Congressional map splitting Columbia, Marshfield in limbo at Capitol
The House rejected a map that was significantly altered by the Senate and requested a conference committee. The Senate rejected the conference.
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The House rejected a map that was significantly altered by the Senate and requested a conference committee. The Senate rejected the conference.
The House vote against the map comes after the Senate rejected the House’s request for a conference committee to find a compromise on the bill. If the stalemate doesn’t break, the task of drawing the maps would likely go to the courts.
The House rejected a map that was significantly altered by the Senate and requested a conference committee. The Senate has not yet agreed to one.
Under the new plan, Missouri will likely still send six Republicans and two Democrats to Washington, but district lines differ in a number of ways.
The Senate-approved map consolidates the district of Congressman Emanuel Cleaver to parts of Jackson and Clay Counties, eliminating more Republican-leaning areas to the east. The change would make the district even more safely Democratic while shoring up GOP control of neighboring districts.