""The people of Florida have been deprived of appropriate representation in the U.S. House of Representatives," wrote David Axelman, the general counsel for Gov. DeSantis."
""Despite substantial population growth since the 2010 census, which catapulted Florida to the third most populous state in the nation, Florida gained only one additional seat in the House after the 2020 census.""
""They are erasing Democratic representation all across the state," House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell said in a Zoom conference call."
""They are contorting the data, they are contorting the Constitution, to try to do this.""
Ron DeSantis unveiled a redrawn congressional map aiming to increase Republican representation in Florida by adding four Republican-leaning seats. Critics, including House Democratic Leader Fentrice Driskell, argue that the map undermines Democratic representation and violates Florida's Fair District Amendments, which prohibit partisan district drawing. DeSantis's general counsel claims that federal protections for minority-access districts may be unconstitutional and that existing anti-gerrymandering laws should be ignored. The governor's office argues that Florida's population growth warrants additional congressional representation, citing an undercount of over 760,000 people.
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