Rep. Miranda votes in opposition to Republican gerrymandered 13-2 congressional map, urges veto from the governor

Rep. Jessica E. Miranda (D-Forest Park) today issued a statement as Republicans passed a partisan, four-year congressional district map that unduly favors GOP candidates 13-2. 

“An overwhelming majority of Ohioans have been loud and clear in their demands for fair maps that will give them a voice at the state and federal level,” said Rep. Miranda. “The map that was approved today is an insult to Ohio voters and does serious damage to our democracy.”

Democrats offered a compromise set of district lines on the House floor Thursday, which they say better align with the fair district reforms voters passed in 2018. The Democratic amendment mirrored their compromise map, HB 483, and would have limited unwarranted splits in Ohio’s largest counties, kept more communities together, and better reflected the preferences of Ohio voters. The map also created three minority opportunity districts. Republicans rejected the good faith amendment.

Following the vote, Rep. Miranda sent a letter to Gov. Mike DeWine urging a veto of the Republicans’ partisan 13-2 map, which says the map “violates the Ohio Constitution and flouts the will of the people of Ohio who demanded fair districts that follow explicit, strict anti-gerrymandering requirements.”

Click here to view a copy of Rep. Miranda’s letter urging Gov. DeWine to veto SB 258.