Remember all that media attention/outrage when Texas redrew its congressional districts in a way likely to increase Republican representation? You know, the media attention/outrage you never saw regarding the wildly disproportionate districting in California, Massachusetts, Illinois and other states that benefit Democrats?
Well, here we go again. And this time it’s in New York City where, apparently, one Republican congressperson is too many.
From Troy Myers’ article for theepochtimes.com:
A New York judge is ordering a Republican-held U.S. House district be redrawn, calling its configuration unconstitutional in a Wednesday ruling.
The decision is a major win for Democrats, who could vie for an additional seat in the House as 2026 midterms approach. New York’s 11th Congressional District is represented by Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), the city’s only Republican district.
Acting state Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Pearlman ordered the state’s Independent Redistricting Commission to configure a new map by Feb. 6, urging against any further elections under the current map. The redrawing will ultimately be sent to the Democratic-controlled state legislature for approval
Four New York voters filed a lawsuit in October 2025, alleging the 11th district dilutes black and latino voters within its boundaries and violated the state’s constitution.
The area includes Staten Island and part of southern Brooklyn.
The New York voters that sued over the map were represented by the Elias Law Group, who praised the judge’s decision.
New York Republican Chair Ed Cox described the ruling as a disgrace in a statement sent to The Epoch Times.
“This was a partisan ruling made by a partisan judge in a case brought by a notoriously partisan attorney,” Cox said.
The article goes on to point out that the current congressional map was signed into law in 2024 – less than two years ago – by Democrat Governor Kathy Hochul, and approved by large majorities in the state Senate (45–17) and the Assembly (150–33).
But, evidently, that wasn’t good enough. Why have one Republican congressperson representing the entire city of New York (out of 11) if you can invent a way to gerrymander the district away and have none?
I hope you are not waiting for the media storm of indignation you would see if the parties were reversed. Because it isn’t coming.
