Ohio Republicans cut redistricting deal with Dems
News: Republicans on Ohio’s redistricting commission struck a deal with Democrats on a compromise congressional map after hours of late-night deliberations.
News: Republicans on Ohio’s redistricting commission struck a deal with Democrats on a compromise congressional map after hours of late-night deliberations.
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The current Ohio delegation split is 10 Republicans to five Democrats. The remaining two Democrats, Reps.
Joyce Beatty in Columbus and
Shontel Brown in Cleveland, remain in deep blue districts.
And Democrats retain an outside chance of contesting seats held by GOP Reps.
Max Miller, Mike Carey and
Mike Turner.
This compromise is a shocking development.
Ohio’s constitution mandates a complicated redistricting process that includes the commission and the state legislature. The Buckeye State is required to redraw its map for 2026 because it passed in 2021 without bipartisan support.
Both parties expected the commission to reach a stalemate and that redistricting would revert back the state’s GOP-controlled legislature.
But Democrats were able to successfully leverage the prospect of a referendum campaign. For their part, Republicans dangled the threat of pushing through a less favorable map if Democrats rejected their offer.…”
