Maryland’s redistricting commission drafted a new map with the potential to oust the state’s lone Republican member of Congress, one of four proposed redistricting plans that shuffle some voters ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
The four options, released late Tuesday by the Maryland Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission, redraw the state’s eight sprawling and tentacled congressional districts, which favor Democrats and have been labeled among the nation’s most gerrymandered.
Karl S. Aro, the chairman of the seven-member commission composed of top legislative leaders, said the proposed maps are a “starting point” and the result of testimony during the commission’s nine public hearings.
“The message has been consistent — Marylanders think their representation can be improved with more compact and easily followed districts,” Aro said in a statement.
