But going into this fall's elections, it is also an "open" district, up for grabs because of the retirement of Representative John Edward Porter, a Republican first elected 20 years ago.
Progressives have lavished astonishing amounts of cash on a thirty-year-old former congressional staffer named Jon Ossoff, a Democrat who is contesting an open district in the suburbs of Atlanta, and who now seems to have, against most expectations, roughly an even chance of winning.
In the only open district, a Republican, Lynn C. Nowick of St. James, beat a Democrat, Elaine A. Turley.
"I've been accused of handing Bussy over to the Mullahs," said the mayor, who had to do some "educational work" and explain that he preferred to put a mosque in this open district with identified partners, rather than have people pray in a garage.
For one thing, the president has named only nine judges for the 17 appeals court vacancies and only 41 judges for the 85 open district court seats.
Fortum, Stockholm's district heating supplier, has even launched the Open District Heating initiative, inviting local companies to sell their leftover heat to Fortum's grid.
It has 12 health centers, five health posts and a newly opened district hospital.
But somehow, an open-minded district heating company, backed by an environmentally-conscious city council, together with a large measure of Glaswegian nous, has built a system to meet the heating needs not just of Drammen's 65,000 residents, but its businesses as well.
Earlier this month, West abandoned his current district after redistricting allowed Rep. Tom Rooney (R-Fla)., who currently represents the 18th Congressional District, to switch to an open, Republican-leaning district.
Mion District commits to stop open defecation MION, Ghana, 27 June 2013 - UNICEF Ghana has congratulated Mion District Assembly members for signing a pledge to become an open defecation free district by August 31 – a crucial step towards the whole Northern Region stopping defecation in the open.
MPs from the "open" districts constitute the membership of the provincial assemblies along with presidents of local-level councils.
