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The District of Columbia is a political division coterminous with Washington,D.C.,the capital city of the United States. According to the Article One of the Constitution,only states may be represented in the United States Congress. The District of Columbia is not a U.S. state and therefore has no voting representation in the United States Senate. However,it does have a non-voting delegate to represent it in the House.
On 6 November 1990,the District of Columbia held a U.S. House of Representatives election for its shadow representative. Unlike its non-voting delegate,the shadow representative is only recognized by the district and is not officially sworn or seated. Democratic nominee Charles Moreland won the election by a large margin against his opponents.
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- ↑ "Hon. Charles J. Moreland: Washington, D.C.'s First-Elected U.S. Representative to Congress". Douglass Commonwealth Coalition, Inc. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ↑ "D.C. Council". The Washington Post . November 3, 1994. Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ↑ "Jackson's new role: Lobby for statehood for Washington, D.C." The Kansas City Star . Kansas City, Missouri. November 25, 1990. p. 1. Retrieved December 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ McCall, Nathan (September 12, 1990). "Shadow Senator". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 2, 2023.
- ↑ Torry, Saundra (February 16, 1991). "D.C. Shadow Representative Ordered Arrested". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 2, 2023.
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