COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Lawmakers returned to the Ohio Statehouse Monday for the first public hearing on redrawing Ohio’s congressional maps.

They have to pass a new map this year, and the goal is to reach a bipartisan decision before September 30th.

Ohio has 15 seats in the House of Representatives. Right now, 10 are Republicans and five are Democrats.

But new maps must be drawn, and both sides have different ideas of what a fair map means for Ohio.

So far, only Democrats have proposed a new map, with eight Republican-leaning districts and seven Democratic-leaning districts.

“The whole point of having fair representative government is that everyone gets to have their voice heard. That is what people in Ohio want. It’s not that complicated,” said Rep. Dani Isaacsohn (D-Cincinnati).

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