The MML Review March-April 2022

MICRC

Douglas Clark Retired Operations and Development Manager (R) Juanita Curry Retired Specialized Foster Care Worker (D) Anthony Eid Medical Student (I) Rhonda Lange Real Estate Broker (R) Steven Lett Semi-Retired Attorney (I) Brittni Kellom Entrepreneur and Trauma Practitioner (D)

To look at the maps, please visit www.michigan.gov/micrc and click on Final Maps. The Chestnut refers to the map for the 13 Michigan Congressional districts (average of 775,200 people per district). The Linden identifies the map for the 38 Michigan State Senate districts (average of 265,200 people per district). Finally, the Hickory delineates the map for the 110 Michigan House districts (average of 91,600 people per district). Constitutional Criteria Applying the seven ranked redistricting criteria as outlined in Michigan’s constitution, the commission ensured with the assistance of legal counsel and mapping consultants the following: (a) Districts shall be of equal population as mandated by the United States constitution and shall comply with the voting rights act and other federal laws. (b) Districts shall be geographically contiguous. Island areas are contiguous by land to the county of which they are a part. (c) Districts shall reflect the state’s diverse population and communities of interest. Communities of interest may include, but shall not be limited to, populations that share cultural or historical characteristics or economic interests. Communities of interest do not include relationships with political parties, incumbents, or political candidates. (d) Districts shall not provide a disproportionate advantage to any political party. A disproportionate advantage to a political party shall be determined using accepted measures of partisan fairness. (e) Districts shall not favor or disfavor an incumbent elected official or a candidate. (f) Districts shall reflect consideration of county, city, and township boundaries. (g) Districts shall be reasonably compact. Unlike the APOL standards (old redistricting criteria) that placed an emphasis on maintaining county, city, and township boundaries, the commission followed the constitution in considering that ideal as the sixth ranked criteria in Michigan’s new redistricting process.

Cynthia Orton College Student (R) M.C. Rothhorn Financial Cooperator (D) Rebecca Szetela Lawyer (I) Janice Vallette

Retired Banker (I) Erin Wagner Wife and Mother of Six (R) Richard Weiss Retired Autoworker and Handyman (I) Dustin Witjes Graduate Student (D)

32 THE REVIEW

MARCH / APRIL 2022