Maryland congressional delegation
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The Maryland congressional delegation is the group of elected U.S. senators and representatives who represent the state of Maryland in the United States Congress.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maryland legislative delegation | 1 |
| United States House delegation from Maryland | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | congressional delegation ⓘ |
| appliesTo | all congressional districts in Maryland ⓘ |
| composedOf | elected officials ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electoralCycle |
House elections every two years
ⓘ
Senate elections every six years ⓘ |
| electoralSystem |
single-member districts for representatives
ⓘ
statewide elections for senators ⓘ |
| electorate | voters of Maryland ⓘ |
| governingSystem | federal government of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | legislative branch of the United States ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
appropriations and budgeting for federal programs
ⓘ
constituent services ⓘ lawmaking at the federal level ⓘ oversight of the executive branch ⓘ representation of Maryland in Congress ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalContinuitySince | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasJurisdictionOver | federal matters affecting Maryland ⓘ |
| hasPart |
United States representatives from Maryland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States senators from Maryland ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | United States congressional delegations from Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
Maryland election laws
ⓘ
United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| lowerHouseMembers | United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfRepresentatives | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfSenators | 2 ⓘ |
| partOf | United States federal legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representativesRepresent | individual congressional districts in Maryland ⓘ |
| represents | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| representsInterest |
businesses in Maryland
ⓘ
local governments in Maryland ⓘ residents of Maryland ⓘ |
| representsLevel | federal level ⓘ |
| seeAlso |
Politics of Maryland
ⓘ
United States Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ United States congressional delegations by state NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| senatorsRepresent | entire state of Maryland ⓘ |
| stateCapitalRepresented | Annapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| statehoodContext | Maryland is one of the original Thirteen Colonies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateRepresented | Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | United States congressional delegations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfRepresentation | geographic representation ⓘ |
| upperHouseMembers | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Maryland legislative delegation
this entity surface form:
United States House delegation from Maryland