California's 6th congressional district

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California's 6th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in California that has historically encompassed parts of the Sacramento area and surrounding communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
federal electoral district
borderChanges occur after each decennial census
chamber House of Representatives
contains parts of the Sacramento metropolitan area
parts of the city of Sacramento
country United States of America
created 1865
electorate registered voters in the defined district boundaries
elects one member to the U.S. House of Representatives
firstRepresentationInCongress March 4, 1865
governingLaw California state law
United States Constitution
surface form: U.S. Constitution
hasElectionCycle every two years
hasFederalDistrictNumber 6
hasGovernmentalLevel federal
hasRepresentative Ami Bera
Doris Matsui
John E. Moss NERFINISHED
Lynn Woolsey
Phillip Burton
William S. Mailliard NERFINISHED
hasTypeOfConstituency mixed urban and suburban
historicallyEncompassed parts of the Sacramento area
surrounding communities near Sacramento
isNumberedDistrictOf California, United States
surface form: California
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Sacramento County
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf California congressional delegation
previouslyLocatedIn Marin County
San Francisco Bay Area
Sonoma County, California
surface form: Sonoma County
redistricted every 10 years following the U.S. census
representativeParty Democratic Party
representedIn United States Congress
surface form: U.S. Congress
state California, United States
surface form: California
subjectTo California Citizens Redistricting Commission maps
timeZone Pacific Time Zone
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Henry Markham representedDistrict California's 6th congressional district