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Despite challenges from groups such as the NAACP and Common Cause, the current map was upheld by a panel of judges from the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida, which found that, while a partisan gerrymander, there was not sufficient evidence that the maps are a racial gerrymander. [3]
Erika Booth (born September 27, 1977) [1] is an American educator and politician who currently serves as a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from the 35th district, which includes most of Osceola County and eastern parts of Orange County.
There are local elections around the state today, but eyes are on the special primary for Florida House District 35 and the race for Orlando mayor.
The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of Florida , adopted in 1968, defines the role of the Legislature and how it is to be constituted. [ 2 ]
Florida's 25th congressional district is a congressional district in the Broward County area of Florida. In the 2020 redistricting cycle , it was drawn as a successor to the previous 23rd district and includes much of southern Broward County , including Weston , Davie , Pembroke Pines , Hollywood , and parts of Miramar and Plantation .
A Florida judge on Saturday struck down congressional district lines for northern Florida advocated by Gov. Ron DeSantis, ruling that the Republican governor’s map had improperly diluted Black ...
A federal district judge ruled on October 26, 2023, that Georgia's districts are racially gerrymandered and ordered a new map with an additional majority-Black district. A new map was drawn for the 2024 elections; however, it is being appealed to a district court which heard oral arguments in January 2025. [11] TBA: Ohio: TBD congressional map
Florida redistricting after the 2020 census diluted Black voting power in the district previously held by Rep. Al Lawson The […] The post Florida Supreme Court to hear appeal of DeSantis-backed ...