[EL] winning in Congress but not living in the district

[TLisk at eckertseamans.com]

Representative Morgan Griffith (R-VA) did not actually live in the 9th Congressional District when he defeated a 28 year incumbent Congressman (Rick Boucher) in the 2010 election. His home was a very short distance outside of the District boundaries.  The Virgnia General Assembly has since re-drawn the district lines to include Rep. Griffith's home in the 9th District.

Thomas A. Lisk
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----- Original Message -----
From: Dan Meek [dan at meek.net]
Sent: 02/26/2012 10:08 PM PST
To: "David A. Schultz" <dschultz at gw.hamline.edu>
Cc: law-election at uci.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] winning in Congress but not living in the district



Lyndon Johnson won the 1937 special election for the 10th District of
Texas.  He was not living there and, I believe, never had lived there.

Dan Meek
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On 2/26/2012 5:51 AM, David A. Schultz wrote: Can anyone give me an
example of any individual successfully winning a seat in Congress yet
not living within that district?  In the alternative, does anyone have
examples of individuals running for Congress while living outside of it
borders?

To the best of my knowledge I cannot find an example dating all the way
back to 1842 when Congress mandated single-member districts for Congress.

Thank you.

David Schultz, Professor
Editor, Journal of Public Affairs Education (JPAE)
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