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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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.
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Wild saw the consequences of the 2024 election in her narrow loss to Rep.-elect Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
The woman, however, did not live in Gaetz’s congressional district.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
Given how widely dispersed the federal workforce is across the country’s 435 congressional districts, the prospect of putting any one district’s federal employees out of work would likely face opposition from that district’s representatives in Congress.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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Amaris Encinas, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2025
Wild saw the consequences of the 2024 election in her narrow loss to Rep.-elect Ryan Mackenzie in Pennsylvania’s 7th congressional district.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Dec. 2024
The woman, however, did not live in Gaetz’s congressional district.
—Emily Brooks, The Hill, 23 Dec. 2024
Given how widely dispersed the federal workforce is across the country’s 435 congressional districts, the prospect of putting any one district’s federal employees out of work would likely face opposition from that district’s representatives in Congress.
—Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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