Fortunes Flip in New Iowa Redistricting Plan Debate
Legislators debate the second reapportionment map as Republicans weigh rejecting it for a third option. The plan creates 64 open seats and reshapes six Johnson County seats, with key races in Linn and Jones counties.
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Dvorsky
Mary Lundby
R-Marion
House
Christopher Rants
Sioux City
Brent Siegrist
Council Bluffs
Senate
Rants
Paul Scherrman
D-Farley
Gene Manternach
Cascade
Andy McKean
R-Anamosa
Tom Flynn
D-Epworth
Manternach
Dubuque County
Dubuque
Johnson County
Joe Belkcom
Iowa City
Dick Myers
Johnson and Muscatine
Cedar County
Richard Drake
Muscatine
Tom Fiegen
Clarence
Fiegen
McKean
Muscatine County
Redistricting shakes Iowa’s 2nd District open bid debate
Republicans including Rep. Chuck Larson and Rep. Jim Leach weigh moving to the new 2nd District as the plan shifts nine counties into a Polk County centered open seat. Dems face edge districts while Boswell eyes the 2nd District as Leach mulls options and map software analyzes political advantages.
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Linn County
Dick Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Jeff Elgin
Chuck Larson
Taylor
Larson
Iowa
Leach
Nussle
Benton
Poweshiek
Tama
Polk County
Des Moines
Winneshiek
Allamakee
Emmet
Dallas
Madison
Warren
Leonard Boswell
Davis City
Minnesota
Missouri
Boswell
James Lynch
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Clarke
UCA
Vayn
SUILE
Unn
Brie
Nwni
Ami
Ald Alto
Calhol
Wayne
Outle
Fayette Twp
Cedar Rapids Area
Clinton
Fairfax
Ionroe
Ath St. NW
Cremeans
Ana Ah
St. SW
HON
Smu
Creek Pet
Putnam Twp
Igislative Service Bureau
Jones County
Rod Boshart
Sen
Bob Dvorsky
C.R
Rep
Republican
Dick Taylor Ane