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canvasser

[kan-vuhs-er] / ˈkæn vəs ər /


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She’s also infamously bubbly: When a canvasser door-knocked 9th Circuit Judge Richard Paez, for whom Roy had clerked, he reportedly asked the volunteer to give her a hug.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 2026

One canvasser, Timothy Nikonorov, explained that he had been an active volunteer with Mamdani’s campaign before becoming a frequent canvasser for Park, and an occasional canvassing lead.

From Salon ● Jun. 4, 2026

Tonight, I’m shadowing Elly Mui, who’s been with the campaign since January—first as a paid canvasser in the run-up to the primary, which Mamdani won in a surprise upset, and as a volunteer ever since.

From Slate ● Oct. 27, 2025

But Mr. Dyas-Gordon, whose mother is a canvasser, said that after the 2016 election, strangers menaced him, even chasing him down the street.

From New York Times ● Nov. 7, 2022

Then Josie told of the job she had as a canvasser and her feeling that the detective work was going to take all her time.

From Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman by Emma Speed Sampson


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