In a region representing a major majority of Jewish communities in the state, the Ohio Redistricting Commission spent the holiest day of the religion’s calendar talking Statehouse maps.
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State Rep. Casey Weinstein, D-Hudson, whose 34th House District spans from Cuyahoga Falls, west to Everett and north to Boston Heights, called the scheduling and chosen location “a giant FU to the Jewish community and the public at large.” The Ohio Redistricting Commission started work on statehouse districts two weeks ago, after more than a year of inaction and some refusal to adhere to court deadlines. The group stumbled right out of the gate when Republican infighting kept the commission from naming a co-chair for a full week after the first meeting gaveled in.
“Right now what concerns me as a citizen is the fact that our public, our citizenry, has lost trust and confidence in our institutions of government,” Weisenberg told the commission. “It’s lost trust and confidence, and worries about a demise and the perils facing our democracy.” “I believe everyone’s vote should matter,” said Eastlake resident Jaime Shatsman. “But watching this play out, it’s starting to feel like a redistricting commission has more influence over who will represent us than actual people who are casting votes in elections.”
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