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Are 435 voting members in the house of representatives. each state's allotment is determined by population, 435 is actually the maximum number of representatives in the house as set by law. there are also six nonvoting members, one from each of the five territories, american sam mowa, guam, puerto rico, the u.s. virgin islands and one from the district of columbia. in 1803, thomas jefferson doubled the size of the united states by purchasing the 530 million acres known as the louisiana territory. france sold it for a mere $15 million, which today would be roughly $300 million or what some expe...