congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən 
: a member of a congress
especially
: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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a former congressman who is now a senator
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Trump's pick, Brandon Williams, is a former Navy submarine officer who served one term as a Republican congressman from New York.
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes forwarded to the email to Waltz (then a Florida congressman and Trump campaign surrogate) via text.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Here is Loudermilk’s ask: The Georgia congressman wants to keep researching security posture and issues that Republicans have with the original Jan. 6 select committee, which House Democrats controlled from 2021 to 2022.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump’s nominee for IRS commissioner, former GOP congressman Billy Long, sponsored legislation while in the House to abolish the IRS and replace the income tax with a national sales tax.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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Davis Winkie, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2025
Trump spokesperson Brian Hughes forwarded to the email to Waltz (then a Florida congressman and Trump campaign surrogate) via text.
—Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 7 Apr. 2025
Here is Loudermilk’s ask: The Georgia congressman wants to keep researching security posture and issues that Republicans have with the original Jan. 6 select committee, which House Democrats controlled from 2021 to 2022.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
Trump’s nominee for IRS commissioner, former GOP congressman Billy Long, sponsored legislation while in the House to abolish the IRS and replace the income tax with a national sales tax.
—Howard Gleckman, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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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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