JACKSON, Miss.- The Mississippi House of Representatives approved a plan to redraw the state’s four congressional districts on a 76-42 vote Jan. 6. All Republicans and one independent were in favor; and all Democrats and one independent were opposed. The plan expands the territory of Mississippi’s only majority-Black U.S. House district because 2020 Census data showed the district lost population. District 2 incumbent, Democrat Bennie Thompson, wanted additional territory in the densely populated Jackson area. Instead, the plan adds four additional rural counties in SW Mississippi. (Source: The AP 01/06/22)
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