congressman

Example Sentences

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But Mr. MacIntosh, a former Hoosier congressman, seized the opportunity to repair his standing with the president.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Levin—a former congressman, and the son of Carl Levin, the high-profile former Michigan senator—has spent years trying to hold together a version of Jewish politics that doesn’t collapse into an argument about Israel.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

The former congressman has flatly and vigorously denied criminal wrongdoing while acknowledging and apologizing for unspecific “mistakes.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

As a result, Congress opened an ethics inquiry, and lawmakers were considering expelling the congressman.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

Somebody said, “I’m Charles C. Diggs, elected congressman from the state of Michigan, and I insist on being given a seat in the courtroom.”

From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe