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Cracking the suburbs of Green Bay. Cracking the cities of Manitowoc and Two Rivers in half.
Map: Wikipedia
Located in northeast Wisconsin, the district comprises most of northern Manitowoc County, including the city of Two Rivers, as well as most of the southern half of Brown County, including most of the city of De Pere.
The district is represented by Shae Sortwell, one of the most egregious Republicans in the lower chamber, since January 2019.
The UW Applied Population Lab defines 'cracking' as
drawing districts in such a way as to divide a concentration of specific types of voters across several districts such that they are a minority in each one, with practically no hope of achieving representation in any of the districts. This practice also helps make districts less competitive.
Related reading:
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8/2/2023
A lawsuit aimed at rewriting Wisconsin's legislative maps to favor Republicans less was filed Wednesday at the state Supreme Court, a day after the state's highest court flipped to liberal control for the first time in years. [emphasis added]
[snip]
The current maps tilt heavily in Republicans’ favor, with 63 of the 99 Assembly seats and 23 of the 33 Senate seats leaning toward the GOP, according to a December analysis by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Learn about Shae:
GET ME REWRITE: Rep. Shae Sortwell (R-Two Rivers) introduces bill to increase gun violence. (1/18/2022)GOP hypocrisy alert: Abortion foe Shae Sortwell wants to risk the lives of thousands by reopening the economy too soon. (4/17/2021)The Shae Sortwell compensation chronicles: "Can I show you my....?" (5/24/2019)
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