Florida House advances congressional map to give GOP up to 4 more seats
Summary
The Florida House approved a new congressional map proposed by Governor Ron DeSantis that would give Republicans up to four additional seats. The map now moves to the Florida Senate, where Republicans hold a strong majority, but some Republican senators oppose it.Key Facts
- The new map aims to increase Republican seats by up to four in Florida’s congressional delegation.
- Currently, Florida has 20 Republican and 7 Democratic representatives, with one Democratic seat vacant.
- The proposed map reduces or removes districts that favor Democrats in Tampa, Orlando, and parts of southeast Florida.
- The Florida Senate, with a two-thirds Republican majority, will review the map next.
- Three Republican senators on the Senate Rules Committee opposed the map, but seven Republican defections would be needed to block it.
- The map redraws at least one majority Hispanic district in central Florida.
- The Supreme Court recently limited a part of the Voting Rights Act requiring some states to make majority-minority districts.
- Some say the map may violate Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment, a 2010 rule against unfair redistricting.
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