California's newly drawn congressional maps propose dividing San Joaquin County into five districts, with the City of Stockton split in two.

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the redistricting measure, named Proposition 50, into law last week , clearing the way for voters to decide on it in a November 4 special election.

GOP leaders in San Joaquin County expressed their concerns in Tuesday's board of supervisors meeting.

"We worked very hard in this community to come with a consensus across ethnic lines, across party lines," San Joaquin County GOP board member Bishop Dwight Williams said. "We wanted one congressional district, and that's what we're fighting to keep. We can't deal with those national issues. The national issues are bigger than San Joaquin County."

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