Legislators Ready to Redraw Districts; Dems Will Deal with Population Shifts
Legislators Ready to Redraw Districts; Dems Will Deal with Population Shifts
Institute CEO, John Tillman, was quoted in a Belleville News Democrat story about legislative redistricting.
By Mike Fitzgerald
As a result, Democratic lawmakers must carve out a district that reflects the exodus of black voters and influx of Hispanic ones, said John Tillman, the chief executive officer of the Illinois Policy Institute, a conservative group advocating free-market policies based in Springfield.
The drawing of new congressional districts around Chicago poses some tough problems for Democrats, Tillman said.
“Who do they take from, in other words?” he said. “Are they going to take from an African-American district?”