congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman And joining me now is Democratic congressman Ro Khanna of California. NBC news, 5 Apr. 2026 Other front-runners include Lee Zeldin, a former congressman who currently leads the Environmental Protection Agency, CBS previously reported. Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2026 Swalwell's attorneys said in their letter that there was no justification for releasing the files, especially since the congressman had assisted the FBI in its investigation. Perry Stein and Jeremy Roebuck The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 1 Apr. 2026 At one point, Milwaukee was the most socialist city in America, producing the first socialist congressman and a 50-year run of socialist mayors. Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 1 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman
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Noun
  • DeGette supporters emphasize that the congresswoman is also a co-sponsor of Medicare for All legislation.
    Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Thirty-five people are on the ballot, including Keiko Fujimori, a conservative former congresswoman and daughter of the late President Alberto Fujimori.
    ABC News, ABC News, 8 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Voters appeared to elect two Democratic state representatives and one Republican state senator Tuesday in special election runoffs across the northern half of the state.
    Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • In recent years, Utah’s senator Mike Lee has led efforts to sell off huge tracts of those lands across the West to developers.
    Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Mamdani, then a state assemblyman, joined Aliyu in a 15-day hunger strike.
    Katherine Koretski, CNN Money, 20 Mar. 2026
  • In 1984, when Queens Congresswoman Gerry Ferraro was tapped by Fritz Mondale to be his vice presidential running mate, the local assemblyman gave up his seat to run for the House.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 15 Mar. 2026

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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 13 Apr. 2026.

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