Is congressman gender-neutral? See -man.
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Green was targeted by Fairshake, a cryptocurrency-backed group, which spent approximately $6m to oust the longtime congressman, who had been a critic of the industry.
From BBC • May 27, 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
The congressman called for legislation to prohibit government employees from using insider knowledge to profit on government-related prediction-market contracts.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Garfield had been a congressman for seventeen years.
From "Ambushed!" by Gail Jarrow
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