congressman

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Alf LaMont worked for Swalwell’s team as a digital communications expert until his firm quit on April 10 following news reports about the allegations against the East Bay Democratic congressman.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

Former Republican congressman George Santos has also been identified as a prospective applicant.

From Salon • May 31, 2026

Phillips, a nondescript and mostly unknown Minnesota congressman, was the most serious protest vote option.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

He won elections as a congressman and then senator before becoming the top adviser to Colombia’s first leftist president, Gustavo Petro.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

If you don’t know, there’s always an alternative, like head instead of chairman, press officer instead of spokesman, firefighter instead of fireman, representative instead of congressman, and so on.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner