The South Carolina House passed a new U.S. congressional map on May 20 that could eliminate the only Democratic seat in the state.
The Republican-led state House passed the bill 74–37 in the early morning hours on May 20. The legislation, which would likely push out long-serving Democrat Rep. James Clyburn, moves to the GOP-majority state Senate.
The proposal would redraw the map, making all of the state’s seven U.S. congressional districts lean Republican ahead of the midterms.
“This fight is bigger than one district,” Clyburn, who has held his seat since 1993, wrote on social media earlier this month.
“It’s about whether our democracy belongs to the people, or to politicians who change the rules when they don’t like the results. We cannot let them succeed.”…
South Carolina House Passes Redistricting Map Targeting Rep. Clyburn’s District
