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Nina Perales stated on May 31, 2011 in a press release.:

Says a Republican-drawn map of proposed U.S. House districts for Texas "gerrymanders more than nine million Latinos in Texas to make sure that we have no more electoral opportunity than we did in 1991."

By W. Gardner Selby• June 22, 2011

Sean Duffy stated on July 17, 2017 in a TV interview:

Republicans have " won a thousand seats since Obamacare."

By D.L. Davis• July 27, 2017

Lloyd Doggett stated on November 04, 2013 in a guest lecture:

"During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did."

By W. Gardner Selby• November 26, 2013

Bob Bennett stated on March 04, 2013 in a news release :

Ohio Republicans made significant gains during [Chris McNulty’s] time at the ORP, including the extremely successful re-election of President Bush in Ohio."

By Henry J. Gomez• March 13, 2013

X posts stated on October 09, 2025 in a post on X:

“If you vote no on Prop 50 to stop the redistricting, it shows through the envelope,” making it easy for Democrats to cheat.

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• October 14, 2025

Virginia House Democratic Caucus stated on March 05, 2020 in Voting record:

On a referendum that could strip legislators of their redistricting power.

By Warren Fiske• March 24, 2020

Chris Larson stated on November 09, 2020 in Twitter:

“Jurisdictions representing about 80% of WI residents have passed referendums or resolutions in favor of fair maps.”

By Laura Schulte• December 21, 2020

Tom Cotton stated on October 21, 2021 in a tweet:

The newly drawn congressional district map in Arkansas “keeps communities together.”

By Louis Jacobson• October 22, 2021

Sean Ryan stated on March 03, 2022 in an op-ed:

“New York state has already lost 99% of its historic freshwater wetlands.”

By Elizabeth Egan, Marnique O. Panepento• March 29, 2022

Lone Star Project stated on April 29, 2010 in an e-mail blast.:

Says state's expected "increase in federal political clout is almost entirely due to the growth of the African American and Hispanic populations in Texas in virtually every region of the state."

By W. Gardner Selby• May 17, 2010

Paul Ryan stated on September 02, 2014 in a speech:

After the 2012 redistricting, Wisconsin has competitive congressional districts.

By James B. Nelson• October 1, 2014

Chris Christie stated on October 24, 2012 in a campaign event in New Hampshire:

Says New Jersey lost private-sector jobs between 2000 and 2009 because Democrats increased taxes, fees, regulations and state spending.

By Bill Wichert• October 29, 2012

Janet Bewley stated on November 05, 2021 in News release:

“Wisconsin is almost equally divided on partisan lines” and therefore new Legislative maps could be drawn to “represent that 50-50 split.”

By Madeline Heim• November 23, 2021

Donald Trump stated on November 07, 2018 in a press conference:

"In the House, Republicans dramatically outperformed historical precedents."

By Louis Jacobson• November 8, 2018

Republican Party of Florida stated on October 30, 2013 in a YouTube attack ad:

As CFO, Alex Sink oversaw "a $27 billion loss in the state's pension fund."

By Julie Kliegman• November 1, 2013

Ron Tusler stated on September 12, 2023 in X, formerly Twitter:

Wisconsin Republicans are backing “a nonpartisan redistricting plan based off the Iowa Model. ... Republicans, Democrats, and the Governor pushed this plan last time redistricting happened in 2020.”

By D.L. Davis• December 8, 2023

Will Weatherford stated on March 28, 2012 in remarks to the press:

"It's the first time in the nation this many members have been drawn (by a Legislature) into the same districts where it wasn't a court order."

By Katie Sanders• April 13, 2012

Adam Jarchow stated on July 16, 2019 in a tweet:

"Elected officials draw (legislative redistricting) maps. That’s it."

By Eric Litke• August 23, 2019

Rob Portman stated on June 30, 2010 in a news release:

Since the Democrats’ stimulus went into effect last year, Ohio has lost about 150,000 Jobs.

By Mark Naymik• July 28, 2010

AFL-CIO stated on July 13, 2011 in a blog posting:

Republican redistricting plans cut Democrat Nancy Nusbaum out of "her state Senate district by a half a block."

By James B. Nelson• July 21, 2011

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