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By Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff
February 17, 2021
Katie Trojano, Reporter Staff
Speaker of the Massachusetts House Ronald Mariano unveiled the first committee slate of his speakership last week, and Senate President Karen Spilka released assignments for her branch as well.
Sen. Nick Collins, who represents large parts of Dorchester and Mattapan in the 1st Suffolk District, will chair the Senate committee on Community Development and Small business. He was also named vice chair of the committee on Bonding and Cannabis Policy.
Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz, who also represents parts of both neighborhoods, will chair a joint committee on Cannabis Policy and she will serve on panels focused on redistricting and “reimagining” the state’s post-pandemic resiliency.
Dan Hunt: His first chairmanship
State Rep. Dan Hunt will lead a new House committee charged with scrutinizing the allocation of federal stimulus funds and census data, an appointment that marks the Dorchester Democrat’s highest-profile legislative role to date.
It’s the first committee chairmanship for Hunt, who was elected in 2014 to replace Mayor Walsh as the representative in the 13th Suffolk district, which includes Neponset, Cedar Grove, Adams Corner, St. Mark’s Area, Clam Point, parts of Fields Corner, and one precinct in Quincy.
The selection, announced last Friday by Speaker Ron Mariano, makes Hunt a key player in how state lawmakers approach the distribution of federal relief dollars, vaccine supply, and, eventually, in the reorganization of political districts based on data from the 2020 US Census.
BOSTON – The U.S. Census Bureau now plans to deliver redistricting data to states by Sept. 30, instead of by March 31, throwing a major wrench into efforts by state legislatures to redraw Congressional and legislative districts this year, as is required every 10 years.
The delays are related to the COVID-19 pandemic and prioritization of the delivery of state population counts for apportionment to the president by April 30, according to the Census Bureau. Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the U.S. House among the 50 states and is required every 10 years.
Redrawing the boundaries of districts to reflect population shifts is a job the Massachusetts Legislature faces pressure to complete in time for the 2022 elections.
Michael P. Norton
State House News Service
The U.S. Census Bureau now plans to deliver redistricting data to states by Sept. 30, instead of by March 31, throwing a major wrench into efforts by state legislatures to redraw Congressional and legislative districts this year as is required every 10 years.
The U.S. Census Bureau announced its decision Friday, citing delays related to COVID-19 and prioritization of the delivery of state population counts for apportionment to the president by April 30. Apportionment is the process of dividing the 435 seats in the U.S. House among the 50 states. Redrawing the boundaries of districts to reflect population shifts, is a job the Massachusetts Legislature faces pressure to complete in time for the 2022 elections.