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The congressman’s former campaign manager and a consultant pleaded guilty to helping the Cuellars launder more than two hundred thousand dollars.
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
That's before the Democratic congressman from Michigan's District 13 led a protest against ICE right outside the facility.
—Jack Springgate, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jackson’s campaign manager, John Digles, said Tuesday the former congressman still receives about the same amount in workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability insurance payments and added that his eligibility is reviewed each year.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The only ones with less credibility than the Clintons and Trump at this point are the desperate Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, like Massachusetts congressman Stephen Lynch.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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Peter Slevin, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
That's before the Democratic congressman from Michigan's District 13 led a protest against ICE right outside the facility.
—Jack Springgate, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
Jackson’s campaign manager, John Digles, said Tuesday the former congressman still receives about the same amount in workers’ compensation and Social Security Disability insurance payments and added that his eligibility is reviewed each year.
—Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2026
The only ones with less credibility than the Clintons and Trump at this point are the desperate Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, like Massachusetts congressman Stephen Lynch.
—Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congressman
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Four years later, Foushee has chosen not to take money from AIPAC, though Allam's campaign has criticized the congresswoman for still accepting donations from corporate PACs.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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The Dallas Democratic congresswoman has many options for the next chapter as her dynamic rise stalls, at least temporarily.—
Joseph Morton,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Mar. 2026
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The incumbent senator did not hold a watch party, instead opting for a press conference-type event at a downtown Austin hotel.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Mar. 2026
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Patrick, a former state senator and conservative talk radio host from Houston, has held the lieutenant governor’s office for 10 years, wielding enormous control over the legislative agenda and the fate of bills in the state Senate.—
Karen Brooks Harper
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Free buses are a signature issue for the mayor, who as a state assemblyman led a pilot program that made one bus route in each borough free.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
10 Feb. 2026
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In 2008, he was named a deputy to the People’s Congress of Xinjiang—a role comparable to that of an American state assemblyman.—
Ava Kofman,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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