Tennessee redraws map, splits Black district to boost GOP gains
TL;DR
Republicans in Tennessee advanced a new congressional map that breaks up the state’s lone majority-Black district centered in Memphis into three districts and further splits the Nashville area into five, in a move aimed at increasing Republican representation ahead of August primaries; Gov. Bill Lee is expected to sign, protests occurred during the session, and the plan comes amid a national wave of mid-decade redistricting following a Supreme Court ruling narrowing Voting Rights Act protections.
- Tennessee Republicans pass map splitting up state’s lone majority-Black district NBC News
- Tennessee approves GOP House map drawing out lone Democrat seat The Hill
- Tennessee Approves New Map Aimed at Flipping the Last Democratic Seat The New York Times
- Tennessee lawmakers to vote on new US House map sought by Trump that carves up Memphis AP News
- Tennessee Republicans pass new gerrymander following Supreme Court's Voting Rights Act ruling Politico
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