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2002) (testimony of Minneapolis Mayor R. T. Rybak, St. Paul Mayor Randy Kelly, former Minneapolis Mayor Don Fraser, former St. Paul Mayor George Latimer, respectively); St. Paul City Council Res. 01-460 (May 2, 2001); Ramsey County Bd. of Comm'rs Res. 2001-162 (May 8, 2001); Minneapolis City Council Res. 2001 R-195 (May 18, 2001). The Zachman plaintiffs have argued that Minneapolis and St. Paul have similar interests, unique to large cities, in federal issues where congressional representation is particularly relevant This is not borne out, however, by these plaintiffs' proposal to put a section of the state's largest city into a predominantly suburban district. To the extent that Miieapolis and St. Paul do have similar federal concerns, they, like most large cities in this country, must compete in Congress for state and federal aid, as well as for the support of metro area citizens. Consequently, improved infrastructure into Minneapolis, for example, may benefit those living in Minneapolis and its suburbs, but it does not necessarily benefit residents of St. Paul and its suburbs, who often wish to attract visitors, tourists, and employees away from Minneapolis and into St. Paul. Such competition would make it difficult for one congressional representative to fairly represent both cities' interests. Furthermore, the question is not solely whether Minneapolis and St. Paul have similar federal interests; we must also consider whether Mirmeapolis and St. Paul have stronger communities of interest with their own suburbs or with each other. We received arguments on both sides of this question. Some claimed that the first-ring suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul identify with their cities more than with distant suburbs, and some claimed that suburbs identify with other suburbs. We never heard, however, that a resident of Minneapolis considers herself or himself also a part of St. Paul, or that the two have similar identities or cultures. Thus, at this -8-