Tauke Criticizes Iowa Redistricting Plan Amid Change
Rep. Tom Tauke assailed a proposed reapportionment that would shift Linn County to the 1st District and place Dubuque and Scott counties in the 2nd, threatening the current 11-county 2nd District. Tauke, Leach allies and GOP leaders weigh hearings and potential opposition as census shifts drive redraws.
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Des Moines
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Reapportionment plan folds Cedar Rapids leaders into shared district
East Cedar Rapids lawmakers Kudart and Rush brace for merged Senate districts under the new plan. Wells would gain southern Linn County sections while urban and rural balance shifts prompt concerns about losing Coralville and farm files. Linn County's remaining lawmakers keep separate identities amid altered boundaries, with twelve senators lumped into six districts and twenty new House districts without incumbents.
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Senate
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George Petrick
Mount Vernon
Tofte
Winneshiek County
James Johnson
Elma
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North English
George Swearingen
Sigourney
Iowa reapportionment plan draws mixed views in House
Lawmakers and aides questioned the first reapportionment proposal presented at 10 a.m. with hearings set for April 29 in Sioux City, April 30 in Iowa City, and May 1 in Des Moines. Democrats defend plan one citing bipartisanship and fairness while critics warn it splits counties, concerns include Leach tauke pairing and LinnScott shifts impacting districts and incumbents.
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Muscatine
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Iowa remap reshapes districts as population holds steady
A new congressional map keeps a two tier layout with three northern and three southern districts and shifts county anchors. Polk County remains central to the 4th, while the 1st and 2nd districts undergo major changes with Davenport, Cedar Rapids, Scott and Linn County realignments. The 3rd stays anchored by Waterloo, Marshalltown and Mason City, and Story County looms in play as Harkin weighs a run for governor.
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Davenport
Burlington
Iowa City
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Poweshiek
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Howard County
Plan shows new and old Iowa districts with counties
The Associated Press outlines how Eastern Iowa counties shift between the proposed reapportionment districts. It lists in detail the new and old county compositions for the 1st through 4th districts and notes age of figures violinist Yehudi Menuhin and actor Eddie Albert.
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Eddie Albert
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