The Maryland State Senate allowed House Bill 488, which would have redrawn the state’s congressional districts, to stall in committee after Bill Ferguson, the chamber’s Democratic president, refused to bring the measure to the floor on April 13.
The bill died despite months of pressure from fellow Democrat Gov. Wes Moore, House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), and Maryland members of Congress including Reps. Jamie Raskin and Steny Hoyer.
The loss narrows one front in a redistricting battle playing out across the country but does not erase Democrats’ broader path to flipping the House. The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election forecaster, shifted five House races in Democrats’ favor on April 7 and rates Republicans as holding 14 of 17 toss-up seats….
Democrats Face Setback in Maryland Amid National Redistricting Push
