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The Republican congressman has kept Phillips close despite a trail of controversies that long predates their personal and professional ties.
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Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Petro entered politics in the nineties, after Colombia’s government agreed to an amnesty, and served as a congressman and as the mayor of Bogotá.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Valadao’s campaign says the votes show the congressman is an independent thinker, unbound by partisan ideology.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Kansas City’s Democratic congressman Emanuel Cleaver condemned the warehouse proposal as dehumanizing in a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
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Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Petro entered politics in the nineties, after Colombia’s government agreed to an amnesty, and served as a congressman and as the mayor of Bogotá.
—Jon Lee Anderson, New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2026
Valadao’s campaign says the votes show the congressman is an independent thinker, unbound by partisan ideology.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 15 Jan. 2026
Kansas City’s Democratic congressman Emanuel Cleaver condemned the warehouse proposal as dehumanizing in a letter to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem.
—Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congressman
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The congresswoman LaMonica McIver went to tour an immigration jail in her New Jersey district.—
Erin Neil,
New Yorker,
22 Jan. 2026
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Sherrill, a former helicopter Navy pilot and congresswoman, said the moment is surreal.—
Christine Sloan,
CBS News,
20 Jan. 2026
Noun
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But Padilla’s spokesman said the senators arranged the visit in advance.—
CalMatters,
Oc Register,
21 Jan. 2026
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Vance celebrated their son's 4th birthday on the Senate floor in February 2024, during his time as an Ohio senator.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
20 Jan. 2026
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And when Mamdani was publicly sworn in, absent was House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries, a fellow New Yorker, who had only reluctantly endorsed the former Queens assemblyman.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
12 Jan. 2026
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Bonta first came to Sacramento in 2012 as an assemblyman representing Alameda, a seat now held by his wife.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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