Office of the Delegate of the U.S. Virgin Islands

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The Office of the Delegate of the U.S. Virgin Islands is the congressional office representing the U.S. Virgin Islands in the United States House of Representatives through a non-voting delegate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf congressional office
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States federal government
country United States of America
currentOfficeholderParty Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
electionCoincidesWith elections for the United States House of Representatives
electionCycle every two years
electorate residents of the United States Virgin Islands
hasConstituencyType at-large congressional district
hasCurrentOfficeholder Stacey Plaskett NERFINISHED
hasFunction advocate for interests of the United States Virgin Islands at the federal level
introduce legislation in the United States House of Representatives
provide constituent services to residents of the United States Virgin Islands
serve on House committees
hasPosition Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
hasRepresentativeType non-voting delegate
hasStatusInHouse non-voting member
hasVotingRights no vote on final passage of legislation
vote in committees
vote in party caucuses
isForTerritoryStatus unincorporated territory of the United States
isSimilarTo Office of the Delegate of American Samoa NERFINISHED
Office of the Delegate of Guam NERFINISHED
Office of the Delegate of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
Office of the Delegate of the Northern Mariana Islands NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
officeHoldersAre members of the United States House of Representatives
officeholderTitle Delegate to the United States House of Representatives
officeScope federal
partOf United States Congress
represents United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
representsInBody United States Virgin Islands in the United States House of Representatives
representsPopulation citizens and residents of the United States Virgin Islands
representsTerritorialEntity United States Virgin Islands NERFINISHED
selectionMethod popular vote
termLength two years

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Office of the Delegate of Guam to the U.S. House of Representatives isDistinctFrom Office of the Delegate of the U.S. Virgin Islands