canvasser
Example Sentences
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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
One canvasser sought signatures at a Tijuana school, where he was seen falsifying addresses for signers who weren’t California voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2023
It was unclear whether Mr. Paiz could see the boy through the door, or whether the boy had identified himself as a canvasser with the Warnock campaign before the shot was fired.
From New York Times ● Dec. 2, 2022
I immediately opened up conversation with him, and learned he was from a small town in Illinois, whence he had started as a canvasser, selling nutmeg-graters.
From Twenty Years of Hus'ling by W. W. (William Wallace) Denslow
