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congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman The brothers are working with Representative Jim McGovern, Robby’s congressman, who last year made a floor speech in the House about Ethel and has advocated for her exoneration. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 Colleagues from both sides of the aisle have called on the 45-year-old congressman to resign. — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026 One moderate congressman is sounding a centrist clarion call. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 6 July 2026 In the episode's last moments, the show jumps back more than 350 years to a pre-apocalyptic world where Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman), a congressman, meets up with a reporter named Helen (Jessica Henwick) for what appears to be a date. — Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman

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The former congresswoman has consistently denied any wrongdoing and has entered a not guilty plea.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Among the panelists was Washington state congresswoman Kim Schrier, a pediatrician who also has Type 1 diabetes.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

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In 2026, an aggressive stump speech goes viral As a senator, Ossoff has built relationships and a constituent services operation that span Georgia.

— Bill Barrow, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
As a senator, Ossoff has built relationships and a constituent services operation that span Georgia.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026

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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
The 35-year-old assemblyman had entered the race facing a steep challenge against Lasher, long viewed as the protégé of the district’s retiring Congressman Jerry Nadler (D-NY), and backed by a super PAC run by former New York City mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

— Tina Nguyen, The Verge, 24 June 2026

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