members of the house of representatives represent each state.
members of the house of representatives represent each state.
who do members of the house of representatives represent?
each state
joseph rainey was the first african-american representative to be seated in the u.s. house. he served south carolina's 1st congressional district beginning in 1870 during the reconstruction era following the american civil war. the first african-american woman to serve as a representative was shirley chisholm from new york's 12th congressional district in 1969 during the civil rights movement. many african-american members of the house of representatives serve majority-minority districts. these congressional districts are gerrymandered, limit serious challenges to their re-election, and limit their abilities to represent a larger, more diverse constituency. overall, 29 of the 50 u.s. states, plus the u.s. virgin islands and the district of columbia, have elected an african american to represent them in the u.s. house of representatives, with colorado and massachusetts being the most recent to elect their first in 2018; out of these, 19 states, plus the u.s. virgin islands and the district of columbia, have elected an african-american woman to represent them in the u.s. house. illinois' 1st congressional district has the longest continuous streak of electing african-american representatives, a tendency which has occurred since 1929 to the present. there currently are 52 african-american representatives and two african-american delegates in the united states house of representatives. most are members of the congressional black caucus.
list of african-american united states representatives
both representation and location plagued the committee as issues. the study committee was composed of four republicans and one democrat, with three of the committee members not located in the mountains of north carolina (where asheville is located). moreover, in the actual area of the water system, two representatives, both democrats, were left out of the committee. based on the 2010 north carolina general assembly house districts, these two representatives, susan fisher and patsy keever, represented approximately 61% of rate-payers. with 2012's redistricting, fisher and keever represent 68% of rate-payers. thus, only one committee member, tim moffitt, represented asheville and representative chuck mcgrady represented henderson county, where the water system was extended into the northern part of the county in 1994. respectively, these representatives represent 39% based on 2010 maps and 32% based on the 2012 redistricting maps.
north carolina sullivan acts