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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Julian Dixon (former U.S. Representative) positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Julian Dixon
this entity surface form: United States representative
James Claude Wright Jr. positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Balance of Power hasAuthorOccupation U.S. Representative
O. C. Fisher positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Dan Lungren positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Marie Newman positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Ray Roberts positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Florida congressional delegation hasMemberType U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives seat from Florida officeholderTitle U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Harrison Gray Otis positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Martin Dies Jr. position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
George Washington Julian positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Lakeside Cemetery, St. Ignace, Michigan positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Prentiss M. Brown
this entity surface form: United States Representative from Michigan
Ann Clare Boothe positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Clare Boothe Luce
this entity surface form: United States representative
John Hall Stephens positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
John Duarte positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
John positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: John Edward Fogarty
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Lori Trahan position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Thomas Willis Cobb positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
AOC positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
this entity surface form: United States representative
Joe Crowley position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
William H. Huyler positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Wayne family of Pennsylvania producedRole U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States congressman
O'Rourke positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Beto O'Rourke
this entity surface form: United States representative
Joseph D. Morelle positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Dan Boren positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
James Hillhouse positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
William E. Fuller positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative from Iowa
Leon E. Panetta positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Keith Ellison positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Homer P. Snyder positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
William D. Byron positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Victor Wickersham positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
John J. Allen Jr. positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Dan Burton positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: U.S. Representative from Indiana
Harold L. Volkmer position held U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Alexander Keith Marshall positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Charles Goodell positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative
John J. Rooney positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Elizabeth positionHeld U.S. Representative
subject surface form: Elizabeth Lynne Cheney
this entity surface form: United States Representative
Robert Torricelli positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Cynthia Lummis positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Randy Feenstra positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Duncan Hunter positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Harriet Hageman positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States representative
Horace Maynard positionHeld U.S. Representative
this entity surface form: United States Representative