71.   Bratton, who has never held elected office, has not yet said whether he really will run.

72.   Bullock, who previously had eschewed any desire to hold statewide office, quickly became a high-profile activist.

73.   Bush, who has resigned his position as managing partner of the Texas Rangers baseball club, has never held elective office before.

74.   But as the colonies emerged in the Northeast, most Catholics were barred from voting or holding public office by the predominant Protestant society.

75.   But Edwards, who has never held political office, still faces an uphill battle.

76.   But DiFrancesco showed an alarming indifference to the requirements for holding public office.

77.   But he has never held high office.

78.   But Huffington insists that she has no interest in holding political office.

79.   But in his heart, he says, he would rather hold executive office than legislative office.

80.   But James K. Polk held both offices.