House, Senate redistricting hearing live-blog
Tuesday, May 24, 2011 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Watch or listen to the live stream of this morning’s redistricting committee hearing by clicking here. Here’s the live-blog program…
* Remap roundup…
* GOP may present redistricting alternative
* Rose would run in new Senate district if remap passes
* Analysis: IL Democrats using full remap control: Fortner said 19 House Republicans wound up in districts together, compared to just six Democrats.
* Praise and frustration after Illinois Dems release legislative maps
* Minorities make gains in new legislative maps
* Plainfield Trustee Weighing a Bid for Illinois Senate
* State Reps may have fight for 88th - Sommer, Brady both live within proposed House boundary
* Garrett’s Representation for Lake Forest, Lake Bluff Remains Intact Under Proposed Redistricting
* Rep. JoAnn Osmond not a fan of her proposed district:
* Mapping process: could alter political landscape
* Republican Sen. Christine Radogno’s district would move north of New Lenox, while Democratic Sen. Maggie Crotty’s, would extend west.
* How redistricting map would affect west-central Illinois
* Illinois lawmakers plan redistricting hearing
- DoubleD - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 9:37 am:
Does anyone else find it odd given the current state of matters in Illinois and approaching budget deadline that THIS is the priority today? My father always told me “Don’t tell me…SHOW ME.” I guess we know what is really important now.
- cynical - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 10:10 am:
“Sen. Raoul says each district in their map was drawn to be compact and contiguous…”
How can he say “compact” with a straight face? And how can a district be called contiguous when it has two large areas connected only by a stretch of interstate? I wish they would stop insulting our intelligence by using that phrase, as if declaring it “compact and contiguous” somehow makes it so.
- wordslinger - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 10:29 am:
I would hope the GOPers in General Assembly would introduce competing maps.
They received taxpayer funds solely for the that purpose, so we should all be able to see the work-product, at least.
- Justica O ! - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 10:59 am:
To the victors go the spoils. GOP had it’s chance and failed. Now they will live with the boundaries given to them by the DEM VICTORS ! YES WE DID !
- 47th Ward - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 11:12 am:
===They received taxpayer funds solely for the that purpose, so we should all be able to see the work-product, at least===
Sort of like Senate Republicans who won’t put their budget into bill form, yet still collect pay checks and per diems. Let’s not hold our breath waiting for them to deliver anything except hot air.
- Bring Back Boone's - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 11:20 am:
Pretty Ridiculous story from Fox News Chicago on the Remap. Flannery claims that bc of the remap Democrats will control the IL House until 2022…
http://www.myfoxchicago.com/dpp/news/politics/illinois-senate-democrats-redistricting-map-released-state-20110519
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 11:24 am:
===Flannery claims that bc of the remap Democrats will control the IL House until 2022… ===
Um, dude, that’s the whole idea of this map - control the House for ten more years.
- Bring Back Boone's - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 11:28 am:
===Um, dude, that’s the whole idea of this map - control the House for ten more years. ===
It’s not a guarantee though, and that’s how it’s presented in the piece. Despite a Republican remap by Pate didn’t the dems retake the Senate under Emil?
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 11:33 am:
===Despite a Republican remap by Pate didn’t the dems retake the Senate under Emil? ===
No. The Dems drew that map, which led to a veto-proof majority for Emil’s caucus.
The House Dems did win back the chamber after the HGOPs drew the map. You’re right that it’s not a guarantee, but, dude, look at what happened here last year. National GOP landslide, and House and Senate Dems here held on quite well.
- Bring Back Boone's - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 11:45 am:
Couldn’t you argue that’s a testament to the candidates and the field operation that the Speaker has? In those same contested areas every Dem Congrescritter/ candidate went down- Bean, Foster, Seals, Halvorson. Those districts all encompassed tough IL House districts.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 11:51 am:
===Couldn’t you argue that’s a testament to the candidates and the field operation that the Speaker has? ===
That’s why Flannery is probably right.
- John Galt - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 12:02 pm:
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In those same contested areas every Dem Congrescritter/ candidate went down
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And those were districts with different boarders. My understanding is that back in 2001, Denny Hastert did have at least some say in the congressional maps.
- Rich Miller - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 12:04 pm:
=== Denny Hastert did have at least some say in the congressional maps.===
Yes. He oversaw the whole thing, in fact.
- Not a Newcomer - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 12:43 pm:
I’m looking forward to how legislators such as Susan Garrett, Elaine Nekritz, Jack Franks vote on this map. That crew of “good government groupies” always tout openness, transparency, public input, etc. etc. If they vote for this remap with the way this process has gone, I will lose the last bit of respect I still had for them.
- formerpolitico - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 1:56 pm:
When is the Congressional map going to be released? That one will be a real doozy!
- Anonymous - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 2:07 pm:
Why didn’t the Repubs put forth a map based upon software which reflects no gerrymandering or advocate for an independent commission? The Dems wouldn’t have gone along with it; but Repubs would have positioned themselves as taking the moral high road instead of just being non-players.
- CircularFiringSquad - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 2:34 pm:
GOPers did not want to stuck with their fingers on anything silly like that…they want to pack the minority districts hoping left over non-minorityies will fall into their laps and more GOPs come to SPI to work their magic.
NOT GONNA HAPPEN, but some lawyers get to collect some faaaaaaat fees
- Cincinnatus - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 2:37 pm:
- Anonymous - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 2:07 pm:
“Why didn’t the Repubs put forth a map based upon software which reflects no gerrymandering or advocate for an independent commission?”
Because entrenched politicians are wusses, simple as that.
Bring on some fair competition and let the chips fall where they may. We’d all be better off for it.
- Worth It - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 6:15 pm:
The number #1 reason Republican primary voters should have voted for Dillard.
- Charlie Wheeler - Tuesday, May 24, 11 @ 6:54 pm:
Point of Information:
The 2001 Congressional map was a collaborative effort between the parties, led by House Speaker Dennis Hastert for the Republicans and U.S. Rep. William Lipinski for the Democrats. Its goal was to protect the then-incumbents, with the exception of Democratic U.S. Rep. David Phelps, who was drawn out as Illinois lost one of its seats in the Congressional reapportionment following the 2000 Census. Over the course of the decade, Democrats won districts drawn for Republicans Philip Crane (8th), Jerry Weller (11th), and Hastert himself (14th). Those three districts returned to their Republican roots in 2010, while Republicans took the 17th, drawn for Democrat Lane Evans. The partisan vote in the other 15 districts went as the map’s architects planned.