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However, Sharon Mendenhall, age 22, was elected as sheriff of Rush County, Kansas in 1964. Her record may deserve an asterisk, due to special circumstances. Her husband, Jack Mendenhall, who eventually served as sheriff of Rush County for 42 years,was the incumbent sheriff and by the Kansas law in effect at the time, could not succeed himself. (The law was repealed soon after. ) Therefore, he had his wife run and the voters went along with the idea. Jack actually did most of the work of sheriff, but his wife operated the radio communication for the department.
James R. Metts makes the claim on his web page to be the youngest sheriff ever elected in the nation in 1972, at the age of 25, He has served as sheriff of Lexington County, South Carolina since December 15, 1972. This has earned him the longest tenure for a Republican currently holding elected office in South Carolina.
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Who was the youngest person to be elected President of the US?
John F. Kennedy was the youngest president ever elected (43 years 236 days old).However, Theodore Roosevelt became vice president at a younger age (42 years 322 days old) and became president after McKinley's assassination and was technically a younger president than JFK.
How many women have been elected president or vice president?
At this writing, 5/3/2010, no woman has ever been elected President or Vice President of the US.
Who is the first women president in the US'?
There has been no female elected to the Office of Presidency yet. Hilary Clinton was the closest a female has ever been to holding this office.
How old was the youngest president US?
Thirty eight
Which of these US officials is elected?
president
Was Ronald Reagan one of the youngest men ever elected President of the US.?
false
Was Ronald Reagan was one of the youngest men ever elected President of the US.?
false
Who was youngest man ever to be elected and could read 2000 words per minute?
John F. Kennedy was the youngest person elected president. He was also a speed-reader.
Was John F. Kennedy was the youngest man ever to be elected President of the US true false?
false
Ronald Reagan was one of the youngest men ever elected President of the US true or false?
False, Ronald Reagan was the oldest man to be elected as president.
Was Ronald Reagan the youngest president to get elected in the US?
Just the opposite. At the time, he was the oldest president ever elected.
Who was the youngest president ever in the US and was assassinated?
The youngest person to serve as President of the United States was Theodore Roosevelt, who assumed office at the age of 42, following the assasination of William McKinley. John F. Kennedy was the youngest when elected president and youngest who died.
What age was Ulysses Simpson grant when he was elected president?
Ulysses Grant was 46 years old at the time of his election, the youngest man ever elected to the US presidency up to that time.
Ronald Reagan was one of the youngest men ever elected President of the US.?
false
What US President was elected the youngest?
Technically John F. Kennedy was elected the youngest but the youngest president in office was Roosevelt. (Roosevelt was elected Vice President in 1900 and became President when President William McKinley was assassinated.)
Who is the most powerful elected official in the US?
The most powerful elected official in the US is the President of the United States.
Is he the youngest president of the US?
Theodore Roosevelt was the youngest American to become President at the age of 42. This was because of assassination. But, John F. Kennedy was the youngest American to be ELECTED President at the age of 43.
