No, Warren Harding was a Lieutenant Governor of Ohio, before becoming its US Senator, and then later the President. He also served as an Ohio state senator before becoming Lieutenant Governor.
Frederick Aiken was the first City Editor of the newly formed Washington Post
Warren Harding
He was a US Senator from Ohio before he ran for President.
Published a newspaper before he became President
He was a lawyer. He also held various positions in the Massachusett's state government, eventually he became governor of that state.
Before Calvin Coolidge, the president was Warren G. Harding. Harding served from March 4, 1921, until his death on August 2, 1923. Coolidge, who was then the vice president, assumed the presidency following Harding's death.
He ran a newspaper and then was elected US Senator from Ohio before he was elected president.
"A return to normalcy" (i.e. a return to the way of life before) was candidate Warren G. Harding's campaign promise in the 1920 presidential election.
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Before becoming president, Warren G. Harding held several public offices, including serving as a member of the Ohio State Senate from 1904 to 1909. He was then elected as the Lieutenant Governor of Ohio from 1909 to 1911. Following that, he became a U.S. Senator from Ohio, serving from 1915 until he was elected president in 1920.
Harding was a US Senator from Ohio when he ran for President. He ran a newspaper and was active in the Ohio political scene before he was elected Senator.