PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) – When Congressman Seth Magaziner walked into his polling place to vote in last month's primary election, he did not see his own name on the ballot. That’s because the 41-year-old Democrat is not living in Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District -- which he has represented for nearly two years -- despite pledging to move his family there during his successful campaign for the seat in 2022. Tax records reviewed by Target 12 show Magaziner and his wife did purchase a home in the 2nd District in August 2023. But they also kept their house on the East Side of Providence -- which is represented by his House colleague Gabe Amo -- and election records show Magaziner is still living and voting there now. “We bought a house in Cranston that we intend to move into once we've renovated it,” Magaziner told Target 12 on Wednesday. “The project is taking longer than we thought it would, and to be candid, we put it on hold for a while because we unexpectedly got pregnant and just had a daughter.” Records from Cranston City Hall show no building, electrical or plumbing permits have been pulled for renovations at Magaziner’s new house. He said the project turned out to be "bigger than we expected it to be.” “It's still our intention to renovate the house and move in there,” Magaziner said. “Regardless, I am confident that my ability to serve my constituents is not impacted.” In the past he has also noted that his Providence home is only about a mile from the district line. Federal law only requires members of Congress to live in the state they represent, not the district. But Magaziner repeatedly pledged to move to the 2nd District during his campaign. And for a short time, he did. One month before the 2022 primary -- in which Magaziner easily bested a slew of other Democrats -- he rented a home in Cranston's Edgewood neighborhood. Election records show he voted from that 2nd District address in both the primary and the general election. He defeated Republican Allan Fung 50% to 47% that fall in a race which drew national attention. But Magaziner said that lease eventually expired and the home they purchased was not ready for them to move into. “The owner of the house that we were renting was asking for another 12 months on the lease,” he said. “At the time we didn't think it would take 12 months for us to renovate the new house.” By last November, when a special election was held to fill the vacant 1st District seat eventually won by Amo, Magaziner was eligible to cast a ballot back in Providence. Republican Steven Corvi, an adjunct history professor, is running against Magaziner this time around. A mid-September poll by Salve Regina University’s Pell Center had Magaziner leading Corvi 50% to 37%, with 12% of voters undecided. Magaziner’s return to the 1st District means that for now, not a single member of Rhode Island’s congressional delegation resides in the 2nd District. Amo lives in Providence, while U.S. Sen. Jack Reed lives in Jamestown and U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse lives in Newport. But Magaziner said that doesn't mean the district lacks a strong voice in Washington. “I am all over the 2nd Congressional District,” Magaziner said. “I've brought back millions of dollars of funding for the Cranston police, the Johnston police, the Coventry police, for infrastructure projects, for education.” “We're delivering for the district,” he said. Tim White ([email protected]) is Target 12 managing editor and chief investigative reporter and host of Newsmakers for 12 News. Connect with him on Twitter and Facebook.