### Question
What does local elected official mean?


### Answer
**Local elected official** has the following meaning in *29 U.S.C. § 1651*:

> the chief elected executive officer of a unit of general local government in a substate area

#### Citation:
  - *29 U.S.C. § 1651*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 17-COMPREHENSIVE EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS > SUBCHAPTER III-EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING ASSISTANCE FOR DISLOCATED WORKERS**

