SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — New political maps have upended the California Legislature this year by prodding more than two-dozen state lawmakers into early retirement or career changes, while o…
By Don Thompson | Associated Press
Much of the fallout stems from the new jigsaw puzzle legislative maps required each decade after the national census recalculates the state’s population. California’s political maps are drawn by a randomly selected Citizens Redistricting Commission whose members aren’t allowed to consider if new district lines imperil sitting lawmakers.
In addition, class of 2012 Democratic members Richard Bloom, Tom Daly, Bill Quirk and Mark Stone opted not to seek reelection, with Stone saying it would be “inherently unfair” to voters if he ran in a new district for just two years. Rendon is among those who see advantages in the upheaval, saying the changes “add new energy to our house.”
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