1. There are 435 members in the House of Representatives.
2. The number of representatives for each state is based on the state's population.
3. This number can be adjusted every ten years after a new census is taken.
4. One state can't add a representative unless another state loses one.
5. Currently California has 53 members in the House of Representatives.
6. The least number of representatives a state can have is one.
7. My current representative is Lynn C. Woolsey.
8. My representative has served ten terms.
9. The term for a member of the House is two years.
10. The three requirements to be in the House of Representatives are that you have to be at least 25 years old, a citizen of the United States for seven years, and live in the state which you represent.
11. The leader of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House.
12. The leader is picked from the majority party.
13. Currently the Speaker of the House is John Boehner, a Republican.
14. One positive about the fact that members of House of Representatives must run for office every two years is that if the people do not like their representative, they can quickly replace him or her during the next election. One negative about this is that if a representative has a good idea that will take him or her three or more years, if they get replaced during an election, their idea has a very little chance of getting approved because nobody will carry on the work..
2. The number of representatives for each state is based on the state's population.
3. This number can be adjusted every ten years after a new census is taken.
4. One state can't add a representative unless another state loses one.
5. Currently California has 53 members in the House of Representatives.
6. The least number of representatives a state can have is one.
7. My current representative is Lynn C. Woolsey.
8. My representative has served ten terms.
9. The term for a member of the House is two years.
10. The three requirements to be in the House of Representatives are that you have to be at least 25 years old, a citizen of the United States for seven years, and live in the state which you represent.
11. The leader of the House of Representatives is the Speaker of the House.
12. The leader is picked from the majority party.
13. Currently the Speaker of the House is John Boehner, a Republican.
14. One positive about the fact that members of House of Representatives must run for office every two years is that if the people do not like their representative, they can quickly replace him or her during the next election. One negative about this is that if a representative has a good idea that will take him or her three or more years, if they get replaced during an election, their idea has a very little chance of getting approved because nobody will carry on the work..