Some New York congressional districts will have to be redrawn as a result of the 2020 Census. Photo: National Atlas, U.S. Department of the Interior.
May 26, 2021
Ryan FinnertyHow the North County will be affected by 2022 redistricting
New York State is set to lose a member of congress as a result of the latest Census results, in which other states gained population faster than New York.
That means a one of the state’s congressional districts will be eliminated and others will be redrawn.
Ryan Finnerty spoke with Plattsburgh State political scientist Harvey Schantz to learn how the redistricting process will work and what the political consequences may be.
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Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney has been removed from her leadership role in the House of Representatives’ Republican Caucus, but waiting in the wings to replace Cheney is North Country Rep. Elise Stefanik, currently the favorite to take on the roll of Conference Chair, the GOP’s third-highest ranking member in the House.
Despite her double-digit margin of victory in the 2020 election, Elise Stefanik remains a polarizing figure in the North Country.
At a gas station outside of Plattsburgh, NCPR asked area residents what they think of Stefanik. Many did not want to discuss politics, but those who did expressed the full range of opinions on her time in office and the possibility of a leadership role.
Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney has been removed from her leadership role in the House of Representatives’ Republican Caucus, withNorth Country Congresswoman Elise Stefanik set to replace her.
To do so, he’s pursued bipartisan accomplishments meant to polish President Biden
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The question is how long Schumer can keep his caucus on the same page, with growing challenges coming.
The toughest decision may be deciding when to say time is up for Sen. Joe Manchin
“I think the task is difficult because the party doesn’t really have a singular identity and that makes it very difficult,” said Steve Jarding, a Democratic strategist.
Schumer isn’t yet ready to shut down the outreach effort to Republicans, but without signs of significant progress soon, liberals in the Senate will lose patience.
Press-Republican Liz Cheney talks with Wyoming Rep. Tom Reeder before the start of the annual Wyoming Retail Association meeting on May 23, 2013, at the Parkway Plaza Hotel and Convention Center in Casper, Wyoming. She was elected Wyoming’s member of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2016. (AP Photo â Dan Cepeda, Casper Star-Tribune)
Rep Elise Stefanik speaks before President Donald Trump, right, signs the John McCain National Defense Authorization Act for the 2019 fiscal year in August 2018 at Wheeler-Sack Army Air Field, Fort Drum.
(Provided photo â Daytona Niles, Watertown Daily Times) PLATTSBURGH Rep. Elise Stefanik of Schuylerville has emerged as a strong contender to replace House GOP Conference Chair Liz Cheney, R-Wyoming.