Republicans Want Tennessee’s Last Democratic House District
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- Following a Supreme Court ruling weakening the Voting Rights Act, Senator Marsha Blackburn urged Tennessee lawmakers to redraw congressional maps to eliminate the state's last Democratic-held House seat.
- Blackburn and other Republicans, including gubernatorial primary opponent John Rose and State Senator Brent Taylor, advocated for placing Memphis, a majority Black city, under Republican congressional representation.
- President Trump stated that Governor Bill Lee promised to work toward gaining an additional Republican seat in Tennessee to strengthen the party's position ahead of the midterm elections.
- It remains unclear if a new congressional map will be approved before the elections, but Democrats view these efforts as a continuation of Republican strategies to diminish Democratic representation in the state.
