Pfaff decries House passage of Republicans’ gerrymandered congressional maps

Today, Dec. 5, Indiana House Republicans passed House Bill 1032, their gerrymandered congressional map, after months of pressure from Washington D.C. The map carves up like-minded communities to give the Republican party an advantage in Indiana’s congressional elections. HB 1032 heads to the Senate for their consideration next week. 

State Rep. Tonya Pfaff (D-Terre Haute) issued the following statement: 

“These maps were not drawn to benefit Hoosiers, but to artificially boost the political performance of one party. The author of the bill has been saying that loud and proud all week. If this map passes the Senate, the precedent will be that politicians now choose their voters, not the other way around. This is cheating, plain and simple. 

“The Indiana House of Representatives should be focused on the real issues impacting Hoosiers. My community and Hoosiers throughout the state have made it clear that they do not want partisan political games, they need help keeping more of their hard-earned money. House Democrats have been trying for months to get our colleagues across the aisle to address the affordability of health care, child care, housing, utilities and groceries –  but the demands of the political establishment took priority.”