Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
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Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist leader Thaddeus Stevens.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district canonical | 2 |
| 9th congressional district of Pennsylvania | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T801963 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district Context triple: [Thaddeus Stevens, represented, Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district]
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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northeastern Pennsylvania that has historically included parts of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia suburban regions, and was once represented by influential abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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New Jersey's 12th congressional district
New Jersey's 12th congressional district is a central New Jersey U.S. House district that includes parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties and is currently represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman.
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New York's 11th congressional district
New York's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House district centered on Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, known for its swing-voting electorate and distinctive mix of urban and suburban communities.
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New York's 28th congressional district
New York's 28th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in western New York State that included parts of Buffalo and Rochester before being eliminated in redistricting after the 2010 census.
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Texas's 9th congressional district
Texas's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district centered in the Houston area, known for its diverse, heavily urban population and strong Democratic lean.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district Target entity description: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in Pennsylvania historically associated with influential 19th-century congressman and abolitionist leader Thaddeus Stevens.
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Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district
Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district in northeastern Pennsylvania that has historically included parts of the Scranton–Wilkes-Barre and Philadelphia suburban regions, and was once represented by influential abolitionist Thaddeus Stevens.
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New Jersey's 12th congressional district
New Jersey's 12th congressional district is a central New Jersey U.S. House district that includes parts of Mercer, Middlesex, Somerset, and Union counties and is currently represented by Democrat Bonnie Watson Coleman.
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C.
New York's 11th congressional district
New York's 11th congressional district is a U.S. House district centered on Staten Island and parts of southern Brooklyn, known for its swing-voting electorate and distinctive mix of urban and suburban communities.
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New York's 28th congressional district
New York's 28th congressional district was a former U.S. House district in western New York State that included parts of Buffalo and Rochester before being eliminated in redistricting after the 2010 census.
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Texas's 9th congressional district
Texas's 9th congressional district is a U.S. House of Representatives district centered in the Houston area, known for its diverse, heavily urban population and strong Democratic lean.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States congressional district
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human ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| currentRepresentativeParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| electoralSystem | first-past-the-post voting ⓘ |
| elects | one representative ⓘ |
| federalCongressionalDistrictNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| governmentalJurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| hasAbolitionistHistory | true ⓘ |
| hasChamber | House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasElectedOffice | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives ⓘ |
| hasLevel | federal ⓘ |
| historicallyAssociatedWith | Thaddeus Stevens ⓘ |
| historicalRole | center of 19th-century abolitionist politics in Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
United States federal electoral districts
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surface form:
United States congressional districts in Pennsylvania
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| jurisdictionOver | federal legislative representation for its residents ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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surface form:
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
United States House of Representatives ⓘ |
| movement | abolitionism ⓘ |
| notableFor | leadership of Radical Republicans during the American Civil War and Reconstruction ⓘ |
| notableFormerRepresentative | Thaddeus Stevens ⓘ |
| occupation |
lawyer
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politician ⓘ |
| partOf | Pennsylvania congressional delegation ⓘ |
| politicalParty |
Republican Party
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surface form:
Republican Party (United States)
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| positionHeld | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district ⓘ |
| representedByDuring19thCentury | Thaddeus Stevens ⓘ |
| representedInCongressBy | Dan Meuser ⓘ |
| represents | residents of parts of eastern and central Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| typeOfConstituency | single-member district ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
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isInCongressionalDistrict
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Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
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Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
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congressionalDistrict
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Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district
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this entity surface form:
9th congressional district of Pennsylvania