burgum tapped Miller as his new lieutenant governor in December 2022 (after the previous officeholder resigned to return to the private sector).
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 June 2024
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 June 2024
Through a centralized recruitment clearinghouse, prospective officeholders can signal their interest and worthiness by answering a series of questions that test their ideological commitments, policy preferences, and political influences.
—Jon D. Michaels, Foreign Affairs, 10 June 2024
Two Arizona Republican lawmakers are working together to advance a bill that would require four-year officeholders to report their political fundraising and spending four times a year in each of the years between an election ― including Gov. Katie Hobbs.
—Lorenzino Estrada, The Arizona Republic, 22 Mar. 2024
Armstrong is more familiar to voters, having served in Congress since 2019, while Burgum tapped Miller as his new lieutenant governor in December 2022 (after the previous officeholder resigned to return to the private sector).
—Geoffrey Skelley, ABC News, 9 June 2024
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“Officeholder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/officeholder. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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officeholder
noun
of·fice·hold·er
-ˌhōl-dər 
: a person holding a public office
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