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Latest Fact-Checks In Redistricting

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Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on July 28, 2017 in in a newsletter:
Last year, Democrats won nearly 50% of the vote, yet they hold only 38% of the seats in the state House and 30% of the seats in the state Senate.
Mostly True
By Paul Specht • August 9, 2017
Rafael Anchia
Rafael Anchia
stated on April 20, 2017 in a tweet:
"How many federal rulings have NOW found intentional discrimination by #Txlege since 2011? 6."
True
By Bobby Cervantes • June 14, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger
stated on February 23, 2017 in a tweet:
"The average margin of victory in the House of Representatives was 37%" for Democrats and Republicans in the 2016 election.
True
By Chris Nichols • March 17, 2017
Dave Hansen
Dave Hansen
stated on March 5, 2017 in an interview:
Wisconsin is "the most -- if not Number 1, number 2 -- gerrymandered state in the country" for state legislative boundaries.
Mostly True
By Tom Kertscher • March 17, 2017
Common Cause
Common Cause
stated on July 19, 2016 in an online video ad:
"Half of all NC legislative candidates are unopposed because of gerrymandering."
Mostly True
By Will Doran • August 9, 2016
Renee Ellmers
Renee Ellmers
stated on May 19, 2016 in a debate on WRAL:
Because George Holding doesn’t live in the congressional district he’s running for, he "doesn’t experience the same things that we are all experiencing."
Mostly False
By Will Doran • June 3, 2016
Pete Gallego
Pete Gallego
stated on October 23, 2015 in a blog post by the Texas Tribune:
Will Hurd "tends to have a 96 percent straight Republican, straight party voting record."
True
By Filipa Ioannou • November 15, 2015
Paul Ryan
Paul Ryan
stated on September 2, 2014 in a speech:
After the 2012 redistricting, Wisconsin has competitive congressional districts.
Mostly False
By James B. Nelson • October 1, 2014
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on November 4, 2013 in a guest lecture:
"During the last election, Democrats won over a million votes more than Republicans, but because of the way districts are designed, the Republicans got 33 more members of the House of Representatives than the Democrats did."
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • November 26, 2013
Nikema Williams
Nikema Williams
stated on June 25, 2013 in a party press release:
"Georgia is nearly 50 percent Democratic and (the Republican majority) diminished our voting strength to 32 percent through gerrymandered maps."
Half-True
By Janel Davis • July 19, 2013
Elliott Naishtat
Elliott Naishtat
stated on June 20, 2013 in a Texas House floor debate.:
Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it."
True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 17, 2013
Greg Abbott
Greg Abbott
stated on April 27, 2013 in remarks at FreedomWorks Texas Summit in Austin:
Says he has sued the Obama administration 25 times.
True
By Sue Owen • May 10, 2013
Trey Martinez Fischer
Trey Martinez Fischer
stated on February 25, 2013 in press conference in the Texas House Speaker’s Committee Room.:
Says that since 1975, redistricting by Texas lawmakers has always been found in violation of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act.
Half-True
By W. Gardner Selby • March 1, 2013
Voters First Ohio
Voters First Ohio
stated on September 25, 2012 in a news story:
Says the NAACP's Ohio chapter has endorsed Issue 2.
Mostly False
By Joe Guillen • November 1, 2012
Jon Husted
Jon Husted
stated on August 15, 2012 in an interview with reporters:
A member of the redistricting commission proposed in Issue 2 "could accept a bribe from somebody" and "couldn’t be removed from this commission."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 11, 2012
Ohio Republican Party
Ohio Republican Party
stated on September 11, 2012 in an election flier :
Says Ohio's Issue 2 will create a redistricting commission that will "have a blank check to spend our money."
False
By Joe Guillen • October 3, 2012
Protect Your Vote Ohio
Protect Your Vote Ohio
stated on August 1, 2012 in a news release:
"Thousands of politicians from across Ohio – along with their relatives, employees and friends – are still eligible to serve" on the proposed redistricting commission.
Mostly True
By Joe Guillen • August 9, 2012
Daniel Rodriguez
Daniel Rodriguez
stated on May 30, 2012 in an email to PolitiFact Texas.:
Says no city comparable in size to Austin or smaller was broken into as many congressional districts.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • July 20, 2012
Jack Latvala
Jack Latvala
stated on June 1, 2012 in a newsletter:
"District 22 includes about 80% of the district I have represented since 2010. District 20 includes about 20% of the area I have represented since 2010."
Half-True
By Katie Sanders • June 6, 2012
Lloyd Doggett
Lloyd Doggett
stated on April 14, 2012 in a TV interview.:
Says he represents or has represented about half the San Antonio-rooted district in which he seeks election.
Mostly True
By W. Gardner Selby • May 17, 2012
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