In Sham Redistricting Hearing, Ohio Republicans Go Through the Motions
September 23, 2025
Columbus, Ohio- Yesterday, the Joint Redistricting Committee officially kicked off Ohio’s latest round of congressional redistricting by holding a hearing that presumably was to hear from Ohioans. Although Republicans showed up to do their legally required duties, that was about it.
Ohioans are currently governed by maps that were ruled unconstitutional seven times. Republicans have also made it more difficult for eligible voters to cast a ballot, authored misleading ballot language, and even attempted to change our state constitution to confuse voters.
Republicans are likely to unveil congressional maps that are out of touch with how Ohioans actually vote. In 2024, 55% of Ohioans voted for the Republican candidate, but 66% of our Congressional seats are gerrymandered for Republicans. In a fair constitutional map, Ohio’s 15 congressional districts would be 8 Republican and 7 Democratic, not 10 and 5, respectively.
“While Ohioans are waiting to find out exactly how little their vote matters to Republicans, committee members made it painfully clear they were only listening to testimony because they were legally required to,” said Ohio Democratic Party spokeswoman Katie Seewer. “In contrast, Democrats have proposed a fair, constitutional map that gives all Ohioans an equal voice in our state. Instead of going through the motions, we’re calling on Republicans to do their job and join us in passing a constitutional map.”
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