Connecticut's 5th congressional district

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Connecticut's 5th congressional district is a U.S. House district in western and central Connecticut that includes cities such as Waterbury and New Britain and is represented by one member in the United States Congress.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States congressional district
containsCity Danbury, Connecticut
Meriden, Connecticut
New Britain, Connecticut
Torrington, Connecticut
Waterbury, Connecticut
containsTown Bristol, Connecticut
Cheshire, Connecticut
New Milford, Connecticut
Southington, Connecticut
linked to: Southington
country United States of America
currentRepresentative Jahana Hayes
currentRepresentativeParty Democratic Party
electorateType single-member district
elects one member of the United States House of Representatives
electsToBody United States House of Representatives
firstCreated 1790s
governmentalBodyType federal electoral district
hasAbbreviation CT-05
hasFederalDistrictNumber 5
hasLargestCity Waterbury, Connecticut
includesPartOfCounty Fairfield County, Connecticut
Hartford County, Connecticut
linked to: Hartford County

Litchfield County, Connecticut
New Haven County, Connecticut
linked to: New Haven County
isOneOf congressional districts of Connecticut
isRepresentedBy Jahana Hayes
jurisdiction federal law of the United States
legislativeChamber United States House of Representatives
levelOfGovernment federal
locatedIn Connecticut
locatedInRegion central Connecticut
western Connecticut
numberOfRepresentatives 1
partOf United States House of Representatives
predecessorDistrict Connecticut's 5th congressional district (old boundaries)
Connecticut's 6th congressional district
reconfiguredByRedistricting after 2000 Census
after 2010 Census
after 2020 Census
representedInCongress United States Congress
represents residents of central Connecticut
residents of western Connecticut
state Connecticut
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
votingSystem first-past-the-post

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Connecticut's 4th congressional district borderedBy Connecticut's 5th congressional district
Connecticut's 5th congressional district predecessorDistrict Connecticut's 6th congressional district
linked to: Connecticut's 5th congressional district
Connecticut's 5th congressional district predecessorDistrict Connecticut's 5th congressional district (old boundaries)
linked to: Connecticut's 5th congressional district
Connecticut's 3rd congressional district borderedBy Connecticut's 5th congressional district