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January 26, 2022

At Least 29 House Dems Will Not Run for Reelection; Alabama Ordered to Redraw Racist Voting Map
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Tennessee Congressmember Jim Cooper has become the 29th House Democrat
to announce he will not seek reelection in this year's midterms. Cooper
says he does not see how he could retain his seat after redistricting
maps drawn up by state Republicans "dismembered" his Nashville hometown.

In related news, a panel of federal judges rejected Alabama's redrawn
congressional districts this week, saying they discriminate against
Black voters and violated the Voting Rights Act. Alabama's Republican
attorney general has appealed the decision.


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