A Maryland commission tasked with considering whether to redraw the state’s congressional lines voted Tuesday to recommend a new map that would favor Democrats in all eight of the state’s House districts.
The proposal, which now heads to the Democrat-controlled General Assembly, is the latest in redistricting moves nationwide that have reshaped this year’s fight for control of the House, where Republicans are defending a slim majority heading into the midterm elections.
“At a moment when other states are moving aggressively to redraw maps, and when fundamental voting rights protections face renewed threats, Maryland has a responsibility to lead with urgency,” Democratic Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, the chair of the redistricting commission, said in a statement.
