In 2003, Yoshida ran for Yokosuka's assembly election, in which he was the youngest candidate and won the most votes.[2][3][4] He was reelected in 2007, gaining more votes than any other candidate again.[3]
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^ ab吉田雄人の略歴. The Official Website of Yūto Yoshida (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2009.
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^Yoshida, Masaru (29 June 2009). 選挙:横須賀市長選 吉田氏が初当選. The Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). Retrieved 30 June 2009. [dead link]