Tennessee unveils GOP-favored redistricting proposal

Tennessee lawmakers on Wednesday unveiled a proposal for a new congressional map that would heavily favor Republicans this November by splitting up the state’s sole Democratic district.

The map would put a target on Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.), who represents the state’s only majority-Black district and is the lone Democrat among Tennessee’s nine House members.

Memphis, which is currently contained in Cohen’s district, would be divided into three parts under the proposal.

The proposal comes amid a renewed push from President Trump for GOP state lawmakers to move forward with mid-decade redistricting.

Trump and Republicans scored a victory last week when the Supreme........

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