congresswoman

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Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer, the one-term Oregon Republican congresswoman tapped by Trump to lead the department, has been engulfed in scandal since January.

From Salon • Mar. 13, 2026

A former ally — Marjorie Taylor Greene, previously a GOP congresswoman for Georgia — is among the critics.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 23, 2026

Back in Hawaii, the former congresswoman has been in bad odor for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

He also founded a gun safety group along with his wife, former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot in the head at an event in 2011 and survived.

From BBC • Jan. 13, 2026

Former congresswoman Constance A. Morella recalled, “That glass ceiling is being shattered.”

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