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Information:  - Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Rhode Island is the smallest in area, the eighth least populous, and the second most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states, following New Jersey. Its official name is also the longest of any state in the Union. Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. The state also shares a short maritime border with New York.  - The United States Congress is the bicameral legislature of the federal government of the United States consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives. The Congress meets in the Capitol in Washington, D.C. Both senators and representatives are chosen through direct election, though vacancies in the Senate may be filled by a gubernatorial appointment. Members are usually affiliated to the Republican Party or to the Democratic Party, and only rarely to a third party or as independents. Congress has 535 voting members: 435 Representatives and 100 Senators. The House of Representatives has six non-voting members in addition to its 435 voting members. These members can, however, sit on congressional committees and introduce legislation. These members represent Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands and the U.S. Virgin Islands.  - Benjamin Franklin Thomas ( February 12 , 1813 -- September 27 , 1878 ) was a member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts and an associate justice of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court .  - Massachusetts ; officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the states of Connecticut and Rhode Island to the south, New Hampshire and Vermont to the north, and New York to the west. The state is named for the Massachusett tribe, which once inhabited the area. The capital of Massachusetts and the most populous city in New England is Boston. Over 80% of Massachusetts' population lives in the Greater Boston metropolitan area, a region influential upon American history, academia, and industry. Originally dependent on agriculture, fishing and trade, Massachusetts was transformed into a manufacturing center during the Industrial Revolution. During the 20th century, Massachusetts' economy shifted from manufacturing to services. Modern Massachusetts is a global leader in biotechnology, engineering, higher education, finance, and maritime trade.  - The United States House of Representatives is the lower chamber of the United States Congress which, along with the Senate, composes the legislature of the United States.  - Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeast United States. It borders the other U.S. states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Lake Champlain forms half of Vermont's western border with the state of New York and the Green Mountains run north-south the length of the state.    After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'benjamin thomas ' with the relationship of 'member of political party'.  Choices: - democratic party  - green  - republican party  - union
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union

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Information:  - North Dakota (locally ) is the 39th state of the United States, having been admitted to the union on November 2, 1889.  - Gaylord Kent Conrad (born March 12, 1948) is a former United States Senator from North Dakota. He is a member of the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party, the North Dakota affiliate of the Democratic Party. First elected to the Senate in 1986, he served as chairman or Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee for twelve years.  - John Henry Hoeven III (born March 13, 1957) is the senior United States Senator from North Dakota, in office since 2011. A member of the North Dakota Republican Party, he previously served as the 31st Governor of North Dakota from December 2000 to December 2010. Hoeven was elected to the U.S. Senate in the November 2, 2010 general election. He replaced junior Senator Byron L. Dorgan, who chose not to seek re-election. Hoeven became the senior Senator in 2013 after Kent Conrad retired and was replaced by Heidi Heitkamp, who was once Hoeven's opponent for the Governor's office.  - The Governor of North Dakota is the head of the executive branch of North Dakota's state government and serves as the commander-in-chief of the state's military forces.  - Richard S. `` Rick '' Clayburgh ( born April 8 , 1960 ) is a North Dakota Republican politician and current director of the North Dakota Bankers Association . Clayburgh was elected as the state 's Tax Commissioner in 1996 , and re-elected in 2000 and 2004 . He resigned effective May 2005 to become President and CEO of the North Dakota Bankers Association and Cory Fong was appointed to serve until an election in 2006 ( where Fong was elected ) . In responding to Clayburgh 's resignation , Governor John Hoeven described him as `` a dedicated servant of North Dakota for the past twenty years '' who had served with `` integrity and distinction '' and stated that he would be missed . Clayburgh was well - favored in his 2002 campaign for North Dakota 's at - large congressional district against incumbent Democrat Earl Pomeroy , and ran an aggressive campaign including a visit from then - Vice President Dick Cheney in Fargo , North Dakota . He raised over US $ 1 million for the campaign . Despite the efforts , Pomeroy edged out Clayburgh and won re-election , with 52 % of the vote .  - The North Dakota Republican Party (ND GOP) is the North Dakota affiliate of the Republican Party. The Party's platform is generally conservative. The North Dakota Republican Party is strongly in control of the state's politics. The Party holds nearly all statewide positions in addition to having a supermajority in both houses of the state legislature, over the North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party. The current party chairman is Robert Harms.     After reading the paragraphs above, choose the best answer for the entity that related to 'rick clayburgh' with the relationship of 'member of political party'.  Choices: - democratic party  - military  - north dakota republican party  - union
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north dakota republican party