noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ Democratic , Republican
▪ conservative , liberal
▪ local
▪ leading
▪ incumbent
▪ four-term , eight-term , etc.
▪ freshman ( AmE )
▪ former
VERB + CONGRESSMAN/CONGRESSWOMAN
▪ elect (sb) , re-elect (sb)
▪
He was elected congressman in 1997.
▪ lobby
▪ contact , write
▪
Many people have written their congressmen with complaints.
CONGRESSMAN/CONGRESSWOMAN + VERB
▪ call for sth
▪
a leading congressman who's calling for a crackdown on illegal aliens