107th United States Congress
Changes in membership -- House of Representatives
Table:
District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor 's formal installation

California 32nd	Vacant	Incumbent Julian Dixon ( D ) had died December 8 , 2000 , before the beginning of this Congress . A special election was held June 5 , 2001	Diane Watson ( D )	June 5 , 2001

Pennsylvania 9th	Bud Shuster ( R )	Incumbent resigned , effective January 31 , 2001 . A special election was held May 15 , 2001	Bill Shuster ( R )	May 15 , 2001

Virginia 4th	Norman Sisisky ( D )	Incumbent died March 30 , 2001 . A special election was held June 19 , 2001	J. Randy Forbes ( R )	June 19 , 2001

Massachusetts 9th	Joe Moakley ( D )	Incumbent died May 28 , 2001 . A special election was held October 16 , 2001	Stephen F. Lynch ( D )	October 16 , 2001

Arkansas 3rd	Asa Hutchinson ( R )	Incumbent resigned August 5 , 2001 to head the Drug Enforcement Administration . A special election was held November 20 , 2001	John Boozman ( R )	November 20 , 2001

South Carolina 2nd	Floyd Spence ( R )	Incumbent died August 16 , 2001 . A special election was held December 18 , 2001	Joe Wilson ( R )	December 18 , 2001

Florida 1st	Joe Scarborough ( R )	Incumbent resigned , effective September 6 , 2001 . A special election was held October 16 , 2001	Jeff Miller ( R )	October 16 , 2001

Oklahoma 1st	Steve Largent ( R )	Incumbent resigned , effective February 15 , 2002 , to concentrate on his campaign for Governor . A special election was held January 8 , 2002	John Sullivan ( R )	February 15 , 2002

Ohio 17th	Jim Traficant ( D )	Incumbent expelled July 24 , 2002 for criminal conviction of 10 counts of bribery , racketeering , and tax evasion	Vacant	Not filled for remainder of Congress

Virginia 5th	Virgil Goode ( I )	Incumbent changed party	Virgil Goode ( R )	August 1 , 2002

Ohio 3rd	Tony P. Hall ( D )	Incumbent resigned September 9 , 2002 after he was appointed to be the U.S . Ambassador to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization	Vacant	Not filled for remainder of Congress

Hawaii 2nd	Patsy Mink ( D )	Incumbent died September 28 , 2002 but was elected posthumously on November 5 , 2002	Ed Case ( D )	November 30 , 2002

Based on the following table together with the supplementary paragraphs below.

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California 's 32nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of California based in Los Angeles County . The district includes El Monte , Monterey Park , West Covina , Azusa , and southern Glendora , in eastern Los Angeles County . The district is currently represented by Democrat Grace Napolitano . The district was previously represented by Judy Chu ; however , in the 2012 United States elections , due to redistricting , Chu ran for Representative in California 's 27th congressional district , while Grace Napolitano ran in the 32nd district , having been displaced from the 38th district .
Julian Carey Dixon ( August 8 , 1934 - December 8 , 2000 ) was an American politician from the state of California serving from 1979 until his death from a heart attack in Los Angeles , California in 2000 .
In 2001 there were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in the 107th United States Congress .
Diane Edith Watson ( born November 12 , 1933 ) is a former US Representative for California 's 33rd congressional district , serving from 2003 until 2011 . She is a member of the Democratic Party . The district is located entirely in Los Angeles County and includes much of Central Los Angeles , as well as such wealthy neighborhoods as Los Feliz . A native of Los Angeles , Watson is a graduate of the University of California , Los Angeles , and also holds degrees from California State University , Los Angeles and Claremont Graduate University . She worked as a psychologist , professor , and health occupation specialist before serving as a member of the Los Angeles Unified School Board ( 1975-78 ) . She was a member of the California Senate from 1978 to 1998 , and the US Ambassador to Micronesia from 1999 to 2000 . Watson was elected to Congress in a 2001 special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Julian C. Dixon . She was re-elected four times , but retired after the end of the 111th Congress .
Pennsylvania 's 9th congressional district is located in the east central part of the state and encompasses all of Carbon County , Columbia County , Lebanon County , Montour County , and Schuylkill County , as well as parts of Berks County , Luzerne County , and Northumberland County . Much of the district includes Pennsylvania 's Coal Region . Republican Dan Meuser represents the district , serving since 2019 . Before 2019 , the district was located in the southern part of the state and was a very safe seat for Republicans . According to the Cook Partisan Voting Index , in 2010 the 9th was the most Republican district in Pennsylvania ( and the Industrial Midwest ) , then with a score of R +17 . Redistricting slightly increased the number of Democrats in the district , with the addition of majority-Democratic Fayette County as well as some of the Democratic portions of Washington , Greene , Cambria and Westmoreland Counties . In 2014 , the long-time Republican incumbent , former businessman Bill Shuster , won 52.8% of the vote in a three-way Republican primary race over retired Coast Guard search and rescue pilot Art Halvorson ( 34.5% ) and livestock farmer Travis Schooley ( 12.7% ) . In the 2012 general election , he beat his Democratic opponent , nurse Karen Ramsburg , taking 62% of the vote . In 2010 , he won 73% of the vote , and in 2008 won 64% . Shuster was first elected to the district in 2001 , effectively inheriting the seat from his father , Bud Shuster , who had held the seat since 1973 . Shuster announced in January 2018 that he would retire from Congress at the end of his term , and did not run for re-election in 2018 . The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania redrew this district 's boundaries in February 2018 after ruling the previous map unconstitutional , also re-assigning the number to a district in east central Pennsylvania-essentially , the successor to the old 11th district-for the 2018 elections and representation thereafter .
Elmer Greinert Bud Shuster ( /ˈʃuːstər/ ; born January 23 , 1932 ) is an American politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican from 1973 to 2001 . He is best known for his advocacy of transportation projects .
In 2001 there were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in the 107th United States Congress .
William Franklin Shuster /ˈʃuːstər/ ( born January 10 , 1961 ) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as the U.S. Representative for Pennsylvania 's 9th congressional district from 2001 to 2019 . He is a member of the Republican Party , and is a son of former Congressman Bud Shuster . In January 2018 , Shuster announced his retirement from Congress at the end of his eighth term , and did not run for re-election in 2018 . He was succeeded as the Representative for PA-9 by fellow Republican Dan Meuser , although redistricting meant his actual district became the 13th which was won by Republican John Joyce , and as House Transportation Committee Chairman by Peter DeFazio ( a Democrat from Oregon 's 4th district ) .
Virginia 's fourth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the state of Virginia . Taking in most of the area between Richmond and Hampton Roads , it covers all or part of the counties of Charles City , Chesterfield , Dinwiddie , Greensville , Henrico , Prince George , Southampton , Surry , and Sussex , and all or part of the independent cities of Chesapeake , Colonial Heights , Emporia , Hopewell , Petersburg , Richmond and Suffolk . The current representative is Donald McEachin ( D ) .
Norman Sisisky ( June 9 , 1927 - March 29 , 2001 ) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Virginia from 1983 to 2001 , representing the 4th District . He was a leader of the Blue Dog Coalition and one of the most conservative Democrats in Congress at the time .
In 2001 there were seven special elections to the United States House of Representatives in the 107th United States Congress .
James Randy Forbes ( born February 17 , 1952 ) is an American politician . A member of the Republican Party , he was the U.S. Representative for Virginia 's 4th congressional district , serving from 2001 to 2017 . Prior to joining the United States Congress , he was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates , Virginia State Senate , and Chairman of the Republican Party of Virginia . Forbes formerly served as Chairman of the Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee of the House Armed Services Committee . During the Donald Trump administration , Forbes has been reviewed as a prospective choice for Secretary of the Navy . Forbes campaigned for Trump in the 2016 presidential election in 2016 . Forbes was passed over twice for the first-round and second round nominations of Secretary of the Navy . Forbes served as a senior distinguished fellow at the U.S . Naval War College from February through December 2017 .
Massachusetts 's 9th congressional district is located in eastern Massachusetts . It is represented by Democrat William R. Keating . The 9th district is the least Democratic Congressional District in Massachusetts according to the PVI . Redistricting after the 2010 census eliminated Massachusetts 's 10th congressional district and moved many of the district 's communities here . The district also added some Plymouth County communities from the old 4th district , and some Bristol County communities from the old 3rd and 4th districts . It eliminated a few easternmost Norfolk County communities and northernmost Plymouth County communities .
John Joseph Moakley ( April 27 , 1927 - May 28 , 2001 ) was an American politician who served as the United States Representative for Massachusetts 's 9th congressional district from 1973 until his death in 2001 . Moakley won the seat from incumbent Louise Day Hicks in a 1972 rematch ; the seat had been held two years earlier by the retiring Speaker of the House John William McCormack . Moakley was the last Democratic chairman of the U.S. House Committee on Rules before Republicans took control of the chamber in 1995 .
Massachusetts 's 9th congressional district special election of 2001 was held on October 16 , 2001 to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative Joe Moakley . Democratic State Senator Stephen F. Lynch won the election ; defeating six candidates in the Democratic primary and three in the general election .
Stephen Francis Lynch ( born March 31 , 1955 ) is an American politician who has served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts since 2001 . He is a Democrat representing Massachusetts 's 8th congressional district , which includes the southern fourth of Boston and many of its southern suburbs . Lynch was previously an ironworker and lawyer , and served in both chambers of the Massachusetts General Court . Born and raised in South Boston , Lynch is the son of an ironworker . He went into the trade after high school , working in an apprenticeship and later joining his father 's union . He became the union 's youngest president at age 30 while attending the Wentworth Institute of Technology . He received his J.D . from Boston College Law School in 1991 . For several years he worked as a lawyer , primarily representing housing project residents and labor unions . Lynch was elected to the Massachusetts House of Representatives , unseating an incumbent Democratic lawmaker , in 1994 . During his tenure , his progressive views and advocacy for South Boston helped propel him to the Massachusetts Senate in 1995 , when he won a special election to succeed state Senator William Bulger . He won a special election to represent the state 's 9th district in the United States House of Representatives in 2001 , and has been re-elected ever since .
Arkansas 's 3rd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Arkansas . The district covers Northwest Arkansas and takes in Bentonville , Fayetteville , Springdale and Fort Smith . The district is represented by Republican Steve Womack , who succeeded fellow Republican and now U.S . Senator John Boozman .
William Asa Hutchinson II ( born December 3 , 1950 ) is an American businessman , attorney , and politician , serving since 2015 as the 46th Governor of Arkansas . Previously he was U.S. Attorney for the Fort Smith-based Western District of Arkansas , U.S . Congressman from the Third District of Arkansas , Administrator of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ) , and the first Undersecretary for Border & Transportation Security at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security . In 2006 , Hutchinson was the Republican nominee for governor of Arkansas , but was defeated by Democratic candidate Mike Beebe , the outgoing state attorney general . In 2014 , Hutchinson was again the Republican nominee for governor , this time winning the election by defeating Democratic U.S. Representative Mike Ross . He won re-election in 2018 with nearly two thirds of the vote .
The Drug Enforcement Administration ( DEA ; /di.iˈeɪ/ ) is a United States federal law enforcement agency under the United States Department of Justice , tasked with combating drug trafficking and distribution within the United States . The DEA is the lead agency for domestic enforcement of the Controlled Substances Act , sharing concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI ) , Immigration and Customs Enforcements Homeland Security Investigations ( HSI ) , U.S. Customs and Border Protection ( CBP ) , and the Department of Homeland Security ( DHS ) . It has sole responsibility for coordinating and pursuing US drug investigations both domestic and abroad .
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John Nichols Boozman ( /ˈboʊzmən/ ; born December 10 , 1950 ) is the senior United States senator for Arkansas , and a member of the Republican Party . He served as the United States Representative for Arkansas 's 3rd congressional district from 2001 to 2011 . A fifth-generation Arkansas , John was born in Shreveport , Louisiana where his father was stationed with the U.S. Air Force , but the family eventually returned to Fort Smith , Arkansas where he was raised . He is the brother of the late state Senator Fay Boozman . He attended the University of Arkansas , where he played football for the Arkansas Razorbacks , and graduated from the Southern College of Optometry . He co-founded a private optometry clinic in 1977 and worked as a volunteer optometrist for low-income families . He won a special election in 2001 to the U.S. House of Representatives , where he served as assistant majority whip and sat on the Republican Policy Committee . He was an advocate for drug policy issues and chaired the Veteran Affairs Economic Opportunity Subcommittee , where he led the passage of bills expanding services for unemployed veterans . Boozman was elected to the United States Senate in 2010 , defeating Democratic incumbent Blanche Lincoln by a 21-point margin and becoming the first Republican to be elected to the seat since Reconstruction . He took office in January 2011 and is the ranking Republican on the Senate Agriculture , Nutrition , and Forestry Subcommittee on Commodities , Risk Management and Trade and the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Military Construction and Veterans Affairs and Related Agencies . He is also a senior member of the United States Senate Committee on Veterans ' Affairs . Boozman became the senior Senator from Arkansas in 2015 when Mark Pryor left the Senate after his defeat .
The 2nd Congressional District of South Carolina is a congressional district in central and southwestern South Carolina . The district spans from Columbia to the South Carolina side of the Augusta , Georgia metropolitan area . From 1993 through 2012 , it included all of Lexington , Jasper , Hampton , Allendale and Barnwell counties ; most of Richland and Beaufort counties and parts of Aiken , Calhoun and Orangeburg counties . It was made more compact in the 2010 round of redistricting , and now comprises all of Lexington , Aiken and Barnwell counties , most of Richland County , and part of Orangeburg County . Besides Columbia ( 60 percent of which is in the district ) , other major cities in the district include Aiken and North Augusta . The district 's current configuration dates from 1933 , following South Carolina losing a seat in apportionment as a result of the 1930 Census showing that the state 's population had declined . Before that time , much of its territory had been within the 6th district . As a Columbia-based district from 1933 to the early 1990s , it was a fairly compact district in the central part of the state , which was largely coextensive with the Columbia metropolitan area . As a result of the 1990 census , the state legislature was required to draw a black-majority district . In a deal between Republicans and Democrats , the 6th District , previously located in the northeastern portion of the state , was redefined to incorporate most of the old 2nd 's black residents . To make up for the loss in population , the 2nd was pushed as far west as the fringes of the Augusta suburbs and as far south as Beaufort/Hilton Head . Since 1965 the 2nd district has been held by the Republican Party , made up of white conservatives in the late 20th-century realignment of political parties in the South .
Floyd Davidson Spence ( April 9 , 1928 - August 16 , 2001 ) was an American attorney and a politician from the U.S. state of South Carolina . Elected for three terms to the South Carolina House of Representatives from Lexington County as a Democrat , in 1962 Spence announced his decision to switch to the Republican Party , as he was unhappy with shifts in the national party . He lost a contested seat that year for United States Representative from South Carolina 's 2nd congressional district to Democrat Albert W. Watson , who had the support of powerful senator Strom Thurmond . Watson shifted to the Republican Party in 1965 and ran unsuccessfully for governor in 1970 . That year Spence won the congressional seat , and was re-elected for fourteen terms after this . He became ranking Republican on the House Armed Services Committee in 1993 and chairman in 1995 . Spence died in office from cerebral thrombosis in Washington , D.C. in 2001 .
The 2001 South Carolina 2nd congressional district special election was held on December 18 , 2001 to select a Representative for the 2nd congressional district to serve out the remainder of the term for the 107th Congress . The special election resulted from the death of 16-term Republican incumbent Floyd Spence on August 16 , 2001 . Joe Wilson , a state senator from Lexington County and a former aide to Spence , won the Republican primary and went on to win the general election against Democratic challenger Brent Weaver .
Addison Graves Joe Wilson Sr. ( born July 31 , 1947 ) is the U.S. Representative for South Carolina 's 2nd congressional district , serving since 2001 . The district stretches from the state capital , Columbia , to the Georgia-South Carolina border . From 1985 to 2001 , he served in the South Carolina Senate . He is a member of the Republican Party . He is a member of the House Republican Policy Committee and is an Assistant Republican Whip . In September 2009 , Wilson interrupted a speech by U.S. President Barack Obama to the joint session of Congress by shouting You lie ! The incident resulted in a reprimand by the House of Representatives .
Florida 's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Florida , covering the state 's western Panhandle . It includes all of Escambia , Okaloosa , Santa Rosa , and Walton counties and portions of Holmes county . The district is anchored in Pensacola and also includes the large military bedroom communities and tourist destinations of Navarre and Fort Walton Beach and stretches along the Emerald Coast . The district , as ranked by the Cook Partisan Voting Index , is the most Republican district in Florida and the 15th most in the United States . The district is currently represented by Republican Matt Gaetz .
Charles Joseph Scarborough ( /ˈskɑːrbʌroʊ/ ; born April 9 , 1963 ) is an American cable news host , musician , and former congressman from Florida . He is currently the co-host of Morning Joe on MSNBC with Mika Brzezinski , his spouse . He previously hosted Scarborough Country on the same network . Scarborough was previously a lawyer and a politician and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 2001 as a Republican for the 1st district of Florida . Scarborough was also a visiting fellow at the Harvard Institute of Politics at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government . He was named in the 2011 Time 100 as one of the most influential people in the world .
The 2001 special election for Florida 's 1st congressional district took place on October 16 , 2001 , to fill the vacancy caused by Representative Joe Scarborough 's resignation . Florida 's 1st congressional district was a staunchly conservative district stretching from Panama City Beach to Pensacola in the Florida Panhandle . State Representative Jeff Miller , the Republican nominee , easily defeated Steve Briese , a financial writer and the Democratic nominee .
Jefferson Bingham Miller ( born June 27 , 1959 ) is an American politician who served as the U.S. Representative for Florida 's 1st congressional district , from 2001 to 2017 . He is a member of the Republican Party . The district includes all of Escambia , Santa Rosa , Okaloosa , Walton , Holmes , and Washington Counties .
Oklahoma 's 1st congressional district is in the northeastern corner of the state and borders Kansas . Anchored by Tulsa , it is largely coextensive with the Tulsa metropolitan area . It includes all of Tulsa , Washington and Wagoner counties , and parts of Rogers and Creek counties . Although it has long been reckoned as the Tulsa district , a small portion of Tulsa itself is located in the 3rd district . Principal cities in the district ( other than Tulsa ) include Bartlesville , Broken Arrow , Bixby , Jenks , Sand Springs , and Wagoner . The district is currently represented by Republican Kevin Hern who defeated Democratic nominee Tim Gilpin to replace Jim Bridenstine , who resigned to become NASA Administrator .
Stephen Michael Largent ( born September 28 , 1954 ) is an American former football player , enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame , and a former Republican politician , having served in the U.S. House of Representatives for Oklahoma , from 1994 until 2002 . Prior to his political career , Largent was a wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League for his entire 14-season professional football career . He held several all-time receiving records when he retired .
The Governor of Oklahoma is the head of state for the U.S. state of Oklahoma . Under the Oklahoma Constitution , the governor is also the head of government , serving as the chief executive of the Oklahoma executive branch , of the government of Oklahoma . The governor is the ex officio Commander-in-Chief of the Oklahoma National Guard when not called into federal use . Despite being an executive branch official , the governor also holds legislative and judicial powers . The governor 's responsibilities include making yearly State of the State addresses to the Oklahoma Legislature , submitting the annual state budget , ensuring that state laws are enforced , and that the peace is preserved . The governor 's term is four years in length . The office was created in 1907 when Oklahoma was officially admitted to the United States as the 46th state . Prior to statehood in 1907 , the office was preceded by a Presidential appointed Governor of Oklahoma Territory with similar powers . The 28th and current Governor of Oklahoma is Kevin Stitt , a member of the Republican Party .
The 2002 United States House of Representatives special election in Oklahoma 's 1st congressional district was held on January 8 , 2002 to select the successor to Steve Largent ( R ) who resigned to focus on his campaign for Governor of Oklahoma . Both of the major parties held primaries to determine their nominees . The Republican primary featured a competitive contest between then-First Lady of Oklahoma Cathy Keating , and state Senator Scott Pruitt , and the eventual winner state Representative John Sullivan . Sullivan subsequently defeated Tulsa School Board present Doug Dodd by a ten point margin . Given the strong conservative bent of the district , which voted for George W. Bush over Al Gore 62% to 38% in 2000 and has not been represented by a Democrat since 1987 , Democrats did not seriously contest this race .
John A. Sullivan ( born January 1 , 1965 ) is an American politician who was the U.S. Representative for Oklahoma 's 1st congressional district ( based in the Tulsa area ) from 2002 to 2013 . He is a member of the Republican Party . Sullivan was initially elected in 2002 . On June 26 , 2012 , Sullivan lost renomination to political newcomer Jim Bridenstine in what was considered a major upset .
The 17th congressional district of Ohio is an obsolete congressional district last represented by Representative Tim Ryan . This district became obsolete for the 113th Congress in 2013 as congressional district lines were redrawn to accommodate the loss of the seat as a result of the 2010 Census . Most of the territory within the current 17th district has been merged into the Akron-based 13th district .
James Anthony Traficant Jr. ( May 8 , 1941 - September 27 , 2014 ) was a Democratic , and later independent , politician and member of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio . He represented the 17th Congressional District , which centered on his hometown of Youngstown and included parts of three counties in northeast Ohio 's Mahoning Valley . He was expelled from the House after being convicted of 10 felony counts including taking bribes , filing false tax returns , racketeering , and forcing his Congressional staff to perform chores at his farm in Ohio and houseboat in Washington , D.C . He was sentenced to prison and released on September 2 , 2009 , after serving a seven-year sentence . Traficant died on September 27 , 2014 , days after his tractor flipped over and landed on him as he was driving it into his barn , causing positional asphyxiation that rendered him unable to breathe .
Virginias fifth congressional district is a United States congressional district in the commonwealth of Virginia . It is Virginia 's largest district with an area of 10,181.03 square miles ( 26,368.7 km2 ) and is larger in area than six US states ( Vermont , New Jersey , Rhode Island , Connecticut , Delaware , and New Hampshire ) . The 5th District contains counties located in the Piedmont and Blue Ridge Region stretching vertically across the state from the Virginia-North Carolina Border going 250 miles up to Fauquier County in Northern Virginia , West of Washington DC . The districts first representative in Congress was James Madison , who defeated James Monroe in the district 's first congressional election . Madison and Monroe would go on to serve as the 4th and 5th Presidents of the United States . The current Congressman is Republican Denver Riggleman . Historically , the 5th was one of the first districts of Virginia to turn Republican in Presidential elections - though unlike the 6th where the decisive factor was ticket-splitting by Byrd Organization Democrats , here the decisive factor was the growth of middle-class Republicanism in the Charlottesville metropolitan area . In the decade preceding the Voting Rights Act , these were joined by a significant proportion of Virginias limited and almost entirely white electorate who preferred GOP positions on black civil rights . The district was to be one of two in Virginia giving a plurality to segregationist George Wallace in 1968 , and has never supported a Democrat for President since Harry S. Truman . However , the district was continually represented in Congress by fairly conservative Democrats until Virgil H. Goode , Jr. switched parties , first to independent and then to Republican . In 2008 , Democrat Tom Perriello defeated Goode by running on a progressive platform . Perriello lost to Republican Robert Hurt in 2010 .
Virgil Hamlin Goode Jr. ( born October 17 , 1946 ) is an American politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1997 to 2009 . He was initially a Democrat , but became an independent in 2000 and switched to the Republican Party in 2002 . He represented the 5th congressional district of Virginia . He lost his seat in the 2008 election to Democrat Tom Perriello .
Ohio 's 3rd congressional district is located entirely in Franklin County and includes most of the city of Columbus . The current district lines were drawn in 2011 , following the redistricting based on the 2000 census . The district is barely contiguous . In some portions , it is almost , but not quite , split in two by the neighboring 12th and 15th districts . It was one of several districts challenged in a 2018 lawsuit seeking to overturn Ohio 's congressional map due to alleged unconstitutional gerrymandering . According to the lawsuit , District 3 is shaped like a snowflake and fractures Franklin County and the city of Columbus . It is currently represented by Democrat Joyce Beatty .
Tony Patrick Hall ( born January 16 , 1942 ) is an American politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for more than twenty years representing the state of Ohio as a Democrat . From 2002 to 2006 , Hall served as United States Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture , and as chief of the United States Mission to the UN Agencies in Rome , which includes the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) , the World Food Programme , and the International Fund for Agricultural Development . Subsequently , Hall worked on a Middle East peace initiative in collaboration with the Center for the Study of the Presidency .
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations ( FAO ) [ Note 1 ] is a specialized agency of the United Nations that leads international efforts to defeat hunger and improve nutrition and food security . Its Latin motto , fiat panis , translates to let there be bread . Founded in October 1945 , the FAO is the oldest existing agency of the U.N . The FAO is headquartered in Rome , Italy and maintains regional and field offices around the world , operating in over 130 countries . It helps governments and development agencies coordinate their activities to improve and develop agriculture , forestry , fisheries , and land and water resources . It also conducts research , provides technical assistance to projects , operates educational and training programs , and collects data on agricultural output , production , and development . Composed of 197 member states , the FAO is governed by a biennial conference representing each member country and the European Union , which elects a 49-member executive council . The Director-General , currently Qu Dongyu of China , serves as the chief administrative officer . There are various committees governing matters such as finance , programs , agriculture , and fisheries .
Hawaii 's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Hawaii . The district encompasses all rural and most suburban areas of Oahu/Honolulu County , as well as the entire state outside of Oahu . Besides Honolulu , the district includes the counties of Kauai , Maui , Kalawao and Hawaii ( the Big Island ) . The district spans 331 miles . The most populous community entirely within the district is Hilo . Major segments of the economy include tourism , ranching and agriculture , especially pineapple and sugarcane cultivation .
Patsy Matsu Takemoto Mink ( December 6 , 1927 - September 28 , 2002 ) was an American lawyer and politician from the U.S. state of Hawaii . Mink was a third generation Japanese American and member of the Democratic Party . She also was the Assistant Secretary of State for Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs . Mink served in the U.S. House of Representatives for a total of 12 terms , representing Hawaii 's at-large and second congressional districts . While in Congress she was noted for co-authoring the Title IX Amendment of the Higher Education Act . Mink was the first woman of color and the first Asian American woman elected to Congress . She was also the first woman elected to Congress from the state of Hawaii , and became the first Asian-American to seek the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party in the 1972 election , where she stood in the Oregon primary as an anti-war candidate . From 1978 to 1981 , Mink served as the president of Americans for Democratic Action .
Edward Espenett Case ( born September 27 , 1952 ) is an American Democratic politician serving as the U.S. Representative for Hawaii 's 1st congressional district , which covers the urban core of Honolulu . He represented the 2nd district , which covers the rest of the state , from 2002 to 2007 . Case , a Blue Dog Democrat , first came to prominence in Hawaii as majority leader of the Hawaii State Legislature and in his 2002 campaign for governor of Hawaii . First elected to the House of Representatives in 2002 in a special election to fill the seat of Patsy Mink , who died of pneumonia , Case represented Hawaii 's 2nd congressional district until 2006 , when he unsuccessfully challenged Daniel Akaka in the Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate . In 2010 Case was one of two Democratic candidates in the special election for Hawaii 's 1st congressional district . With the Democratic vote split , Republican Councilman Charles Djou 's 39% of the vote earned him the seat . Case ran again in the Democratic primary for the November general election , but suspended his campaign in May . Colleen Hanabusa , Case 's fellow Democrat in the special election , went on to win the primary and the general election against Djou . Case again ran for the Senate in 2012 after Daniel Akaka announced his retirement , but lost to Mazie Hirono . In July 2013 Case announced that he was joining Outrigger Enterprises Group and that his political career was likely over . In June 2018 , Case reversed his decision and announced he would run again in Hawaii 's 1st congressional district . Case won the crowded Democratic primary election in August 2018 , and went on to win the general election .