Pitt's Nordenberg to lead Pennsylvania legislative redistricting commission

[TexasTowelie]

A former University of Pittsburgh chancellor has been tapped as head of the Pennsylvania commission that draws legislative maps.

Mark Nordenberg, a 72-year-old resident of Allegheny County, will chair the Legislative Reapportionment Commission, the five-member group that will redraw all 253 Pennsylvania General Assembly districts this year.

“I have worked over the years with senators and representatives, sometimes on difficult issues, and am almost always able to come some kind of constructive conclusion,” Nordenberg told the Capital-Star “So, I don’t take the challenges lightly, but I think the opportunity to make a real contribution is present.”

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court announced Nordenberg, who was dean of Pitt’s law school before heading the university, in a one-page order Monday. The choice of chair fell to the high court Friday when legislative leaders announced they could not agree on a fifth member.

Read more: https://www.penncapital-star.com/blog/pitts-nordenberg-to-lead-pa-legislative-redistricting-commission/

[Deminpenn]

1. Nordenberg has a chance to undo at least some of the

extreme gerrymandering done under John Perzel's watch. This commission is only for redrawing the lines of state house and senate members.

[FakeNoose]

2. This is awesome news, he'll do a great job

Thank you Mr. Nordenberg!