Name your U.S. representative.
Accepted answers
Answers will vary — check your state. This question has no single nationwide answer — it depends on where you live. Look yours up on who is my representative or on your state's page, and check again shortly before your interview.
If you do not live in one of the 50 states
Washington, D.C. and the U.S. territories are not states, so the answer to this question is different for applicants who live in them. USCIS prints the correct answer for each case directly in the official question list:
- If you live in a U.S. territory
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Residents of territories with nonvoting Delegates or Resident Commissioners may provide the name of that Delegate or Commissioner. Also acceptable is any statement that the territory has no (voting) representatives in Congress.
Quoted from USCIS form M-1778 (09/25), the official 128-question list.
Explanation
Your U.S. Representative depends on where you live. Each state is divided into districts, and each district elects one Representative. Look up your Representative before your interview. If you live in a U.S. territory with a non-voting Delegate or Resident Commissioner, you may give that person's name. Saying the territory has no voting Representatives in Congress is also accepted.
On the 2008 test
On the 2008 test this question was asked as:
Name your U.S. Representative.
Source: USCIS 2025 Civics Test — 128 Questions and Answers (PDF).
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