congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman While these new regulations were passed by President Joe Biden's administration, the DOT will soon fall under the purview of President-elect Donald Trump and, if confirmed, his nominee to head the department: former Wisconsin congressman and Fox News contributor Sean Duffy. Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 19 Nov. 2024 The former congressman has often been an attack dog for Trump in going after critics. Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2024 Skeptics online found excuses to deny the results of the 2024 U.S. Senate race between former broadcaster Kari Lake and Rep. Ruben Gallego, in which the congressman formally accepted victory Nov. 11. Rey Covarrubias Jr., The Arizona Republic, 15 Nov. 2024 And in a state that has shown overwhelming distaste for the president-elect over the last three election cycles — including last Tuesday — that could be enough to turn Evans into a one-term congressman, Dino said. John Aguilar, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for congressman 
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Noun
  • Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman, is Trump’s pick to serve as director of national intelligence, the chief coordinator of the nation’s intelligence departments.
    Matt Brown, Fortune, 26 Nov. 2024
  • The addition of two new Republican congresswomen could not make up for the departures of at least four Republican women members of the U.S. House due to retirement or electoral defeat.
    Kelly Dittmar, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Ruben Gallego was projected to defeat Republican Kari Lake on Monday night and in January will become Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator.
    Christopher Howley, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
  • In 2017, six Republican senators out of 52 voted against at least one Trump nominee.
    Tia Yang, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Evan Low South Bay assemblyman secures Newsom’s endorsement in the race to succeed retiring Rep. Anna Eshoo, D-Palo Alto.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 3 Nov. 2024
  • Low’s lawyer cites a 2022 FEC case involving Kevin Mullin, then a Peninsula assemblyman running for Congress.
    Mercury News Editorial, The Mercury News, 11 Oct. 2024

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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.

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