The Ohio Republican Party is the Ohio affiliate of the Republican Party. It was founded in Columbus,Ohio,in 1854.
North Carolina is currently divided into 14 congressional districts,each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2000 census,the number of North Carolina's seats was increased from 12 to 13 due to the state's increase in population. In the 2022 elections,per the 2020 United States census,North Carolina gained one new congressional seat for a total of 14.
Ohio is divided into 15 congressional districts,each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2010 census,Ohio,which up until then had 18 districts,lost two House seats due to slow population growth compared to the national average,and a new map was signed into law on September 26,2011. Starting in the 2022 midterms,per the 2020 United States census,Ohio lost its 16th congressional seat,ending up with its current 15 districts.
Ohio's 4th congressional district spans sections of the central part of the state. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Jordan,the current chair of the House Judiciary Committee,who has represented the district since 2007.
Virginia is currently divided into 11 congressional districts,each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives.
Robert Richard Cupp is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Ohio House of Representatives from 2020 to 2022. He served in the House of Representatives from 2015,representing District 4 (Lima). He was elected as speaker on July 30,2020,replacing Larry Householder who was removed from the position following his arrest on federal bribery charges. Cupp is a former justice of the Ohio Supreme Court.
Redistricting in Pennsylvania refers to the decennial process of redrawing state legislative and federal congressional districts in Pennsylvania.
Gerrymandering is the practice of setting boundaries of electoral districts to favor specific political interests within legislative bodies,often resulting in districts with convoluted,winding boundaries rather than compact areas. The term "gerrymandering" was coined after a review of Massachusetts's redistricting maps of 1812 set by Governor Elbridge Gerry noted that one of the districts looked like a mythical salamander.
Stephen A. Huffman is a Republican member of the Ohio Senate,representing the 5th district since 2019. Previously,Huffman served two terms in the Ohio House of Representatives.
The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) is a US organization that focuses on redistricting and is affiliated with the Democratic Party. The organization coordinates campaign strategy,directs fundraising,organizes ballot initiatives and files lawsuits against state redistricting maps. At launch,the organization announced that it intends to support Democratic candidates for local and state offices in order for them to control congressional map drawing in the redistricting cycle following the 2020 United States census.
The 2020 United States redistricting cycle is in progress following the completion of the 2020 United States census. In all fifty states,various bodies are re-drawing state legislative districts. States that are apportioned more than one seat in the United States House of Representatives are also drawing new districts for that legislative body.
Gill v. Whitford,585 U.S. 48 (2018),was a United States Supreme Court case involving the constitutionality of partisan gerrymandering. Other forms of gerrymandering based on racial or ethnic grounds had been deemed unconstitutional,and while the Supreme Court had identified that extreme partisan gerrymandering could also be unconstitutional,the Court had not agreed on how this could be defined,leaving the question to lower courts to decide. That issue was later resolved in Rucho v. Common Cause,in which the Court decided that partisan gerrymanders presented a nonjusticiable political question.
REDMAP is a project of the Republican State Leadership Committee of the United States to increase Republican control of congressional seats,as well as state legislatures,largely through manipulating electoral district boundaries. The project has made effective use of partisan gerrymandering by relying on previously unavailable mapping software,such as Caliper Corporation's Maptitude to improve the precision with which district lines are strategically drawn. The strategy was focused on swing blue states like Pennsylvania,Ohio,Michigan,North Carolina,and Wisconsin,where there was a Democratic majority,but which they could swing towards Republican with appropriate redistricting. The project was launched in 2010 and estimated to have cost the Republican party around US$30 million.
Redistricting in North Carolina has been a controversial topic due to allegations and admissions of gerrymandering.
League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania et al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania et al.—abbreviated League of Women Voters v. Commonwealth—was a decision of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on gerrymandering,concerning the power of the Pennsylvania General Assembly to draw maps based on partisan advantage. The Court ruled that the maps adopted by the Republican controlled legislature in 2011 was an unconstitutional partisan gerrymander under the Constitution of Pennsylvania.
The One Hundred Thirty-Fourth Ohio General Assembly was a meeting of the Ohio state legislature,composed of the Ohio Senate and the Ohio House of Representatives. It convened in Columbus,Ohio on January 4,2021,and adjourned on December 31,2022. The apportionment of legislative districts was based on the 2010 United States census and 2011 redistricting plan. The Ohio Republican Party retained the majority in both the Ohio Senate and Ohio House of Representatives.
Redistricting in Wisconsin is the process by which boundaries are redrawn for municipal wards,Wisconsin State Assembly districts,Wisconsin State Senate districts,and Wisconsin's congressional districts. Redistricting typically occurs—as in other U.S. states—once every decade,usually in the year after the decennial United States census. According to the Wisconsin Constitution,redistricting in Wisconsin follows the regular legislative process,it must be passed by both houses of the Wisconsin Legislature and signed by the Governor of Wisconsin—unless the Legislature has sufficient votes to override a gubernatorial veto. Due to political gridlock,however,it has become common for Wisconsin redistricting to be conducted by courts. The 1982,1992,and 2002 legislative maps were each enacted by panels of United States federal judges;the 1964 and 2022 maps were enacted by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
The 2022 Ohio House of Representatives elections were held on November 8,2022,to elect representatives in all 99 districts of the Ohio House of Representatives. Members were elected in single-member constituencies to two-year terms. These elections were held concurrently with various federal and state elections,including for Governor of Ohio and the Ohio Senate.
The 2024 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 5,2024,to elect the 435 representatives of the United States House of Representatives,as well as 6 non-voting delegates from the District of Columbia and inhabited U.S. territories. The elections were held together with other federal,state,and local elections,including the U.S. presidential election and elections to the Senate,as part of the 2024 United States general election. The winners of this election will serve in the 119th United States Congress,with seats apportioned among states based on the 2020 United States census.
The 2024 Ohio redistricting commission initiative was a citizen-initiated constitutional amendment,Issue 1 on the ballot,that was defeated 53.7% to 46.3% in the November 2024 election. If passed,the amendment would have replaced the existing politician-led Ohio Redistricting Commission with a 15-member commission of Ohio citizens selected from a pool by a panel of retired judges,to redraw congressional and legislative districts.
