Georgia House Speaker David Ralston has released a statement in response to a new proposed congressional map released Wednesday that would help Republicans gain at least one Georgia seat in Congress.
The map that was released by both chambers of the General Assembly could increase the current 8-6 Republican majority in Georgia’s congressional delegation by stretching the 6th District held by Democrat Lucy McBath in suburban Atlanta into the more conservative and Republican areas of Forsyth and Dawson counties.
In a news release, Ralston defended the decision, saying the new political map reflects Georgia’s growing, diverse population and “conforms to applicable legal standards including the Voting Rights Act,” he said.
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