Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) has criticized Texas Republicans for forwarding a gerrymandered congressional map, which would result in five new GOP seats in the House ahead of next year’s midterm elections. Lawler compared the situation to the situations in Illinois and New Jersey, which have also been criticized for doing the same. He plans to introduce legislation to “outright ban gerrymandering,” a term used to describe political manipulation in legislative mapmaking. Lawler’s comments come as Democrats seek reelection in their battleground New York district, where Democrats fell short in November. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton threatened to remove the Democrats as they traveled to deny Republicans a quorum.
GOP Representative Lawler expresses his belief that the Texas redistricting process is incorrect.
