Chairman Mooney Condemns Democrat Map

Congressional Redistricting Should Respect Traditional Boundaries, Give Fair Representation

ANNAPOLIS – In response to the map published on marylandreporter.com on September 19, a partisan Democrat-designed congressional map that outrageously gerrymanders the state of Maryland, Maryland Republican Party Chairman Alex Mooney made the following statement:

"This map represents a backroom deal and is an insult to the people of Maryland. Governor O'Malley and his stacked partisan Democrat committee ignored the people's plea to respect geographic boundaries and minority rights. Clearly the only goal of this Democrat map is to carve up the Western part of Maryland and defeat Republican Congressman Roscoe Bartlett," Mooney said. "County boundaries and communities of interest were not given their due regard in this map. As a result, this map further violates minority groups who have been traditionally underrepresented in the state’s congressional delegation," he continued.

"I challenge Governor O'Malley to live up to the 'One Maryland' talking point he uses during election years and denounce efforts to carve up and divide both the rural areas of our state and black communities to maximize the Democrats partisan advantage," concluded Mooney.