Florida House of Representatives - House Redistricting Committee
Redistricting Update - January 29, 2012 State House, Congressional and State Senate Maps Approved for the House Floor Friday, the House Redistricting Committee approved it's proposed House, Senate and Congressional maps which will serve as Florida's political boundaries for the next decade. Click here to view the post meeting press gaggle with Redistricting Committee Chair, Will Weatherford, where he took some unnecessary swipes at the League of Women Voters and its partner organizations, which submitted maps. The three maps must still be approved by the membership of the Florida House of Representatives. In addition, the Florida Senate must also concur on the State House and Congressional maps. The House's State Senate map is the same as the map already approved by the Florida Senate. The maps that passed the Committee are:
• State House Map: HJR 6011 (plan H000H9049) - Google Maps - PDF map - Blog - Data and More Info
• Congressional Map: HB 6005 (plan H000C9047) - Google Maps - PDF map - Blog - Data and More Info
• State Senate Map: HJR 6001 (plan S0009008) - Google Maps - PDF map - Blog - Data and More Info When the full membership of the House convenes this Thursday and Friday, February 2-3, on the House Floor, the maps above will be considered for questions, amendments and debate.
Last week, the House approved special procedures for the Redistricting Committee and the House Floor for redistricting amendments to ensure that members of the House and the public have an opportunity to view any amendments before they are voted upon. Click here to view those special amendment procedures. To learn more about the Florida House's redistricting process thus far, check out the resources below:
• House Office of Public Information: OPI Pulse - Redistricting 2012 (Jan 23, 2012)
• Video: The Role of Public Input in the Florida House's Proposed Redistricting Maps (Jan 20, 2012)
• Video Library of Committee Meetings and Summer 2011 Public Input Meetings
• Podcast Library of Committee Meetings and Summer 2011 Public Input Meetings
Local Redistricting Links
The local Redistricting Committees have concluded their work. The maps have been sent to the Commissions, Councils, or Boards for a vote on which maps to adopt. You can click on the links below for more information on what decisions have been made. Additional information on Legislative Redistricting and Fair Districts issues may be downloaded:
Rep. Scott Randolph to lead Orange Democrats State Rep. Scott Randolph is the new chairman of the Orange County Democratic Party. Members of the Orange Democrats voted Randolph into the top position Monday night by acclamation. Randolph has represented District 36 since his election in 2006. He replaces outgoing chair Amy Mercado, who ran against Dean Cannon in District 35 in 2010. In a message to Orange Democrats, Randolph conveyed his thanks to them for electing him as their Chair at Monday night's General Meeting. "I feel truly honored with the privilege of leading our delegation and our party candidates to victory in 2012, a crucial election year! A huge thanks should also go to my predecessor, Amy Mercado, for her hard work and leadership. We have so many exciting things to look forward to as Orange County Democrats, and I am very excited to be a part of it all!" "We have to make sure we have good, viable candidates in as many races as possible, and give them the confidence that there's a local party there that can make things happen for them," Randolph said. "Everybody agrees that Central Florida is the battleground area of the battleground state that could determine the presidency, so it's important that we have viable candidates up and down the ticket to try to bring voters out." Orlando, Florida 15 November 2011
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