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congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman The map split Kansas City voters into three GOP-friendly districts in the hopes of ousting Cleaver, the city’s longtime Democratic congressman. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026 But Kemp formally endorsed Collins this month and is now putting his name behind the congressman. — Greg Bluestein, AJC.com, 23 Sep. 2026 Rogers also has proposed suspending the state and federal gas tax of 70 cents a gallon, which the former congressman said would benefit farmers and truckers who are spending more on fuel and passing the costs on to Michiganders. — Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Harris has a strained relationship with the party's progressive wing, which includes El-Sayed, and El-Sayed is eager to solidify establishment support during his campaign against Republican nominee Mike Rogers, a former congressman. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman

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And per reporting in Political Cortadito, the congresswoman has no plans to accept any debate invitations anytime soon.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 2026
Beatty, a Democratic congresswoman from Ohio who serves on the board, is seeking the court's intervention to block the Kennedy Center board's vote this week to close the center for renovations.

— Joey Garrison, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026

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Paramount filed paperwork of its own Wednesday, just before the virtual hearing, essentially telling the Garden State senator to mind his own business.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
That left the senator who had helped put college athlete rights on the Congressional agenda without a formal perch in the panels where any comprehensive legislation would take shape.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 24 Sep. 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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