Issue Position: Redistricting

Issue Position

On Thursday, November 3rd, 2011, Governor Deval Patrick signed House Bill 3770, An Act Relative to Establishing Representative Districts in the General Court and Senate Bill 2045, An Act Establishing Executive Councillor and Senatorial Districts. These bills update the 160 House, 40 Senate, and 8 Governor's Council districts based on the results of the 2010 census.

The Special Joint Committee on Redistricting held dozens of public hearings across the Commonwealth, collected written testimony from residents and interest groups, and heard from advocates of all perspectives before drafting the new district maps.
To view the new district maps, visit the Committee's homepage by clicking here.

Although the population in Massachusetts grew over the last ten years, the state's growth compared to the rest of the country was proportionally less. Therefore, the state will be losing a U.S. House seat, shrinking the federal delegation from ten representatives to nine. To view the proposed changes to the Congressional districts, and to submit written testimony online, please click here.

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