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Gavin Newsom stated on August 17, 2025 in a podcast episode:

“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”

By Loreben Tuquero• August 21, 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

Turning Point USA stated on March 27, 2021 in a video posted on Instagram:

HR 1 “gives the federal government the power to establish their own committees” to take over the redistricting process.

By Louis Jacobson• April 2, 2021

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

Trey Martinez Fischer stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.:

Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.

By W. Gardner Selby• March 1, 2013

Protect Your Vote Ohio stated on August 01, 2012 in a news release:

"Thousands of politicians from across Ohio – along with their relatives, employees and friends – are still eligible to serve" on the proposed redistricting commission.

By Joe Guillen• August 9, 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

Phil Berger stated on September 15, 2017 in In a press release:

North Carolina has "the strictest anti-gerrymandering standards in the entire country."

By Paul Specht• October 5, 2017

Dave Hansen stated on March 05, 2017 in an interview:

Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries.

By Tom Kertscher• March 17, 2017

JB Pritzker stated on June 03, 2021 in a TV interview:

Illinois Republican lawmakers “have argued that they want an independent [redistricting] commission, but they didn't do anything about it.”

By Kiannah Sepeda-Miller• June 11, 2021

Will Weatherford stated on June 22, 2011 in a redistricting meeting in Panama City:

"There is no $30 million pot of money" for redistricting issues, including defending redistricting lawsuits. "Your tax dollars are not being spent on anything like that."

By Amy Sherman• June 28, 2011

Armond Budish stated on November 03, 2011 in a news conference:

Dem-controlled Ohio House voted "to change the process, to create objective criteria, to modify the Constitution" ... to "take politics out of the efforts to draw legislative boundaries."

By Joe Guillen• November 23, 2011

Alan Hays stated on July 13, 2011 in a public hearing about redistricting:

"I did not vote to spend money to fight that (Amendment 6 redistricting) lawsuit."

By Amy Sherman• July 20, 2011

Robin Vos stated on September 15, 2023 in News release:

Gov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed."

By Vanessa Swales• December 22, 2023

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

Ron Ramsey stated on January 27, 2012 in an email announcing redistricting maps.:

"This year’s redistricting has been the most open, interactive and transparent redistricting process in Tennessee history."

By Richard Locker• February 10, 2012

Ohio Republican Party stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier :

Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money."

By Joe Guillen• October 3, 2012

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

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

Eric Ager stated on October 24, 2023 in a speech on the house floor:

“This map was drawn entirely in secret by an Ohio consultant … with taxpayer dollars.”

By Paul Specht• November 15, 2023

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