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

[William Groth]

In 2004 Chris Chocola, now President of the Club for Growth, was elected
from a congressional district including South Bend and Elkhart, Indiana,
even though he lived in a small town, Bristol, just outside the borders of
his district.  To my knowledge he never moved into the district even after
he was elected.

 

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From: law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu
[mailto:law-election-bounces at department-lists.uci.edu] On Behalf Of David
Mason
Sent: Monday, February 27, 2012 8:56 AM
To: David A. Schultz
Cc: law-election at uci.edu
Subject: Re: [EL] winning in Congress but not living in the district

 

Well, try Morgan Griffith, elected to represent Virginia's 9th District just
last election (2010).  Here is alocal news story wrapping up the race a
noting that his (non) residency was an issue:
http://www.roanoke.com/politics/wb/266215

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 1:08 AM, Dan Meek <dan at meek.net> wrote:

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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866-926-9646 fax

 


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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