### Question
How is the "Member" defined?


### Answer
The term **Member** is defined in *2 U.S.C. § 381* as follows -

> an incumbent Representative in or Resident Commissioner to the Congress of the United States, or an individual who has been elected to either of such offices but has not taken the oath of office

#### Citation:
  - *2 U.S.C. § 381*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 12-CONTESTED ELECTIONS**

