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assemblyman

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as in legislator

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Recent Examples of assemblyman Bores, an Upper East Side assemblyman, outpaced Lasher, who represents the Upper West Side, by a similar margin in the same period, while Kennedy scion Jack Schlossberg raised about $600,000. — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026 The thirty-five-year-old New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, a candidate in the pullulating Democratic primary for New York’s Twelfth Congressional District, opted instead to enlist a chatbot. — Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 Among the Bay Area residents in the race are San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan; California’s superintendent of public instruction, Tony Thurmond, a former East Bay assemblyman; and billionaire investor Tom Steyer, a San Francisco resident. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 4 May 2026 Hoover, who lives in Folsom, served as chief of staff to Kevin Kiley during the now-congressman’s tenure as a state assemblyman, which ended in 2022. — Sacbee.com, 27 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assemblyman

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All nine seats on the legislature are up for grabs in this year’s election, with three incumbent legislators running to keep their seats.

— Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026
Each time, however, opposition by legislators and local officials has torpedoed the plan.

— Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026

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During his time in the Senate, Brattin previously served as a member of the Conservative Caucus, which rebranded as the Missouri Freedom Caucus, a group of hard-charging lawmakers that pushed GOP leadership to be more conservative.

— Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
In turn, oil prices have soared during the conflict, which has been unpopular with many Americans, and could leave some Republican lawmakers vulnerable in November.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 July 2026

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