Category: American Government
A House representative represents the citizens in their congressional district. Each state is divided into districts based on population, and each district elects one representative.
Congressional districts are redrawn every 10 years after the census to reflect population changes. A district typically contains about 760,000 people.
This is a key distinction from senators: senators represent an entire state, while representatives represent only their specific district within a state.
Say: 'Citizens in their congressional district' or 'people from their district.'
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