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Representatives use the prefix "[[The Honorable]]" before their names. A member of the House is referred to as a ''representative'', ''congressman'', or ''congresswoman''. | Representatives use the prefix "[[The Honorable]]" before their names. A member of the House is referred to as a ''representative'', ''congressman'', or ''congresswoman''. | ||
Representatives are usually identified in the media and other sources by party and state, and sometimes by congressional district, or a major city or community within their district. For example, Democratic representative [[Nancy Pelosi]], who represents [[California's 11th congressional district]] within | Representatives are usually identified in the media and other sources by party and state, and sometimes by congressional district, or a major city or community within their district. For example, Democratic representative [[Nancy Pelosi]], who represents [[California's 11th congressional district]] within San Francisco, may be identified as "D–California", "D–California–11" or "D–San Francisco". | ||
"Member of congress" is occasionally abbreviated as either "MOC" or "MC" (similar to [[Member of parliament|MP]]).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bowen |first1=Daniel C. |last2=Clark |first2=Christopher J. |date=2014 |title=Revisiting Descriptive Representation in Congress: Assessing the Effect of Race on the Constituent–Legislator Relationship |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24371902 |journal=Political Research Quarterly |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=695–707 |doi=10.1177/1065912914531658 |jstor=24371902 |s2cid=154400883 |issn=1065-9129}}</ref> However, the abbreviation "Rep." for Representative is more common, as it avoids confusion as to whether they are a member of the House or the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. | "Member of congress" is occasionally abbreviated as either "MOC" or "MC" (similar to [[Member of parliament|MP]]).<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Bowen |first1=Daniel C. |last2=Clark |first2=Christopher J. |date=2014 |title=Revisiting Descriptive Representation in Congress: Assessing the Effect of Race on the Constituent–Legislator Relationship |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/24371902 |journal=Political Research Quarterly |volume=67 |issue=3 |pages=695–707 |doi=10.1177/1065912914531658 |jstor=24371902 |s2cid=154400883 |issn=1065-9129}}</ref> However, the abbreviation "Rep." for Representative is more common, as it avoids confusion as to whether they are a member of the House or the [[United States Senate|Senate]]. | ||