The phrase "freshman congressman" refers to a person who is serving their first term as a member of the United States House of Representatives. Full definition
A fellow freshman congressman from this... state, Congressman (Sean Patrick) Maloney, has had two bills passed. (wrvo.org)
One is the realization that I can probably accomplish more on the issues that I care about as the senior member of the state Legislature in Albany than as a 65 - year - old freshman congressman in Washington. (suffolktimes.timesreview.com)
Seven years later, George Pataki, the obscure state senator from Peekskill who took down Cuomo in «94 (freshman Congressman Hinchey squeaked in by 1,218 votes, three - tenths of 1 percent) redlined the dormant project. (hudsonvalleyone.com)