Ohio commission and Virginia lawmakers consider moves toward mid-decade congressional redistricting

Mid-cycle congressional redistricting efforts could move forward Friday in two more states amid growing maneuvering to influence which party will control the U.S. House after next year’s midterm elections. A Republican-controlled Ohio commission is meeting to consider a proposed map that could give the GOP a chance at winning two more seats. Meanwhile, senators in the Democrat-led Virginia General Assembly are expected to vote on advancing a proposed constitutional amendment that would let them temporarily bypass a bipartisan commission and redraw congressional districts to their advantage. Their scheduled vote comes after the Virginia House passed the same resolution on Wednesday. President Donald Trump kicked off the redistricting fray this summer by urging Republican-led states to redra