An Americanism dating back to 1805–15
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Why not two for every state or one for every congressional district?
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
Massie and Gallrein are running in a safely Republican congressional district shaped like a bat, centered around the Cincinnati suburbs south of the Ohio River.
From Slate • May 19, 2026
The congressman, whose Nashville-area congressional district is home to more than 40,000 Muslims — one of the largest Muslim communities in the South.
From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026
Republican Clay Fuller, who received President Donald Trump's endorsement, is projected to face Democrat Shawn Harris to represent Georgia's 14th congressional district, according to a projection by the BBC's US partner CBS.
From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026
Butler nearly twenty-five years, when he was called out by the Democratic party to redeem by his personal popularity the congressional district in which he lived.
From Graham's Magazine Vol XXXII No. 1 January 1848 by Conrad, Robert Taylor
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