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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Pelosi secured reelection as representative of California's 11th congressional district in November 2024.
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The New Orleans native has spent two decades representing the state’s ninth congressional district, which includes the southwestern part of the greater Houston area.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Al Green, a U.S. representative from Texas’ 9th congressional district, was removed from President Trump’s Tuesday night joint session of Congress after repeatedly interrupting the president’s speech.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
First elected to represent Maine's 2nd congressional district in 2018, Golden has managed to keep his seat ever since in a red-leaning district that President Donald Trump carried by nearly 10 points in November.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
The New Orleans native has spent two decades representing the state’s ninth congressional district, which includes the southwestern part of the greater Houston area.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA TODAY, 5 Mar. 2025
Al Green, a U.S. representative from Texas’ 9th congressional district, was removed from President Trump’s Tuesday night joint session of Congress after repeatedly interrupting the president’s speech.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Mar. 2025
First elected to represent Maine's 2nd congressional district in 2018, Golden has managed to keep his seat ever since in a red-leaning district that President Donald Trump carried by nearly 10 points in November.
—Charlotte Alter, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Congressional district.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressional%20district. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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