"The state Senate president warned that the proposal will "backfire in our State courts and lose Democrats in Congress." Despite Democrats controlling the governor's mansion and both chambers of the state legislature, five of the seven judges on the state supreme court were appointed by former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan. State courts previously threw out a map Maryland Democrats drew in 2022, which a judge described as an "extreme gerrymander.""
"The other side: "It's precisely because we want Leader Jeffries in the majority that most members in the Maryland Senate Democratic Caucus do not support moving forward with mid-cycle redistricting," Ferguson said in a statement. The state Senate president warned that the proposal will "backfire in our State courts and lose Democrats in Congress." Despite Democrats controlling the governor's mansion and both chambers of the state legislature, five of the seven judges on the state supreme court were appointed by former GOP Gov. Larry Hogan."
The universe of competitive House seats is historically small this midterm cycle. Jeffries is trying to persuade Democrat-controlled states to redraw legislative maps to counteract GOP mid-decade redistricting in Texas, Missouri and elsewhere. He met with Maryland state Senate President Bill Ferguson to discuss a proposed map that would eliminate the state's last remaining House Republican. Ferguson has resisted moving the map in the Senate, warning of court backlash and potential losses for Democrats in Congress. State courts previously threw out a 2022 Maryland map as an "extreme gerrymander." Jeffries secured new maps in California and Virginia but faces resistance in New York, Illinois and Maryland.
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