Virginia's 8th congressional district
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Virginia's Eighth Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The residents of the 8th District are currently represented by Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, first elected to the 8th's seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in 1990.
[edit] Geography
Encompassing much of Northern Virginia's suburbs of Washington, D.C., Virginia's 8th District includes Arlington County, parts of Fairfax County, and the independent cities of Alexandria and Falls Church.
[edit] The Colbert Report
The district was shown as part of Stephen Colbert's Better Know a District series. Jim Moran was shown getting annoyed with Colbert and finally throwing a punch at Colbert, as Moran is a former boxer.
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