South Carolina congressional delegation

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The South Carolina congressional delegation is the group of elected officials who represent the state of South Carolina in the United States Congress, including both its senators and members of the House of Representatives.

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instanceOf congressional delegation
political organization
advocatesFor federal funding for South Carolina
appliesToJurisdiction South Carolina NERFINISHED
chamber United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
compositionIncludes members of the Democratic Party
members of the Republican Party
country United States of America
surface form: United States
electoralSystemForHouse single-member districts
electorate voters of South Carolina
federalLevel national
governingSystem federal presidential constitutional republic
hasPart United States representatives from South Carolina
United States senators from South Carolina NERFINISHED
hasRole representation of South Carolina in federal legislature
hasScope federal legislation affecting South Carolina
houseDistrictsNumber 7 United States congressional districts in South Carolina
houseSeatsApportionedBy decennial United States census
houseTermLength 2 years
jurisdiction South Carolina NERFINISHED
legalBasis United States Constitution NERFINISHED
legislativeBody United States Congress
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity South Carolina NERFINISHED
meetsAt United States Capitol NERFINISHED
numberOfSenators 2
numberOfVotingHouseMembers 7
oversightRoleOver federal agencies operating in South Carolina
participatesIn federal lawmaking process
partOf United States Congress
represents South Carolina NERFINISHED
representsInBody United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
representsInterestsOf residents of South Carolina
representsPopulationOf South Carolina NERFINISHED
selectionMethod popular vote
senateClassDistribution Class II and Class III
senateTermLength 6 years
stateRepresented South Carolina NERFINISHED
subdivisionOf United States congressional delegations NERFINISHED
subjectTo rules of the United States Congress
usesLanguage English

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United States congressional delegations by state hasPart South Carolina congressional delegation
Thomas Pinckney representedBy South Carolina congressional delegation
this entity surface form: South Carolina in the U.S. House of Representatives