The Connecticut Mirror reports that the Court appointed "Special Master" has largely accepted the Democratically proposed map of the U.S. Congressional Districts. The will lead to very minor change in Middletown's representation.
The court process was initiated because Democrats and Republicans could not agree on new boundaries. The disagreements were primarily about the shape of the 5th District, covering the northwest portion of the state. Changes in that district could have led to significant changes in Middletown.
State House of Representative Minority Leader Henry Cafero was reported to accept the new districts, "I respect it. It's over. We move on from here."
In the drawing, the green lines indicate the existing district boundary, the red lines indicate the Democrats’ proposed district boundary, and the black lines indicate the Special Master’s proposed boundary.
One city - one district - that's what Middletown needs
ReplyDeleteWhy can't Middletown be in the 2nd Congressional District like we were for nearly 30 years until they changed it in 2002 instead of the city being divided among the 1st & 3rd Districts?
ReplyDeleteWhy can't Middletown be in the 2nd Congressional District like we were for nearly 30 years until they changed it in 2002 instead of the city being divided among the 1st & 3rd Districts?
ReplyDeleteMiddletown should be in one district but as usual our reps in Hartford let the good people of Middletown down.
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