assemblymember
State house official
An assemblymember is an elected representative who serves in a legislative assembly, particularly a state assembly in the United States.
The term is gender-neutral, replacing the older assemblyman and assemblywoman: The assemblymember introduced a bill on housing reform.
California and New York commonly use this title for their state legislators.
Amount owed, written
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- statuteEnacted written rule
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
resolution · committee · subcommittee · hearing · testimony · debate · deliberation · session
Party selection meeting
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- majorityOver half of total
- minoritySmaller part of whole
whip · coalition · bloc · affiliation · crossover · faction · party · alliance
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- incumbentCurrent position holder
- nominationFormal candidate selection
platform · endorsement · ballot · primary · canvassing · fundraising · opponent · term
Bounded administrative area
- constituentsParts of a whole
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- caseworkDirect work with clients
outreach · petition · grassroots · electorate · representation · community · liaison · ombudsman
bill
Amount owed, written
- legislationOfficial enactment of statutes
- amendmentChange to official text
- statuteEnacted written rule
ordinance · resolution · committee · subcommittee · hearing · testimony · debate · deliberation · session · quorum
caucus
Party selection meeting
- bipartisanInvolving both major parties
- partisanshipLoyalty to one faction
- majorityOver half of total
minority · whip · coalition · bloc · affiliation · crossover · faction · party · alliance · opposition
election
Organized public voting
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- reelectionVoting someone back in
- incumbentCurrent position holder
nomination · platform · endorsement · ballot · primary · canvassing · fundraising · opponent · term · seat
district
Bounded administrative area
- constituentsParts of a whole
- townhallLocal governance headquarters
- advocacyPleading for a cause
casework · outreach · petition · grassroots · electorate · representation · community · liaison · ombudsman · concerns
- State Legislaturesstate senate, state senator, legislative session, state capitol, statehouse
- state governmentstate budget, state senate, state legislature, state capitol, state constitution
assemblymembersenator
Upper chamber member
state senator · peer · lord · assemblyman
assemblymembergovernor
State's chief executive
judge · executive · monarch · dictator · bureaucrat
assemblymemberconstituent
Member of electoral district
private citizen · voter · citizen · ordinary citizen · subject
assembly, member, assemble, assembled, assembling, assemblage, assembler, members, membership