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The President is the primary one.
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John Q. Adams was a Congressman after he was president and Andrew Johnson was elected to the Senate.
All but 4 of the 43 Presidents held an elected office before they were President. Those that did not were Taylor, Grant, Hoover and Eisenhower. George Washington did not serve any elected office under the US Constitution, but he was elected to serveral positions in the colonial government. Herbert Hoover was Secretary of Commerce which is a national office, but is not elected.
The current president, Dr. Tabaré Vázquez was elected in October 2004 and took office in 2005. The president-elect José Mujica belong to the same political party (Broad Front) and was elected in November 2009 and will take office in March 1st, 2010.
Eisenhower was a career military officer for 36 years - he held no elected office before becoming President
no- political parties did not form in the US until after Washington was elected and he did not join one after the left office.
FDR won his first election in 1910 when he was elected to the New York State Senate.
Role: In this role, the president helps membersof his political party get elected or appointed tooffice. The president campaigns for thosemembers who have supported his policies. Atthe end of a term the president may campaignfor reelection with his party's support.
Kennedy began by running for and being elected to Congress in 1946.