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District of Columbia answers for the citizenship test

The civics test asks about your U.S. senators, your U.S. representative, your governor and your state capital. Here are the answers for District of Columbia. Give the names of the people in office on the day of your interview.

Last updated 2026-10-01.

U.S. senators

  • D.C. has no U.S. senators

Governor

  • D.C. does not have a governor

Capital

  • D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital

U.S. representative

District of Columbia has a nonvoting member of the House. You may name them, or say that D.C. has no voting representative in Congress.

DistrictNameParty
Delegate (non-voting)Eleanor Holmes NortonDemocrat

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Check the official sources before your interview: Senators: senate.gov · Representative: house.gov · Governor: usa.gov.

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