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The two — Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of disgraced former President Alberto Fujimori, and Roberto Sánchez, a nationalist congressman and former minister — are neck and neck in the polls and will face off on Sunday.
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ABC News, 1 June 2026
His administration replaced the Pentagon press corps with MAGA lapdogs, influencers, and a disgraced former congressman turned podcaster.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Alf LaMont worked for Swalwell’s team as a digital communications expert until his firm quit on April 10 following news reports about the allegations against the East Bay Democratic congressman.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
New polls show the mild-mannered former LA congressman leading the governor’s race just days before Tuesday’s primary.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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ABC News, 1 June 2026
His administration replaced the Pentagon press corps with MAGA lapdogs, influencers, and a disgraced former congressman turned podcaster.
—Adrienne Lafrance, The Atlantic, 1 June 2026
Alf LaMont worked for Swalwell’s team as a digital communications expert until his firm quit on April 10 following news reports about the allegations against the East Bay Democratic congressman.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2026
New polls show the mild-mannered former LA congressman leading the governor’s race just days before Tuesday’s primary.
—Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congressman
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The congresswoman held up jars of discolored water and said some families had resorted to shipping water to their homes for cooking and bathing.—
Nicole Comstock,
CBS News,
4 June 2026
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Equipped with a decadeslong playbook for demanding attention, Pratt emerged as a serious contender to unseat Bass, a former congresswoman who faced heat over her handling of the Los Angeles fires.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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Montana’s senior senator and one of its two members of Congress are not running for reelection this year, attracting crowded fields of both Republicans and Democrats seeking to replace them.—
Washington Post staff,
Washington Post,
3 June 2026
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The majority leader needs 50 senators to vote to proceed to the $70 billion immigration funding bill — and then stick together to fend off Democratic amendments.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
2 June 2026
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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
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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
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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