How to Use congressperson in a Sentence

congressperson

noun
  • Most people don't even know who their congressperson is in many places.
    — Sarah D. Wire, latimes.com, 4 May 2017
  • Hageman is the state’s sole congressperson.
    — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Voters will also elect a congressperson to serve in the state's one House seat.
    — Abc News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Did your congressperson ignore warnings that sea-level rise would make storm surges worse?
    — Emily Atkin, New Republic, 28 Aug. 2017
  • Those who wish to attend will need to contact their local congressperson to get a ticket.
    — Annabella Rosciglione, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 11 Jan. 2025
  • This includes your congressperson, as well as your two senators who represent your state.
    — Adam S. Minsky, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • Rogers will be the first congressperson from Alabama to chair the committee.
    — Sarah Swetlik | [email protected], al, 10 Jan. 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
  • Voice your support for SNAP with a letter (or call) to your congressperson.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • There are all these tools to automatically connect you to the congressperson.
    — Isaac Chotiner, Slate Magazine, 8 May 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • That means writing your congressperson to press for stronger workplace protections, especially in the hiring process.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2023
  • The app featured a full-screen prompt for users to enter their zip codes and receive the number for their congressperson to call and urge against a TikTok ban.
    — Lauren Feiner, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024
  • One incumbent congressperson lost reelection, and the fate of several more hang in the balance as some races advance to runoffs and others remain too close to call.
    — ABC News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Similar to a direct letter to your congressperson, stories about real people are best, Teller says.
    — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, 1 Dec. 2020
  • Every few minutes, someone else — a former congressperson, a prominent downtown investor, the restaurant’s scion — stopped to shake hands.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Karen Bass, a former congressperson and current mayor of Los Angeles, has also joined the suit.
    — Dell Cameron, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
  • 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
  • Each congressperson was allotted five minutes to question Ray, an opportunity that many used for grandstanding.
    — Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 26 Jan. 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
  • 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
  • Several individuals have resigned or are under investigation, including a teacher, a state DCS staffer, and a city appointee, while a congressperson's office defended their staffer's free speech rights.
    — Cate Charron, IndyStar, 16 Sep. 2025

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