How to Use congressperson in a Sentence
congressperson
noun-
A little poking around into Hudson's background reveals that the congressperson is a stickler for the rules and an expert in finding out secrets.
— Tanya Melendez, EW.com, 15 May 2023 -
Does your child want to write a letter to a congressperson?
— Kaitlyn Pirie, Good Housekeeping, 11 Aug. 2020 -
Most people don't even know who their congressperson is in many places.
— Sarah D. Wire, latimes.com, 4 May 2017 -
Voice your support for SNAP with a letter (or call) to your congressperson.
— Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020 -
Write to or call your congressperson, letting them know your opinion on the issue.
— Emily Hernandez, Teen Vogue, 17 July 2018 -
Rogers will be the first congressperson from Alabama to chair the committee.
— Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 10 Jan. 2023 -
Did your congressperson ignore warnings that sea-level rise would make storm surges worse?
— Emily Atkin, New Republic, 28 Aug. 2017 -
Cicilline said his advice to the next congressperson would be: Pay attention to your constituents.
— Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Sep. 2023 -
How many Democrats would have to vote in a Republican primary to change that congressperson’s views?
— Seth J. Hill, Washington Post, 4 May 2017 -
Write or call your congressperson asking them to support boosting SNAP.
— Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020 -
Karen Bass, a former congressperson and current mayor of Los Angeles, has also joined the suit.
— Dell Cameron, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023 -
So write to your congressperson, go to a city council meeting, or sign that petition to install more solar panels in town.
— Sarah Shemkus, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Apr. 2023 -
The people who speak up, who needle their local congressperson, who know their communities well—those are the people who make change.
— Mattie Kahn, Harper's BAZAAR, 2 June 2023 -
Avoid these types of plastics, look for nail polishes free of those chemicals, sign this petition and don’t forget to reach out to your congressperson about that bill.
— Angie Han, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2022 -
There are all these tools to automatically connect you to the congressperson.
— Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 8 May 2017 -
When looking to address a big social problem, don’t just write to your congressperson–contact your latte vendor.
— Alex Veytsel, Fortune, 25 Feb. 2022 -
That means writing your congressperson to press for stronger workplace protections, especially in the hiring process.
— Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023 -
As of this writing, there isn’t a single Republican congressperson wavering in his or her fealty to the President.
— Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 24 Nov. 2019 -
Similar to a direct letter to your congressperson, stories about real people are best, Teller says.
— Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020 -
Women of the House centers around Suzanne, who is a grieving widow of a congressperson and ends up becoming a member of the House of Representatives after assuming her late husband’s office.
— Selena Barrientos, House Beautiful, 28 Aug. 2019 -
As the first Gen-Z congressperson — who, incidentally, was once a seasonal employee in Coachella’s control center — Frost came to the fest today to present two panels on climate change and activism.
— August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 15 Apr. 2023 -
Each congressperson was allotted five minutes to question Ray, an opportunity that many used for grandstanding.
— Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 Jan. 2023 -
Calls to congresspersons geographically beyond my voting purview are accepted, but not (necessarily) tallied for opinion, i.e., largely a waste of time.
— Rosa Inocencio Smith, The Atlantic, 12 May 2017
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