List of Delegates to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia

The Federal District Washington, D.C. subject in the United States special election law provisions. The citizens of the Federal Capital may participate in presidential elections, but not send voting members in Congress. The only representative is there a delegate who has only one vote in the committees, but not in the House of Representatives itself This position was first set up in 1871, but in 1874 again abolished by Congress. Since 1971, represents Washington, D.C. back permanently one representative in the House of Representatives; Efforts, this be allowed a full voting rights, went so far unsuccessfully.

In addition to the position of the delegates selected Washington, DC also known as Shadow Congresspersons. The concept, devised on the basis of a shadow cabinet, called politicians, who have won in the federal district officially held election to the House of Representatives or the Senate, but are not recognized by Congress as elected members. With this rather symbolic choice, Washington's efforts should be underlined by a full voting rights in Congress. Shadow senators are currently Michael D. Brown and Paul Strauss; as Shadow Representative Mike Panetta acts.