Florida Secretary of State Cord Byrd has asked a federal court to toss out a lawsuit challenging a state Senate redistricting plan passed in 2022, disputing allegations that the design of two districts in the Tampa Bay area diluted the power of Black voters.
May 13 2021
Veteran Portland Democrat starts term on Nov. 1, when she will vacate the Senate District 18 seat.
Sen. Ginny Burdick was confirmed for one of Oregon s two seats on the Northwest Power and Conservation Council.
The Oregon Senate voted 23-6 on Thursday, May 13, to confirm Gov. Kate Brown s nomination of the Democrat from Portland. Burdick starts on the four-state council on Nov. 1, when she will have to resign her Senate seat after 25 years.
Commissioners in Multnomah and Washington counties, where Senate District 18 falls, will choose a replacement nominated by Democrats. The appointee will serve until the 2022 general election, when voters will elect someone to complete the remaining two years in the term. The district, which straddles southwest Portland and Tigard, is likely to be redrawn during legislative redistricting.