So I’m going to ask that you maintain order please.” Bonnie Rich, a Suwanee Republican and chair of the House redistricting committee, told members of the audience after several interruptions. “Ladies and gentlemen, this is a committee hearing, this is not a pep rally,” Rep. The GOP-drawn Senate map, which surrenders one seat now favorable to Republicans, is criticized by Democrats and advocacy groups who say the new districts do not adequately reflect the growth of Georgia’s minority communities statewide and who are decrying the speed of the process after details were unveiled on the eve of the session’s start.Īnd in the House, a GOP lawmaker threatened to have some Coweta County conservatives forcibly removed from a Friday afternoon hearing after their protests over their new proposed district lines caused disruptions. Senate Republicans voted their map out of a committee Friday afternoon, teeing it up for a vote in the full Senate in the second week of the special redistricting session. Tensions are rising at the state Capitol as Republican lawmakers push forward new district maps they hope will protect their majority into the future and survive a likely court challenge.
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