Time to throw out the Status Quo.

This is an announcement from the Connecticut Republican Party.
View this email in your browser ([link removed])
[link removed]


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 5, 2022
Click Here for a PDF ([link removed])

CONNECTICUT REPUBLICANS WEIGH IN ON CT REDISTRICTING

It’s time to throw out the Status Quo

SOUTHINGTON - Connecticut Republicans, led by Party Chairman Ben Proto, are showing how their actions speak just as loud as their words. Yesterday, the Connecticut Republicans was the only non-legislative entity to offer any alternative Congressional Redistricting plan to the State Supreme Court.


Connecticut Republicans submitted two separate maps to the Special Master for consideration: one created a plan that is proportional by population, with population variance of less than .01% and reduces the number of split towns from 6 to 4, the other minimizing the split municipalities from 6 to 3 and has a population variance of -.04% - .01%. Both plans fully comply with both federal and state law, and, more importantly, the Connecticut Constitution of limiting the number of split towns.


“The Connecticut Republicans’ plans create districts that are more compact, more concise, ensure that each district is comprised of towns with community of interests, remove political gerrymandering, which all five Democrat members of Congress have said they support,” said Proto.


“When crafting these maps, our main focus was to return the priority to the constituents, not the politicians. Specifically in the first congressional district, the justification of a ‘J’ shaped congressional district is tired and flawed. Moving the City of New Britain into CT-01 will enable it to benefit from efforts brought home to its neighboring suburbs and empower Connecticut’s Hispanic vote,” said Proto.


The most recentU.S. Census ([link removed]) found that 19% of Connecticut residents identify as Hispanic - a significant portion of the population.


“Connecticut Republicans are the real party of the people - protecting individual rights, including the importance of each individual’s vote. These proposed maps signify that we will not blindly allow the political ‘elite’ class to sit in a dark room and determine their own fates, unchallenged. Public officials work for us, and we deserve a political landscape that recognizes that important, and too often forgotten, fact,” concluded Proto.


###

Click to view the proposed maps ([link removed]) with population and demographic information AND a spreadsheet of the towns ([link removed]) in each district.

============================================================
** Facebook ([link removed])
** Facebook ([link removed])
** Twitter ([link removed])
** Twitter ([link removed])
** Website ([link removed])
** Website ([link removed])
Paid for by Connecticut Republicans.
Not authorized by any candidate or candidate committee.

Connecticut Republican Party
176 Laning Street
Southington, CT 06489
www.ct.gop

This email was sent to [email protected] (mailto:[email protected])
why did I get this? ([link removed]) unsubscribe from this list ([link removed]) update subscription preferences ([link removed])
Connecticut Republican Party . 176 Laning Street . Southington, Connecticut 06489 . USA