New York State Senator - 1911 - 1913
Assistant Secretary to the Navy - 1913- 1920
New York Governor - 1929 - 1932
(He was also the Democratic nominee for vice-president in 1920.)
He held no political office before becoming President
He held no political office before becoming President
No. Several Presidents were governors or held other political office prior to becoming President. Some held no political office at all.
14 did
senator
U. S. Vice President (1849-1850)
Eisenhower was a career military officer for 36 years - he held no elected office before becoming President
you dont have to be, or any office for that matter. But it would probably help
Governor of New Jersey
The answer is that several presidents had not previously held elected public office before becoming President: Zachary Taylor, U.S. Grant, William Howard Taft [although he was governor-general of the Philippines], Herbert Hoover, and Dwight Eisenhower. This now includes Donald Trump.
George Washington
Yes, He finished two.