California Democrats claim “transparency” but refuse to answer simple questions like: Who made the maps? What are they hiding?
SACRAMENTO —So, who drew the maps?
Democrats rolled out new redistricting maps. But when asked who drew them, Democrats had no answer.
THE FACTS:
- KCRA reporter Ashley Zavala notes that redistricting bill AB 604 says the “detailed maps” were “prepared by” the Assembly and Senate Elections Committees. But both committee chairs, Asm. Pellerin and Sen. Cervantes, refused to confirm their committees were responsible. Pellerin even claimed she was not involved, saying: “When I go to a restaurant, I don’t need to meet the chef, I just enjoy the food.”
- Fox 40’s Eytan Wallace reported that answers provided during the Elections Committee hearing suggested legislative leadership drew the maps. But when asked directly, Asm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, a member of leadership, claimed she “did not personally draw the maps.”
- According to the Daily Caller, “it has been widely reported that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee funded the map, which was produced by a firm led by redistricting expert Paul Mitchell.”
But, the maps were also tweaked Friday through Monday, yet Democrats refuse to say who made the changes.
While Democrats keep repeating “this is the most transparent process,” they still won’t answer the most basic questions.
Why won’t Democrats say who drew the maps? Maybe it’s because “three sources close to the situation told KCRA 3 the Democratic leader of the California Senate, Mike McGuire, had one of the new, targeted districts drawn specifically for him in exchange for his support of the redistricting plan.”
Dozens of different map versions were reviewed before the current version was introduced. Why did they change? Did someone not like the way lines were drawn in their area and ask for them to be changed? And more importantly, did they say they must be changed to secure their vote?
The people deserve answers.
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