US EditionCalifornia Democrats Pass Newsom’s Redistricting Plan
The plan is expected to reduce Republican House representation in California from 17% to 8%, with Democrats asserting it reunites communities and maintains most voters in current districts.
- On Thursday, California Democrats passed three redistricting bills, sending them to Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom for signing and placing them on the November 4 special election ballot.
- Gov. Gavin Newsom backed the redistricting package as a response to Texas announcing plans to redraw its congressional maps.
- The Assembly approved the plan 57-20 and the Senate passed it 30-8, with Democratic supermajorities voting along party lines to advance the legislation Thursday.
- The new lines could cost five Republican-held seats, shrinking Republicans' share of California's U.S. House delegation from 17% to approximately 8%, targeting Kevin Kiley, Doug LaMalfa, Darrell Issa, Ken Calvert and David Valadao.
- Opponents have formed a coalition to defeat Proposition 50, warning the special election on November 4 could cost over $200 million.
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Amid remap push, Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar files to run against Rep. Issa
Ammar Campa-Najjar (left) and Darrell Issa. (Times of San Diego file photos) With his prospects enhanced by potential redistricting, Democrat Ammar Campa-Najjar on Friday filed papers for a rematch against Rep. Darrell Issa in the 48th Congressional District. Ammar Campa-Najjar press release. (PDF) Campa-Najjar lost to the veteran Republican congressman by 8 percentage points in 2020, but Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed map for the East County dis…
Planned Parenthood is getting involved in the redistricting battle
Abortion rights groups are backing California Democrats in the escalating battle to redraw congressional maps, warning that Republicans are rigging seats on the heels of deeply unpopular cuts to safety net health programs and restrictions on reproductive care. And they worry there’s more to come, including a national abortion ban. “You take away our freedoms, we’ll take away your seats,” said Jodi Hicks, CEO of Planned Parenthood Affiliates of C…
California Democrats pass Newsom’s redistricting plan
California’s Democratic-controlled Legislature formally approved a plan Thursday to redraw the state’s congressional lines, teeing up a special election this fall that will let Californians weigh in on mid-decade redistricting in response to a plan pushed by Texas Republicans. Both the state Assembly and Senate approved three pieces of the Election Rigging Response Act legislative package, which…
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