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How long have Tennessee’s political maps been gerrymandered?
Tennessee’s Congressional maps keep on changing (except for when they didn’t)
How long have Tennessee’s political maps been gerrymandered?
Late Tennessee Rep. G.A. Hardaway’s son to replace him ahead of redistricting vote
Shelby County is sending TJ Hardaway, the son of late Rep. G.A. Hardaway, D-Memphis, to the Tennessee statehouse to replace his father, who passed away less than two weeks ago.
Tennessee GOP unveils new maps fracturing Memphis and Nashville area
Tennessee Republicans unveiled new congressional maps Wednesday morning that would likely help their party gain an extra seat in Congress as a special session on redistricting continues this week.
Hundreds march as Tennessee takes up Trump’s redistricting call
Hundreds of protesters gathered at Tennessee’s capitol Tuesday as lawmakers began a special session to consider splitting Memphis’s Democratic stronghold into reliably red districts.
Tennessee governor calls session to redistrict Memphis after Trump pressure
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has officially called a special session for the legislature to re-draw the state’s congressional maps.
Trump pressures Tennessee Republicans to redraw congressional maps
A U.S. Supreme Court ruling has cleared the path for Tennessee Republicans to redistrict another seat in their party’s favor ahead of the November midterms.
Judges dismiss suit alleging Tennessee’s political maps discriminate against communities of color
The complaint was the first court challenge over a 2022 congressional redistricting map that carved up Democratic-leaning Nashville to help Republicans flip a seat in last year’s elections.
NashVillager Podcast: March 26, 2024
This is the first full election cycle since the state legislature split Nashville between three districts. We look at who is running and how it’s all working, plus this morning’s newscast and a conversation with Nashville mothers-turned-gun control activists.
Tennessee redistricting maps face legal challenge, alleging ‘racial gerrymandering’
A group of voters, civil rights leaders and a former state lawmaker are suing to block the redistricting maps that Tennessee created last year. The lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court, alleges that Tennessee’s Republican supermajority intentionally limited the power of Black voters when it split Nashville into three separate congressional districts.
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