United States House of Representatives seat for Alaska

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The United States House of Representatives seat for Alaska is the state's single at-large congressional district, representing all of Alaska in the U.S. House.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
at-large congressional district
alsoKnownAs AK-AL NERFINISHED
Alaska at-large congressional district NERFINISHED
Alaska's at-large congressional district NERFINISHED
apportionmentBasis United States census
ballotType statewide ballot
chamber United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
createdFrom Alaska Territory at-large congressional district NERFINISHED
currentStatus active
districtType at-large
Don YoungTenure served from 1973 to 2022
electionCycle every two years in even-numbered years
elects one voting member of the United States House of Representatives
federalLevel federal
geographicCoverage all boroughs of Alaska
all census areas of Alaska
entire land area of Alaska
entire population of Alaska
governingLaw United States Constitution
hasHadLongtimeRepresentative Don Young NERFINISHED
hasNoSubdividedDistrictsWithinState true GENERATED
hasOnlyDistrictForState true
hasRepresentative Mary Peltola NERFINISHED
hasSpecialElections true
isLargestByAreaAmongUSHouseDistricts true
isSingleMemberDistrict true
jurisdiction federal laws affecting Alaska
legislature United States Congress NERFINISHED
numberOfSeats 1
officialName United States House of Representatives seat for Alaska NERFINISHED
partyOfCurrentRepresentative Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
predecessor non-voting delegate from Alaska Territory
reasonForCreation admission of Alaska as a U.S. state
represents Alaska NERFINISHED
entire state of Alaska
startDateAsStateDistrict 1959-01-03
state Alaska
statehoodDateRelated Alaska statehood on 1959-01-03
termLengthOfRepresentative 2 years
timeZoneCoverage Alaska Time Zone NERFINISHED
Hawaii–Aleutian Time Zone NERFINISHED
usedFor federal legislative representation
votingMethod ranked-choice voting
votingRights full voting member of the U.S. House of Representatives

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Ralph Julian Rivers officeContested United States House of Representatives seat for Alaska