The next time you hear anyone rant that Elon Musk is not elected show them this chart (numbers provided by ChatGPT). There are only 542 elected federal officials. Here is the breakdown.
- President (1)
- Vice President (1)
- U.S. Senators (100) – Two per state
- U.S. Representatives (435) – Based on population distribution among the states
- Delegates to the House of Representatives (5) – Representing U.S. territories (Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands) and Washington, D.C. (They cannot vote on final legislation.)
That’s it. The rest are either appointed or hired. The argument is absurd and meant to reframe Musk’s efforts as beyond or above the law. If we believe that then every single federal judge that rules to block any of President Trump’s executive orders should also be invalid. Federal judges are appointed not elected.
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