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536:Congress
412:Longworth
296:Saxbe fix
939:9 (1805)
934:8 (1803)
929:7 (1801)
924:6 (1799)
919:5 (1797)
914:4 (1795)
909:3 (1793)
904:2 (1791)
899:1 (1789)
814:at large
810:at-large
754:See also
512:New York
349:Salaries
63:a series
821:Sources
422:Rayburn
417:O'Neill
98:Members
44:Discuss
402:Cannon
381:Places
65:on the
34:merged
124:women
36:with
746:27th
739:26th
732:25th
722:24th
712:23rd
705:22nd
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691:20th
684:19th
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664:17th
657:16th
650:15th
640:14th
630:13th
623:12th
613:11th
606:10th
514:and
407:Ford
311:list
290:list
152:NRCC
147:DCCC
596:9th
586:8th
579:7th
572:6th
565:5th
555:4th
545:3rd
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