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congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman Meanwhile, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth railed against the Republican congressman who introduced articles of impeachment against him. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 10 Nov. 2026 Saldivar previously worked for him as district director when Becerra served as a Los Angeles congressman, and later as his director of external affairs when Becerra was state attorney general. — Liam Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Nov. 2026 Alliana had previously served as a congressman, leader of the Chamber of Deputies and governor of Ñeembucú. — Michael Rios, CNN Money, 10 Nov. 2026 But the seven-term congressman wasn’t able to save his own seat this year. — Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman

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Haaland—who is a Laguna Pueblo congresswoman and the former interior secretary under Joe Biden’s administration—made an appearance in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

— Christian Allaire, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2026
Acker has known Stevens, the forty-three-year-old congresswoman, since high school.

— Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

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Had Patrick let the facts and evidence speak and not pressured GOP state senators to vote to acquit Paxton, the party could have put him in the rear-view mirror.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
But even in states where Republican senators won, the margins were lower than might have been expected.

— Grace Manthey, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026

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The New York Times convened five experts—including New York State assemblyman Alex Bores, economist Tyler Cowen, and AI Now Institute policy lead Kate Brennan—spanning the full AI-safety spectrum for a roundtable about AI regulation.

— Julia Black, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026
According to Tommy John Schiavoni, the Democratic state assemblyman whose district includes Southampton, local views on the signage are mixed.

— Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026

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