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A delegate is a person selected to represent a group of people in some political assembly of the United States. There are various types of delegates elected to different political bodies. In the United States Congress delegates are elected to represent the interests of a United States territory and its citizens or nationals. In addition ...
On August 25, 2019, the Cherokee Nation formally announced its intention to appoint a delegate, nominating Kimberly Teehee, the tribe's vice president of government relations, as its first delegate. [33] According to the process used for other non-voting delegates, the House of Representatives must vote to formally admit Teehee. [34]
Representatives and delegates serve for two-year terms, while a resident commissioner (a kind of delegate) serves for four years. A term starts on January 3 following the election in November. The U.S. Constitution requires that vacancies in the House be filled with a special election.
The delegate model of representation is a model of a representative democracy. In this model, constituents elect their representatives as delegates for their constituency . These delegates act only as a mouthpiece for the wishes of their constituency/state and have no autonomy from the constituency only the autonomy to vote for the actual ...
At-large delegates represent the entire state, while district delegates represent specific districts within the state, usually congressional districts but sometimes state legislative districts.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 4 January 2025. There is 1 pending revision awaiting review. Bicameral legislature of the United States For the current Congress, see 119th United States Congress. For the building, see United States Capitol. This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject ...
Out of the 3,896 delegates heading to Chicago for the Democratic National Convention in August, the Oklahoma Democratic Party is sending 36 "pledged" delegates along with state party officials ...
A candidate needs just over 1,200 convention delegates to win the nomination. Trump’s campaign pushed for the rule change, one of a series of such shifts it has backed in states across the nation.