Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american lawyer”. Today it says “american politician”.
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The opening as it read in 2020
Gottheimer ( / ˈ ɡ ɒ t h aɪ m ər / ; born March 8, 1975) is an American lawyer, writer, and public policy adviser serving as the U.S.1 Representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district . The district includes a swath of exurban and rural territory west of New York City .2Gottheimer was active in the Democratic Party as a speechwriter for Bill Clinton and as an adviser to the presidential campaigns of Wesley Clark , John Kerry , and Hillary Clinton . He has also worked for Burson-Marsteller , the Federal Communications Commission , Ford Motor Company , and Microsoft .3On November 6, 2018, he defeated his Republican challenger John McCann by a double-digit margin. Some media outlets have called him a "human fundraising machine" due to his ability to raise money.4
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Gottheimer ( / ˈ ɡ ɒ t h aɪ m ər / GOT -hy-mər ; born March 8, 1975) is an American attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017.The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City 's densely populated metropolitan suburbs in Bergen County northwest through exurban and rural territory in northern Passaic and Sussex Counties.A member of the Democratic Party , Gottheimer was a speechwriter for Bill Clinton and served as an adviser to the presidential campaigns of Wesley Clark , John Kerry , and Hillary Clinton .He has also worked for Burson Cohn & Wolfe , the Federal Communications Commission , Ford Motor Company , and Microsoft .
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The opening as it stood in 2025
Gottheimer ( / ˈ ɡ ɒ t h aɪ m ər / GOT -hy-mər ; born March 8, 1975) is an American politician, attorney, writer, and public policy adviser who has served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 5th congressional district since 2017. The district stretches along the northern border of the state from New York City 's densely populated metropolitan suburbs in Bergen County northwest through exurban and rural territory in northern Passaic and Sussex Counties. A member of the Democratic Party , Gottheimer was a speechwriter for Bill Clinton and served as an adviser to the presidential campaigns of Wesley Clark , John Kerry , and Hillary Clinton . He has also worked for Burson Cohn & Wolfe , the Federal Communications Commission , Ford Motor Company , and Microsoft .
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Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american lawyer”. Today it says “american politician”. Read the current article and compare.
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american lawyer
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american politician
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