legislator

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Bill Essayli, a former state legislator who leads the federal prosecutor’s office in Los Angeles, joined the raid along with a Fox News crew.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

During his time as a Rio legislator he was accused of involvement in a kickback scheme in which he took a portion of his aides' salaries, but the case was dismissed.

From Barron's • Mar. 11, 2026

It’s a tightrope walk that no legislator has mastered.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 21, 2026

Fabien Albertin, a French legislator, in 1932 revealed on the floor of the National Assembly leaked banking details of French politicians, clergymen, celebrities and industrialists.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 13, 2026

“We would not sacrifice a child before we charge somebody,” said Representative Paul Ray, a Republican who was the legislator who had proposed the second, stricter, piece of legislation banning texting while driving.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel