Tennessee, 9th Congressional District
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Today we are getting a closer look at Tennessee Republican’s redistricting map. This could affect our area by moving Rhea and Meigs counties out of Scott Desjarlais’s district (Dist. 4) into Chuck Fleischmann’s District (D-3).
A recent Supreme Court decision weakened the Voting Rights Act, removing the excuse for Tennessee lawmakers to split counties.
Voices in opposition of the proposed redrawing of Tennessee congressional maps echoed down the hill from the state Capitol after day two of the special session.