New Jersey’s legislative district boundaries for the election of 2023 and beyond were approved Friday, a compromise map that pushes four veteran Democratic senators from North Jersey into two districts.
Proposals for how to adjust the boundaries of New Jersey’s 40 legislative districts were published Monday, giving the public and politicos a chance to speak out on the parties’ unofficial blueprints for turning census results into Statehouse political power.
Former Senate President Steve Sweeney was booted from the commission redrawing the state’s legislative map by the Democratic Party state chairman Wednesday.
Tiebreaker chooses Democrats' proposed map. Four of the five competitive districts further favor the incumbent's party, except for the redrawn 7th District.
Fresh off an election in which Republicans gained seven legislative seats, the panel that will redraw New Jersey’s legislative map using the results of the 2020 Census held its first public hearing Saturday.