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The Elected Officials is a hardcore punk-rock band based in Austin, Texas, and founded in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Their lyrics are focused on localized and global issues such as: corporate funded politics, biased news, political prisoners, religious war and other important issues. The lineup is bassist Bryan Shannon, guitarist Steve Vile, and drummer Shane Pennington led by singer Sophie Rousmaniere. They have also worked in collaboration with the documentary film company, Iron Thorn Productions, founded by Rousmaiere and her husband Jay Minton, an original member of The Elected Officials.