Matherly says the newly reconfigured Senate District P helped him decide to run.
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Alaska Redistricting Board chooses final Senate map despite gerrymandering allegation
Two board members expressed concern that the voting strength of racial minorities in South Muldoon would be weakened by putting it in the same Senate district as Eagle River.
Alaska Redistricting Board chooses map that emphasizes compact districts in Anchorage
Board member Budd Simpson said the benefits of more compact districts in the final map make it more likely to withstand a legal challenge than a proposal by Bethany Marcum, a fellow appointee of Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Alaskans continue to weigh in on proposed maps by Redistricting Board
The Alaska Redistricting Board held its first public hearing in the state’s largest city since adopting draft maps last month. Anchorage includes all or part of 16 of the 40 districts in the Alaska House of Representatives.
Redistricting board met with skepticism during first public hearing in Juneau
Board member Budd Simpson drew the map with the “tentacle.” He maintains he wasn’t gerrymandering, and agreed with criticism that it looks wrong.
Redistricting plan could force some Southeast incumbents to run against each other
Redistricting is shaping up to be the opening of a high stakes political exercise that will play out through the Nov. 10 deadline to settle political boundaries.
Southeast retains legislative seats under draft redistricting plan
A decade ago, Southeast lost a Senate and a House seat when the districts were redrawn due to population shifts.
Alaska redistricting board to start work on new maps with just released census data
The U.S. Census released its reapportionment data for states this week. That means states now must re-draw congressional and state legislative districts to make sure everyone has fair representation and voting rights.
Alaska’s once-a-decade redistricting process is about to start
A newly formed committee charged with planning for Alaska’s once-a-decade redistricting process will hold its first meeting on Wednesday.
Alaska attorney general joins others arguing that redistricting can be too partisan
The brief argues that advances in technology have made it easier to have “extreme partisan” redistricting that insulate political parties from attempts to unseat them.