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A Democratic congresswoman from North Carolina has decided not to run for another term next year, citing the state’s new electoral map that puts her district as leaning Republican.
“I won’t file for re-election in the egregiously gerrymandered Congressional districts,” Rep. Kathy Manning complained on the X platform.
Roll Call reported that Manning said in October she was planning a run for a third term before the GOP-led state legislature approved a new congressional map that makes her district a likely pickup for Republicans.
“I cannot in good conscience ask people to invest their time, resources and efforts in a campaign that is rigged against us,” Manning said in a statement that was posted on her official House website. “However, if the impending lawsuits are successful and the General Assembly is forced to draw fair congressional districts, I will seek to continue my service to our community.”
Legal challenges have cast a shadow over redistricting in North Carolina for several years. The map implemented in 2022 stemmed from a court challenge against an…
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