{"id":1142320,"date":"2021-12-22T13:49:18","date_gmt":"2021-12-22T18:49:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1142320"},"modified":"2021-12-22T13:49:21","modified_gmt":"2021-12-22T18:49:21","slug":"new-jerseys-new-congressional-map-locks-out-one-democrat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-jerseys-new-congressional-map-locks-out-one-democrat\/","title":{"rendered":"New Jersey\u2019s New Congressional Map Locks Out One Democrat"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fnew-jerseys-new-congressional-map-locks-out-one-democrat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1142320&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\">\n<p>A map approved Wednesday by the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission creates a tough road to re-election for Democratic Rep. Tom Malinowski while shoring up the districts of three other Democrats.<\/p>\n<p>State Supreme Court Justice John E. Wallace Jr. broke a tie on the commission, choosing a Democrat proposed map that will likely create a 9-3 House delegation. New Jersey\u2019s current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.govtrack.us\/congress\/members\/NJ#representatives\">delegation<\/a> consists of 10 Democrats and two Republicans.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: here\u2019s the new NJ congressional map that throws <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJ07?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NJ07<\/a> Rep. Tom Malinowski (D) under the bus and shores up Reps. Andy Kim (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJ03?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NJ03<\/a>, Josh Gottheimer (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJ05?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NJ05<\/a> and Millie Sherrill (D) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NJ11?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NJ11<\/a> for a likely 9D-3R split. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/e2js10vDIw\">pic.twitter.com\/e2js10vDIw<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1473681823611990019?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>New Jersey Democratic State Committee Chairman LeRoy J. Jones Jr. cheered the new map.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis map sets us on a path to victory in 2022 and our New Jersey Democratic State Committee will now shift our focus to working closely with each of our congressional campaigns to build capacity, connect with voters and bring out the support needed to win these seats and help Democrats hold the majority in the House of Representatives,\u201d he <a href=\"https:\/\/www.insidernj.com\/dem-chairman-jones-heralds-new-map\/\">said<\/a> in a statement.<\/p>\n<p>Malinowski\u2019s Seventh <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/29\/poll-build-back-better-act-polling-swing-districts\/\">District<\/a> would move from one President Joe Biden won by 10 points in 2020 to one he won by four, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1473688735216713728\">according<\/a> to Cook Political Report\u2019s Dave Wasserman. The Seventh <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/campaigns\/we-have-the-democratic-and-republican-congressional-maps-heres-whats-being-proposed\/\">adds<\/a> Warren County, where Republican gubernatorial candidate Jack Ciattarelli <a href=\"https:\/\/www.warrencountyvotes.com\/home\/showpublisheddocument\/3284\/637729175316070000\">won<\/a> 64% of the vote in November, and loses parts of heavily Democratic Union County, where Gov. Phil Murphy <a href=\"https:\/\/results.enr.clarityelections.com\/NJ\/Union\/111504\/web.278093\/#\/summary\">received<\/a> 61% of the vote. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/03\/new-jersey-governors-race-close-results-phil-murphy-jack-ciattarelli\/\">(RELATED: Murphy Narrowly Wins Re-Election In Nail-Biter New Jersey Governor\u2019s Race)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>First elected in 2018, Malinowski <a href=\"https:\/\/ballotpedia.org\/Tom_Malinowski\">won<\/a> re-election in 2020 by one point. He has been hobbled by repeated <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseymonitor.com\/2021\/10\/22\/scrutiny-over-malinowski-stock-trades-to-continue-after-ethics-panel-votes-to-extend-investigation\/\">violations<\/a> of the STOCK Act and a subsequent ethics investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The newly-drawn districts of Democratic Reps. Andy Kim, Josh Gottheimer and Mikie Sherill all supported Biden by more than 10 points. Republican Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/21\/jeff-van-drew-manchin-republican-party\/\">Jeff Van Drew\u2019s<\/a> Second District becomes more friendly to the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Republican Rep. Chris Smith <a href=\"https:\/\/newjerseyglobe.com\/redistricing\/chris-smith-will-run-in-4th-district\/\">announced<\/a> shortly after the maps were finalized that he would move from the Third District to the new Fourth after his hometown was drawn into Kim\u2019s district.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A map approved Wednesday by the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Commission creates a tough road to re-election for Democratic Rep. 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