Get to Know Your Representative( I live in Irvine,Califronia)

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Elections to the House of Representatives happened in November. Some of you have a new delegate to the house, some of you have a long standing delegate back in Washington. In either instance, I'm sure there is more you could learn about him/her. In your post, answer the following questions:

1. What federal congressional district do you live in? 2. Who is your representative in the House of Representatives? 3. To what party does your representative belong? 4. How do you feel about your representative? 5. Look at your representative's website. What are three issues that matter to her/him? What are her/his views on each? Do you agree or disagree with her/his views? 6. Look up your representative in the Congressional Biographical Directory (http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp) (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. Tell me a little about her/him. Tell me something about her/him that surprised or interested you.

7. Look again at your representative's website, as well as his or her social media accounts. What do you have in common with your representative? What activities or ideas do you share?

8. Did learning about your representative change your perspective on her/him?