Is congressman gender-neutral? See -man.
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Akbayan party-list congressman Chel Diokno called for stiffer penalties for those who allow minors access to firearms.
From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026
And during the primary elections, Kalshi fined a few politicians for betting on themselves, while the Justice Department began investigating a former congressman on similar charges.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026
Sanchez, a 57-year-old congressman draws on the rural background of his mentor, former president Pedro Castillo, a schoolteacher jailed after a failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022.
From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026
DOJ is investigating former congressman George Santos for insider trading on Kalshi.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 3, 2026
A moment later a well-dressed Negro woman about Mom’s age came in, and the Negro congressman and another man led her to the benches in the back.
From "Mississippi Trial, 1955" by Chris Crowe
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