Georgia's Democratic congressman David Scott has died at age 80. Scott was the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee and was seeking his 13th term in Congress despite challenges from within his party.
  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
    81·
    1 month ago

    There’s “congress” which is both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

    When you see “Rep.” it’s short for “representative” and means it’s a House member and not a Senator

    • frongt@lemmy.zip
      22·
      1 month ago

      But for some reason, House representatives are usually referred to as “Congressman”.