Tennessee governor signs new U.S. House map splitting majority-Black district
NBC News·2026-05-07 21:46

Breaking news on redistricting to tell you about now. Tennessee Governor Bill Lee just signed a new congressional map into law, splitting up the state's only majority black district. The move carves up the Memphisbased district held by longtime Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen into three districts, spreading those Democratic voters over multiple districts and putting Republicans in a position to gain a seat in November's election.Earlier today, the Republican le state legislature passed the new map despit ...

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