The federal government of the United States is the national government of the United States,a federal republic located primarily in North America,composed of 50 states,five major self-governing territories,several island possessions,and the federal district and national capital of Washington,D.C.,where most of the federal government is based.
Donna Marie Christian-Christensen,formerly Donna Christian-Green,is an American physician and politician. She served as the 4th elected non-voting Delegate from the United States Virgin Islands's at-large district to the United States House of Representatives from 1997 until 2015.
Melvin Herbert Evans was a Virgin Islander politician,who served as the appointive,and the first elected governor of the United States Virgin Islands,serving from 1969 to 1975. After serving as governor he was delegate from the United States Virgin Islands to the United States House of Representatives from 1979 to 1981.
Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives are representatives of their territory in the House of Representatives,who do not have a right to vote on proposed legislation in the full House but nevertheless have floor privileges and are able to participate in certain other House functions. Non-voting members may vote in a House committee of which they are a member and introduce legislation.
The Independent Citizens Movement is a political party in the U.S. Virgin Islands that was founded by Virdin C. Brown and Steve O'Reilly in 1968. Its symbol is the torch. The party advocates for grassroots participation in politics,as well as more autonomy for the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The 1788–89 United States House of Representatives elections were the first U.S. House of Representatives elections following the adoption of the Constitution of the United States. Each state set its own date for its congressional elections,ranging from November 24,1788 to March 5,1789,before or after the first session of the 1st United States Congress convened on March 4,1789. They coincided with the election of George Washington as the first president of the United States.
Robert Williams Daniel,Jr. was an American farmer,businessman,teacher,and politician from Virginia who served five terms in the U.S. House of Representatives as a Republican. He was first elected in 1972 and served until 1983.
The Massachusetts congressional elections of 2006 were held on Tuesday,November 7,2006. The terms of all ten representatives to the United States House of Representatives were to expire on January 3,2007,and therefore all were put up for contest. The winners of the elections served in the 110th United States Congress from January 3,2007,to January 3,2009.
Wesley Abner D'Ewart was a U.S. Republican politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Montana's 2nd congressional district from June 5,1945,to January 3,1955.
George Donoghue O'Brien was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives on three separate occasions.
Robert Safford Hale was a U.S. Representative from New York.
Herbert Eugene Harris II was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia. He served three consecutive terms from 1975 to 1981.
The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress,with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together,they comprise the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The Northern Mariana Islands' first election of a delegate to the United States House of Representatives took place on November 4,2008. Since the CNMI traditionally had general elections in odd-numbered years,the November 2008 ballot contained only this office.
Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan is a Northern Mariana Islander politician and former election commissioner. Elected in 2008,Sablan became the first delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. Sablan is the only Chamorro member of Congress.
Seth Michael Magaziner is an American investment professional and politician who is the U.S. representative for Rhode Island's 2nd congressional district. He served as the 31st General Treasurer of Rhode Island from 2015 until 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,Magaziner won the November 2022 election to succeed retiring representative James Langevin.
Stacey Elizabeth Plaskett is an American politician,attorney,and commentator. She is a non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the United States Virgin Islands' (USVI) at-large congressional district,since 2015. Plaskett has practiced law in New York City,Washington,D.C.,and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Cheryl Lynn Johnson is an American government official who has served as the 36th Clerk of the United States House of Representatives since February 26,2019. Between January 3,2023,and January 7,2023,Johnson served as the acting presiding officer of the House while the election of a speaker for the 118th United States Congress was deadlocked until Kevin McCarthy was elected after 15 ballots.
