New York GOP to raise $3M to fight Democratic-friendly redistricting map
New York Republicans are reportedly seeking to raise up to $3 million to fight the state’s just enacted Democratic redistricting map that is expected to slash the number of Republican lawmakers in half.
State Republican Chair Ed Cox and former Rep. John Faso (R-N.Y.) sent the memo to big bucks GOP donors pleading for help overturning the map that could make for a 22-4 Democratic edge in 2022 and beyond.
“Democrats have used their supermajorities in both chambers of the New York legislature to pass partisan gerrymander legislation eliminating four of the eight presently held Republican congressional seats,” reads the memo, which was first reported by CNBC.
Republicans have already filed a suit in an upstate court challenging the new map, arguing that it violates the state constitution that ensures equal treatment under the law. Election law experts say the GOP suit faces long odds of success.
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