Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have long been addressed as “Congressman” or “Congresswoman.”
By contrast, a senator is referred to as, well, “Senator.”
Can we all agree on the genderless “Representative” term? There’s history to back it up, too.
https://theconversation.com/you-should-call-house-members-representatives-because-thats-what-they-are-not-congressmen-or-congresswomen-224722
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