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Each member of congress is elected by the people of his/her state. Each member of congress is elected by the people of his/her state.
A congress member's constituents are the people he or she is elected to represent. They share a similar location as they all live in the congress member's home district.
African Americans
Members of Congress have been elected to represent their constituents, or people living in the district that has elected them.
In 1846, the American Party had its first member elected to the House of Representatives. It was a party member from Philadelphia, Lewis Levin.
The voters of the district elect them.
Term limits
Congress is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives, whose members are elected by the citizens of the state they are running for office in, so they are elected by the people of their state.
Barney Frank was the first. He served in Congress 1981 to 2013.
A congresswoman is a female member of the United States Congress. Congresswomen are elected representatives who serve in the House of Representatives, which is one of the two chambers of Congress. They hold the same responsibilities and powers as their male counterparts.
Term limits