Kentucky’s 3rd congressional district contains Louisville and is D+8. This retirement will not affect the balance of power in the house. The last election it was 63 d to 27 r.
“This retirement will not affect the balance of power in the house. The last election it was 63 d to 27 r”
I didn’t realize Louisville had such a large slum area.
He’s had zero serious opposition since he got elected, though. Prior to him a Republican held the district for a decade, and redistricting may affect the district with Republicans holding a supermajority in the legislature (this has never happened before).
It’s a big deal for redistricting. There is no reason now not to crack his district.
Any chance redistricting could reduce those odds.
Maybe not but this is a huge canary in the coal mine. When chairmen start retiring, it means they doubt they’ll be in power in the next election, just as we saw with the Rs in 2018.