United States House of Representatives seat from Florida

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A United States House of Representatives seat from Florida is a congressional district-level position in the U.S. federal legislature representing a portion of the state of Florida in the House.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf congressional seat
federal legislative office
public office
apportionmentBasis population of Florida as measured by the decennial census
branchOfGovernment legislative branch
canBeVacatedBy death of the officeholder
expulsion from the House of Representatives
resignation of the officeholder
chamber House of Representatives
compensationSource United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
country United States of America
electionTiming even-numbered years
electoralCycle biennial elections
electorate eligible voters residing in the district in Florida
eligibleCandidateRequirement United States citizen for at least 7 years
at least 25 years old
inhabitant of Florida at time of election
ethicsRegulation House ethics rules
governmentLevel federal
jurisdiction congressional district in Florida
legalBasis United States Constitution
federal statutes on congressional apportionment
legislativeBody United States Congress
locatedIn Florida
oathRequirement oath to support and defend the Constitution of the United States
officeholderTitle Congressperson
U.S. Representative
surface form: United States Representative
officeType elected office
partOf United States House of Representatives
redistrictingAuthority state government of Florida
represents portion of the population of Florida
residents of a Florida congressional district
responsibility introducing bills in the House of Representatives
participating in congressional oversight
providing constituent services
representing district interests at the federal level
serving on House committees
voting on federal legislation
selectionMethod popular vote
stateFramework laws of the state of Florida
subjectTo House rules of procedure
symbolicRole voice of a Florida district in the federal legislature
termLength 2 years
termLimit no term limits
vacancyFillingMethod special election in the district
votingSystem single-member district plurality

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Representative Don Fuqua officeContested United States House of Representatives seat from Florida
subject surface form: Don Fuqua
Florida congressional delegation hasPart United States House of Representatives seat from Florida
this entity surface form: United States representatives from Florida