Tennessee Republicans pass new map erasing majority-Black US House district
Republicans said the map reflects Tennessee’s politics and could help them secure all nine U.S. House seats, while opponents warned it weakens Black voting power.
- On Thursday, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map into law after legislators approved the plan, carving up Memphis's majority-Black 9th Congressional District into three Republican-controlled districts.
- Republican legislators initiated the special session after a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling weakened the 1965 Civil Rights Act, removing requirements to use race-based data protecting minority representation.
- State Sen. Raumesh Akbari and other Democrats denounced the move, calling it a 'modern-day revival of Jim Crow.' The plan costs taxpayers $3.1 million to weaken Democratic representation.
- Lawmakers approved the redistricting plan in a 25-5 vote amid protests at the Tennessee Capitol, subsequently reopening candidate qualifying until May 15 for U.S. House primaries.
- Similar redistricting efforts by Republicans in Alabama and South Carolina aim to maximize partisan control ahead of November midterm elections, aligning with President Donald Trump's strategy to maintain a slim U.S. House majority.
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Republicans in Tennessee are redrawing the electoral map. If the plan goes through, Democrats in the state will be completely without a seat in Congress. “If Republican policies are so good, why do we have to redraw the borders to rig the election?” asked Democrat Vincent Dixie during the debate.
Memphis Lawmaker Calls for City Secession After Map Vote
A Tennessee Democrat on Thursday called for Memphis to secede from the state after Republican Gov. Bill Lee signed a new congressional map that splits Tennessee's only majority-Black district into three parts. The post Memphis Lawmaker Calls for City Secession After Map Vote appeared first on Conservative Angle | Conservative Angle - Conservative News Clearing House
‘This is how we cement President Trump’s agenda’: Tennessee Republicans celebrate state’s new congressional maps – live
Republican senator Brent Taylor announces run for Congress in redrawn ninth district, challenging incumbent Democrat Steve Cohen Tennessee Republicans redraw maps to erase last Democratic, Black-majority district Sign up for the Breaking News US email Following Marco Rubio’s closed-door meeting with Pope Leo XIV, the state department said that the pair discussed the “situation in [...]
The Republicans in Tennessee have decided on new electoral boundaries that would divide the state's only democratically represented congressional district. Critics speak of party political manipulation and racist discrimination.
Tennessee enacts new US House map giving GOP a chance to win all congressional seats in Nov.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Amid raucous protests Thursday, Republicans in Tennessee enacted a new U.S. House map that carves up a majority-Black district in Memphis, reshaping it to the GOP’s advantage as part of President Donald Trump’s strategy to hold on to a slim majority in the November midterm elections.
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