![[photo, Cannon House Office Building, Independence Ave., Washington, DC]](/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/images/i006070b.jpg)
The United States House of Representatives consists of 435 members. The number of members for each state is determined by the state's population in the federal census. Based on the 2000 federal census, Maryland has eight U.S. Representatives elected to serve two-year terms (Code Election Law Article, secs. 8-701 through 8-711). They represent Maryland in the 114th Congress, which convened on January 6, 2015.
Cannon House Office Building, Independence Ave., Washington, DC, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Longworth House Office Building, Independence Ave., Washington, DC]](/msa/mdmanual/39fed/06ushse/images/i006069b.jpg)
The legislature of each state prescribes when elections are to be held for U.S. Representatives (U.S. Constitution, Art. 1, sec. 4). Since 1868, Maryland has elected its U.S. Representatives on the first Tuesday in November of each even-numbered year.
Longworth House Office Building, Independence Ave., Washington, DC, March 2001. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
© Copyright Maryland State Archives