U.S. Representative

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A U.S. Representative is an elected member of the United States House of Representatives who serves in the federal legislature, representing a specific congressional district and participating in the creation of national laws.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected position
federal government position
legislative office
public office
bodySize 435 voting members (apportioned among the states)
branchOfGovernment legislative branch of the United States federal government
canBeRemovedBy expulsion by the House of Representatives
canIntroduce bills in the House of Representatives
canServeOn House committees
canVoteOn federal legislation
chamber lower house of the United States Congress
citizenshipRequirement at least 7 years as a U.S. citizen
collectiveBody United States Congress
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
country United States of America
electedBy voters of a congressional district
electionCycle every 2 years
electionMethod popular vote
eligibleForReelection unlimited number of terms
hasPower to initiate revenue bills
to vote on articles of impeachment
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: United States federal government
mayBelongTo political party
mayBeNonVoting delegate from a U.S. territory or the District of Columbia
mayHoldTitle Congressman
Congresswoman
Member of Congress
minimumAgeRequirement 25 years
oathOfOfficeTo United States Constitution
surface form: Constitution of the United States
participatesIn electoral vote counts in joint sessions of Congress
federal lawmaking
partOf United States House of Representatives
primaryWorkCity Washington, D.C.
represents congressional district
residencyRequirement must be an inhabitant of the state they represent at time of election
responsibility assisting constituents with federal agencies
conducting oversight of the executive branch
debating federal policy
drafting federal legislation
representing constituents of a congressional district
serving on House committees and subcommittees
voting on federal laws
salaryDeterminedBy federal law
subjectTo House ethics rules
symbolicStyle The Honorable
termLength 2 years
workLocation United States Capitol

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Hamilton Fish III positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Nicole Malliotakis positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Flynt positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: William Flynt Nichols
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Barbara Jordan positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Ruth Bryan Owen positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
William Halstead office held U.S. Representative
Vermont at-large congressional district elects U.S. Representative
Weiner positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Anthony Weiner
this entity surface form: United States representative
Ogden L. Mills positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
William Rufus King positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Robert H. Michel positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
J. William Fulbright positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Elias Boudinot positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
James Danforth Quayle positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
United States Senator comparedTo U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Mike Rogers positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Mike Rogers (Michigan politician)
this entity surface form: United States representative
Bonnie Watson Coleman positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Rush Holt Jr. positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
U.S. House of Representatives seat for Massachusetts officeholderTitle U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Carl Vinson positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
David Norris positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Congressman
Elise Stefanik positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
John Wesley Longyear positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Roger Mills positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Roger Q. Mills
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Morton D. Hull position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Kirsten positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Kirsten Gillibrand
this entity surface form: United States representative
John Bell positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Trey Gowdy positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Jack Kemp positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representative from New York
United States House of Representatives elections elects U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representatives
Marjorie Taylor Greene positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Tom Osborne positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Tom McClintock positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Markwayne Mullin positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Sarbanes associatedWithProfessionOfBearers U.S. Representative
Olympia Snowe positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
U.S. Secretary of State Christian A. Herter positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Christian A. Herter
this entity surface form: United States Representative
St. John Cemetery, Norwalk, Connecticut positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Brien McMahon
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Brock Adams (as U.S. Senator from Washington, 1987) positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Brock Adams
this entity surface form: United States Representative from Washington's 7th congressional district
Donald M. Payne Jr. positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Jake Ellzey positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
TX-06 elects U.S. Representative
Ron Wright positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Joe Barton position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Morgan Luttrell positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative from Texas
Nathaniel Moran positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative