{"id":823450,"date":"2021-09-28T10:43:31","date_gmt":"2021-09-28T14:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=823450"},"modified":"2021-09-28T10:43:34","modified_gmt":"2021-09-28T14:43:34","slug":"oregon-is-the-first-state-in-the-nation-to-officially-adopt-its-new-congressional-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/oregon-is-the-first-state-in-the-nation-to-officially-adopt-its-new-congressional-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Oregon Is The First State In The Nation To Officially Adopt Its New Congressional Map"},"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\">30<\/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%2Foregon-is-the-first-state-in-the-nation-to-officially-adopt-its-new-congressional-map%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=823450&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--><p>Oregon on Monday officially adopted its new congressional and legislative maps after Democrats passed the plans and Gov. Kate Brown signed them into law shortly after, making the state the first in the nation to do so.<\/p>\n<p>Oregon was one of several states slated to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/26\/census-congressional-seats-california-new-york-rust-belt-lose-texas-florida-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gain a seat<\/a> this upcoming decade thanks to its rapid population growth, bringing it to six congressional districts. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlegislature.gov\/redistricting\/Map%20Files\/SB%20881-3%20Amendment%20-%20Proposed%20Oregon%20Congressional%20Map%20Amendment.pdf\">new map<\/a> has three solid Democratic seats in the 1st, 3rd and 4th districts, one solid Republican seat in the 2nd district and one competitive seat in the 5th district, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/politics\/2021\/09\/oregon-legislature-passes-new-legislative-and-congressional-redistricting-plans-sends-to-gov-kate-brown-for-signature.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> The Oregonian, with the new sixth seat leaning Democratic but not to the extent of the other three.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the first time in forty years, Oregon is gaining a congressional seat\u2013\u2013another delegation member to advocate for the common good of all Oregonians,\u201d Brown said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregon.gov\/newsroom\/Pages\/NewsDetail.aspx?newsid=64420\">statement<\/a> late Monday. \u201cAfter the past year and a half, during which Oregonians have faced unprecedented challenges that have urgently required federal attention and resources, I am particularly grateful that the Legislature has come together to pass today\u2019s historic legislation.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/12\/census-bureau-redistricting-data-new-maps-legal-challenges-elections-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Census Drops Long-Awaited Redistricting Data)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7291075\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7291075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of the Oregon Legislature<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The new map puts Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio in a much safer 4th district, but puts Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader in a slightly more competitive one. But while Schrader could face several competitive elections, his new district includes Bend, the fastest-growing city in the state, meaning that his swingy 5th district could <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1441791301909811215\">trend solidly Democratic<\/a> over the coming decade.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/26\/census-congressional-seats-california-new-york-rust-belt-lose-texas-florida-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Here Are The States Gaining, Losing Congressional Seats This Decade)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Oregon is one of the few states where Democrats had an opportunity to increase their share of seats, since most other states gaining them, like Texas, Florida and North Carolina, are controlled by Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>While the National Democratic Redistricting Committee called the new maps \u201ca compromise that accurately reflects the makeup of the state as a whole,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.opb.org\/article\/2021\/09\/27\/oregon-resdistricting-vote-republicans-democrats-quorum-political-maps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oregon Public Broadcasting<\/a>, Republicans disagreed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe law requires us to keep communities of interest together in the redistricting process,\u201d said Oregon Senate Minority Leader Fred Girod. \u201cThe only community of interest this map seeks to keep together are Democrat voters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Oregon on Monday officially adopted its new congressional and legislative maps after Democrats passed the plans and Gov. 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