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James Schoolcraft Sherman, the man for whom it was named, was a Republican congressman from New York state, and for three years vice president to William Howard Taft.

Other potential candidates include Ben Wikler, the Wisconsin Democratic chairman; Max Rose, a former congressman from Staten Island; and Chuck Rocha, a veteran Democratic consultant.

Dropping out of consideration for the attorney general position didn't save former congressman Matt Gaetz from grief in the wave of threats.

The former congressman Lee Zeldin, who is Trump’s pick to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, said the police had contacted him about a pipe bomb threat made to his home.

In 2021, as a GOP congressman, Mr. Mullin posted a photo of himself on Instagram saying he was headed home from “helping get Americans out of Afghanistan.”