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DD_US_REPRESENTATIVES

TitleU.S. House of Representatives
Table NameDD_US_REPRESENTATIVES
RegionUS
AgencyUS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
SubAgency
CategoryLOOKUP
DescriptionU.S. House of Representatives

Also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman, each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district. The number of voting representatives in the House is fixed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Currently, there are five delegates representing the District of Columbia, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. A resident commissioner represents Puerto Rico.
Tagsus,representative,government
Date Released2/1/2013
Time Periodpresent
Unique ID
Unit of Analysis
Geographic CoverageUnited States
Size in MB0.08
Row Count441
Column Count5
Sourcehttp://www.house.gov
Data Dictionary

Data Dictionary

DD_US_REPRESENTATIVES

Field OrderField NameOriginal NameDescriptionField TypeField SizeField Scale
1NAMERepresentative nameNameVARCHAR32 
2DISTRICTDistrictState DistrictVARCHAR33 
3PARTYPartyParty RepublicanVARCHAR1 
4ROOMRoomAll Cannon above-ground rooms are three digits. All above-ground Longworth rooms are four digits and start with the number 1.The second digit from the left indicates the floor.All above-ground Rayburn rooms are also four digitsVARCHAR9 
5PHONEPhonePhone NumberVARCHAR12