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assemblyman

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Definition of assemblyman

as in legislator

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Recent Examples of assemblyman The local assemblyman that introduced that law, Avelino Valencia, could hardly have been any happier Tuesday. — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Lancman, a former assemblyman, is the Democratic candidate for a Long Island state Senate seat. — Rory Lancman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026 The year 1884 was a tragic one for Theodore Roosevelt, a then-New York State assemblyman. — Elizabeth Cantrell, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026 Now, that assemblyman is the most powerful Democrat in America’s most powerful city, who, on Tuesday, went three for three in congressional endorsements. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for assemblyman

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Hinojosa, a civil rights attorney and state legislator from Austin, became the first Democrat to win the Texas governor's office in more than three decades on Tuesday, after defeating three-term Republican Governor Greg Abbott.

— Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
The slimness of a legislative majority always concentrates power in the hands of legislators eager to build their names by bucking their own colleagues.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of legislator

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New York assemblywoman Emily Gallagher, a democratic socialist, spoke at a rally on Thursday protesting against jailing people who steal items, such as personal care products, as a result of living in poverty.

— Emily Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 15 Aug. 2026
Sugar confronts her at a ceremonial funeral for the unknown deceased, a fittingly dramatic setting for our guy to have the final word as FBI agents roll up on the assemblywoman.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of assemblywoman

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The attorney noted that immediately after the midterm elections last week, lawmakers such as Garcia accompanied their warnings of upcoming investigations with Instagram posts that received media attention and thousands of reshares.

— Pranshu Verma The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
These are the same arguments lawmakers used to block the legislative audit, which got 72% backing from voters and never made it onto the books.

— Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 7 Nov. 2026

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Geoffrey Poulos has also supported the congressman since his first campaign for statehouse.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Jolly, a former Republican congressman who switched parties and ran as a Democrat, campaigned on addressing Florida's affordability crisis and bringing political change to Tallahassee.

— Sergio Candido, CBS News, 4 Nov. 2026

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