Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
This is a list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of California. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state, see United States congressional delegations from California.
California's current congressional delegation in the 119th Congress consists of its two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and its 52 representatives: 43 Democrats and 9 Republicans. The current dean of the California delegation is former Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi of the 11th district, having served in the House since 1987.
Members, past and present, who represented the state of California in the United States House of Representatives. Elected at-large from 1849-1863, by districts from 1864. Elected at-large from 1849-1863, by districts from 1864.
EVs are hot in California. California is crucial for Tesla’s business since the EV share of the state's new car market at 21.4% is nearly three times the U.S. average of 7.5% in 2023.
Originally a swing state following statehood, California began regularly supporting Republicans for the first half of the 20th century. This changed with the passing of civil rights laws by Democrats in the 1960s and the subsequent rightward shift of the Republican Party. The party remained competitive with Democratic candidates until 1992.
In the 2022 midterm elections, the Republican Party won control of the House 222–213, taking the majority for the first time since the 115th Congress, while the Democratic Party gained one seat in the Senate, where they already had effective control, and giving them a 51–49-seat majority (with a caucus of 48 Democrats and three independents).
April 22, 2021: House voted 216–208 on H.R. 51 to make Washington, D.C. the nation's 51st state. April 28, 2021: President Biden addressed a joint session of Congress. May 12, 2021: House Republicans vote to oust Liz Cheney as conference chair for criticizing Donald Trump and opposing his attempts to reject the results of the 2020 election. [6]