Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

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United States congressional district human

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.

Aliases (1)

Thaddeus Stevens ×7

Statements (32)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States congressional district → human →
country	United States of America →
currentRepresentativeParty	Republican Party (United States) →
electoralSystem	first-past-the-post voting →
elects	one representative →
federalCongressionalDistrictNumber	9 →
governmentalJurisdiction	federal government of the United States →
hasAbolitionistHistory	true →
hasChamber	House of Representatives NERFINISHED →
hasElectedOffice	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives →
hasLevel	federal →
historicallyAssociatedWith	Thaddeus Stevens NERFINISHED →
historicalRole	center of 19th-century abolitionist politics in Pennsylvania →
isPartOf	United States congressional districts in Pennsylvania →
jurisdictionOver	federal legislative representation for its residents →
legislativeBody	United States House of Representatives →
locatedIn	Commonwealth of Pennsylvania → United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED →
movement	abolitionism →
notableFor	leadership of Radical Republicans during the American Civil War and Reconstruction →
notableFormerRepresentative	Thaddeus Stevens NERFINISHED →
occupation	lawyer → politician →
partOf	Pennsylvania congressional delegation →
politicalParty	Republican Party (United States) →
positionHeld	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district →
representedByDuring19thCentury	Thaddeus Stevens NERFINISHED →
representedInCongressBy	Dan Meuser →
represents	residents of parts of eastern and central Pennsylvania →
state	Pennsylvania →
typeOfConstituency	single-member district →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Thaddeus Stevens →	represented