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congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman Trump will hold a campaign rally in Arizona next week, visiting a county that Crane shares with another Republican congressman. — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 Republican Mike Rogers, a former Michigan congressman and El-Sayed’s opponent, recently released a brief healthcare plan. — Kate Wells, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2026 The Naples Republican is facing a fierce test from Democrat David Jolly, a former congressman who is hoping to make inroads with Republican voters over frustrations with inflation and the war in Iran. — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 Last year, the two stood outside Crank’s office in Colorado Springs and urged the congressman to support the Epstein Files Transparency Act. — Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congressman

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Ilhan Omar's husband responds to rumors congresswoman fled the United States.

— , FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The Republican congresswoman running against Turek, Ashley Hinson, recently gathered farmers, researchers and local officials to discuss Iowa’s water problems.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026

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El-Sayed, an American of Egyptian descent who would be the first Muslim senator if elected, has rankled at the GOP accusations, including in a recent TV interview.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
The former state representative and senator from west-central Missouri took office as secretary of state in January 2025 and brought a more combative approach to overseeing elections and ballot measures.

— Jeremy Kohler, ProPublica, 15 Oct. 2026

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On the right, wearing a gray suit and black shirt, is an obscure New York state assemblyman named Zohran Mamdani.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.

— Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026

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