Michigan's new congressional maps are poised to turn the state into a more competitive battleground
Rep. Peter Meijer, a freshman Republican who voted to impeach Trump earlier this year, said he would run in the state’s new 3rd District, which has become more Democratic.
The maps may still be challenged in court. Gustavo Portela, a spokesperson for the state Republican Party, said that “we are evaluating all options to take steps necessary to defend the voices silenced by this commission. “It has long been clear that Dearborn would be incorporated into a voting rights district with communities in Detroit, and I have always believed representation matters so I will not run in a [Voting Rights Act-protected] district,” Dingell said in a statement. “With very mixed and complicated emotions, I will be moving to continue serving the vast number of my current constituents, and I look forward to meeting new voters, making my case, and earning their vote.
It is also the first time an independent commission has drawn the maps in Michigan. Voters approved a 2018 ballot initiative to create the commission, which replaced the state legislature as the primary mapmaker in the state. Eight of the group’s 13 commissioners — two Democrats, two Republicans and four independents — voted for the new map.How each state redraws its congressional districts will change the balance of power on Capitol Hill.
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