Redistricting Will Always Be Contentious Ask Arizona
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Redistricting will always be contentious Ask Arizona – Center for Public Integrity
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Let the games begin.
The politically fraught task of redrawing political district lines based on the just-completed 2020 Census will preoccupy politicians for the next six months.
At the state level, the voter-created, Independent Redistricting Commission has already spurred both conflict â and hopeful signs of consensus.
As it happens, Apache County business leader and member of the Navajo Nation Derrick Watchman will play a key role as vice-chairman of the state redistricting commission. Arizona will likely gain a 10th congressional seat and the state legislature is narrowly controlled by the Republican Party â making this yearâs redistricting a high-stakes exercise.
The process could have a big impact on Gila County, which is divided among three different state legislative districts. District 6, which includes all of northern Gila County, is one of the most competitive in the state â although itâs now represented by Republicans â Wendy Rogers in t
AÂ Chandler woman has been selected to lead the commission that is redrawing Arizonaâs congressional and legislative districts.Â
Erika Schupak Neuberg, a licensed psychologist-turned-life coach with a practice on Dobson Road, will spearhead one of the stateâs most powerful citizen-led commissions that will make decisions that could significantly impact the composition of Arizonaâs congressional delegation and the Legislature for the next decade.
The Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission convenes with a new set of members once every decade to adjust the boundaries of congressional and legislative districts to account for population shifts. Â
Two Democrats and two Republicans are picked by the Legislature to sit on the commission they in turn interview and select an independent voter to preside over the five-member panel.Â