The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling last week concerning racial gerrymandering in Southern states has legislatures in those areas, mostly led by Republicans, rushing to redraw their congressional maps ahead of this year’s midterm elections.
In Maryland, outgoing State Sen. Arthur Ellis said his chamber should be doing the same thing.
Ellis, the most outspoken Maryland Senate Democrat pushing for a new congressional map, made his frustration with Senate President Bill Ferguson plainly apparent during this year’s legislative session, and those feelings haven’t changed.
“He’s a traitor to the Democratic Party,” said Ellis, who is now in the crowded field of candidates seeking to replace Rep. Steny Hoyer in Congress. “We cannot just sit back and continue to do nothing in Maryland, specifically the Senate of Maryland.”
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