{"id":5285,"date":"2012-01-04T10:50:08","date_gmt":"2012-01-04T15:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/?p=5285"},"modified":"2012-01-05T10:39:12","modified_gmt":"2012-01-05T15:39:12","slug":"state-of-state-preview-will-cuomo-fight-the-legislature-over-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.northcountrypublicradio.org\/inbox\/2012\/01\/04\/state-of-state-preview-will-cuomo-fight-the-legislature-over-redistricting\/","title":{"rendered":"State of state preview: Will Cuomo fight the legislature over redistricting?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Of all the impacts today’s state of the state speech could have on the North Country, the biggest could be any signs of a looming fight over political redistricting.<\/p>\n

Governor Andrew Cuomo has threatened to veto any plan that’s not drawn up by an independent commission.<\/p>\n

The Albany Times Union<\/a> is urging him to take on that fight, accusing lawmakers of “lying” about their commitment to reforming this process.<\/p>\n

This matters regionally because this round of redistricting could have tectonic impacts in the North Country, affecting three congressional districts, three state Senate seats, and a half-dozen Assembly districts.<\/p>\n

So far — to cite one big example — Republican Rep. Chris Gibson doesn’t face high-profile opposition in this year’s race for the NY-20 seat.<\/p>\n

But if his district gets pushed around a lot, gaining a bunch of Democratic neighborhoods downstate and possibly losing his more conservative North Country turf, that could bring challengers out of the woodwork.<\/p>\n

Various redistricting plans could also affect Assembly Democrat Addie Russell and Republican Teresa Sayward in profound ways.<\/p>\n

And finally, we could see various North Country Senators — they’re all Republican — forced to duke it out if their districts are smushed together.<\/p>\n

Today we’ll learn whether Governor Cuomo plans to play a large role in shaping all that.\u00a0 And it’s a process that has to mo ve quickly, with election day now just about ten months away.\u00a0 Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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