The state’s House judiciary subcommittee passed the proposal in a 3-2 vote. It is now headed to the full judiciary committee for approval. If approved by the state legislature and upheld by courts, the new political map would redraw the only House seat South Carolina held by a Democrat, likely enabling a Republican to flip Rep. Jim Clyburn’s (D-SC) 6th Congressional District red.
Attorney General Alan Wilson and other South Carolina leaders celebrated the vote’s outcome this week, after President Donald Trump pressed the GOP to pass the redistricting measure.
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“This is about fair, constitutional districts that reflect the people of our state,” Wilson said in a post to X. “Momentum is building. Keep contacting your senators.”
Lt. Gov. Pamela Evette responded to Trump’s redistricting push by telling lawmakers to” immediately redraw our congressional districts by any means necessary to produce fair, constitutional maps.”
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