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Indiana's 7th congressional district

Indianas 7th congressional district
StateIndiana
District Number7
RepresentativeAndré Carson
PartyDemocratic
ResidenceIndianapolis
English Area265
Metric Area686
Percent Urban99.7
Percent Rural0.3
Population675,674
Population Year2000
Median Income36,522
Percent White63.0
Percent Black29.4
Percent Asian1.3
Percent Native American0.2
Percent Hispanic4.4
Percent Other Race1.7
Percent Blue Collar26.2
Percent White Collar57.7
Percent Gray Collar16.1
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Indiana's 7th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Indiana. Based in the heart of the state, the district encompasses most of Marion County and Indianapolis.

The district is currently represented by Democrat André Carson who won a special election in 2008 to succeed his grandmother Julia Carson following her death in 2007.

The district is one of only two congressional districts to be represented by a Muslim in the United States (the other being Keith Ellison of Minnesota's 5th Congressional District, based in Minneapolis.

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Huffington Post (blog)---Indiana 7th District Congressional- candidate Marvin Scott (R) is trying to distance himself from a former campaign manager who resigned after a series of ... - Date : Wed, 29 Sep 2010 22:17:01 GMT+00:00
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WhoWon.com--Since his first days in office, André's top priority has been to improve the quality of life for all residents in the -7th Congressional District-, ... - Date : Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:51:38 GMT+00:00
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Michigan Radio--One of the hottest races is in the seventh -district- in Michigan. It stretches from Lansing to the -Indiana- border and from Battle Creek nearly to Ann Arbor. ... - Date : Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:27:41 GMT+00:00

Redistricting :
Representative Party Years District home Notes
District created March 4, 1833
Edward A. Hannegan  Jacksonian March 4, 1833 - March 3, 1837
Albert S. White  Whig March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839
Vacant March 3, 1839 - August 5, 1839
Tilghman A. Howard  Democratic August 5, 1839 - July 1, 1840
Vacant July 1, 1840 - August 3, 1840
Henry S. Lane  Whig August 3, 1840 - March 3, 1843
Joseph A. Wright  Democratic March 4, 1843 - March 3, 1845
Edward W. McGaughey  Whig March 4, 1845 - March 3, 1847
Richard W. Thompson  Whig March 4, 1847 - March 3, 1849
Edward W. McGaughey  Whig March 4, 1849 - March 3, 1851
John G. Davis  Democratic March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1855
Harvey D. Scott  Opposition March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1857
John G. Davis  Anti-Lecompton Democrat March 4, 1857 - March 3, 1861
Daniel W. Voorhees  Democratic March 4, 1861 - February 23, 1866 Lost contested election
Henry D. Washburn  Republican February 23, 1866 - March 3, 1869 Won contested election
Godlove S. Orth  Republican March 4, 1869 - March 3, 1871 Redistricted from the  
Mahlon D. Manson  Democratic March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873
Thomas J. Cason  Republican March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875 Redistricted to the  
Franklin Landers  Democratic March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877
John Hanna  Republican March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1879
Gilbert De La Matyr  Greenback March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881
Stanton J. Peelle  Republican March 4, 1881 - May 22, 1884 Lost contested election
William E. English  Democratic May 22, 1884 - March 3, 1885 Won contested election
William D. Bynum  Democratic March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1895
Charles L. Henry  Republican March 4, 1895 - March 3, 1897 Redistricted to the  
Jesse Overstreet  Republican March 4, 1897 - March 3, 1909 Redistricted from the  
Charles A. Korbly  Democratic March 4, 1909 - March 3, 1915
Merrill Moores  Republican March 4, 1915 - March 3, 1925
Ralph E. Updike  Republican March 4, 1925 - March 3, 1929
Louis Ludlow  Democratic March 4, 1929 - March 3, 1933 Redistricted to the  
Arthur H. Greenwood  Democratic March 3, 1933 - January 3, 1939
Gerald W. Landis  Republican January 3, 1939 - January 3, 1949
James E. Noland  Democratic January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1951
William G. Bray  Republican January 3, 1951 - January 3, 1967 Redistricted to the  
John T. Myers  Republican January 3, 1967 - January 3, 1997
Edward A. Pease  Republican January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2001
Brian D. Kerns  Republican January 3, 2001 - January 3, 2003
Julia Carson  Democratic January 3, 2003 - December 15, 2007 Redistricted from the  , Died
Vacant December 15, 2007 - March 11, 2008
André Carson  Democratic March 11, 2008 - Present Incumbent



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