Democrats Plot Eleventh-Hour ‘Gerrymandering’ Effort To Oust Maryland’s Sole Republican Rep

Democrats may be trying to deny Maryland Republicans representation again in their latest redistricting effort.

Maryland lawmakers announced plans for a special session next month to draft a constitutional amendment aimed at redistricting the state ahead of the 2024 midterm elections, AP News reported Tuesday. Democrats previously proposed an 8-0 map that would’ve eliminated the state’s sole Republican seat, held by Rep. Andy Harris.

“What the Maryland Governor and the new Democrat Socialist Party are doing, since they know they can’t win on the Eastern Shore with their far-left ideas, is trying to win by gerrymandering — with state legislators actually creating a gerrymandering double standard — one standard of compact districts for themselves, and another standard allowing extreme gerrymandering for Congress,” former House Freedom Caucus Chair Harris said in a statement to the Daily Caller News Foundation.

The Maryland Democratic Party and Democratic Maryland Senate President Will Ferguson did not immediately respond to the DCNF’s request for comment.

“Maryland needs a durable, transparent constitutional framework for congressional redistricting that reflects the evolving legal landscape,” Democratic Maryland House Speaker Joseline Peña-Melnyk stated, according to AP. “This special session gives the General Assembly the opportunity to respond thoughtfully to recent court decisions while ensuring that Maryland voters have the final say on any proposed constitutional changes.”

A bill aimed at redrawing Maryland’s 7-1 map to make Harris’ seat more competitive died in the Maryland Senate due to lawmakers’ concerns over whether it would survive judicial review, AP reported