The experience led her into the public sector and eventually to elective politics.

The final art of elective politics is to go cold turkey, leave the scene behind and head home to an ordinary life.

He left office in 1987 and retired from elective politics.

He reflected on what originally interested him in elective politics.

He did not seek re-election in 2010 and retired from elective politics.

In the 1950's, he entered elective politics and was California's state controller from 1959 to 1967.

In 2001, he retired from banking and entered elective politics.

He subsequently returned to his prior role as an insurance executive, and took no further part in elective politics.

Unlike many other states, race has not been much of an issue in elective politics.

Bass apparently saw that he had no future in elective politics.