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From 1977 to 1993, he served the now-defunct [[West Virginia's 4th congressional district|4th congressional district]]. From 1993 to 2015, he served the [[West Virginia's 3rd congressional district|3rd congressional district]]. His district included the southern, coal-dominated portion of the state,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/news/article/west-virginia-senate-democrats-look-for-winner|title=West Virginia Senate: Democrats Look for Winner|publisher=[[The Rothenberg Political Report]]|author=Nathan L. Gonzales|date=January 15, 2013|access-date=October 3, 2014}}</ref> including [[Huntington, West Virginia|Huntington]], [[Bluefield, West Virginia|Bluefield]], and [[Beckley, West Virginia|Beckley]]. Rahall was the Ranking Member of the [[United States House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure|House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure]].
 
Rahall lost a bid for re-election to Congress in 2014, losing to West Virginia State Senator [[Evan Jenkins (politician)|Evan Jenkins]].<ref name="thehill.com">{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/222908-rahall-loses-house-seat-in-west-virginia|title=Dem Rahall loses House seat after 38 years|author=Timothy Cama|work=The Hill}}</ref><ref name=results>{{cite news|title=Mooney wins crowded GOP House primary; Capito, Tennant to face off in W.Va. Senate race|url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/05/13/rep-shelley-moore-capito-wins-republican-nomination-for-west-virginia-senate/|access-date=May 23, 2014|newspaper=Fox News|date=May 13, 2014}}</ref><ref name=retire>{{cite web|url=http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/house-races/202754-report-rahall-considered-retirement|title=Report: Rep. Nick Rahall considered retirement|author=Kyle Balluck|work=The Hill|date= April 6, 2014|access-date=October 2, 2014}}</ref> {{As of|{{CURRENTYEAR}}}}, he is the last Democrat to have represented [[West Virginia]] in the [[US House of Representatives|House of Representatives]].
 
==Early life, education, and early career==