Democrats move to cut NY’s House Republican delegation by half in new redistricting planBy Bernadette Hogan and Carl Campanile
January 31, 2022
https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1487919405971423234ALBANY – Newly proposed congressional maps drawn by Democrats could cut New York’s current Republican delegation by half – eliminating at least one upstate seat and jeopardizing three others.
The Democratic-controlled state Legislature unveiled plans on Sunday to shrink the GOP’s eight seats to just four, according to a proposed redistricting map.
The new map eliminates the current upstate district held by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-Binghamton) to account for population loss, creating a new 22nd district effectively split between the seats held by retiring Rep. John Katko (R-Auburn) and Rep. Antonio Delgado (D-Kingston).
“We’re confident,” said the source, “If these maps pass, Claudia will run in the 23rd. Her family business is in Chenango.”
A source close to Tenney told The Post she will run for election in the newly configured 23rd district that retained portions of at least four of the eight counties she presently represents – Broome, Tioga, Cortland and Chenango.
She could also run in the new 24th district, which skew red, but the lines favor Rep. Chris Jacobs (R-Geneseo) and he’ll likely run for that seat, the source said.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2022/01/31/democrats-cut-nys-house-delegation-by-half-in-new-redistricting-plan/