legislator
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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
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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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