sentences:  The railroads based operations and maintenance in Paducah, and the men in many families had careers as firemen, repairment, and related jobs.McCracken County makes up Kentucky's 1st congressional district and elects a representative to the US Congress.In the Kentucky General Assembly, McCracken is represented by the entirety of District 3 representing Paducah; a portion of District 2 representing the south of the county and Graves County; most of the county outside of Paducah by District 1, which encompasses counties of Ballard, Carlisle, Hickman and Fulton along the Mississippi River; and, lastly, a tiny sliver of the east of McCracken County near Reidland is represented by the 6th District (centered on Marshall & Lyon counties).