Several advisory board members of California Common Cause resigned amid a nationwide redistricting fight.
Several board members of California Common Cause have resigned as the state’s Democratic governor, Gavin Newsom, pushes to redraw California’s congressional map to counter Republicans‘ redistricting efforts in Texas.
Politico first reported the resignations, adding that it wasn’t clear how many members of the nonprofit group’s advisory board in California had quit.Why It Matters
Republicans in Texas, encouraged by President Donald Trump, catalyzed a nationwide redistricting battle with their effort to strengthen GOP control ahead of next year’s elections.
