Ind. State Rep. DeLaney Issues Statement on Passage of Republican Gerrymandered Maps
September 25, 2021
September 25, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 25 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following statement on Sept. 23, 2021, by State Rep. Ed DeLaney, D-Indianapolis, on the passage of Republican gerrymandered maps:
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"We're supposed to be a representative democracy.
"Instead, we've managed to become both lopsided and one-sided as a legislature. Members from both parties have found themselves in districts where they maintain 70-80% of the vote.
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"We're supposed to be a representative democracy.
"Instead, we've managed to become both lopsided and one-sided as a legislature. Members from both parties have found themselves in districts where they maintain 70-80% of the vote.