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Recent Examples of congressman The six-term congressman, who just won reelection on Tuesday, serves as the committee’s current ranking member. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 Nov. 2026 Jolly is a former Republican congressman who switched parties and ran a centrist campaign. — Roger Simmons, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Nov. 2026 The two-term congressman faces Democrat Cait Conley, an Army veteran. — CNN Money, 3 Nov. 2026 The congressman visited the island to deliver food and supplies from Chicagoans. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman

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Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman, aims to flip the seat.

— Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
In response, Argentine congresswoman Marcela Pagano filed a criminal complaint with the Federal Court of Puerto Iguazú regarding Bolsonaro’s entry and his subsequent departure on a private plane.

— Florencia Cabral, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

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The path Republicans take is not entirely up to him, however, given that an individual senator has enough privileges to grind floor business to a crawl.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
The younger Cárdenas began his political career with the Institutional Revolutionary Party, better known as the PRI, and served as a senator and later as governor of the western state of Michoacán.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026

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According to Tommy John Schiavoni, the Democratic state assemblyman whose district includes Southampton, local views on the signage are mixed.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026
On the right, wearing a gray suit and black shirt, is an obscure New York state assemblyman named Zohran Mamdani.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026

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