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legislator

[lej-is-lay-ter] / ˈlɛdʒ ɪsˌleɪ tər /


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Then there is Carol Kazeem, 34, a Pennsylvania state legislator of Nigerian heritage who has retained her seat at District 159.

From BBC ● Nov. 4, 2026

Her father and mother had divorced, but Juan Fernandez’s legend had been fixed — a brawling union leader and New Mexico state legislator.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

As a sitting state legislator who knows how to run local elections as an organizer and candidate, Nixon has a résumé that has prepared her for Washington, said Carr.

From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2026

Adalah said Abu Shehadeh's decades of public life as a human rights activist, legislator and party leader demonstrated his "consistent and unequivocal opposition to violence of any kind".

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

It was an even more obvious metaphor for Christians, as it was easy to think of God as a legislator imposing laws on nature and to personify nature as obeying him.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

During her campaign, she promised a moratorium until state legislators set new rules about data-center construction.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2026

As they think about ways to increase the program’s revenue, legislators “can be very creative,” said Nancy Altman, president of the advocacy group Social Security Works.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2026

So you had legislators in Texas that talked about that ruling and said, “We can’t have an electrocution in someone’s living room.”

From Slate ● Oct. 6, 2026

Maryana Khames testified before legislators about the pitfalls of the old system.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 2026

These energetic volunteers knew their state legislators and the local issues, so they knew how to maximize their influence.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling


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