With Pennsylvania set to lose one seat in the U.S. House of Representatives, the House State Government Committee will hold some hearings on the road.
A total of eight hearings are scheduled for dates in August, September and October. With Indiana County in the Southwest region, the closest meeting will be at the State Theatre for the Arts in Uniontown on August 26th at 9:00 AM. The purpose of the meetings is to collect input from the public before the state legislature starts drawing the new lines for the U.S. Congress. After in-person and written testimony is considered, The House and Senate Government Committees will then work on drawing new congressional districts that will fairly and equitably represent the state. Currently, there are 18 congressional districts, but that number will go down to 17 based on the results of the 2020 census.
The last time the congressional districts were redrawn were in 2018 after a lawsuit filed by the League of Women Voters alleged the districts were unconstitutionally gerrymandered to favor the Republican party. The State Supreme Court struck down the map and after the deadline for the PA House and Senate to submit a plan to the governor passed, the court drew their own legislative map that took effect in the May 2018 primary election.
To take part in the in-person hearings, or to find out how to submit written testimony, you can log on to www.PAredistricting.com.
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