congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən 
: a member of a congress
especially
: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Examples of congressman in a Sentence
a former congressman who is now a senator
Recent Examples on the Web
An email from FirstEnergy's Senior Vice President of External Affairs Michael Dowling indicates DeWine and Husted's 2018 primary challengers Mary Taylor, then-lieutenant governor, and Jim Renacci, a former congressman, supported the plants.
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Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
But many people and companies are poised for a windfall, including Devin Nunes, the former Republican congressman who became chief executive of Trump Media in 2022.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Trump Media’s chief executive, the former Republican congressman Devin Nunes, was given 115,000 shares, a stake worth more than $5 million today.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
By 1860, this had allotted 30 extra congressmen to Southern states, which gave them extra votes to add additional slave states—whether by force, as in the Mexican-American War, or by breaking longstanding agreements to keep the Kansas and Nebraska territories free.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Take Jason Chaffetz, who was a congressman from Utah.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
The congressman noted the bill rescinds $20.2 billion set aside for modernizing the IRS' workforce and technology system, which Republicans have argued would expand the agency's authority.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2024
In an email, a spokesperson for Rep. Peters said the congressman was optimistic after reading the VA director’s response.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Three young women who work for Rep. Mike Carey, an Ohio Republican, made a late afternoon three-block trek to a coffee shop on Capitol Hill in September, the congressman told a House panel this week.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 10 Apr. 2024
But many people and companies are poised for a windfall, including Devin Nunes, the former Republican congressman who became chief executive of Trump Media in 2022.
—Joe Rennison, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Trump Media’s chief executive, the former Republican congressman Devin Nunes, was given 115,000 shares, a stake worth more than $5 million today.
—Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
By 1860, this had allotted 30 extra congressmen to Southern states, which gave them extra votes to add additional slave states—whether by force, as in the Mexican-American War, or by breaking longstanding agreements to keep the Kansas and Nebraska territories free.
—Jon Grinspan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Apr. 2024
Take Jason Chaffetz, who was a congressman from Utah.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 28 Mar. 2024
The congressman noted the bill rescinds $20.2 billion set aside for modernizing the IRS' workforce and technology system, which Republicans have argued would expand the agency's authority.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff and Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Mar. 2024
In an email, a spokesperson for Rep. Peters said the congressman was optimistic after reading the VA director’s response.
—Blake Nelson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2024
Three young women who work for Rep. Mike Carey, an Ohio Republican, made a late afternoon three-block trek to a coffee shop on Capitol Hill in September, the congressman told a House panel this week.
—Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2024
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congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-grəs-mən
: a member of a congress
especially
: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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