BREAKING: Michigan redistricting commission adopts a final Congressional map.

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BREAKING: Michigan redistricting commission adopts a final Congressional map. It's the "Chestnut" map, one of three collaborative maps the commission brought to the final voting round

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Michigan's redistricting commission adopts final congressional map for the next decade

Michigan’s redistricting commission voted to adopt new congressional districts Tuesday, creating political boundaries for the state's 13 U.S. House districts for the next decade.

The new map places the hometowns of incumbents in the same districts, eliminates the two majority-Black districts that currently run through Detroit and chips away at the Republican advantage baked into map in place today.

The new map – which the commission referred to as "Chestnut" – was backed by eight out of 13 of the randomly selected voters who serve on the commission, including two Democrats, two Republicans and four independents. Five commissioners voted for a different plan.

The commission was supposed to adopt new districts by Nov. 1, but the group moved forward with its own self-imposed schedule following a monthslong delay in the census data used to draw voting districts.

https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/28/michigan-redistricting-commission-finalizes-congressional-map/9029285002/

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1. @RepAndyLevin announces his bid to run for re-election in Michigan's newly-drawn 11th congressional

.@RepAndyLevin announces his bid to run for re-election in Michigan’s newly-drawn 11th congressional district. He currently represents the 9th district. New map is on the right.

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4. Haley Stevens: Now that we have final mapping configurations, I am excited to announce that I will..

Now that we have final mapping configurations, I am excited to announce that I will continue representing my home, Oakland County and will be filing to run for re-election in the new Michigan's 11th.

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2. John James 'strongly considering' run for U.S. House under new map

Republican John James, a former U.S. Senate candidate, is "strongly considering" a run for the U.S. House in 2022, two sources close to him said Tuesday, minutes after the state's redistricting commission adopted a new congressional map.

James, whom many in the GOP view as an influential figure within their party, is expected to run in the new 10th District, which will likely be a battleground featuring portions of Oakland and Macomb counties. The district includes Rochester Hills, Warren and Sterling Heights.

James, a businessman from Farmington Hills, doesn't appear to live in the new district, but that's not a legal requirement for running for the U.S. House. James could also move.

https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/politics/2021/12/28/john-james-strongly-considering-run-u-s-house-under-new-map/9037505002/

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3. Thanks. District #2 here.

Looks better.

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5. Just looking at the map

It appears to me to have more republican districts than democratic. But it puts Midland with Bay City, Flint and Saginaw.Hopefully we can get rid of the radical from Midland.