congressional district
noun
: a territorial division of a state from which a member of the U.S. House of Representatives is elected
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Much of the money has flowed to congressional districts in states like Georgia, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee where Republicans dominate local politics.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Last year, the Brennan Center for Justice predicted that the state was on track to lose four more congressional districts in reapportionment in 2030, leaving California with just 48 House seats.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Sean Duffy's political career Duffy previously served as a congressman for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in the northwest part of the state from 2011 to 2019, overlapping with the bulk of Trump's presidency.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025
Much of the money has flowed to congressional districts in states like Georgia, Ohio, South Carolina and Tennessee where Republicans dominate local politics.
—Jack Ewing, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025
Last year, the Brennan Center for Justice predicted that the state was on track to lose four more congressional districts in reapportionment in 2030, leaving California with just 48 House seats.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Sean Duffy's political career Duffy previously served as a congressman for Wisconsin's 7th congressional district in the northwest part of the state from 2011 to 2019, overlapping with the bulk of Trump's presidency.
—Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
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