How to Use committeeman in a Sentence
committeeman
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Head riled the county party one last time in his last role as state committeeman.
—Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021
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There were 393 committeemen left for the third round of voting.
—Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2017
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Election judges cannot be a precinct committeeman or a candidate on the ballot.
—Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, 9 June 2017
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The function of the precinct committeeman is typically to serve the party’s ground game.
—AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2020
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Del Maestro became a precinct committeeman for his Glendale precinct two years ago.
—Richard Ruelas, azcentral, 23 Apr. 2020
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And the suburban committeemen, who talked about fielding a candidate.
—Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 19 Apr. 2018
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Ray Suarez in the 31st Ward, where Berrios is the longtime committeeman.
—Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
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Some residents were precinct captains, but the aldermen and ward committeemen were more likely Irish.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023
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Paul Rosenfeld, committeeman of the 47th ward, had talked about mounting a challenge.
—Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 19 Apr. 2018
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Vega said before this year, there was one committeeman and one committeewoman.
—Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
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He is involved in the Carmel Dad’s Club, is a precinct committeeman and is an election inspector.
—Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
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He was born and raised in Indiana and serves as a Republican precinct committeeman.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
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In the end, the 80 city ward and suburban township committeeman will decide who the local party should endorse.
—Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
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Four years later, Claude Holman, the committeeman Clements served under, had a problem.
—Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2021
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And, the board ordered a halt to attempts to remove people who had been appointed as committeemen and committeewomen in recent months.
—Anthony Man, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 Jan. 2018
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Harrison’s boyfriend, Michael Pavlock, won election to be a committeeman in August.
—AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2020
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In light of Kennedy's criticism of the party establishment, ward committeeman and Ald.
—Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017
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The party hasn’t had to figure out who its primary voters are in a long time, said Chris Reeves, the state party’s national committeeman.
—Jonathan Shorman, kansascity, 3 Mar. 2018
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That included being elected five terms as a skilled trades committeeman and the plant shop chairman for Local 1166.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2023
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Mechaca, 59, is a longtime precinct committeeman in Gary’s 2nd District.
—Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, 7 June 2019
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The majority of the 80 committeemen of the city and the suburbs voted last week to move the Democratic committee in a new direction.
—Jacqueline Serrato, chicagotribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
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The 30 Republican precinct committeemen from the 4th District were the only people allowed to vote in the caucus.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
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Since the next election isn't until 2024, Republican party precinct committeemen will have to appoint a replacement to fill out Frye's term.
—The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2023
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Paul Reynolds, national committeeman of the state GOP, presented the motion, which passed 89% to 11%.
—Sarah Swetlik | [email protected], al, 13 Aug. 2022
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Ken Evans has stepped down as one of the top leaders of the Broward Democratic Party, after serving as the party’s state committeeman since 2012.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
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Hazel previously served on the Coeur d’Alene school board and as a precinct committeeman for the Kootenai County Central Committee.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 5 Nov. 2025
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Marty Quinn, who could not be reached for comment, is Madigan’s political point man in the 13th Ward, where the speaker has ruled as Democratic committeeman for decades.
—Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
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That would be a similar path to how Quinn himself was handpicked for his seat by Madigan, who was Democratic committeeman for the 13th Ward for half a century and is now serving a prison sentence for corruption and bribery.
—Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 8 July 2026
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Jaffe moved to Skokie in 1959, and served as Niles Township Democratic committeeman from 1969 to 1973.
—Adam Harrington, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025
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Previously, Democratic voters cast separate votes for state central committeeman and committeewoman from their congressional district.
—Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2026
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