Texas's 15th congressional district

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United States congressional district federal electoral district

Texas's 15th congressional district is a historically significant U.S. House district in South Texas that has long been a Democratic stronghold and a center of Hispanic-majority representation.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States congressional district → federal electoral district →
borderProximity	near U.S.–Mexico border →
category	Congressional districts of Texas → Hispanic and Latino American-related politics → South Texas politics →
congressionalNumberCreatedIn	58th United States Congress →
containsCity	Edinburg, Texas → McAllen, Texas → Mission, Texas → Pharr, Texas → parts of San Antonio metropolitan area →
country	United States of America →
created	1903 →
currentRepresentative	Monica De La Cruz →
currentRepresentativeChamber	U.S. House of Representatives →
currentRepresentativeParty	Republican Party →
demographicCharacteristic	Hispanic-majority district →
electorateCharacteristic	largely urban and suburban with rural areas →
elects	one member to the U.S. House of Representatives →
federalLevel	yes →
firstRepublicanElectionYear	2022 →
firstRepublicanRepresentative	Monica De La Cruz →
governingLaw	United States Constitution →
hasElectionCycle	every two years →
hasMajorityPopulation	Hispanic →
hasSignificantIssue	agricultural policy → border security → healthcare access → immigration policy → trade with Mexico →
historicalPoliticalLeaning	Democratic stronghold →
languageCharacteristic	large Spanish-speaking population →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives →
locatedIn	Rio Grande Valley → South Texas → Texas →
notableFor	Hispanic-majority representation → long history of Democratic representation →
partOf	Texas congressional delegation →
previousLongTermPartyControl	Democratic Party →
redistrictedAfter	2020 United States census →
representedSince	1903 →
state	Texas →
votingSystem	first-past-the-post →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Texas congressional districts →	hasPart
John Nance Garner →	representedDistrict