Republicans’ gerrymander architect referred to downtown Columbus as “dog meat voting territory.”
Then-Speaker of the House John Boehner, a Republican, also played a role. Boehner aide Tom Whatmanwith the map, apparently at the behest of the speaker himself. Most notably, Whatman ordered mapmakers to keep a specific manufacturing plant in Rep. Jim Renacci’s district. Top officials at the plant, along with its owners, had given $210,000 to Renacci over the last two years. This change, Whatman explained, was “very important to someone very important to us all.
The public disclosure of these unseemly details appears to have turned Ohioans against gerrymandering. In 2018, they overwhelmingly a ballot initiative that will require bipartisan cooperation and transparency in future redistricting, starting next year. The days of the bunker are over.Help us cover the central question: “Who counts?” Your donation will fund our work on voting, representation, and more through 2020.
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