Maryland's 3rd congressional district

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Maryland's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House district centered in the Baltimore area, known for its irregular boundaries and strong Democratic lean.

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Maryland's 3rd congressional district canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
ballotType single-member plurality
chamber House of Representatives
contains parts of Anne Arundel County
parts of Baltimore City
parts of Baltimore County
parts of Howard County
country United States of America
surface form: United States
createdFor representation in the U.S. House of Representatives
currentRepresentative John Sarbanes
districtNumber 3
electoralLevel federal legislative
elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives
governingLaw Maryland Code
surface form: Maryland state law

United States Constitution
governmentalJurisdiction federal
hasAbbreviation MD-03
hasCharacteristic highly contorted boundaries
safe Democratic seat
hasDemographicTrend urban and suburban electorate
hasElectoralEvent biennial U.S. House elections
hasElectorateType single-member district
hasMajorCityNearby Baltimore
hasMapFeature non-contiguous appearing segments connected by narrow corridors
hasRepresentationStartYearForCurrentMember 2007
isNumberedDistrictOf Maryland
isSubdivisionOf Maryland
jurisdictionType congressional district
knownFor gerrymandered shape
irregular boundaries
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn Baltimore–Washington metropolitan area
surface form: Baltimore metropolitan area
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
numberOfRepresentatives 1
officeTitleOfRepresentative U.S. Representative
oftenCitedAs example of gerrymandering in the United States
partOf Maryland congressional delegation
partyOfCurrentRepresentative Democratic Party
politicalLeaning strongly Democratic
representedByPartySince Democratic Party
representedIn United States Congress
represents Maryland's 3rd congressional district self-linksurface differs
state Maryland
subjectTo decennial redistricting
usesVotingSystem first-past-the-post

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Paul Sarbanes represented Maryland's 3rd congressional district
Henry Winter Davis representedDistrict Maryland's 3rd congressional district
Thomas D'Alesandro Jr. representedDistrict Maryland's 3rd congressional district
John Sarbanes representedArea Maryland's 3rd congressional district
Maryland's 4th congressional district borderedBy Maryland's 3rd congressional district
Maryland's 3rd congressional district represents Maryland's 3rd congressional district self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: John Sarbanes