Sentences with phrase «take over the redistricting»

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Heading into the redistricting process, the GOP took over both legislative chambers in 25 states and had control of the legislature and governorship in 21 states.

But the DCCC has a resource problem (it was mired in debt when Israel took over), and spending money to win a district that many people believe will cease to exist after the next round of redistricting doesn't seem to make sense.

Over the objections of Rangel and his supporters, the federal court overseeing the just - completed congressional redistricting process declined to stretch Rangel's district northward to take in more African - American voters, and instead increased the Hispanic population in the district, raising it to 55 percent of the overall population.

Mr. Cuomo used his power over the decennial redistricting process to win some victories in March: He was able to get lawmakers, who wanted him to sign the gerrymandered legislative maps they had drawn, to agree to curb pension benefits for future public workers, to create a more rigorous system for evaluating schoolteachers, and to take the first step toward legalizing a significant expansion of casino gambling.