New York's 3rd congressional district

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New York's 3rd congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district on Long Island that includes parts of Nassau County and Queens and is known for its affluent, suburban communities and competitive political landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
congressional district
containsPart parts of Nassau County
parts of Queens
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision Northeastern United States
electoralSystem first-past-the-post
elects member of the U.S. House of Representatives
governingLaw United States Constitution
laws of the State of New York
governmentalJurisdictionOver residents of the district
hasChamber lower house of the United States Congress
hasCharacteristic largely suburban
politically competitive landscape
relatively high median income
isPartOf federal electoral system of the United States
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn Long Island
Nassau County, New York
Queens, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Queens, New York City

U.S. state of New York
surface form: State of New York
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf New York congressional delegation
politicalCharacteristic competitive district
swing district
regionType suburban
socioeconomicCharacteristic affluent communities
state New York
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
usedFor elections to the U.S. House of Representatives

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Representative Wydler represented New York's 3rd congressional district
subject surface form: John W. Wydler
West Hills, Long Island, New York, United States congressionalDistrict New York's 3rd congressional district
this entity surface form: New York’s 3rd congressional district
Bayside, Queens representedInCongressBy New York's 3rd congressional district
Whitestone, Queens representedInCongressBy New York's 3rd congressional district
Hicksville, New York locatedInUSCongressionalDistrict New York's 3rd congressional district
Syosset, New York congressionalDistrict New York's 3rd congressional district
Douglaston–Little Neck representedInCongressBy New York's 3rd congressional district