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No Representative in Congress? Don’t Worry, the House Clerk Has Your Back

By Jason Dick and D.A. Banks

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There are currently seven vacant House seats in Congress — that means almost five million Americans don’t have a voting member representing them. In some cases, those seats won’t change until after the midterm election. Editor Jason Dick explains what exactly happens in an office representing people with no representative.

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