Ohio Congressional Map

House Speaker Matt Huffman (R-Lima) said he hadn't seen the map proposed by Ohio legislative Democrats before a press conference unveiling it on Tuesday.

The Ohio Legislature is inching closer to its first deadline for Congressional redistricting at the end of the month, and the majority caucuses have mostly been mum.

Ohio's leaders will be drawing new congressional district lines this fall, and once again citizens can submit their suggestions.

The Ohio Democratic Party is considering “everything,” from a fight in the courts to a referendum on the ballot.

As fights about redistricting boil over nationwide, advocates in Ohio are readying their defenses against districts yet to be drawn by the GOP-majority legislature.

The drama over legislative district mapmaking isn’t limited to Texas, where Republicans and Democrats are in a standoff over efforts to redraw lines. Once again, Ohio lawmakers are drawing legislative districts.

Ohio lawmakers are hashing out the final details of the biennial state budget this week. Congressional redistricting will be the next big debate in Columbus.

Gerrymandering was once again a watch word in Ohio politics this year, as lawmakers had to draw new maps to replace the ones used because of a federal court order in 2022.

The two Democrats on the seven member Ohio Redistricting Commission voted for maps they said were unfair because they were a little better than previous proposals. But the Democrats say the only way to get truly fair maps is to make a change in the redistricting process.

Despite the maps being deemed unconstitutional before the 2022 elections, they continue to be used due to Republicans essentially letting the clock run out after refusing the court’s order to write up new, fairer maps by the prescribed deadline.