Sentence examples for elects first from inspiring English sources

Church Elects First Woman as Bishop The African Methodist Episcopal Church tonight elected the Rev. Vashti Murphy McKenzie of Baltimore its first woman as bishop in its 213-year history.

In Massachusetts, where same-sex marriage was made legal in November 2003. 4 November 2008: US elects first black president and California voters approve ban on same-sex marriage: Barack Obama is elected president after opposing same-sex marriage while on the campaign trail.

Read: Colorado elects first openly gay man as governor.

Salt Lake City Elects First Gay Mayor Salt Lake City elected its first openly gay mayor, Jackie Biskupski, who won with 52percentt of the vote.

Both he and Clarke were elected first in the 1970 election and have served ever since.

In the following election, in 1972, Lula was elected First Secretary.

Manuel José Arce was elected first president in 1825.

Elected first Faculty Ombudsman.

"Let me get elected first".

We do not elect first ladies.

He was elected first marshal of his senior class.