Proposed congressional districts call for big changes in mid-Michigan, Metro Detroit

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Michigan’s independent redistricting commission finished its first full set of political district draft maps this week, drawing initial line proposals for the state’s 13 congressional districts.

The drafted map, which is subject to change, will eventually determine Michigan’s congressional districts which elect 13 lawmakers to the U.S. House of Representatives.

The commission’s initial goal was to get drafts on paper for state Senate, state House and Congressional districts by Sept. 22 and initially aimed to finish the Senate draft last week, but commissioners spent more time than initially allotted working through Metro Detroit, the state’s most populous region.

Many groups and several members of the commission have called for additional meeting dates to power through drafting the state House and Congressional maps in time for scheduled public hearings in October. Commission members will meet twice Thursday afternoon and evening to continue their work and will likely consider adding meetings to the calendar.

As currently drawn, the state congressional draft map changes current districts significantly, particularly in mid-Michigan as well as Metro Detroit, where Michigan’s current congressional map places Districts 7, 8 9, 12.

https://www.mlive.com/public-interest/2021/09/proposed-congressional-districts-call-for-big-changes-in-mid-michigan-metro-detroit.html

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[Kaleva]

1. Looks like it'll take about 8 hours to drive from the top of District 12 to the bottom.