Issue Position: Redistricting

Issue Position

There are Federal criteria that we have to address. However, the most important criteria is that we keep communities of interest together. Other criteria can be considered but they need to take a backseat to communities of interest. In 2010- 2011, our record of redistricting passed the scrutiny of the Obama administration. That is a group that could arguably be the most concerned about how a red state did redistricting. There were no complaints and no lawsuits. I think our existing process passed muster and I think that's how we should continue.

Third party committees are beholden to no one and are not accountable to voters whereas elected officials are accountable to the voters. Transparency and public input should be a part of the redistricting process and should be a part of all that we do in the State House. The people of House District 123 deserve to know the why behind the decisions we make and deserve the opportunity to provide input on these decisions.

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