assemblywoman
noun
as·sem·bly·wom·an
ə-ˈsem-blē-ˌwu̇-mən 
: a woman who is a member of an assembly
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Key Facts Key Background Chisholm worked as an educator and volunteered as a political activist through the 1950s and early 60s before serving as the New York State assemblywoman from Brooklyn from 1965 to 1968.
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Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Prejean, DiDonato, a Met keyboardist, and the local state assemblywoman, Dana Levenberg, sat in chairs in a circle on the stage with a dozen members of the Musical Connections Resident Ensemble, who introduced themselves to Prejean.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2023
He was especially infuriated by an attack from a progressive California assemblywoman, Lorena Gonzalez.
—Walter Isaacson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Helped by her local assemblywoman, Camhi said, the district was given a state grant to pay for air conditioning units.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
Disney and Comcast’s Universal Studios were the only two studios that benefited under California’s existing tax incentive program, due to their relatively larger tax bills from theme parks, according to Democratic assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, one of the bill’s sponsors.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 30 June 2023
Luz Rivas, a Democratic state assemblywoman who represents Sylmar, wrote on Facebook Thursday that there had been an increase in hate crimes in the district.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
The former assemblywoman blasted her party for failing to back her in last year’s election.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
The assemblywoman was recently appointed as chair of the arcane-sounding but important Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5.
—Anita Chabriacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
Prejean, DiDonato, a Met keyboardist, and the local state assemblywoman, Dana Levenberg, sat in chairs in a circle on the stage with a dozen members of the Musical Connections Resident Ensemble, who introduced themselves to Prejean.
—Paul Elie, The New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2023
He was especially infuriated by an attack from a progressive California assemblywoman, Lorena Gonzalez.
—Walter Isaacson, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Helped by her local assemblywoman, Camhi said, the district was given a state grant to pay for air conditioning units.
—Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 6 Sep. 2023
Disney and Comcast’s Universal Studios were the only two studios that benefited under California’s existing tax incentive program, due to their relatively larger tax bills from theme parks, according to Democratic assemblywoman Wendy Carrillo, one of the bill’s sponsors.
—Samantha Delouya, CNN, 30 June 2023
Luz Rivas, a Democratic state assemblywoman who represents Sylmar, wrote on Facebook Thursday that there had been an increase in hate crimes in the district.
—Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 7 July 2023
The former assemblywoman blasted her party for failing to back her in last year’s election.
—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2023
The assemblywoman was recently appointed as chair of the arcane-sounding but important Assembly Budget Subcommittee 5.
—Anita Chabriacolumnist, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2023
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assemblywoman
noun
as·sem·bly·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who is a member of a legislative assembly
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