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At Large District Eleanor Norton MyOC Group Democrat 21 years in office

Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a federal district to become the national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution. The District is therefore not a part of any U.S. state. It was formed from land along the Potomac River donated by the states of Maryland and Virginia; however, the Virginia portion was returned by Congress in 1846. A new capital city named after George Washington was founded in 1791 to the east of the preexisting port of Georgetown. Congress consolidated the City of Washington, Georgetown, and the remaining unincorporated area within the District under a single municipal... (More from Freebase)

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Representatives

Top bills supported by District of Columbia users

• H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices A...
  
  19 users support
• S.482 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
  
  6 users support
• H.R.1024 - Uniting American Families Act of 2009
  
  5 users support
• S.160 - District of Columbia House Voting Rig...
  
  5 users support
• S.223 - Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
  
  4 users support

Top bills opposed by District of Columbia users

• H.R.45 - Blair Holt's Firearm Licensing and Re...
  
  6 users oppose
• S.J.Res.26 - A joint resolution disapproving a rul...
  
  4 users oppose
• H.R.3200 - America's Affordable Health Choices A...
  
  4 users oppose
• H.R.3590 - Patient Protection and Affordable Car...
  
  4 users oppose
• S.1 - American Recovery and Reinvestment Ac...
  
  3 users oppose