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PA Lawmakers to Begin Redistricting Without Census Data

Enayet Raheem

Pennsylvania lawmakers are getting ready for one of their biggest responsibilities – the once-in-a-decade redrawing of congressional and state House and Senate maps.

But, WHYY’s Katie Meyer reports, this year they are beginning the process blind – due to the pandemic, they still do not have the detailed census data they use to redraw districts.

(Original air-date: 5/19/21)

Katie Meyer is WHYY’s political reporter. She covers politics, policy, power, and elections at every level of government, with the goal of showing how it all affects people’s lives.