All eyes are on the Maryland Senate as President Bill Ferguson (D-Baltimore City) says a proposed Democratic-leaning Congressional map will not make it to the Senate floor for a vote.
The new map — drawn years before Congressional redistricting is generally taken up following a national census — could loop enough Democratic voters into Maryland’s District 1 to vote out long-time Republican Congressman Andy Harris.
The map is supported by Gov. Wes Moore, House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk (D-Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties) and all but one Democrat within the House of Delegates.
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