With NC political maps about to be drawn, some lawmakers are leaving. Why it matters.
Lucille Sherman, News & Observer – Four North Carolina state lawmakers have now announced that they will not run for reelection in 2022, as the Republican-controlled General Assembly is preparing to redraw state legislative and congressional districts. That means some lawmakers who have announced they aren’t running for another term don’t yet know exactly how easy, or difficult, being reelected may be. But data on how the state’s population has shifted over a decade, released last month by the Census, signaled some lawmakers’ districts are expected to change significantly — a likely driver in some legislators’ decisions to retire.
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