DCCC Executive Director Julie Merz released the following statement after the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee submitted a congressional map for consideration by the California state legislature:
“Earlier today, the DCCC submitted a proposed congressional map to the legislative public portal with collaborative input from stakeholders and legislators. We anticipate this proposal will have widespread support both among California office holders and various stakeholders across the state.
“We will not stand by as Republicans attempt to rig the election in their favor and choose their voters. It’s increasingly clear that Republicans will do anything to protect their narrow majority because they know they can’t win on their disastrous legislative record which has raised costs and rips away health care for millions, all to give the ultra-wealthy a tax break.
“We applaud Governor Newsom and legislative leaders for their commitment to put this measure in front of voters, which not only levels the playing field against corrupt Republican efforts in Texas, but also reaffirms Democrats’ commitment to redistricting reform and the use of fair, nonpartisan redistricting commissions nationwide.”
Key points on the submitted map:
The submitted map is consistent with criteria laid out by the California’s Citizen Redistricting Commission.
It keeps districts more compact than in the current Commission-drawn map, which helps to keep more communities and neighborhoods together.
It splits fewer cities than the current map (57 in submitted map versus 60 in current map).
It minimizes changes to the 2020 Commission map to impact as few residents as possible.
The submitted map leaves 8 districts untouched and, in 20 districts, fewer than 10% of residents are impacted.
Communities of interest are protected, with necessary splits in San Jose, Sacramento, and Los Angeles (all cities that were split by the commission) done so along neighborhood boundaries and/or city council district lines.
