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congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman Members of Crank’s staff invited and met with Giuffre’s family in their district office, though the congressman was in Washington and did not meet them in person, according to correspondence. — Matthew Choi, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 The sponsoring congressman previously introduced this bill in 2021 and 2023, but it was not accepted. — Esha Desai, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026 The most notable exception to Democratic officials’ wariness about Proposition 40 is Ro Khanna, a congressman who represents part of Silicon Valley. — Nicholas Lemann, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026 Indeed, the longtime congressman was censured in Congress for this matter, a subversion of democracy. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman

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Sullivan, who has been a persistent advocate for the Alaska natural gas project and has encouraged South Korean investment, is a two-term senator facing a competitive challenge from Democrat Mary Peltola, a former congresswoman.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
An Arizona congresswoman has proposed three bills that would fund literacy classes, dual language programs and training for teachers of students learning English in the state, hoping to remedy gaps highlighted by Arizona Luminaria and ProPublica.

— Becky Pallack, ProPublica, 28 Sep. 2026

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Schmitt’s staff said the senator did not possess any texts that referenced Clark.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2026
History was made this week on Capitol Hill when a female senator womansplained sports to a male senator, and surprisingly, the gender-shaming reversal did not cause the universe to collapse on itself.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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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
On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.

— Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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