Sentence examples for has long elected from inspiring English sources

He benefited from the fund-raising muscle of the Democratic Party in Queens and Brooklyn, parts of which make up the Ninth District, an area that has long elected Democrats.

Ms. Martinez's approach appears to be working, with polls putting her in the lead against a more established politician in a state that has long elected Democrats to the Roundhouse, as the state capitol is known.

Despite, or perhaps because of its heritage, Predappio has long elected leftwing mayors, most recently Giorgio Frassineti, a geologist who possesses the sardonic sense of humour required to run a town regularly besieged by busloads of what Italians diplomatically call "Nostalgics".

Mr. Serra, who also ran for president in 2002 and has a long elected political resume, had pledged to focus on improving education and the public health care system.

The feeling here has long been that elected officials, guided by the mayor, repeatedly fail in their duty to seize a major occasion like the 9/11 anniversary to speak about where they believe we have been and are headed as a people.

D66 has long pushed for directly elected mayors, and has just managed to get one.

Mr. Dorgan has long been a prominent elected official in Illinois.

Gilani has long claimed that he, an elected representative, cannot be removed from his post by an unelected bench.

The president-elect has long criticized South Korea for relying on American defense guarantees.

That troubled history has long concerned antinuclear groups, environmentalists and elected officials.

Analysts here say there has long been a rift between the elected leaders and the defense and intelligence professionals over the urgency of the Iran threat, the efficacy of an independent Israeli strike and its likely repercussions.