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Cassidy, a two-term senator, trailed Letlow and state Treasurer John Fleming for much of the GOP contest, according to the polls.—Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 17 May 2026 The two-term senator has touted his work helping pass the HALT Fentanyl Act, negotiating the passage of the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and championing healthcare.—Gaby Vinick, ABC News, 16 May 2026 The Cassidy campaign believes the two-term senator will advance to a runoff against Letlow.—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026 The outcome may also show what voters want from their representatives in Washington in this political moment — and whether a Republican senator like Cassidy can survive in Congress.—Sam Gringlas, NPR, 16 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for senator
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Middle English senatour, from Anglo-French senatur, from Latin senator, from senatus