New York’s 7th congressional district project PDF

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District project - Professor Mycoff...

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Part 1: District and State Information: Create a brief profile of your district and state that describes basic demographic and economic information. This should include, for example, statistics about race, education, religion, household income, poverty, etc. Put these statistics in context relative to national statistics. Also include information about the state that might be important for representation (i.e. key businesses, industries, political leanings, history). For example, if you choose Delaware, one of the key industries would be banking because of the large number of banks incorporated in the state. Hill styles and Home styles New York’s 7th congressional district: Statistics: (District) ●

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Total population: 720,811 ○ Male: 352,133 ○ Female: 368, 678 Median Age (years): 34.2 One Race: 685,283 ○ White - 363,279 ○ African American - 73,871 ○ American Indian - 3,175 ○ Asian - 121,103 ○ Native Hawaiian - 973 ○ Some other race - 122,882 Two or more races: 35,528 Hispanic or Latino: 286,681 Employment ○ In labor force: 365,895 ■ Employed: 348,814 ■ Unemployed: 17,081 ○ Unemployment Rate: 4.7% ○ Most people work in management, business, science, and arts occupations with the least working in production, transportation, and material moving occupations ○ Industry: Most people work in Educational services, and health care and social assistance, followed by Professional, scientific and management, and administrative and waste management services, with the least working in wholesale trade (6,191) Socioeconomic: ○ Total households: 256, 906 ○ Median household income: ○ All families: 19.3% income falls below the poverty level ○ All people: 22.5% income falls below the poverty level

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Business: ○ 227,725 paid employees ○ More employees work in Healthcare and social assistance (55,059) than any other sector. Least work in Management of companies and enterprises (1,093) ○ Total establishment for all sectors: 22,810 ■ Retail trade: 4,242 ■ Utilities: 15

Representative Information: Write a profile of the current representative regarding their activities in the House. Specifically, how long has the representative been in office? What committee(s) are the representatives on? How many bills and resolutions did the representatives introduce in the 115th Congress? How many bills and resolutions became law in the 115th Congress? What topics did the bills address? If you select a district with a newly elected member, use the previous member in the same district instead. Presentation of Self: Go to the representative’s website (find this through the House website). Write a brief paragraph about how the representative presents her or himself to the district. How does the representative show her or his qualification, relatability, and empathy? Be sure to relate the information about the representative back to the district and state information. Does the member have any social media accounts? How does the member present her or himself?...