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North Carolina Republican who got bullied by Madison Cawthorn now can draw himself a House seat [1]
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Date: 2023-03-13
North Carolina state House Speaker Tim Moore
The Charlotte Observer's Danielle Battaglia writes that Tim Moore, the Republican speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, is “believed” to be planning to redraw Democratic Rep. Jeff Jackson’s 14th Congressional District into a constituency that he can win. Battaglia adds that there’s talk that Jackson could run for the attorney general’s post that fellow Democrat Josh Stein is giving up to run for governor rather than seek a second term, but all the congressman would say about his plans is that he’s “looking forward to seeing any new map drawn by the General Assembly.”
The current version of Jackson’s district backed Biden 57-41 under the lines that the state Supreme Court approved for the 2022 elections. However, the body’s new GOP majority is likely to approve whatever gerrymander the legislature agrees on this summer, and under state law, Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper cannot veto redistricting plans.
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