Virginia's 11th congressional district

Infobox U.S. congressional district
state = Virginia
district number = 11

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representative = Thomas M. Davis
party = Republican
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population = 643,509
population year = 2000
median income = 80,397
percent white = 71.4
percent black = 10.6
percent asian = 10.9
percent native american = 0.3
percent hispanic = 9.1
percent other race = 0.5
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cpvi = R+1

Virginia's Eleventh Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It comprises most of Fairfax County, all of the city of Fairfax, and part of eastern Prince William County. The residents of the 11th District are currently represented by Republican Congressman Tom Davis, first elected to the 11th's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1994. [ [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091401171.html Would-Be Candidate Is Taking His Time - washingtonpost.com ] ]

The Hill newspaper quotes census data to conclude that Virginia's 11th district is the wealthiest congressional district in the nation. The article attributes the wealth to the many lobbyists and two-career couples in Northern Virginia. [ [http://www.hillnews.com/thehill/export/TheHill/News/Frontpage/022806/ss_list.html "Hill", Washington Area Tops List for Income] ]

The district was created after the 1990 United States Census from portions of the old 8th and 10th districts due to explosive growth in Northern Virginia. It was intended to be a "fair fight" district; indeed, it encompassed most of the more Democratic portions of the old 10th District and the more Republican portions of the old 8th. George W. Bush only narrowly defeated John Kerry here in 2004, while Democratic Governor Tim Kaine and Democratic Senator Jim Webb both carried this district, in 2005 and 2006 respectively. However, Davis established a fairly secure hold on the district during his tenure, due to the fact that most of its population is concentrated in Fairfax County (where he served as a member of its Board of Supervisors for 14 years).

Election 2006

*Tom Davis won his 7th term with 55% of the vote.
*Andrew Hurst (Democrat)
*Fernando Greco (Independent Greens of Virginia‎)

Election 2008

*Tom Davis (Republican) not running for re-election [http://www.tomdavis.house.gov/]
*Keith Fimian (R) - Home Inspection Company CEO & Accountant [http://fimianforcongress.com/]
*Lori Alexander (D) - Physical Therapist and George Mason University Biochemistry student. [http://lorialexanderforcongress.com/]
*Leslie Byrne (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-Congresswoman, Ex-State Del. & '05 Lt.Governor Nominee [http://www.lesliebyrne.org/index.php]
*Gerry Connolly (D) - Fairfax County Council Chair & Ex-Congressional Aide [http://www.gerryconnolly.com/]
*Doug Denneny (D) - Retired Navy Officer & Community Activist [http://www.dougforcongress.com/]
*Joe Oddo (Independent Greens of Virginia‎) [http://indygreens.org/] Here are the results of the June 10, 2008 Democratic primary. No Republican primary was held: [https://www.voterinfo.sbe.virginia.gov/election/DATA/2008/0FAE817B-0A55-4793-B013-7C90AFF6C2E5/Unofficial/..%5C..%5C..%5C..%5CDATA%5C2008%5C0FAE817B-0A55-4793-B013-7C90AFF6C2E5%5CUnofficial%5C6_s.shtml Retrieved 2008-06-10.]

The Colbert Report

The district was shown as part of Stephen Colbert's Better Know a District series, where he declared it to be his "favorite" district; as he stated it is the richest district in the Nation. Representative Tom Davis was shown not knowing various words for marijuana.

Representatives

References

External links

* [http://tomdavis.house.gov/ United States Representative Tom Davis (R-VA-11th District-109th Congress)government website]
* [http://www.TomDavis.Org Tom Davis Re-Election Site]
* [http://www.hurstforcongress.com Democrat Andrew Hurst website]
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/09/14/AR2007091401171.html Would-Be Candidate Is Taking His Time]