Gerrymandered maps get complicated, and have consequences - The Leavenworth Times

Gerrymandered maps get complicated, and have consequences - The Leavenworth Times

Can Republicans score some Congressional seats by gerrymandering maps in Texas and other states? If Kansas’ experience is any guide, the answer is, it’s complicated.In 2002, the Kansas Legislature targeted the KC-area Third District, then represented by Democrat Dennis Moore. They adjusted for population growth in the district by splitting heavily Democratic Lawrence along Iowa Street, moving west Lawrence into the Second District, represented b…