Indiana redistricting plan secures suburban district for GOP
3 years, 3 months ago

Indiana redistricting plan secures suburban district for GOP

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INDIANAPOLIS — A Republican redistricting plan released Tuesday shores up a suburban Indianapolis district for the GOP while not making major changes to a potentially targeted Democratic district in northwestern Indiana. The proposal for new congressional districts under the once-a-decade redistricting process shifts the northern tier of Democratic-leaning Marion County from the 5th District now held by Republican Rep. Victora Spartz to that of Indianapolis Democratic Rep. Andre Carson. Major changes in the other congressional districts include: — The 6th District held by Republican Rep. Greg Pence would gain heavily Republican Johnson County just south of Indianapolis from Republican Rep. Trey Hollingsworth’s 9th District and the GOP-leaning southside of Indianapolis from Carson’s 7th District. Spartz campaign spokesman Tim Edson said in a statement that “Congresswoman Spartz looks forward to serving any 5th Congressional District approved by the state Legislature to benefit all Hoosiers.” __ This story has been edited to correct the first name of Indiana University political scientist Marjorie Hershey.

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Republicans Focus on Holding 3 Indiana Seats and Targeting Democrat in Northwest
2 months ago

Republicans Focus on Holding 3 Indiana Seats and Targeting Democrat in Northwest

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Republicans in Indiana aim to retain three congressional seats without incumbents running, while they also aim to knock off an incumbent Democrat in the northwest part of the state. In the state's northwest corner, the GOP is targeting Democratic incumbent Rep. Frank Mrvan, who is seeking his third term in the 1st District. In the 3rd District seat, the GOP …

Indiana governor signs GOP’s contentious redistricting plan
3 years, 3 months ago

Indiana governor signs GOP’s contentious redistricting plan

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s governor gave his approval Monday to the Republican redrawing of the state’s congressional and legislative districts that critics argued gives the party an election advantage for the next decade. Holcomb said in a statement he believed that legislators completed the redistricting work in “an orderly and transparent way.” Political analysts say the new maps that will be …

Republicans brush off critics, approve Indiana redistricting
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans brush off critics, approve Indiana redistricting

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republican lawmakers gave final approval Friday to their party’s redrawing of Indiana’s congressional and legislative districts, brushing aside objections that the maps give them an excessive election advantage and dilute the influence of minority and urban voters. Democrats and civil rights groups countered by pointed to the fragmenting of Fort Wayne’s large Black and Latino communities among three …

Critics say Indiana redistricting dilutes minority influence
3 years, 3 months ago

Critics say Indiana redistricting dilutes minority influence

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INDIANAPOLIS — Critics on Monday assailed the proposed new Indiana congressional and legislative districts as rigged in favor of Republicans, alleging they dilute the influence of minority voters. The Indiana NAACP and other civil rights groups argued that Fort Wayne’s large Black and Latino communities were being fragmented into districts that will have rural white voters making up the majorities. …

Republicans push redistricting plan through Indiana House
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans push redistricting plan through Indiana House

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans forced their redistricting plan for congressional and legislative seats through the Indiana House on Thursday, casting aside objections that the new maps lock in an excessive partisan advantage for the GOP for another decade. Democrats argued the Republicans were using gerrymandering — drawing districts to favor a particular party — to cement supermajorities in the Legislature, giving …

Republican control of Indiana Senate likely set with new map
3 years, 3 months ago

Republican control of Indiana Senate likely set with new map

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans appear set for another decade of controlling Indiana’s Senate under a GOP-drawn redistricting plan released Tuesday. Republican Senate leaders said it was a priority to keep more counties and cities in a single district, protecting what they called “communities of interest.” While the proposed maps add a likely Democratic seat in Indianapolis, more than a half dozen …

Republicans move toward quick Indiana redistricting approval
3 years, 3 months ago

Republicans move toward quick Indiana redistricting approval

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans turned aside objections from Democrats as they moved ahead Monday toward speedy approval of proposed new Indiana election district maps that will be used for the next 10 years. The Indiana House elections committee voted 9-4 along party lines to endorse the Republican-drawn redistricting plan for the state’s nine congressional districts and 100 state House seats based …

Indiana redistricting plan criticized as aiding Republicans
3 years, 3 months ago

Indiana redistricting plan criticized as aiding Republicans

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans will keep greater control of Indiana’s Legislature than merited by the number of votes they receive, according to a political analyst who on Thursday called the state’s proposed new election districts among most skewed in the country. The redistricting plan review conducted for the voting-rights group Women4Change found Republicans would likely win 69 of the 100 Indiana …

Indiana Republicans defend speedy redistricting approval
3 years, 3 months ago

Indiana Republicans defend speedy redistricting approval

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republican leaders defended their fast-track work to approve Indiana’s new congressional and legislative election districts over the next two weeks, pushing back Wednesday against critics who have argued that the public won’t have enough time to weigh in on the once-a-decade redistricting. The Indiana House elections committee opened two days of public hearings on the redistricting plan a …

Activists seek 30-day review of Indiana redistricting plan
3 years, 7 months ago

Activists seek 30-day review of Indiana redistricting plan

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INDIANAPOLIS — Voting rights activists on Wednesday urged Indiana legislative leaders to give the public at least a month to review proposed new congressional and state election district maps before they are finalized. Members of the Indiana Citizens Redistricting Commission organized by Common Cause and other groups released a report calling for greater public involvement in the once-a-decade redrawing of …

Indiana lawmakers plan redistricting session later this year
3 years, 8 months ago

Indiana lawmakers plan redistricting session later this year

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers have approved a plan for returning to the Statehouse later this year in order to approve new election districts. The House and Senate both voted Thursday in favor of a bill extending the current legal deadline for adjourning this year’s legislative session from April 29 until Nov. 15. Legislative leaders say they plan to end this …

Indiana lawmakers planning on return for redistricting votes
3 years, 8 months ago

Indiana lawmakers planning on return for redistricting votes

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INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana lawmakers won’t be done for the year when their regular legislative session ends later this month. Legislative leaders are laying the groundwork for a return by all 150 lawmakers to Indianapolis months from now to approve new congressional and General Assembly districts based on data from last year’s census. Provisions included in the state budget bill would …

Critics look to pressure GOP over Indiana redistricting
4 years, 1 month ago

Critics look to pressure GOP over Indiana redistricting

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A coalition of activist groups announced a new push Monday against what it called partisan gerrymandering by Indiana’s Republican-dominated Legislature. Coalition leaders said they would form a citizens commission that will hold virtual town hall meetings in January and February and propose new voting districts to the General Assembly before lawmakers approve new congressional and legislative district maps next year …

Indiana Republicans sweep by Democrats in statewide races
4 years, 2 months ago

Indiana Republicans sweep by Democrats in statewide races

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INDIANAPOLIS — Republicans won continued control of the Indiana governor’s office and kept the state in the GOP’s presidential column as voters cast the final ballots Tuesday, with Democrats falling short in other races they targeted in hopes of clawing back to political relevance in the state. Holcomb overcame Democrat Woody Myer, a former state health commissioner who called for …

Indiana redistricting critics keeping up push for changes
4 years, 11 months ago

Indiana redistricting critics keeping up push for changes

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INDIANAPOLIS — Critics of how Indiana politicians dice up the state for congressional and legislative districts know they are running out of time for changing that process with the once-a-decade U.S. census less than three months away. Susan Davis, a retired high school English teacher from Bloomington, joined other activists at the Statehouse this past week as this year’s legislative …

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