congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman If reelected, the District 8 congressman would become one of the 10 oldest Democrats in the House. Chase Hunter, Mercury News, 8 May 2026 Our incumbent congressman is worth $500 million and has been accused of insider trading. Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 The congressman first messaged her on Twitter to speak about her work in recent years. Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 4 May 2026 In New England there has not been a Republican congressman in decades. Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman
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Noun
  • The congresswoman asked lawmakers to assess the situation and develop a repatriation plan by the end of the day on May 7.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
  • After 16 months without representation in the state Senate, voters in a competitive Central Michigan district will decide control of the chamber on Tuesday in a special election to fill the seat last held by Democrat Kristen McDonald Rivet, who's now a congresswoman.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Cornyn’s legislation comes as the four-term senator is locked in a tight GOP primary contest against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.
    Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 12 May 2026
  • Some Republican senators, concerned about the war’s unclear strategy and rising fuel costs ahead of midterm elections, have joined Democrats in voting to halt the Iran conflict.
    Ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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 15 May. 2026.

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