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Black Memphis voters may get a representative accused of working against them
Original: NEW: In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests --- Br
Brent Taylor, a Tennessee state senator, is the front-runner for a Memphis congressional district that was recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. ProPublica reports that as a state senator, Taylor spent years taking positions seen as undermining the interests of Black voters, who could now find themselves represented by him. The report is drawing scrutiny to how redistricting shaped the race and to Taylor's legislative record.
Why now: The newly redrawn Memphis district makes it plausible that a Black-leaning electorate could be represented by someone with a record opposed to their interests, raising redistricting concerns.
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- NEW: In a Newly Drawn District, Black Voters May Get a Representative Who Spent Years Undermining Their Interests --- Brent Taylor is the front-runner for one of Memphis’ congressional districts, recently redrawn from majority Black to majority white. As state senator, he… · ProPublica@newsie.social · 36
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