ðə ʃˈeɪp ʌvðə kˈɜːɹənt dˈɪstɹɪkt wʌz lˈɑːɹdʒli ɪstˈæblɪʃt ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, wˌɛn ɪt wʌz ɹˌiːkˈɑːnstɪtˌuːɾᵻd æz ɐ mədʒˈɔːɹᵻɾimaɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi dˈɪstɹɪkt ˌʌndɚ pɹəvˈɪʒənz ʌvðə vˈoʊɾɪŋ ɹˈaɪts ˈækt ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti fˈaɪv, æz ɐmˈɛndᵻd ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi tˈuː tʊ ɛŋkˈɜːɹɪdʒ ɡɹˈeɪɾɚ ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛntˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾiz ɪn kˈɑːŋɡɹəs.
The shape of the current district was largely established in 1992, when it was reconstituted as a majority-minority district under provisions of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as amended in 1982 to encourage greater representation for minorities in Congress.