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But proponents argue that the higher pay is overdue and would allow more community members, aside from retirees and those with individual wealth, to run for office.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
While there have long been rumblings that Casey DeSantis would one day run for office, the prospect of that happening became more tenable during a Palm Beach County donor event last week where the plan was discussed as a possible reality in 2026, NBC News reported.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Voight has been a longtime Trump supporter and backed the president-elect’s first run for office in 2016.
—Kate Sullivan, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Fifteen hundred people were pardoned for their roles in January 6th, including some of the most violent actors; Politico speculated that many would soon run for office themselves.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 14 Feb. 2025
While there have long been rumblings that Casey DeSantis would one day run for office, the prospect of that happening became more tenable during a Palm Beach County donor event last week where the plan was discussed as a possible reality in 2026, NBC News reported.
—Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2025
Voight has been a longtime Trump supporter and backed the president-elect’s first run for office in 2016.
—Kate Sullivan, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
Fifteen hundred people were pardoned for their roles in January 6th, including some of the most violent actors; Politico speculated that many would soon run for office themselves.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2025
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“Run for office.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/run%20for%20office. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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