Tennessee approves GOP House map drawing out lone Democrat seat
Summary
Tennessee lawmakers approved a new congressional district map controlled by the Republican Party. This map changes the state's only majority-Black district and puts the single Democratic member of Tennessee’s nine-member U.S. House delegation at risk.Key Facts
- Tennessee lawmakers passed a new congressional district map favoring Republicans.
- The new map splits the state's only majority-Black House district.
- The change threatens the re-election of Tennessee's only Democratic U.S. House member.
- The state repealed a 56-year-old ban on redistricting in the middle of a decade to enable this map change.
- Tennessee has nine seats in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- The map change was approved by both the Tennessee House and Senate.
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