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Recent Examples of congressman Slotkin remained neutral during the primary but has since joined other Democrats in backing el Sayed, as party leaders seek to consolidate support behind him ahead of his November matchup with Republican nominee Mike Rogers, a former congressman. — Rena Rowe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Sep. 2026 The H-bomb’s existence became public only after a congressman inadvertently disclosed it on live television. — Scott W. Stern, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2026 Cedric Richmond, a former Louisiana Democratic congressman who served as a senior adviser to President Joe Biden, said the effort would focus on repeatedly engaging voters in rural communities who feel alienated from Democratic campaigns. — Matt Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The ad is a tongue-in-cheek reference to Barr’s commitment to Kentucky, with the congressman jokingly buying in. — Keely Doll, Louisville Courier Journal, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman

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Beatty, a Democratic congresswoman from Ohio who serves on the board, is seeking the court's intervention to block the Kennedy Center board's vote this week to close the center for renovations.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
In another clip posted by TMZ, the congresswoman was asked about Sheeran’s responsibility for Macklemore’s ousting.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026

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The Senate on its 10th try also approved a war powers resolution to end the conflict, but GOP senators quickly reversed course the next day after Trump berated them during a closed-door lunch.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
The senators, Roger Niello of Fair Oaks, Rosilicie Ochoa Bogh of Yucaipa and Steve Choi of Irvine, cited a UC San Diego faculty work group paper from last fall that found about 1 in 12 incoming freshmen tested below high school math standards.

— Jaweed Kaleem, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026

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On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.

— Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
The local assemblyman that introduced that law, Avelino Valencia, could hardly have been any happier Tuesday.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

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