the last officeholder was extremely conscientious about not using public funds for his personal gain
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Current officeholder Assemblymember Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, isn’t seeking reelection and instead is running to join the OC Board of Supervisors.—Michael Slaten, Oc Register, 20 June 2025 Two prominent women officeholders—Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and former Speaker of the Maine House of Representatives Hannah Pingree—have already declared candidacy in Maine’s Democratic primary to replace incumbent, and term-limited, Governor Janet Mills (D).—Kelly Dittmar, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025 Those taxpayer contributions, well into the billions each year now, make no dent in these pension deficits if officeholders keep moving the goalposts farther away through more generous benefits.—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 June 2025 Anyone would be hard-pressed to argue that those increases by Democratic officeholders have produced breakthroughs on the state’s most-pressing issues.—Dan Walters, Mercury News, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for officeholder
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