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Representation beyond the 50 states

Five delegates and one resident commissioner

D.C., American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, and the U.S. Virgin Islands have delegates. Puerto Rico elects a resident commissioner.

OfficeOfficeholderParty in sourceRepresents
American Samoa · DelegateAumua Amata Coleman RadewagenRepublicanTerritory or D.C.
District of Columbia · DelegateEleanor Holmes NortonDemocraticTerritory or D.C.
Guam · DelegateJames C. MoylanRepublicanTerritory or D.C.
Northern Mariana Islands · DelegateKimberlyn King-HindsRepublicanTerritory or D.C.
Puerto Rico · Resident CommissionerPablo José HernándezDemocraticTerritory or D.C.
Virgin Islands · DelegateStacey E. PlaskettDemocraticTerritory or D.C.

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