District of Columbia: U.S. senators, representatives, governor and capital

District of Columbia (federal district)'s answers to the citizenship test questions that depend on where you live.

Updated October 6, 2026. There's an election on November 3, 2026: the new Congress starts January 3, 2027, and several states get a new governor in January. At the interview, answer with whoever holds the office that day; check back here (we update it) or senate.gov ↗ and house.gov ↗.

Question	Answer for District of Columbia
Who is one of your state's U.S. senators now? 2025 #23 · 2008 #20	Say it has none: “D.C. has no U.S. senators.”
Name your U.S. representative. 2025 #29 · 2008 #23	Eleanor Holmes Norton (non-voting delegate or resident commissioner; saying there are no voting representatives also counts).
Who is the governor of your state now? 2025 #61 · 2008 #43	D.C. does not have a governor.
What is the capital of your state? 2025 #62 · 2008 #44	D.C. is not a state and does not have a capital.

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. representatives (1)

District	Name	Party
Delegate / commissioner	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Democrat

Other places

Official sources:

USCIS · Civics Test Updates ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
U.S. Senate · senators list ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
Clerk of the U.S. House · Member data (October 1, 2026) ↗ · checked October 6, 2026
USA.gov · States and territories ↗ · checked October 6, 2026

We are not USCIS or any government agency. This is an educational course built on the official USCIS lists; it is not legal advice. For your case, talk to an immigration attorney or a Department of Justice (DOJ) accredited representative.