4.5 Ask A Politician –

A. Find Your Representative

The United States House of Representatives has 435 representatives. Each representative represents about 700,000 people. Your representative is local. That means they represent the people that live near you.

 

You can find your representative on the US House of representative website below. Just enter your ZIP code. Be sure to use the ZIP code of your home address or where you live.

B. Ask an Expert

Got a question?

Do you want to learn more about being an elected representative? Click on the questions below to hear from Representative Tony Vargas.

Where did you go
to college?

What is the most fun
part of your job?

What did it take to
become a senator?

What was the funniest thing to happen while you were campaigning?

What is the hardest
part of your job?

What was your favorite
subject in school?

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