Tennessee Republicans proposed a new congressional map on Wednesday that would give the party a chance to hold all nine of the state’s House seats.
A week after the Supreme Court ruling that limited the use of race in drawing congressional districts, state House Speaker Cameron Sexton released an image of the proposed new lines on social media. Under the map, the Black-majority 9th District, currently held by Democrat Steve Cohen, would be split between three Republican-leaning districts.
“The Supreme Court has opined that redistricting, like the judicial system, should be color-blind,” Sexton said. “The decision indicated states can redistrict based off partisan politics. Today, Tennessee joins other red and blue states in redrawing their congressional maps.”
