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IBLC, Rep. Earl Harris Jr. Anna Groover IBLC, Rep. Earl Harris Jr. Anna Groover

IBLC condemns passage of House Bill 1032

Today, Dec. 5, Indiana House Republicans passed House Bill 1032, their gerrymandered congressional map, after months of pressure from Washington, D.C. and Gov. Mike Braun. The map carves up like-minded communities – disproportionally impacting communities of color – to make elections less competitive to benefit Indiana Republicans' longstanding one-party rule. HB 1032 heads to the Senate for their consideration next week.

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Rep. Phil GiaQuinta, Leadership Anna Groover Rep. Phil GiaQuinta, Leadership Anna Groover

House Republicans pass gerrymandered congressional maps after House Democrats fight for working families

Today, the Indiana House of Representatives passed House Bill 1032, the mid-decade congressional redistricting bill that is explicitly intended to give Republicans a 9-0 advantage in Indiana's congressional races, by a 57-41 vote. All House Democrats voted against the bill.

House Democratic Leader Phil GiaQuinta (D-Fort Wayne) released the following statement upon the bill's passage.

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Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn Anna Groover Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn Anna Groover

Garcia Wilburn reacts to the House passage of gerrymandered congressional maps

Today, Dec. 5, the Indiana House majority passed House Bill 1032, a gerrymandered congressional map, after months of pressure from Washington, D.C. The map carves up like-minded communities to give one faction of the Republican Party an advantage in all nine of Indiana’s congressional elections, a sentiment that was disclosed fully by the bill’s author. HB 1032 heads to the Senate for their consideration next week. 

State Rep. Victoria Garcia Wilburn (D-Fishers) released the following statement.

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House Democrats fight for an affordable Indiana, House Republicans choose partisan politics over family budgets

Today, the House Elections and Apportionment Committee passed House Bill 1032, the mid-decade redistricting bill, out of committee. House Democrats offered a minority report, an alternative to HB 1032 as passed out of committee, for the full House to vote on. House Republicans chose to block it by a 64-24 vote.  

The legislation House Democrats offered contained several provisions to lower the cost of living for Hoosiers and eliminated the redistricting provisions from the bill.

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