Category Archives: Redistricting

Maine redistricting update

The heated partisan controversy regarding the redrawing of Maine’s two U.S. Congressional districts was brought to an end on September 27th when the Maine House of Representatives approved a compromise redistricting plan.

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Federal court approves Florida’s redistricting amendment

On September 9th, following a short hearing in Miami Federal court, Federal Judge Ursula Ungaro suppressed a challenge to a Florida constitutional amendment regulating redistricting in the state. Minority House members Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Miami, and Corrine Brown, D-Jacksonville, successfully contended that Amendment 6, which forbids the state Legislature from gerrymandering, or drawing congressional boundaries… Continue Reading

Rose Fellow Johnson on Altadena, CA

A June 3 article in the Altadena Patch cited Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson on the possible effects of redistricting on the city of Altadena. The article is titled “Will Redistricting Unify Altadena or Keep it Split?” In the article, Johnson says, “that Altadena has been an easy target for division in the past” and… Continue Reading

Rose’s Johnson cited on redistricting in Altadena

Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson was cited in a June 1st article in the Altadena Patch discussing Altadena Assemblyman Anthony Portantino and his plans to run for Congress in 2012. Titled “Portantino Fundraising for 2012 Congressional Run, But in Which Districit,” and describes how without the new congressional boundaries finalized, Portantino cannot be sure which… Continue Reading

Rose Fellow Johnson cited in North County Times

Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson was cited in a May 28 article in the North County Times titled “Will redistricting pair Issa and Bilbray?” The article speculated as to the different possible outcomes of the Citizens Redistricting Commission. In the article, Johnson says that “anything is possible” when it comes to redistricting in California this… Continue Reading

Rose Institute Fellow Doug Johnson featured on KNBC’s “News Conference”

The Rose Institute’s Doug Johnson was featured on KNBC’s “News Conference” segment in an interview about California’s Citizens Redistricting Commission’s draft redistricting maps. Johnson is an expert of redistricting and California politcs. He and redistricting commissioner Maria Blanco engaged in a dialoge concerning the goals of the redistricting commission, the challenges faced, and what work… Continue Reading