congressman

Example Sentences

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Republican congressman Zach Nunn wrote on X that he was "heartened by the ceasefire."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

The University of California, Berkeley poll suggested that congressman Eric Swalwell, former congresswoman Katie Porter, and billionaire climate activist Tom Steyer had the most support among the eight Democrats running.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

During a hearing this month, Elbridge Colby, a top-ranking Defense Department official, claimed not to recognize his own past quotes when a Democratic congressman read them aloud.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2026

The department’s inspector general, Anthony D’Esposito, a former Long Island congressman, has been expanding his office’s probe into the allegations and already multiple top aides have stepped down.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

He had risen from lawyer to US congressman to secretary of war to his appointment in March 1919 as US attorney general.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler