The talk of possibly FIVE US House Districts gains did NOT come from a independent redistricting commission.
The result handed to majority Democratic State Legislture was NOTHING like that…..
Soooooo?
In a move that is sure to be challanged by NY Republicans….
The Democrats will once again redraw the US House district’s ….
If they prevail ?
The added New York House seats would surely lock in a new Democratic US House majority, and Speaker, come Jan. 2025….
The rejection of the map is likely to spark a legal challenge ahead of the state’s June 25 primary.
The proposed map was approved earlier this month by the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission. It would have made it easier for Democrats to flip at least one seat this year — that of Rep. Brandon Williams — but otherwise did not make any major changes to district lines used in 2022.
After the commission adopted the map, the district lines drew criticism from House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), who is poised to become speaker if Democrats regain the majority. A spokesman for Jeffries said on Feb. 16 that state lawmakers needed to “meticulously” scrutinize the proposal, particularly whether it protected “historically under-represented communities.”
Democratic leaders in Albany had the option to pass the commission-approved map or try to advance another that is more favorable to their party.
After Republicans picked up four House seats in New York in 2022, the state is shaping up to again be pivotal in determining which party wins control of the House in November’s elections. Democrats need a net gain of four seats nationwide to retake the majority….