Maryland Governor Wes Moore (D) is leading a redistricting advisory commission Explore Redrawing State congressional maps.
on tuesday Press releaseMoore’s office said the commission will hold public hearings, solicit feedback and make recommendations to Moore and the Maryland General Assembly on redrawing the state’s maps. The Commission will be chaired by Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD). who was chosen last November.
“My commitment has been clear from day one – we will seek every possible way to ensure Maryland has fair and representative maps,” Moore said in the release. “This commission will ensure that the people are heard.”
According to the Maryland Board of Elections, about 23.8 percent of Maryland’s 4.3 million registered voters are Republicans. October Activity ReportRep. Andy Harris, who represents the Eastern Shore, is the only GOP member of Maryland’s eight-person House delegation.
If it were to redraw its maps, Maryland would join Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio in doing so. California voters will decide on Tuesday proposal 50Which, if passed, would transfer control over the drawing of the Golden State’s congressional maps from an independent commission to the state legislature.
President Trump has pressured GOP-led states to redraw their maps before the 2026 midterms, and he also called The Commerce Department will conduct a new census before the next scheduled survey in 2030.
Moore’s redistricting effort comes after Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson (D) came out in protest For such efforts last Tuesday.
one in letter to your colleaguesReached by Politico, Ferguson said the losses from redrawing Maryland’s congressional maps in the middle of the decade are “devastating” and would risk giving another seat to Republicans through a legal fight in the process.
Five of the seven members of the Maryland Supreme Court were appointed by former Republican Governor Larry Hogan, whom Alsobrooks defeated last term.
On Tuesday, Ferguson said in a release social platform
“The voices of Marylanders are at the center of this process, and these public meetings will provide an opportunity for voters to hear about the unique legal barriers in Maryland — barriers that could inadvertently give Donald Trump one or two of Maryland’s congressional seats should this effort backfire in our courts,” the Baltimore Democrat said.
