What is the difference between a Congressman and a Senator?

Diamondlance

In the United States, there are two houses of Congress: the House of Representatives and the Senate. Congressman can refer to a person from either house of Congress, whereas Senator is used exclusively for a person elected to the Senate. The term Representative is used exclusively for a person elected to the House of Representatives. Jul 01 06, 2:05 AM

zbeckabee

Since the United States legislature is bicameral, there are three different titles for legislators: Representative (Member of the House of Representatives), Senator (Member of the United States Senate), and finally Congressman/Congresswoman (An individual member the House of Representatives, synonymous with "Representative"). It is important to note that although it is technically a term for members of either house, "Congressman/woman" is used almost exclusively to refer to members of the lower house in the United States in formal address. Indeed, it would likely be considered a faux pas to refer to a member of the United States Senate as "Congressman/Congresswoman". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congressman Jul 01 06, 6:52 AM

ladyhenry

A Congressman represents a district within a state whereas the Senator is representative for the whole state. Jul 01 06, 7:34 PM

BungeeAZ

Generally, a member of the House of Representatives is addressed as "Congressman" or "Congresswoman." A member of the Senate is always referred to as "Senator." Jul 02 06, 11:01 AM

BHank

Congressmen generally prefer grape jelly, while Senators most often like strawberry Oct 04 07, 10:14 AM