For those interested in such things, proposed redistricting maps were released today. Links, for your convenience.
Proposed maps
Present maps, courtesy of LTSB
Obviously, some relevant details are not included, like incumbent addresses. But I'm sure those who've been drawn out of their districts will be squealing like stuck pigs in the next 24-48 hours.
Some quick thoughts. If others have observations, feel free to comment.
Senate
The biggest change is likely the reconfiguration of the 21st and 22nd districts, so that the cities of Racine and Kenosha fall predominantly into the same district, and the suburban/exurban areas fall into another district. While both districts will be less competitive, communities of interest are probably better aligned as a result of the change.
Dane County is slated to pick up two additional senators, going from four to six. This is largely accomplished by two major reconfigurations of the Madison Assembly districts. First, taking those portions of Madison's east side presently in the 81st and 48th and putting them in one district, then doing something similar with those portions of Madison's south side presently located in the 46th, 48th, and 79th. The end result is two solidly Democratic Senate districts, while the remainder of rural Dane is splintered off into four largely rural districts. Jon Erpenbach's district just became a lot more competitive at the expense of Mark Miller's becoming less competitive.
Assembly
A bit trickier to discern - a detail map of the Fox Valley would've been nice.
Sandy Pasch's district (now 23, new 22) is decidedly more Republican, as it hugs the Milwaukee County shoreline and then runs clear north into Ozaukee County.
David Cullen and Tony Staskunas are both harmed by a shift that creates geometrically simpler districts that run clear out towards Pewaukee and Waukesha. The end result is cleaner geometry, but one that splits communities like Wauwatosa and West Allis.
Changes appear to have been made in the Appleton area to splinter Dem-leaning areas like Kimberly, Kaukauna, and Little Chute into solidly GOP districts. I would suspect any changes would make Jim Steineke's 5th district seat safer and Penny Bernard Schaber's 57th district seat an easier pick-up. (That the GOP lost that seat in the first place speaks to terrible candidate recruitment.)
A poorly-placed numeral makes it difficult to fully discern, but it appears that virtually all of Eau Claire has been drawn into a newly-conceived 91st district. That presumably makes life easier for Kathy Bernier, Tom Larson, and Warren Petryk.
Meanwhile, it appears that Chris Danou and Mark Radcliffe are drawn together into a vastly reworked 92nd district in which Danou would have an enormous advantage, since it's basically Radcliffe's number on Danou's district. That means there's at least one district out there without an incumbent at all, which I presume is the new 91st.
Proposed maps
Present maps, courtesy of LTSB
Obviously, some relevant details are not included, like incumbent addresses. But I'm sure those who've been drawn out of their districts will be squealing like stuck pigs in the next 24-48 hours.
Some quick thoughts. If others have observations, feel free to comment.
Senate
The biggest change is likely the reconfiguration of the 21st and 22nd districts, so that the cities of Racine and Kenosha fall predominantly into the same district, and the suburban/exurban areas fall into another district. While both districts will be less competitive, communities of interest are probably better aligned as a result of the change.
Dane County is slated to pick up two additional senators, going from four to six. This is largely accomplished by two major reconfigurations of the Madison Assembly districts. First, taking those portions of Madison's east side presently in the 81st and 48th and putting them in one district, then doing something similar with those portions of Madison's south side presently located in the 46th, 48th, and 79th. The end result is two solidly Democratic Senate districts, while the remainder of rural Dane is splintered off into four largely rural districts. Jon Erpenbach's district just became a lot more competitive at the expense of Mark Miller's becoming less competitive.
Assembly
A bit trickier to discern - a detail map of the Fox Valley would've been nice.
Sandy Pasch's district (now 23, new 22) is decidedly more Republican, as it hugs the Milwaukee County shoreline and then runs clear north into Ozaukee County.
David Cullen and Tony Staskunas are both harmed by a shift that creates geometrically simpler districts that run clear out towards Pewaukee and Waukesha. The end result is cleaner geometry, but one that splits communities like Wauwatosa and West Allis.
Changes appear to have been made in the Appleton area to splinter Dem-leaning areas like Kimberly, Kaukauna, and Little Chute into solidly GOP districts. I would suspect any changes would make Jim Steineke's 5th district seat safer and Penny Bernard Schaber's 57th district seat an easier pick-up. (That the GOP lost that seat in the first place speaks to terrible candidate recruitment.)
A poorly-placed numeral makes it difficult to fully discern, but it appears that virtually all of Eau Claire has been drawn into a newly-conceived 91st district. That presumably makes life easier for Kathy Bernier, Tom Larson, and Warren Petryk.
Meanwhile, it appears that Chris Danou and Mark Radcliffe are drawn together into a vastly reworked 92nd district in which Danou would have an enormous advantage, since it's basically Radcliffe's number on Danou's district. That means there's at least one district out there without an incumbent at all, which I presume is the new 91st.
3 comments:
Oooh. Thanks for the goodies.
Looks like a vote against Dave Hansen might be in my future.
If you want detailed maps, just look at the Atlas maps which include all of the districts each on their own page with all roads and boundaries clearly marked.
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